At the end of September, four tin bath casings, each weighing five tonnes, were shipped from Germany to an international float glass customer of Horn Glass Industries. The tin bath bottom casing is used as a support tank for the bottom refractories. It is designed to expand on

heated up temperatures, without flexing or distorting. When operating the hot tin bath, it needs to be air-cooled continuously at the underside and at the lower sidewalls.

The refractory blocks are profiled to vary the tin depth. The profile design depends on the size of the bath, the products and thicknesses it is required to produce.

The accompanying photograph shows the tin bath casings being loaded for shipment to the customer.

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