Corning is one of the world's leading producers of fiber-optic cable. We also produce fiber optic components, liquid crystal display glass, projection video lenses, laboratory equipment, substrates for emissions control and specialty glass such as high purity fused silica - a glass used in space shuttle windows and telescope mirror blanks, used in observatories around the world.

This complete basic kit is supplied in a polyethylene case (130mm x 255mm x 343mm)which houses each item in a separate foam padded compartment. The components of this kit are interchangeable with Pyrex brand apparatus of the same joint size (24/40). High versatility of components allow for a wide variety of standard experimentation procedures, including: distillation, reaction with gas evolution, preparation and recovery, simple reflux, reflux with addition, fractional distillation and vacuum distillation.