Émile Fourcault
Émile Fourcault (* 1862 in Sint-Joost-ten-Node ; † 1919 ) was a Belgian inventor and industrialist.
As head of the glassworks of Dampremy he invented in 1904 along with Émile Gobbe that bears his name Fourcault process for the production of flat glass . Up to this point in time, window glass was made from large cylinders, which were cut open at the sides and repeatedly warmed up, stretched and ironed in a special oven. In 1914, the industrial production of flat glass began using the Fourcault process in the Jeumont glassworks built especially for this purpose . Fourcault's process made Belgium the largest producer of flat glass for several years.
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| SURNAME | Fourcault, Émile |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian inventor and industrialist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sint-Joost-ten-Node |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1919 |