(Redirected from Schott AG)'SCHOTT AG' is a manufacturer of high-quality industrial
glass products, such as
fiber-optics and components used in
flat panel displays.
They are well known by the photographic community for manufacturing the glass components of
Zeiss and
Schneider Kreuznach lenses as well as 'B+W' filters. They also publish the Schott Glass Catalog, which is a standard reference for the properties of the many optical glasses produced by them and other companies.
The company was founded in 1884 at
Jena, Germany as the 'Glastechnische Laboratorium Schott & Genossen' by
Otto Schott,
Ernst Abbe,
Carl Zeiss and Roderich Zeiss. The company later changed its name to 'Jenaer Glaswerk Schott & Genossen'. After the
Second World War, the company was forced to relocate to
Mainz in
West Germany as the 'Schott Glaswerke AG' after the headquarters in Jena was taken over by the East German government and became the 'Jena Glaswerke VEB'. After the
German reunification, 'Schott Glaswerke AG' acquired 'Jena Glaswerke VEB' to become a single company again.
External link
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Official company website