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This furnace is called a Float Bath because the glass “floats” in an even layer on the perfectly smooth surface of the molten tin. Heating in the float bath is carefully controlled to melt out any roughness in the glass. Because glass turns solid at a higher temperature than tin, it can be moved from the molten tin for further cooling.
