Şişecam positions itself ahead of the competition with the use of smart technologies and highly competent human resources. Part of this methodology is to “team up with business partners for innovative solutions”. This is exactly what has done by partnering with PaneraTech to implement Digital Furnace Monitoring (DFM) globally on all furnaces.

Şişecam first began to engage with PaneraTech in 2013, while the company was developing and validating their SmartMelter technology, portable radar-based sensors that measure refractory thickness. These inspections became a regular inspection practice for many of the company’s furnaces over the next several years.

Over this time, PaneraTech has also evolved and expanded, now offering a full solution that digitally transforms furnaces for data-driven decision making. DFM is a holistic program for furnace health monitoring and management that helps manufacturers make more glass with their furnace, even with a less-experienced workforce.

Şişecam is enrolling all its furnaces in the DFM program over a period of three years. Each furnace will be transformed digitally and viewable through XSight software. All furnace activities will be recorded and analyzed on the platform, including data collected through radar technology and a regular schedule of audits. A PaneraTech Asset Manager will be assigned to help each plant team interpret data and help them meet their goals.

Every Şişecam furnace will have Polaris IoT sensors installed for continuous refractory monitoring of critical areas. This will help the company understand early in the furnace campaign how operations are impacting refractory life. Early detection of issues will help with decision making that will lead to an optimized furnace campaign and ultimately more glass produced from each furnace.

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