René Meuleman considers the power requirements for hybrid furnaces and fully-electrical boosting, and reveals how Schneider-Electric can help glass manufacturers to prepare for the evolving energy mix that is necessary to achieving decarbonisation goals. The full version of this article appears in the Nov/Dec 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

In an exclusive interview with Glass Worldwide, Nicolas Fedullo, VP Technology & Innovation and New Businesses, outlines how AGC’s Technovation Centre is contributing to the flat glass giant’s transformative innovations for the architecture and automotive sectors. The full version of this article appears in the Sept/Oct 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

As part of the celebrations for the International Year of Glass (IYOG 2022), the All India Glass Manufacturers’ Federation (AIGMF) honoured the recipients of its highly contested industry awards during the federation’s 2022 annual general meeting in Delhi.

Estela Alejandro, Glass Technology Manager at Vidrala Group and a board member of GlassTrend speaks exclusively to Glass Worldwide, preferred journal of GlassTrend, about her 20-year career in the industry and the steps that Vidrala is taking to making its glass container manufacturing more sustainable. The full version of this article appears in the Sept/Oct 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Stephan Schöppler and Alexander Jürgens explain how Siemens’ Tecnomatix Plant Simulation software has helped specialty and ceramic glass manufacturer Schott to optimise production at its new flat glass plant in Bolu, Turkey. The full version of this article appears in the Sept/Oct 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Global provider of technology and expertise for process efficiency optimisation CelSian Glass & Solar celebrated its 10th anniversary this year. CEO Harmen J. Kielstra spoke to Glass Worldwide about how the company is building its presence in selected markets whilst continuing to make strategic investments in its product portfolio. The full version of this article appears in the Sept/Oct 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Digital technology has changed the way refractory health information is viewed, shared, and analysed. Jon Wechsel shows how PaneraTech’s furnace monitoring platform can make data more meaningful. The full version of this article appears in the Sept/Oct 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Specialising in hot end sensor and robot technologies, XPAR Vision’s products and services are helping to improve the forming process performance and quality control for the global container glass and tableware industries. The full version of this article appears in the Sept/Oct 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Cybersecurity is no longer a secondary requirement in the industrial controls’ world. In a glass manufacturing operational technology environment, completing a risk assessment is the first step in building a reliable and robust cybersecurity program and should be the starting point for defining requirements, explains Eurotherm’s Param Chana. The full version of this article appears in the Sept/Oct 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.