{"id":900,"date":"2019-09-26T15:44:36","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T15:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cgindustrialglass.com\/industrial\/?page_id=900"},"modified":"2026-04-28T14:28:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:28:43","slug":"sight-glass-fabrication","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cincinnatigasket.com\/industrial\/sight-glass-fabrication\/","title":{"rendered":"Sight Glass Fabrication"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Sight Glass Industries &amp; Applications<\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">The term \u201csight glass\u201d applies to a window used to see the fluids or bulk solids within industrial process piping, reactors, or storage tanks. They are sometimes referred to as \u201cviewports,\u201d \u201csight ports,\u201d or \u201cflow sights,\u201d especially when incorporated with a mounting system. These components are critical for safety, quality, and process control in a wide variety of industries such as:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Chemical Processing<\/li>\r\n<li>Energy\/Utilities<\/li>\r\n<li>Pulp and Paper<\/li>\r\n<li>Oil refineries<\/li>\r\n<li>Steelmaking\/Smelting<\/li>\r\n<li>Biofuels<\/li>\r\n<li>Pharmaceuticals<\/li>\r\n<li>Food &amp; Beverage<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cgindustrialglass.com\/industrial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/industrial-glass-gaskets-machined-1-e1462483305643.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"217\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 580px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 580\/217;\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mce_2\"><strong>Sight Glass Materials<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sight glass can be fabricated from a number of materials including soda-lime glass, <a href=\"https:\/\/cincinnatigasket.com\/industrial\/borosilicate-glass-fabrication\/\">borosilicate glass<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/cincinnatigasket.com\/industrial\/fused-quartz-fabrication\/\">fused silica\/quartz<\/a>. Material selection depends on the expected conditions regarding temperature, pressure, and process material.\u00a0 A given sight glass may be subjected to thermal shock, corrosive chemistries, abrasive wear, and impacts.\u00a0 These conditions must be taken into consideration in the design phase.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At CGIM LLC, we manufacture sight glasses in the following materials:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cincinnatigasket.com\/industrial\/lighting-glass\/\">Soda-Lime Glass<\/a> (annealed or tempered) <\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Versatile and inexpensive. Used in a wide range of applications<\/li>\r\n<li>Stock thickness from 1\/8&#8243; to \u00be\u201d+<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cincinnatigasket.com\/industrial\/borosilicate-glass-fabrication\/\">Borosilicate Glass<\/a> (annealed or heat strengthened)<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Resistant to thermal shock<\/li>\r\n<li>More optically clear than soda-lime<\/li>\r\n<li>Stock thicknesses from 0.7 mm to 1-1\/2\u201d+<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cincinnatigasket.com\/industrial\/fused-quartz-fabrication\/\">Fused Quartz<\/a> (GE124) <\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\u00a0Very high resistance to heat and thermal shock<\/li>\r\n<li>Excellent UV transmissivity<\/li>\r\n<li>High chemical resistance<\/li>\r\n<li>Cut from boules in thickness to 2&#8243; +<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cincinnatigasket.com\/industrial\/laminated-glass-fabrication\/\"><strong>Laminated Glass <\/strong><\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>High impact resistance<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you need assistance in determining the right material and thickness selection for sight glass fabrication, please <a href=\"https:\/\/cincinnatigasket.com\/industrial\/contact-cincinnati-industrial-glass\/\">contact our team<\/a>\u00a0one of our sales associates will be happy to help.\u00a0 When describing your application, please provide as much information as you can regarding:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Temperature<\/li>\r\n<li>Pressure<\/li>\r\n<li>Material characteristics (Corrosivity\/pH Range &amp; Abrasiveness )<\/li>\r\n<li>Expected impacts (internal and external)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-893 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cgindustrialglass.com\/industrial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sight-Glass.jpg\" alt=\"round slight glass\" width=\"263\" height=\"351\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 263px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 263\/351;\" \/><\/figure>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sight Glass Industries &amp; Applications The term \u201csight glass\u201d applies to a window used to see the fluids or bulk solids within industrial process piping, reactors, or storage tanks. They are sometimes referred to as \u201cviewports,\u201d \u201csight ports,\u201d or \u201cflow sights,\u201d especially when incorporated with a mounting system. These components are critical for safety, quality, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-900","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sight Glass Fabrication | CGIM LLC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"CGIM LLC manufactures sight glass in several materials for many industries. 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