Corning At A Glance
Corning Incorporated is the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics.We create and make keystone components that enable high-technology systems for consumer electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications,and life sciences. We succeed through our sustained investment in R&D,more than 150 years of materials science and process engineering knowledge, and a distinctive, collaborative culture.Wework closely with our customers to solve complex problems that others can’t, orwon’t, solve.Timeandagain, our breakthrough, life-changing innovations have proven that, if it is possible, Corning will make it real.
Possibilities Made Real
Driven by imagination, a passion for science, and an unwavering belief
that we can solve the toughest of problems, Corning never stops asking,
“What is possible?”
We have been developing and commercializing revolutionary innovations
since 1851. Knowing of our innovative culture,Thomas Edison came to Corning
in 1879 to create the glass bulb for his incandescent lamp. In 1947,we helped
make television affordable for millions with our mass-manufacturing
processes for cathode ray tube (CRT) television glass.
In more recent years,we’ve developed the high-technology glass used in
active matrix liquid crystal displays (LCDs); ceramic substrates and filters to
remove harmful emissions from diesel- and gasoline-engine exhaust; and the
first commercially viable, low-loss optical fiber for use in telecommunications
systems. Corning’s ingenuity has been recognized with many prestigious
awards, including four National Medals of Technology.
Today, Corning is a global leader in five vital business segments: Display
Technologies, Environmental Technologies,Telecommunications, Life Sciences,
and Specialty Materials.We are focused on our customers, putting our scientific
and problem-solving capabilities to work to enable their success.
We have a proven track record of being first to market with cost-effective
innovations and ongoing product improvements.
