About Us - A Leader in Glass Microspheres - Potters Beads Potters® traces its roots back to 1914, when Rudolph Potters invented a unique way to manufacture glass beads He started a glass bead business, along with his brother Paul, as Potters Bros Eventually we became known as Potters Industries, a recognized leader in glass microspheres used to make roads safer and to improve many industrial and consumer products
History - Potters Potters develops testing methodology, helps define appropriate standards and draft language that is incorporated into Federal Highway Bill Map-21 “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (Map-21)”, which establishes heavy metal limits in glass beads for road marking
Americas - Potters Potters ® airport beads are manufactured in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards and are specially coated for durable binder-bonding TT-B-1325D Type I Potters ® Type I, 1 5 index airport beads ensure that all minimum safety standards are achieved to provide the needed safety for air and runway traffic at airfields around the world
Asia-Pacific - Potters Potters ® airport beads are manufactured in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards and are specially coated for durable binder-bonding TT-B-1325D Type I Potters ® Type I, 1 5 index airport beads ensure that all minimum safety standards are achieved to provide the needed safety for air and runway traffic at airfields around the world
Timeline Stories Archive - Potters Potters helps draft language of the “FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018” requiring the FAA to conduct a third-party study highlighting the benefits of using Type III versus Type I beads on commercial airfields