Exclusive Gopal Glass Works interview

Exclusive Gopal Glass Works interview

Purvish Shah, Director of Gopal Glass Works and Hons. Treasurer of the All India Glass Manufacturers’ Federation, spoke exclusively to Glass Worldwide about opportunities for innovation in the manufacture of patterned, rolled and wired glass, and explained why his family’s firm has recently diversified into the solar glass business. The full version of this article appears in the July/August 2023 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

The road to electrification

The road to electrification

Gary Café from Schneider Electric, one of the largest energy consultancies in the world, extols the advantages of a well-planned electrification and decarbonisation roadmap for glassmakers looking to adopt more sustainable methods of manufacture. The full version of this article appears in the July/August 2023 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

A century of silent chain production

A century of silent chain production

Founded in 1923, Ramsey Products Corp designs and manufactures a wide range of industrial silent chain products. The Ramsey Technical Development Team recounts significant developments at the business as the company celebrates its 100th anniversary. The full version of this article appears in the July/August 2023 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Double commissioning of batch preheaters

Double commissioning of batch preheaters

Specialising in the planning and construction of batch and cullet plants for the international glass industry, Zippe Industrieanlagen recently commissioned two of its latest generation batch preheating systems ABPneo, reveals Volker Maier. The full version of this article appears in the July/August 2023 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Optimised dross box for hot end efficiency

Optimised dross box for hot end efficiency

A leading automation solution provider and supplier of plants for the production and further processing of industrial flat glass, Grenzebach covers a large part of a glass production line. Franz Krommer explains how the company’s new dross box is designed to make the hot end even more efficient. The full version of this article appears in the July/August 2023 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Connected recipe creation

Connected recipe creation

Supplier of batch and cullet handling technology EME’s new universal interface between its BatchSystem and any enterprise resource system is designed to improve data exchange for efficient glass recipe creation, explains Roger Knüttel. The full version of this article appears in the July/August 2023 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Are forehearths really in fully automatic control?

Are forehearths really in fully automatic control?

In the third instalment of his serialised memoirs for Glass Worldwide, Peter J Firth from Glass Container Manufacturing Consulting explains how he taught a furnace team to use feeder tube height measurements to ensure that glass going into the forehearths is kept at optimum stability. The full version of this article appears in the July/August 2023 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Intelligent dosing control

Intelligent dosing control

Raw material management is vital in solar glass production to ensure perfectly clear glass. Jarmo Sopanen from Lahti Glass Technology introduces the company’s solutions for accurate weighing and dosing. The full version of this article appears in the July/August 2023 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Exclusive SGD Pharma interview

Exclusive SGD Pharma interview

SGD Pharma’s new CEO Olivier Rousseau shares his insights on managing a global pharmaceutical glass business challenged by the extreme pressure of a worldwide pandemic, and explains how the company’s pioneering partnership with Corning in India will accelerate the delivery of critical drugs while also improving the quality of pharmaceutical packaging. The full version of this article appears in the May/June 2023 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

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