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materials into molten glass, fiber drawing, fabric weaving, and resin coating. The raw materials of E-glass are batched together in a furnace and melted at temperature in excess of 2500 F. After the molten mixture is deemed homogeneous, it is allowed to flow into a forehearth where it drops through bushing nozzles. While in the nozzle, each drop converts into a glass fiber that is pulled in tension and simultaneously cooled.
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