Plowden & Thompson are a glass manufacturing company that has supplied industry around the world, including medical, scientific, and aviation glass products, since 1922. It is situated in the Stourbridge area of the West Midlands UK which is world renowned for glassmaking.
Plowden & Thompson are a division of ET Enterprises, Ltd., a UK based photomultiplier manufacturer who acquired the business in 2012 after being a customer for many years. They in turn are a subsidiary of Ludlum Measurements, Inc. based in Texas USA.
Plowden & Thompson have the added advantage that we can form glass from raw materials using glass melting furnaces on site and the potential to melt to customers own batch formulas. This then gives us the capacity to make blown or pressed products to customers own specifications.
We also have the capability of making glass tubing using in-situ glass melting production and the Danner tube drawing system combined.
Re- sizing of glass tubes and rod is available to customer’s own specifications.
We also have the expertise to offer precision bore tubing service to suit customers’ requirements.
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