NaCl in Modern Manufacturing

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Explore how NaCl powers modern manufacturing—from glass to plastics using Indigo® NaCl crystal lattice molecular models to teach ionic solids and resource utilization.

Sodium chloride is more than table salt. It is a critical raw material across may modern manufacturing operations. From glassmaking and textiles to detergents, plastics, and metallurgy, NaCl underpins processes that sustain global industries. Its role extends beyond chemistry labs, forming the foundation of large-scale production systems that rely on ionic compounds as feedstocks, reactants, or fluxes.

Indigo Instruments has maintained a substantial inventory of genuine Cochranes of Oxford (Orbit) parts for 30+ years (scroll down to see "Skeletal (Orbit/Minit) and are compatible with every molecular model kit we have sold since day 1. This level of quality may appear expensive but no parts support from other vendors costs even more.

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Learning Outcomes Using an NaCl Crystal Lattice Model

Chemistry Focus	Engineering / Industry Focus
Understand ionic solid structure and how lattice stability impacts solubility.	Identify NaCl’s role as a feedstock in glass, textile, detergent, and polymer production.
Relate ionic bonding and melting points to industrial processing conditions.	Examine how salt inputs support large-scale manufacturing systems and resource chains.
Apply NaCl models to demonstrate structure-property relationships in ionic solids.	Connect crystallography to real-world processes in metallurgy and modern manufacturing.

One of NaCl's many uses is discussed in: What is Sodium Chloride? Gatorade; Really? The blog also shows different model styles including the very large classroom NaCl molecular model.

You can also build this model as Molymod NaCl or the Indigo^® AtoMag NaCl-chemical vapor deposition.