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IYOG review The age of glass has arrived

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IYOG preview: The year of glass All set for the Year of Glass

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Inspection: Applied Vision Multispectral illumination for glass sidewall inspection

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Inspection: Dr Günther Inspections High precision camera inspection from Germany

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Hydrogen: Air Liquide Preparing burners for the H2 transition in glass production

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IYOG: Certev Glass Science in Brazil

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Furnace: Glass Service The smart melter of the future

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Company profile: SSRC US refractory specialist enters new era

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Sustainability: Sisecam Sisecam sets out sustainability goals

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Forming Considerations in the selection of IS Machines

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Decarbonisation: Ayming Decarbonisation & Public Funding: What’s in it for the Glass Industry?

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Glass packaging: Talos Recycling Minimising plastic waste in the glass industry

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Digital technology: JoonX Consulting Constraint programming in glass production scheduling

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Country profile: Mexico Mexican glass industry continues to thrive

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Glassman Latin America Catalogue

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Glass in Ukraine

We’ve all been appalled by the emerging horror of what is happening in the Ukraine.

Everyday the news reminds us of the latest humanitarian crisis taking place in the East European nation after the invasion by Russia last month.

Like other industries the glass sector was impacted.

Most terrifyingly news soon emerged that Vetropack’s packaging facility at Gostomel, near Kyiv, had been damaged after heavy fighting. Videos on social media showed considerable damage to the glassworks.

Thankfully the company had taken the decision to suspend production, with employees on full pay. It remains to be seen if any were caught up in the fighting though.

The invasion has left businesses with a dilemma.

Float manufacturer Guardian Glass has two facilities in Russia. As a glass manufacturer what do you do? It is no easy task to swiftly idle a furnace and suspend operations.

Guardian’s owner states the Russian government would claim the facilities for itself if the company stopped manufacturing.

In a sign of the growing power of business - and of social media - organisations were quick to condemn the invasion and withdraw from Russia.

The outcry on social media against those companies that remained was volatile, such as the example of Shell.

As more businesses leave Russia, we can only hope it stops its operations in Ukraine just as swiftly.

Sisecam hosts groundbreaking on €255 million Hungarian glass facility

Sisecam held the groundbreaking ceremony for its €255 million greenfield glass packaging facility in Kaposvar, Hungary.

The 330,000 tonnes per year facility is the Turkish glass manufacturer’s first glass packaging production site in Europe and will allow the company to introduce its to the European market more easily.

The ceremony was attended

by Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó, Kaposvar MP Attila Gelencsér, Kaposvar Mayor Károly Szita, Sisecam Chairman Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kırman, and Sisecam CEO Görkem Elverici.

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Dr. Ahmet Kırman delivered

a speech at the ceremony, pointing out that Sisecam records most of its international sales to the European market.

He also emphasised that Sisecam prioritises value creation for its entire ecosystem.

“The European market accounts for a quarter of the total global glass packaging market. This fact offers major opportunities for the rapid development of the industry and for the expansion of our company’s current produc-

tion footprint.

“Sisecam’s positive experience in Hungary to date played a major role in prioritising the country while planning our glass packaging production facility investment in Europe,” he said.

Sisecam CEO Görkem Elverici said: “The production site will respond to the glass packaging demands of both Hungary and foreign markets across a wide geography while also boosting Hungary’s exports.”

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Brazilian glass manufacturer Nadir Figueiredo has acquired Colombian glass tableware group Cristar Tabletop from O-I. Cristar has a drinkware portfolio of over 2,000 SKUs and modern facilities and serves more than 40 countries globally.

Combined, Nadir and Cristar have the largest production capacity in Latin America and one of the most comprehensive glass tableware portfolios in the world.

The two companies combined generated revenues in excess of $252 million in 2021.

With consumer brands such as Copo Americano, Marinex, Nadir and Cristar, and longterm relationships within its main distribution channels,

the combined company is present in virtually all LatinAmerican households.

It is and well positioned to capture growth opportunities in the region.

Cristar’s acquisition also accelerates Nadir’s internationalisation, strengthening its footprint in the Andean Region, the US and Europe.

Nadir Figueiredo is owned

by global investment firm H.I.G Capital.

Patricio Figueiredo, CEO of Nadir, added: “Cristar’s acquisition marks a new growth chapter for Nadir, allowing us to access and grow in new important markets.

“We are very excited to work with Carlos Tamayo and his team to meet the growing global demand for glass tableware.”

IYOG Glass Age book now available online A book celebrating the creation of the International Year of Glass (IYOG) is now available to read online.

The 230-page book, titled ‘Welcome to the Glass Age’, examines how the International Year of Glass came to be as well as the history of glass and its future applications.

The book investigates the

people behind the initial concept of IYOG and the application process, as well as the political steps and value of contacts within the United Nations.

There are 13 chapters written by 18 glass pioneers and leaders, which delve into industry topics that align with UN aspirations.

These include: healthcare, education, clean energy, sustainable glass production and carbon reduction, as well as gender equality and diversity in the glass world.

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Tiama and Somex form partnership

Tiama and Somex will combine their technologies to create testing equipment for the glass industry.

The partnership, effective at the start of this month, will see Tiama and Somex deliver a comprehensive portfolio of testing instruments for glass manufactures and packagers.

Tiama is a global provider of real-time data and quality controls for the glass packaging industry, whilst Somex has developed a portfolio of testing instruments for manufacturers of glass containers.

Somex will continue to operate independently whilst incorporating Tiama’s sales force and technical service at a global level.

As the industry moves towards increased automation, the partnership could see more comprehensive solutions for the glass industry.

Guardian Glass continues in Russia

Float glass manufacturer Guardian Glass is to continue manufacturing in Russia, its owner has said.

Koch Industries said it employs approximately 600 people in two glass production facilities.

COO Dave Robertson said the company has no other physical assets in Russia and that Koch is complying with sanctions and regulations regarding Russia.

“While Guardian’s business in Russia is a very small part of Koch, we will not walk away from employees there or hand over these manufacturing facilities to the Russian government so it can operate and benefit from.

“Doing so would only put our employees there at greater risk and do more harm than good. Koch companies are complying with all applicable sanctions, laws and regulations governing our relationships and transactions within all countries where we operate.”

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Nadir Figueiredo acquires O-I’s glass tableware group

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Glass container manufacturer Stoelzle has joined the ZeroCO2Glas project.

The overall goal of the ZeroCO2Glas project is to use an all-encompassing approach to develop a revolutionary glass melting process in connection with a new type of CO2-neutral and energy saving glass melting furnace.

The project is funded by the German Ministry for Economy and Climate, BMWK, with a maximum of €8.38 million with a total project volume of approx. €14.94 million.

The consortium partners are German research association International Partners in Glass Research, RWTH Aachen University - Chair of Glass and Glass-Ceramic (Institute of Mineral Engineering - (GHI), WWTH Aachen University- Department for Industrial Furnaces and

Heat Engineering (IOB), Horn Glass Industries and Wiegand-Glas.

The funding announcement refers to increasing energy efficiency, expanding renewable energies and reducing greenhouse gases significantly.

In this respect, the ZeroCO2Glas project makes a significant contribution as it relates to an energy-intensive glass industry, where up to 85% of the energy required in the manufacturing process is used for the melting.

The batch mixture that is brought into the furnace must be heated to a temperature of 1,450°C to 1,650°C and converted into glass.

In large furnaces, this is mainly done by natural gas-fired burners.

ZeroCO2Glas focuses on the melting process, opening up the possibility of saving a particularly large

amount of energy and greenhouse gases.

The innovative melting technology is aimed to reduce energy consumption by 15% compared to conventional furnaces, and shall allow CO2-free glass melting.

Energy savings will be achieved by using alternative and CO2-free raw materials, avoiding unnecessary humidification of the batch, as well as reducing the dwell time of the glass in the furnace due to a special melting process and the improved new furnace design.

The furnace will be set up in Aachen, Germany, as a hybrid furnace with hydrogen-oxy and natural gas-oxy firing, as well as electrical heating.

All approaches have already been tested on a laboratory scale; the project thus represents the second stage of upscaling.

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China Glass 2022 postponed

The China Glass 2022 trade show has been postponed.

The glass exhibition and conference was due to take place in Shanghai between April 13 and 16.

But rising Covid-19 cases in the area has meant the organiser has had to postpone the event.

In a statement the organiser said: “I’m sorry to inform you that the China Glass 2022 announced to be postponed just moment, due to the Covid-19 circumstance in Shanghai.

“We will issue a new event schedule once we confirm the new date with the exhibition centre.”

Vidrala solar power installation

Vidrala is to construct a 12MW solar photovoltaic power generation facility at its Crisnova glass manufacturing site in Caudete, Castilla La Mancha, Spain.

The solar facility will be used for consumption in the industrial process, partially substituting fossil and electrical energy from the grid. Construction works started earlier this year, with Norvento as project manager and Grupotec in the installation and commissioning of the project, which will avoid the emission of about 9,000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere per year.

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Saint-Gobain to invest €120 million in glass wool expansion

Saint-Gobain’s insulation subsidiary Isover, will invest €120 million to increase glass wool production capacity in France.

The investments will begin in 2022 and take place over the coming years in an effort to increase capacity as well as support the acceleration of the energy renovation market.

These investments will involve increasing the capacity of existing Isover production lines and creating a new line.

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Vetropack considers crisis plan for Moldova plant Glass production may be suspended at Vetropack’s manufacturing plant in Moldova as a result of the Ukraine conflict.

The container glass manufacturer said its site in Chisinau, Moldova may suspend production if military action takes place in the vicinity of the site.

Moldova borders Ukraine to the north, east and south, with Romania to the west.

Russian armed forces have been stationed in the region of Transnistria, which lies entirely within Moldovan borders, since the Transnistria conflict 30 years ago.

Vetropack CEO Johann Reiter, said: “We are keeping a very close watch on current developments in the region and for several weeks already, we have been preparing ourselves for various scenarios.

“Even though we see no need to take action at the present moment, we can respond to ongoing developments at

any time if they adversely impact the structured and safe operation of our glassworks.

“In the worst-case scenario, this might also mean that we would need to suspend our production temporarily.”

An appropriate contingency plan has been developed; the plan can be put into effect in case of an actual emergency, and it includes providing information to employees, customers and business partners.

Vetropack Moldovan site has about 500 employees who produce packaging for the food and beverage industry.

Two furnaces with a total of six production lines have been commissioned at the site to date.

Production capacity in 2021 was about 112,000 tonnes of glass.

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Iris Mexican partnership

Vidrio Formas is reaping the benefits of its nineyear partnership with Iris Inspection machines through a major upgrade and expansion of its inspection facilities in 2022.

IRIS is retrofitting the customer’s first machine, installed in 2013 with new hardware and the latest NEO intelligent software systems. This is the first step in a scheduled programme of upgrades across all Vidrio Formas machines.

Jen-Luc Logel-Iris CEO, says: “We named our machines Evolution because unlike others, they evolve through time and never go obsolete.

“Each inspection module can be upgraded as we develop new technology, so every one of the customer’s machines remains as efficient, fast and intelligent as our latest model.”

Envibol sales boost

Bolivia’s state-owned glass manufacturer Envases de Vidrio de Bolivia (Envibol) generated Bs 54.4 million ($8 million) from sales in the domestic market last year.

It is also on track to export its production to neighbouring countries this year.

It has signed with national and international companies such as the National Bolivian Brewery (CBN), Aranjuez wines, Kohlberg wines and Coca-Cola.

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Vidrala commits to Glass Hallmark

Vidrala, is one of the first packagers to make use of FEVE’s new Glass Hallmark on its bottles.

The symbol has been created by the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) to champion the benefits of glass and to encourage better recycling levels across the continent.

Through its Encirc plant in Derrylin, Northern Ireland, Vidrala has been able to emboss its 75cl BD glass bottles with the seal.

Vetropack increases net sales by 23.2% in 2021

Consolidated net sales at Vetropack Group increased by 23.2% to CHF 816.5 million in 2021 (2020: CHF 662.6 million).

The subsidiary the group acquired in Moldova in December 2020 accounted for 6.9% of the increase in net sales.

It said 2021 was characterised by high demand for glass packaging throughout Europe. The container glass manufacturer strengthened its market position and increased its production capacity during

the year.

Its markets and production operations were barely affected by the global pandemic, it added.

Vetropack companies sold most of their additional capacities in their domestic markets.

The high increases in prices for energy, raw materials, packaging, transport, etc. that began in the second half of 2021 did have an adverse impact. These short-term increases in production costs could only be passed on to the

market in part.

Investments in 2021 involved the new glass works in Boffalora sopra Ticino, Italy, construction of which began with a ground-breaking ceremony on 25 October 2021.

The group also invested in the expansion of glass recycling facilities in its plants in the Czech Republic and Austria.

At the end of the reporting year, the glass producer employed a workforce of 3896 people.

CelSian celebrates 10th anniversary with €10,000 charity donation For its 10th anniversary, CelSian donated €10,000 to three charities on behalf of its glass customers.

“We are not a traditional company” is a statement that defines CelSian very much.

Innovating to build a better future is at the heart of the company’s purpose.

That is why CelSian chose to celebrate its company anniversary in a meaningful way.

Rather than sending a branded gift all around the world, they chose to donate an amount of €10,000 on

behalf of their customers to three different charities: JustDiggit, Aflatoun International and Engineers Without Borders Netherlands.

Its customers are float and container glass manufacturers around the world.

“The fact that we exist now for 10 years as an independent company is thanks to the trust that our customers worldwide showed us over the years.

“That is why we wanted to show them our gratitude in a meaningful way that echoes our core identity and values:

education, clever solutions for a better world, and the environment.

“We are very proud to support on their behalf the chosen charities that we feel closely aligned with”, Harmen Kielstra, CelSian’s Managing Director said.

He adds: “This celebration is an important milestone in our history. We are optimistic that the glass industry has many bright years ahead, and that we will keep on being part of our customer’s journeys and vice versa.”

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IYOG Review

IYOG review: the age of glass has arrived The United Nations International Year of Glass Opening Ceremony explored the endless possibilities of glass in a variety of sectors, with the common goal of working together to highlight how glass can create a sustainable future for all.

Jess Mills attended.

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he Opening Ceremony took place on the 10th and 11th February at the Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The Chamber for Human Rights and the Alliance of Civilisations couldn’t have provided a better backdrop for the 140 attendees across the global glass industry to unite for the monumental event. A further 3100 participants from 62 countries attended online on the 10th, followed by 4210 participants from 72 countries on the 11th.

The 1400m2 ceiling, created by Spanish artist Miquel Barceló, contains over 35 tons of ‘dripping’ paint in an explosion of colours, made from pigments all over the world; the artist believes the piece signifies the importance of global unity.

Alicia Durán, chair of the IYOG, began the proceedings by giving her deep

thanks to the United Nations for agreeing to endorse the historic occasion. She deemed the UN dignitaries involved, such as Spanish representative Agustín Santos Maraver, as ‘heroes’ for achieving the year

despite the pandemic.

Also in attendance were UN representatives, Sadık Arslan (Turkey), Ambassador Ahmed Ihab Gamaleldin (Egypt) and Shen Yanjie (China), who

� The ceiling, created by Miquel Barceló, contains over 35 tons paint made from pigments from all over the world.

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the year to the ‘protagonists’ of glass.

He said: “It is time for us diplomats to return the torch to the rightful bearers of this fire […] To give it back to the scientists, makers, artists, historians and people of glass. To celebrate our common heritage of the material that makes our lives better and will make our future brighter.”

He also said that the celebration would contribute significantly to achieve the sustainable development goals in the 2030 agenda of the United Nations.

Prof Durán agreed with Mr Maraver’s statement, stating that glass would be the protagonist in clean and renewable energy. She concluded that the IYOG was only the beginning, that we were not just entering the year of glass, but the age of glass as well.

Talks

speakers of the IYOG on the final day of the event.

addressed the audience on the importance of glass for the future.

Mr Maraver outlined that the support of 2001 organisations from 90 countries,

and five continents, had made the year possible. He went on to describe the multitude of events happening over 2022, and believed now was the time to return

� Left to right: UN Representative of Turkey Sadık Arslan, IYOG Chair Alicia Durán, IGC President Reinhard Conradt and UN Representative of Spain Agustín Santos Maraver.

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A variety of talks took place over the twodays, from art to optical fibres to historical glass techniques. Many outlined the role glass would play in creating a sustainable future and how the industry was working towards achieving environmental goals, such as net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Several talks also highlighted the importance of educating the next generation of glassmakers and increasing awareness of minority groups in glass, as well as representing women within the glass industry.

All talks are still available to watch via UN Web TV – type in International Year of Glass into the search bar to discover the full list of talks. �

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DAY 1

GLASS LIVING

GLASS REACHING OUT

GLASS FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION Emmanuelle Gouillart, Scientific Director at Saint-Gobain, discussed how low-emissivity coatings and thinner glass fibres could help to reduce carbon emissions in the construction industry.

40% of the world’s CO2 comes from the construction industry. 12% comes from heating and cooling buildings, whilst the remaining 28% comes from the construction phase, including the manufacturing of the construction materials.

Glass needs a particularly high amount of energy to be manufactured, which results in 0.6kg of CO2 being produced per kg of glass in Europe.

Dr Gouillart said that optimising the optical and thermal properties of glazings could reduce the energy required to heat and cool buildings. For example, in a process called magnetron sputtering, microscopic layers of silver can be layered in glass to block infrared rays.

Saint-Gobain is also looking at laser

annealing to make the silver more uniform within the glass; in tests, the performance of silver improved by 20%.

Dr Gouillart also said that thin glass fibres could make effective insulating materials. Less material is required to create thinner fibres, which results in more air pockets to block conduction.

In the future, glass veils could be sealed in plasterboard to create an effective, UV repellent and waterresistant material for construction.

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THE ROLE OF GLASS IN 5G COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY Dr Naoki Sugimoto, a General Manager at AGC, highlighted the important role of glass in 5G. He believed that glass would be essential to provide for the future ‘explosion of mobile traffic’.

5G has a higher frequency than other types of mobile network, causing it to have a shorter reach. The network also can’t reach behind objects or penetrate buildings.

Therefore, a dense installation of small, cell-based stations is required. Dr Sugimoto suggested that window glass could be used a base station.

Installing transparent glass antennas to existing windows on buildings, with some additional applications, would solve issues such as reach, shadow, penetration and transmission.

Consequently, Dr Sugimoto believed glass would be needed to solve traffic demand in the future.

GLASS SCIENCE IN BRAZIL

Andrea S.S. de Camargo, Professor of Physics at São Paulo University, presented an overview of glass research in Brazil, from its history to its future.

The first laboratory dedicated to the glass research was established 45 years ago, with the first theoretical paper on glass being written in 1981.

In 2013, a select group of 14 researchers at three major universities established CeRTEV, which is one of the world’s largest centres dedicated to the Research, Technology and Education in Vitreous Materials.

Prof Camargo believes that CeRTEV, along with other labs in the country, placed Brazil among the leading players in scientific and technology output within the glass industry.

The institute has contributed approx. 25% of glass research in Brazil in the last five years, and the total contribution of the country to the field since 1975 is estimated at 2.9%.

One of CeRTEV’s key missions in glass is to provide education, which is why it introduced a glass and glass-ceramics school in 2015. This attracted 100 students from approx.

20 countries.

Furthermore, together with the Brazilian Technical Association Of Automated Glass Industries (ABIVIDRO) and the technical school Paulo Souza Centre, CeRTEV has developed and implemented a degree in glass technology.

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DAY 1

Glass: Shaping Lives Dr Courtney Calahoo, Mitacs Fellow at the University of Alberta (crossappointed with Genics), described her experience as a glass scientist and an Indigenous woman of Mohawk and Cree descent.

Dr Calahoo examined the similarities between Indigenous glass science and traditional glassmaking, comparing bead melting to secondary production methods and horn shaping to lamp shaping and glass blowing.

Dr Calahoo also highlighted issues such as the lack of Indigenous people in higher education. She has therefore

built outreach programs for Indigenous communities to increase diversity in science.

Dr Calahoo suggested that material and glass scientists had a responsibility to increase awareness of Indigenous glass science and technology. She also believed the skill that went into making objects from horns and beads should be showcased, and that the people behind them should be individualised.

Scientifically, Dr Calahoo has focused on chemical bonding in unconventional glass compositions and is currently examining interactions between glass

and wood as part of her role at Genics.

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DAY 2 The case of life science and energy - Glass: an enabler in life science and pharma Dr Frank Heinricht, CEO of Schott, outlined what speciality glass could do for society. He suggested that scientists could break new grounds in areas such as imaging applications inside the human body, allowing for fast analysis worldwide without having to send samples to a lab.

Further applications could include dentists repairing teeth with glass powder, heartbeats being monitored

with miniaturised implants, neurostimulants and blood pressure monitors, restoring vision with smart implants and eliminating cancer cells with light.

Dr Heinricht emphasised that the majority of these ideas were simple in principle, but hard to implement in reality. Although he believed they could be achieved in time and aid in a more sustainable future.

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Glass innovation under global climate change Prof Peng Shou, Board Chairman of China Triumph International Engineering, discussed the development and trends of glass innovation in China with a focus on global climate change.

China currently supplies 90% of the world’s PV glass, 60% of its float glass technology and 30% of automotive glass products to the world.

Prof Shou said that China would focus on making its glass thinner, more transparent, larger and more functional to support climate change.

China will also explore new energies such as green hydrogen and solar power, as well as investigating carbon capture

and the replacement of raw materials.

Prof Shou described climate change as the defining issue of our time. Countries that account for 90% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 70% of global CO2 emissions have pledged to achieve net zero emissions.

In September 2020, the Chinese government announced that China would commit itself to peaking CO2 emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060. China’s glass industry has already reduced energy consumption and pollutant emissions by more than 50%.

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She also discussed: antireflective architectural glasses, antimicrobial glassware, the world’s thinnest yet must durable glassware and 100% recyclable glass.

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The role of sustainable glass packaging in the circular economy Vitaliano Torno, President of Business Operations at O-I and President of FEVE, discussed how cooperation could help shape a sustainable future.

Mr Torno believed the world was moving away from take-make-dispose to a circular economy of only re-usable and infinitely recyclable products.

By 2030, the glass industry wants to collect 90% of all glass packaging put on the market and become a climate neutral packaging system by 2050. Mr Torno said FEVE were working hard to achieve this.

The company also created the Glass Hallmark in 2020, which is a small logo which can be added to bottles and/or packaging to promote the recyclability and inertness qualities of glass as materials.

Overall, Mr Torno believed that a sustainable future could be achieved, but everyone in the industry would have to be involved: suppliers, consumers and organisations.

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Furnace of the future Erik Muijsenbeg, Glass Service Vice President, discussed whether the glass industry would use electric heating or hydrogen combustion in the future, and how this would influence furnace designs.

Mr Muijsenbeg outlined the growing interest in hybrid electric melting as a result of global warming and plans for CO2 reduction.

In Europe, the average generation of electricity by renewable resources is already 40%, from wind, solar, hydrogen and biofuels.

Mr Muijsenbeg highlighted that electricity storage is complex and expensive, while transporting energy in the form of gas via is cheaper than electric wires. Therefore, he suggested hydrogen as an alternative energy carrier. Mr Muijsenbeg described how

Sustainability in the flat glass sector Philippe Bastien, Regional President AGC Glass Europe, gave an overview of the glass industry’s evolution and how the industry will tackle sustainability.

Mr Bastien believed that the European flat glass sector has taken responsibility for producing essential materials for renovating Europe’s buildings, as well as supporting clean mobility transition and increasing the share of renewable solar energy in Europe.

Mr Bastien highlighted that the flat glass sector was exploring ways to significantly increase its contributions to the EU’s climate neutral objectives, including developing novel ways to lower its industry emissions as well as continuing to provide net carbonavoidance products.

hydrogen could be generated via electrolysis using electricity, although this conversion is only in the effective range of 65%. After this, hydrogen can be burned in a glass melting furnace with a typical efficiency of 50%.

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The aging generation of loyal and highly skilled experts will soon retire from the glass industry, creating the need for a new, trained workforce.

Dr Claireaux believed new skills are required to tackle the future challenges of the industry; digitalisation, data analytics, sustainability and decarbonisation will require a

diversification of the workforce.

Female employees still account for the minority of the workforce. Dr Claireaux emphasised now was the time for the glass industry to address age and gender diversity issues and take advantage of the associated growth opportunities.

Dr Claireaux also said learning and development strategies were critical to increase diversity and engagement, as well as empowering glass people to face tomorrow’s environmental challenges today.

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CLOSING CEREMONY

A book celebrating the creation of the IYOG can now be read online. � IYOG speakers at the Gala Dinner.

The 230-page book, titled ‘Welcome to the Glass Age’, examines how the year of glass came to be as well as the history of glass and its future applications. The book’s 13 chapters are written by 18 glass pioneers and leaders, who delve into industry topics that align with UN aspirations.

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Many expressed their gratitude to all of those who had organised and sponsored the IYOG, and were excited to explore the past, present and future of glass over the course of 2022.

Collaboration was deemed key to ensuring the future of glass and achieving environmental goals, such as those outlined in the Paris Agreement and by the United Nations. Dr Necca said that innovative solutions for glass manufacturing would only become successful through working together as an industry.

There are still many challenges that lie ahead for the industry, but the panel was optimistic that these could be achieved through determination, collaboration and awareness being raised through events such as this.

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Events preview: The year of glass

All set for the Year of Glass This year will see an unprecedented number of events around the globe dedicated to glass as part of the United Nations International Year of Glass celebrations. Jess Mills provides a snapshot of what is happening across all sectors.

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n May last year, the United Nations approved the International Year of Glass (IYOG).

This is thanks to the hard work and dedication of many individuals from organisations such as the International Commission on Glass (IGC), ICOM-Glass and the Community Glass Associations.

Never before has there been a year for glass, which presents a vital opportunity to showcase globally how glass innovations are essential to creating a sustainable future.

Glass is a huge part of our everyday lives, although it often gets overlooked. Many forget that glass is an important part of many pharmaceutical industries, as well as photonics, automotive construction and packaging. Without glass, how could we get vaccinated, communicate via social media, drive to work or store

perishable items?

Hundreds of events will be taking place this year to emphasise just how important glass is to society. Not just in terms of usability, but for art, education, history, science and the environment.

18 Regional Organisations have been created across the globe to give each section a local committee and streamline planning. Throughout the world, events and activities have been organised, with the support of glassmakers, suppliers, academic and research establishments, museums and many others.

Below, we have highlighted a handful of events organised this year, but there are many more in different regions of the globe. Check the IYOG website for more. https://www.iyog2022.org/home/ upcoming_events/

APRIL Presentation of Sustainability Report by Assovetro Communications and Publications, Rome, Italy Assovetro is a non-profit business organisation, which has planned a series of events to celebrate the International

19/04/2022 Ukrainian Stained Glass Fundraiser Architectural Lecture, London, UK Ukrainian glass artist Oksana Kondratyeva will discuss Ukrainian stained glass online on the 19th April,

Year of Glass.

A presentation of Assovetro’s Sustainability Report 2022 (that focuses on social sustainability) will take place this April in Rome. The first edition of the report was produced by Ergo, a spinoff company of the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa.

Ergo is the first company to be approved

by the school’s Academic Senate that specialises in consultancy work, focusing on the environmental management of businesses and local areas.

6pm (GMT +1).

The history of Ukrainian stained glass is complex and multifaceted, a legacy of remarkable variety and virtuosity, from intimate icon painting to monumental slab-glass public art, focussing on Secession, Art Nouveau, modernism & postmodernism.

All proceeds from the event will go to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Ukraine Appeal.

Organisers: Assovetro Website: http://www.assovetro.it Contact: Laura Fagotti

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MAY 03/05/2022 - 06/05/2022 International Year of Glass: Glasses and Glass-Ceramics For A Sustainable Society Science, Conference, Madrid, Spain After the first hybrid edition in 2020, the 58th edition of the SECV National Congress returns to Madrid after 12 years. A large number of institutes and research centres related to ceramics and glass are concentrated in the capital,

11/05/21 – 12/05/21 Glassman Latin America Monterrey, Mexico The event focuses on the hollow glassmaking industry and brings together international experts, glass

10/05/2022 - 13/05/2022 CFAS, Le verre: reflet de société, fenêtre sur les avancées technologiques (ACFAS, Glass: Reflection of Society, Window on Technological Advances) Science, Conference, Quebec, Canada

which has led to three CSIC institutes uniting as one headquarters.

There will be a symposium on the technology and science specially dedicated to the IYOG, which will be the meeting point of the Spanish glass community. The symposium will be divided into thematic sessions on basic science, industrial glasses and works from the FunGlass EU project.

This year also mark the 60th

anniversary of the SECV Bulletin, and CSIC hosting YouCGMed (workshop for young researchers in ceramics and glasses for medical applications), as well as the IYOG, making it an extra special celebration.

container manufacturers and businesses that use glass containers, to discover the latest innovations.

Glassman Latin America offers a unique opportunity to meet, discuss and focus on the latest issues surrounding the sector.

An accompanying two-day conference will focus on the latest trends and topics in glassmaking such as decarbonisation, digitalisation and net zero emissions.

Organisers: Glass International Website: https://glassmanevents.com/latin-america

The IYOG will be celebrated at the 89th ACFAS conference at Université Laval in Quebec City with a four-day colloquium.

Here, glass will bring together artists, architects and glass industries, as well as scientific and academic fields in a multisectorial conference accompanied

by an exhibition of glass art.

Organisers: Spanish Society of Ceramics and Glass Website: http://secv.es Contact: Francisco Muñoz Fraile

Organisers: COPL, Université Laval Website:https://www.acfas.ca/ evenements/congres/programmepreliminaire/600/619 Contact: IYOG-Canada

JUNE 09/06/2022 - 12/06/2022 Borg Furnace Project (BFP) 2022 Archaeology, Perl, Germany At the BFP, scientific questions about processing techniques are examined in archaeological experiments on glass furnaces reconstructed according to

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22/06/2022 - 24/06/2022 Women in Glass: Artists and Scientists Science, Conference, Alcorcón (Madrid), Spain 2022 will be the IYOG and the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Museum of Glass Art in Alcorcón. This Ibero-American Congress is created around women in glass, artists and scientists, whose objective is to establish

Roman models and various techniques are tested and refined.

To this end, glass vessels (e.g. moulded bowls, free and mould-blown drinking glasses, jugs and bottles, etc.) and Roman window glass panes are produced at the wood-fired clay furnaces.

The project is open to the public.

bridges between professional women who work in glass.

This includes listening to experiences in which ingenuity supplies the lack of supplies, providing tools to improve work and facilitating the conjunction between both worlds of art and science.

Alicia Durán, Research Professor at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), former President of the International Commission on Glass

Organisers: Archäologiepark Römische Villa Borg Bettina Birkenhagen and Frank Wiesenberg Website: http://www.glasofenexperiment. de/ Contact: Borg Furnace Project (BFP)

(ICG) and Chair of the United Nations International Year of Glass 2022, will also be in attendance.

The workshops will also be recorded for those who cannot attend in-person.

Organisers: Spanish Society of Ceramics and Glass Website: https://secv.es/mujeres-y-vidrio/ Contact: Jesús Martínez

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JULY 03/07/2022 - 08/07/2022 26th International Congress on Glass Science, Conference, Berlin, Germany 2022 will mark the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the DGG, an excellent occasion and a high motivation to organise and host the 26th International

10/07/2022 – 15/07/2022 The 16th International Conference on the Physics of Non-Crystalline Solids Science, Conference, Canterbury, United Kingdom The 16th International Conference on the Physics of Non-Crystalline Solids will

Congress on Glass (ICG2022).

ICG2022 provides plenary sessions and 45 technical sessions grouped in eight symposia and includes the 13th International Congress on Advances in Fusion and Processing of Glass (AFPG2022), a valuable opportunity for glass scientists and technologists.

Organisers: Deutsche Glastechnische Gesellschaft e.V. (DGG) Website: https://www.hvg-dgg-events.com/icg2022 Contact: Thomas Jüngling

be an international forum for discussion of the most recent developments in the physics of non-crystalline solids. It is the latest in a series started in 1958.

Glass is a scientifically fascinating material, and even its fundamental nature is one of the major unsolved problems in physics. Furthermore

glasses, glass-ceramics and sol-gel derived materials are also enormously important for their practical applications.

BrazGlass is a biennial symposium that gathers students, researchers and professionals from the industry that research and produce glasses and glassceramics for diverse applications.

Examples include biomaterials, catalytic and energy conversion/storage materials, reinforcement and optical

materials. All glass-related topics are welcome.

The Civic Museums Foundation, together with the IUAV and the University of Ca’ Foscari, will promote the drafting of the manifesto dedicated to the future of glass.

Organisers: Fondazione Musei Civici and University of Venice Ca’ Foscari Website: http://www.museovetro.visitmuve.it Contact: Chiara Squarcina

A closing ceremony will take place in Japan this December.

Website: https://www.iyog2022.org/

Organisers: The Society of Glass Technology Website: https://sgt.org/mpage/PNCS16 Contact: Alex Hannon

SEPTEMBER 25/09/2022 - 29/09/2022 XIII BrazGlass - Brazilian Symposium on Glasses and Related Materials (joint with the XX Brazilian MRS - Materials Research Society Meeting) Science, Conference, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil

Organiser/Contact: Prof. Andrea de Camargo Website: https://www.sbpmat.org.br/20encontro/

NOVEMBER 18/11/2022 - 20/11/2022 Drafting of the Manifesto Dedicated to the Future of Glass Recycling & Sustainability, Venice, Italy

DECEMBER 08/12/2022 – 09/12/2022

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Alicia Durán – IYOG’s Alicia Durán will be in attendance at the Women in Glass conference this June in Spain.

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For humans, it’s obvious. For NEO too.

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Multispectral illumination for glass sidewall inspection Brian Ensinger* discusses how Applied Vision designs multispectral illumination solutions for glass container sidewall inspection to help manufacturers operate with speed and efficiency.

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Defects require different approaches All glass container defects require a different lighting geometry and optical

can lead to more false rejects or defective containers escaping notice.

Helping companies avoid compromises and implement effective sidewall inspection on their production lines has been an area of focus for Applied Vision for decades. Today, sidewall inspection is a priority for glass manufacturers intent on ensuring quality and reducing cost amid rising global demand for food and beverage containers. By continuing to develop proprietary tools and approaches, Applied Vision aims to deliver the next generation of ‘no-touch’ solutions for multispectral illumination of glass sidewall surfaces. � Fig 1. Multispectral illumination puts colour to work so that glass container manufacturers can optimise the accuracy, speed, and efficiency of sidewall inspections.

configuration to optimise detection accuracy and precision while minimising false rejects. That is, the illumination source and the illumination geometry must be developed to allow as many defects as possible to be detectable on the surface of the container, within the container, and below the surface (with some defects being highly detectable and others remaining less so). This is also dependent upon where the problem is occurring (Fig 1).

In the past, using conventional lighting techniques, cameras, and geometries, it has often been necessary to compromise one type of defect detection for another. Essentially, the user must optimise lighting and settings for a particular defect of interest while working to minimise negative impacts to other inspections being performed.

As a consequence, machine setup becomes more complicated and timeconsuming while detection capabilities are diminished for certain defects, which

Ahead of the curve Combining many sidewall defect detections into a single solution that helps to reduce false reject rates is achieved with Applied Vision’s patented approach to machine vision colour inspection. This methodology improves on incumbent approaches whereby defects compete (often unsuccessfully) for optimal lighting geometry, lensing and optics, and camera resolution within the inspection station.

By leveraging high-resolution colour cameras and a configurable geometry of multispectral, software-controlled LEDs, the contours of the glass container being imaged cause different colours of light to be reflected back to the camera.

Applied Vision designed a system that incorporates 16 equally spaced colour cameras and fully calibrated imaging geometry. This optical configuration also utilises a lensing principle to correct for perspective distortion in photographs.

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pplied Vision Corporation has engineered multispectral illumination solutions for all types of containers since 1997. As one of the first companies to utilise programmable, multispectral light-emitting diode (LED) light sources and colour cameras to benefit container inspection, Applied Vision has developed an approach that allows vision systems to acquire and process transparent, opaque, and other categories of defects from a single illumination pattern where each defect has its own optimal filtered light, thereby creating the best defect signature for detection.

The use of colour illumination for glass container inspection can provide manufacturing facilities with a customisable solution when faced with process-induced defects and the ever-growing complexity of containers, particularly for foods and beverages.

This led Applied Vision to engineer the Volcano inspection station that is fully programmable in terms of intensity, colour selection, and pattern geometry.

It also uses the highest-quality colour LEDs available, which improves defect detection and recognition along with improved defect classification for both top-down and sidewall inspection regardless of heavy embossing, the colour of the glass, or even the thickness of the container. In tandem with highresolution color cameras, lensing and optics, powerful software, and selflearning algorithms, plant engineers and QA managers gain the ability to enhance or ‘tune’ images prior to applying inspections, thus supporting greater operational efficiency and consistency.

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rated glass containers without contact or rotation.

conveyor view) and a horizontal ray of upper cameras at the finish (viewing directly across the top of the container), which helps to ensure the entire image will be sharp and in focus with capabilities in the heel and push-up areas of the container (Figs 2&3).

Positioning each of the illuminators orthogonal to the central camera ray also reduces shadowing while allowing for complete coverage of the container across all views.

Imaging geometry, which does not rely on sensitive folding optics, is designed to minimise the standoff distance between cameras and the surface being inspected.

Furthermore, the image angle provided by the upper cameras facilitates improved inspection of the shoulder regions of the container.

As a result, a near infinite number of filtered colour images can be produced from a single image then utilised for specific defect inspection.

Within this scope falls opaque defects that are typically inclusions (stones and bits of refractory, for instance) as well as transparent defects ranging from blisters and bubbles to seeds and tears. Dedicated cameras for internal stresses using circular polarisers (as used in lab equipment) are included in the Volcano sidewall inspection solution.

Dimensional inspection, meanwhile, is concerned with lean, filler lean, height, diameter, and cap and neck finish (‘E’ and ‘T’ standard dimensional measurements) as the machine ‘sees’ the ideal shape and size of the container outlined by its design. Optimal edge detection lighting is important for dimensional inspections so as not to compromise other inspections.

All the defect detections noted here are achievable using multispectral illumination within a glassmaking facility on lines operating at typical production

speeds.

This is made possible in part by other built-in inspection station technologies developed by Applied Vision that bring novel software architecture and learning algorithms to bear on the problems that cost manufacturers time and money. A brief look at these capabilities includes: � A ‘sentinel’ software tool that highlights regions of the color image that deviate from the established statistical model for a particular glass container.

These anomalous regions are candidate defects. The tool learns what is normal and what is abnormal by training on a large number of containers. It learns the appearance of the container as well as how much variation in appearance to expect.

Notable is that the training set does not require perfect containers. Rather, it may include a representative distribution of containers, even those exhibiting defects. � Defect classification that utilises an algorithm termed the ‘blob classifier’.

Plant engineers and QA managers want to know exactly what defects are being produced and at what frequency. This tool locates and categorises anomalies, grading each by severity. It then applies user adjustable criteria to identify which (if any) anomalies are defects. If defects are identified, the container is rejected. � A Bottle Geometry Tool that essentially learns, locates, and registers the sidewall in the image automatically, taking the burden of location setup away from the machine operator. Once an inspection sequence has been established, it can be saved and recalled for future use when running the container again or as a starting point for similar products. As images are registered, a large library of algorithms can be utilised for inspecting for defects in these processed images.

The difference compared to many other machine vision technologies is that

each targeted inspection is assigned to a specific colour filter that provides the best contrast and signal for detection.

Applied Vision inspection algorithms are some of the fastest in the industry enabling a tremendous amount of image processing and decision-making to be accomplished in a short amount of time. At the same time, harnessing the full colour spectrum to benefit sidewall inspection greatly improves the ability to reject nonconforming containers and provide feedback to the hot end.

Multispectral illumination solutions from Applied Vision meet the company’s mission to provide contactless inspection for glass containers throughout the manufacturing process. Handling and rotating containers create material losses while also limiting line speeds and capabilities in certain cases.

A no-touch inspection can provide substantially increased line speeds and layout efficiencies, improved yields by reducing loss associated with container breakage, energy consumption decreases, and dramatically improved job change times. Manufacturing space is also freed up and maintenance costs come down when containers do not have to be grasped or held to be rotated.

Today, machine vision inspection technologies powered by full spectrum colour capabilities, feature-rich software, and deep-learning algorithms are helping manufacturers of glass containers deploy effective solutions for sidewall inspection at line speeds. For the food and beverage industry, there are many benefits to explore. �

*Product Line Manager, Glass Inspection, Applied Vision Corporation, Ohio, USA www.appliedvision.com

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tanding still is going backwards’ has been Friedrich Günther’s motto since he started as an entrepreneur in a small office in Zwickau, Saxony. Dr Günther’s main target is to preserve the company’s strengths, ensuring it is a leader in high-precision inspection, combined with outstanding customer proximity and a quick-response technical support. The strong growth of the company is based on a personal

corporate culture with focus on the people. Linda Günther, the youngest member in the leadership team, said: “The customers feel the short internal communication channels and the good team spirit of the company.”

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Germany, and many other countries quickly followed suit. For the first year, the focus was on container glass before the portfolio expanded to tableware in 2010.

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Rising energy costs force higher precision in inspection technology, to increase the pack-to-melt ratio while avoiding risks in the quality standard. Mark Ziegler outlines how Dr Günther is focused on maximum precision as well as recent developments within the company.

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Camera sidewall inspection (CSWI) The container glass segment has different challenges, ranging from wide-mouth jars to NNPB bottles and pharmaceuticals to high-class flacons. The technology is based on high-precision camera modules, structured in different machines types.

The CSWI is a combined camera side wall machine with up to 18 cameras. Dr Günther’s sidewall machines use one light source per camera position, giving much higher precision.

For many container types, the 360° thread inspection is important. Here, the inspection of the complete mouth area is possible, including automatic seam masking. In the thread area, defect detections like unfilled, broken, deformation or inclusions on or between the thread turn are found.

Recognition of the low contrast defects or logo and engraving is essential in many cases today. Tilo Günther is proud of the complete solution package offered for this sector. “Smart lighting is a key component. For this reason, specific R&D investments have been made by the team.

A special image processing module in the software makes even the smallest cosmetic defects visible. Checking washboards and folds of flacons is just as easy as checking for symmetry of the overall shape and the inner bottom contour.”

According to Tilo, with one of the company’s self-built light sources, it is possible to inspect the article shoulder from above. “Shape deviations in the shoulder of cream jars, for example, are very hard to detect by standard camera

inspections. With our custom-made solution, we have a precise detection for these defect types. The consistently good feedback shows us the high level of functionality in practice.”

Bottom mouth finish (BMF) The BMF is dedicated to bottom and mouth rim inspection including a mould number reader. The full version includes five inspections stations for bottom, bottom stress, mould number and twice mouth rim. Image recording is with industrial CCD cameras; one to five cameras are used according to customer requirements. High light output, low energy consumption, long lifetime and best optical conditions due to LED flash illumination are standard.

For example, in the pharma segment, the inner bore measurement for containers is among the important requirements, as the filling nozzle always has to fit precisely into the bottle.

Günther R&D experts have developed an accurate camera system that replaces existing mechanical bore gauge systems in the star wheel machine.

Among the most critical defects in glass container production are overpress and wire edge, particularly for narrow neck press and blow (NNPB) producers.

An overpress is located on the inner rim of the sealing surface, like a fin of glass extending above the sealing surface. Wire edge is also a fin of glass but it is located under the inner ring of the sealing surface.

The reasons for both defects lie in a toohigh gob weight or in problems related to the plunger movement. Both defect types can easily be detected by the BMF. Dr Friedrich Günther is proud to have

been among the first to offer a technology solution for these critical defects in highspeed NNPB productions.

Planity inspection (PLA) Specifically for jars, a two-camera-based planity and mouth rim inspection can detect even the smallest deviations. Axis deviations from an uneven conveyor belt are automatically compensated.

The two cameras survey the mouth rim.

Deviations (+/- 20 microns) can be found and as a result, dip or saddle deviations or breakouts are detected. Any containers with a critical tightness defect are eliminated by these two camera solutions.

As the stand-alone PLA machine can easily reach inspection speeds of up to 600bpm, a flexible integration into the cold end layout is essential, points out Tilo Günther, who is responsible for R&D at the company. The machine’s footprint is just 550mm x 650mm and it can be installed on existing conveyor belts with ease.

Tableware The BMSI tableware inspection machine comprises sidewall inspection, mouth rim, ovality, stem and base plate inspection. It is all-in-one machine with up to 15 cameras, covering all inspection demands of the tableware manufacturers.

For example, tumblers, tumblers with handle, stemware and plates made of coloured and clear glass - independent of the rotation position of the objects to be inspected. An exact measurement with telecentric lenses in a 360° inspection area is guaranteed.

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Speciality glass In addition to the container and tableware segments, solutions for kitchenware and speciality glass have been designed. The large R&D team with in-house software development is able to create customerspecific solutions, such as an inspection solution for kitchenware or for the glass doors of washing machines.

Outlook Understandably, the last two years have been challenging for the young members of the executive team. Despite the current obstacles, all projects have been completed on time and within budget. “What motivates us and gives us self-confidence is the continuous, positive customer feedback,” said Tilo Günther. “With the combination of our agile service and our high-precision inspection approach, we have created good conditions for further growth on a global scale.”

Founded in 1995 by Dr Friedrich Günther, the company of the same name supplies high-precision camera inspection solutions for container glass, cosmetics, tableware and speciality glass

� The company building in Meerane near Leipzig. segments. In the spring of 2020, Linda and Tilo Günther became shareholders and executive partners of the family business, forming the leadership team with their father Friedrich. �

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Preparing burners for the H2 transition in glass production

A. Bâ*, C. Guiberteau*, J. Caudal*, X. Paubel*, L. Jarry. * S. Gersen, B. Slim, R. Zeijlmaker** outline a programme for testing and adapting Air Liquide’s oxy-burners to the new H2 era.

� Fig 1.Natural gas and oxygen flow distributions for the Air Liquide glass melting FC burner.

� Fig 2. Laminar flame speed, adiabatic flame temperature (A) and the strain rate with H2 concentration

ready by 2050.

Clean hydrogen is one possible option to replace fossil fuels (notably NG or fuel oils) as feedstock and hydrogen-based solutions will play a pivotal role in the energy decarbonisation.

Air Liquide has set up a programme for testing and adapting its oxy-burners to the new H2 era. In that frame, upgrading its burners portfolio, together with acquiring knowledge to allow having technically proven and efficient solutions for different applications are the top priority activities currently in progress.

Technical approach In the frame of the H2 programme, Air Liquide’s existing burners are being tested and adapted to be used with hydrogen.

In the first phase of this programme, the main criteria to evaluate the burner performance include the flame characteristics and stability aspects, NOx emissions and heat transfer.

The strategy for safe gas handling, and usage of typical instruments for measurements, as well as flame detection sensors, were also evaluated. Based on those criteria, several tests were carried out at different installations: � Tests at the combustion platform of Air Liquide’s R&D centre (Innovation Campus Paris) where installations such as combustion chambers, valve trains

(α) in the fuel blend (B).

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istorically, the industry has favoured natural gas as an energy source because it is an established technology, with low price, ease of control and the fact that there is no special requirement for storage facilities.

A first improvement of thermal efficiency and productivity was reached by the oxy-combustion in those sectors.

The glass industry today is investigating different options to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.

As glass furnaces have long lifetimes, on average over 12 years and sometimes up to 20 years, their conversion with new cleaner melting technologies could start by 2030, in order that all plants would be

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� Fig 3. Pictures from the tests of Melting-FC burners carried out at Air Liquide’s R&D facilities.

to handle and control different types of gases and their blends, as well as advanced diagnostics tools to evaluate and measure burner performance and flame characteristics are available. � Other results were obtained through partnerships involving major industrial actors, such as in the project ‘Hydrogen as a fuel for heating processes’ led by DNV and CelSian [1]. � Evaluation and investigation at university laboratory scale in order to study fundamental details of flame structure, including thermodynamic calculations useful to understand the combustion mechanisms, and provide criteria to evaluate the results at industrial scale. Within this programme, tests at Rouen University (France, CORIA laboratory) are currently underway.

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Air Liquide FC burners for glass manufacturing Within the glass melting burner solutions from Air Liquide, Alglass FC is a patented technology where fuel and oxygen are introduced into the furnace through a configuration of separate injectors, producing a luminous flat and broad flame. This was the type of burner used for the experimental work presented in this paper.

In the glass melting FC burner, oxygen is injected at lower velocity from two injectors located at the top of the burner block. This directs the oxygen flow towards three natural gas (NG) jets of fuel located in the bottom of the block. Fuel and oxygen are mixed and burned outside the block into the furnace, creating a wide flame coverage over the glass melt.

The control of the flame shape and luminosity is obtained by adjusting the secondary oxygen flow rate (10% to 30% of the total oxygen), which is injected around each of the three natural gas injectors at the bottom of the block.

Increasing this secondary oxygen flow

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results in faster mixing between natural gas and oxygen and thereby produces a shorter flame. Lower secondary oxygen flow delays the oxygen and gas mixing producing a longer flame. In both situations, the flame peak temperature is reduced because the primary oxygen jets separated from fuel jets are diluted with the furnace gases before they intersect each other.

Results Numerical calculations A first insight into H2 flames specific properties can be obtained through standard laminar flames calculations.

In air combustion, the adiabatic flame temperature of hydrogen flames is higher than that of methane flames.

Whereas with pure oxygen, the difference between hydrogen and methane flames temperature is not significant. The laminar flame speed also shows a high increase with H2 content in the fuel, having a remarkable impact particularly in the oxy combustion case. The tendency to flame extinction given by the calculated strain rate is also highly dependent on the H2 concentration in the fuel blend and,

it shows in air and oxygen cases, that flames with higher H2 concentration are more stable. Particularly, in the case of pure oxygen, the flame exhibits a higher resistance to extinction compare to air, providing in this way better flame stability and flexibility in the operation. In general, these properties provide insight into the burner design in order to control velocities, flame structure and stability, as well as the potential NOx formation due to higher temperatures.

In the frame of the project lead by DNV and CelSian, the Air Liquide standard version of Melting-FC Burner was operated with various H2/CH4 blends, going from 100% CH4 to 100% H2 without changing any burner design parameters and keeping constant the thermal input.

Similarly, during all the tests performed in parallel on Air Liquide facilities it was observed that oxy-fuel combustion allowed the use of the standard oxyburners designed for NG, for the whole range of H2 enrichment, from 0% vol to 100% H2 [2].

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only small changes could be observed in the flame shape with the H2 flame compared with NG flames. The visual flame length was similar in both cases.

In all the tested configurations carried out at the different facilities, a stable combustion was observed without any overheating at the burner exit, over the whole range of H2 concentration tested.

NOx emissions All the tests that were carried out so far with oxy-fuel combustion showed the NOx emissions resulting from the Air Liquide Melting-FC Burner during operation at different H2 concentrations in the fuel. The results obtained by DNV clearly state that a reduction in NOx emissions of 21% could be achieved when switching to full H2 operation.

Heat transfer Replacing part of the NG with H2 can also have some consequences on the heat transfer. Temperature measurements carried out during the tests at DNV, using fixed thermocouples installed in the crown and furnace’s walls, showed a slight reduction in temperature with H2

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concentration in the fuel blend, see Fig 4.

This is in agreement with the higher heat absorbed in the cooling floors at the same conditions showed in Fig 5. Switching to H2 improves the heat transfer to this zone of the furnace, adding the strong contribution of the convection heat transfer due to the velocity changes upon hydrogen concentration.

Conclusion In general, after a complete analysis of

different test campaigns, it is possible to conclude that all results are encouraging.

Positive impacts have been identified so far regarding materials, flame stability and combustion efficiency, as well as NOx emissions. We observed a good performance of the Air Liquide Glass Melting FC oxy-fuel burner technology, ensuring flame stability and reliability over the whole range of H2 enrichment in the NG/CH4, from 0% to 100%.

These results confirm this burner as a cost-effective solution for the transition from natural gas to full H2, having in mind its performance and also the utilisation of existing installations and equipment for gas handling and safety purposes. �

References 1. https://www.dnv.com/article/ hydrogen-as-a-fuel-for-hightemperature-heating-processes-219385 2. Caudal, J.; Paubel, X.; Jarry, L.; Del Corso, F. Hydrogen as a source of combustion energy for glass melting.

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Glass Science in Brazil G

lass research in Brazil is relatively young, but quite vigorous.

According to the database of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) [1], academic research is distributed mainly in public universities and research institutes located in the southeast and south part of the country with a few, but important, exceptions in the northeast.

The state of São Paulo leads the efforts and hosts 33% of the most prolific research groups, followed by the states of Minas Gerais, Paraná, Pernambuco, Alagoas, and others.

Inland São Paulo state, a strong cluster within a radius of less than 100 km, is formed by different units at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), at the University of São Paulo (USP) in São Carlos and in Ribeirão Preto, and at the São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Araraquara.

In the state capital, there are groups at the Technology College FATEC, and at the

research institutes IPEN and IPT. Furthermore, the state also hosts the largest and most important glass industries in the country with production ranging from kitchenware and construction materials to technological glasses and glass ceramics (Fig 1).

The beginning of Brazilian glass research dates back to 1973 when Aldo Felix Craievich relocated from the University of Cordoba in Argentina and became a faculty member at the Institute of Physics and Chemistry of USP in São Carlos. In 1975 he published the first two papers on the phase transformation of lead aluminoborate glasses.

In 1981, after having moved to the Brazilian Center of Physical Research (CBPF), he published the first theoretical paper based on dynamic scaling in the same glass system.

Following the footsteps of Craievich, his disciple, Edgar Dutra Zanotto was the first scientist to introduce research on crystal nucleation in glasses in Brazil, in

1977. To date he remains the most prolific researcher in the area. He created the Laboratory of Vitreous Materials (LaMaV) at UFSCar, even before he completed his PhD with Peter F. James in Sheffield, UK, in 1982.

In 2001, alongside his colleague Oscar Peitl, they published a highly cited (> 400) manuscript with Larry Hench - the inventor of bioglasses, and since then LaMaV became an international reference group in that area.

The 1970‘s were favourable years for scientific research in Brazil, when many important academic institutions such as UFSCar were established. It was in that university that the first undergraduate curriculum on Materials Engineering in Latin America, was introduced. Over the 1980’s and 90’s highly motivated scientists such as Luiz Carlos Barbosa, Sidney José Lima Ribeiro, Cid Bartolomeu de Araújo, Mauro Luciano Baesso, Younès Continued>>

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In the International Year of Glass, Andrea Simone Stucchi de Camargo* discusses some of the developments that have taken place in glass science and explains how we are on the threshold of an exciting decade of research.

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� CeRTEV team of principal and associate investigators and researchers.

Messaddeq and Noélio Oliveira Dantas introduced different approaches to glass research in their institutions, which remain active to these days.

Besides being the most prolific and internationally active scientists in the field, they have actively contributed to the nucleation of many other research groups.

Besides the focus on structure and crystallisation, the Brazilian glass science production strongly emphasises optical glasses, especially those doped with active rare earth ions. Some important initiatives markedly contributed to boosting glass research after 2010.

In that year, a research agreement was signed between the Center of Optics, Photonics and Lasers at the university of Laval, in Canada, and the Chemistry Institute of UNESP, by initiative of Younès Messaddeq.

Through that partnership, scientific and technological development, as well as student and researchers mobility have been in place between the two institutions.

In 2013, a major investment from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) allowed the establishment of the Center for Research Technology and Education on Vitreous Materials (CeRTEV). The centre is directed by Zanotto and Hellmut Eckert, who became a faculty member of the São Carlos Institute of Physics IFSC/ USP in 2011 and since then has given

� Fig 1. Glass research and production in academic institutions and industries in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

major contributions to the Brazilian glass research via solid state NMR and EPR studies. CeRTEV conducts research and develops technology in the areas of reinforcement materials, bioglasses and bioceramics, fast ion conductors, optical and catalytic materials.

It is composed of 14 faculty members (9PIs) from UFSCar, USP and UNESP and to this date it has produced more than 400 publications that received more than 6,000 citations.

In addition to FAPESP, CeRTEV is also externally funded by joint projects with national and international industry.

The experimental and theoretical competences of the center are quite encompassing, from the most fundamental aspects of structure, nucleation and crystallisation of glasses to biological, electrical, optical and magnetic applications.

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During the nine years since its funding, it has been able to establish an excellent infrastructure, complemented by access to other facilities in the involved universities and the National Synchrotron Lab in Campinas. A careful analysis, focused on inorganic glasses, indicates that in the past five years CeRTEV has contributed with about 25% of the quantitative research output from Brazil, and the total contribution of the country to the field (since 1975) is estimated around 2.9%.

Besides research and innovation, an equally important part of CeRTEV´s mission is to provide education and diffusion of knowledge. More than 60 students have obtained their Masters or PhD degrees in the framework of the centre and in 2015 the CeRTEV’s Advanced International Glass and Glass Ceramic School attracted about 100 students, half of which came from about 30 countries. Furthermore, together with the Brazilian Association of Automated Glass Industries (ABIVIDRO) and the public technical school Paula Souza Center, CeRTEV has developed and implemented the first full curriculum for a three-semester professional degree in glass technology in Brazil. The purpose is to create human resource to strengthen the innovation potential of the Brazilian glass industry.

Besides an extensive list of academic and industrial collaboration partners, CeRTEV is regularly evaluated by its International Advisory Board, made up by distinguished scientists and partners in industry from North America, Europe and Asia. Upon those evaluations the centre reasses and sharpens its scientific, innovational and educational goals.

Scientific highlights include the research carried out at LaMaV by Zanotto and Peitl on the development of bioactive gels, glasses and glass ceramics for medical and dental restauration and tissue regeneration which have resulted in various patents and a spin-off company.

The research on fast ion conducting glass ceramics is also quite promising.

Recently, H. Eckert and Ana Candida Martins Rodrigues from CeRTEV have authored a study published at the J. Chem. Phys. in collaboration with Philip Salmon from the University of Bath, UK, which develops a structural model of the glass to crystal transition in the NGP glass ceramic based on combined neutron diffraction and solid-state NMR [2].

It is a relevant study because NGP is a prototype for glass ceramics with the

NASICON structure, which is currently in use as electrolytes in Li ion batteries.

The development of experimental strategies to allow structural property correlations in optical materials through solid state NMR, EPR and photoluminescence, has proven effective in assisting the choice and fabrication of glass compositions with optimised properties.

Studies on rare earth doped fluorophosphate glasses and glass ceramics, carried out by the team led by Andrea S. S. De Camargo and H. Eckert at IFSC/USP showed that parameters such as absorption and emission cross sections, excited state lifetimes and quantum efficiencies can be tailored by controlling the chemical environment of the active rare earth ions [3].

developed for mining this database, and this approach of machine-learning can be used to train the neural networks for predicting glass compositions (known or unknown) that exhibit key applicationrelevant physical properties.

Researchers at CeRTEV have successfully tested this approach for a combination of glass transition temperature and refractive index. The machine-learning tool came up with specific suggestions for glass compositions which were experimentally tested with encouraging initial results (to be published).

With these new developments the ultimate glassmaker’s dream of designing adequate glass compositions for given applications, is within reach! In 2022 we find ourselves on the threshold of an exciting and challenging decade of research and innovation in glass science. �

References:

� Schematic diagram of CeRTEV’s research agenda and responsible researchers.

The Araraquara team led by Marcelo Nalin, together with the centre in LAVAL, carries out top-notch research on glasses and glass ceramics for applications such as optical thermometry, waveguiding, and solar light harvesting.

Recently, promising advances have been made on the fabrication of glasses exhibiting combined magnetic and optical responses [4].

Among its future perspectives, CeRTEV aims to strengthen the incorporation of machine learning approaches to design optimised compositions. Traditionally, inefficient trial and error had to be used to find the right glass composition for a particular application. However, this is progressively changing as results from 60 years of glass science have been organised in a comprehensive database (SciGlass), which can be further expanded with molecular dynamics simulations.

Highly effective artificial intelligence methods as neural networks have been

[1] Diretório dos Grupos de Pesquisa no Brasil Lattes. Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), http://lattes.cnpq. br/web/dgp.

[2] L.V. D. Gammond, H. Auer, R. M. da Silva, A. Zeidler, J. F. Ortiz-Mosquera, A. M. Nieto-Munoz, A. C. M. Rodrigues, I. D. A. Silva, H. Eckert, C. J. Benmore, P. S. Salmon, Structure of crystalline and amorphous materials in the NASICON system Na1+xAlxGe2-x(PO4) (3), J. Chem. Phys. 155 (2021), DOI: 10.1063/5.0049399.

[3] M. Oliveira, T. Uesbeck, T. S. Gonçalves, C. J. Magon, A. S. S. de Camargo, H. Eckert, Network Structure and Rare-earth Ion Local Environments in fluorophosphate photonic glasses Studied by solid state NMR and EPR, J. Phys. Chem. C. 119 (2015) 24574-24587. DOI: 10.1021/acs. jpcc.5b08088.

[4] D. F. Franco, Y. Ledemi, W. Correr, S. Morency, C. R. M. Afonsoc, S. H. Messaddeq, Y. Messaddeq, M. Nalin, Magneto-optical borogermanate glasses and fibers containing Tb3+, Scientific Reports 11 (2021). DOI: 10.1038/s41598021-89375-1.

*São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, IFSC/USP, Brazil https://www2.ifsc.usp.br/english/ CeRTEV – Center for Research, Technology and Education in Vitreous Materials, São Carlos, SP, Brazil https://www.certev.ufscar.br/en

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The smart melter of the future Use of automated technology within the glass industry is rising. Erik Muijsenberg* discusses how we should embrace this new technology, and how it could help reduce carbon emissions and optimise furnace operations.

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ince 2020, new technologies such as neural networks have generated opportunities for automation that were impossible before. As consumers, we see it first-hand in self-driving vehicles.

If automation is pursued for furnaces, forehearths, and perhaps the complete production, it becomes possible to switch lighting off and create so-called ‘dark factories’.

Without doubt, the term Industry 4.0 created during the 2011 Hannover Messe (trade show dedicated to industry development) has awakened the modern industry to the coming revolution. The last decade has seen the glass industry work diligently to optimise systems, but more is required. Realistically, production in 2030 will need far less human intervention than now.

Industry 4.0, often referred to as ‘Big Data’ or the ‘Internet of Things’, refers to high levels of automation of individual parts of production and the intimate communication between them. For example, if defect levels increase, then the system itself decides how to react; it might increase or reduce the furnace temperature, depending on what’s more appropriate. Such decisions currently depend on human interpretation and experience. We will review the next automation already used in the glass industry and investigate new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), neural networks, machine learning, deep learning and how they will impact production.

Leading engineering firms and glass producers around the world use furnace

modelling known as computation fluid dynamics (CFD). While in 1990 accuracy was debated, today the technology is considered reliable and valuable. It has become state of the art for designing or rebuilding furnaces. Furnace and forehearth model predictive control (MPC) systems of today, one of which is the Expert System III, have evolved beyond CFD. Initially, sceptics had little belief that it was possible to control a furnace using MPC. Today over 330 furnaces worldwide have it installed with many of their forehearths.

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� Fig 1. Advanced model based predictive control model relations.

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� Fig 2. Example of model relations after process identification using historical data.

� Fig 3. ESIII PC taking over with MPC furnace control from the operator.

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� Fig 4. Furnace image using near IR camera.

next? A review of Industry 4.0 uncovers many different technologies to use and bundle together to optimise factory operation. Many technologies can contribute to efficient operation, such as robots, augmented reality, the Internet of Things and Big Data (where useful information is harvested using powerful computers).

A proportional–integral–derivative (three-term) controller (PID) employs a control loop using feedback. They have been widely used in applications requiring continuously modulated control but often offer limited success because: (1) round the clock PID control by a single operator was demanding and unreliable; (2) furnace temperatures were slow to react; and (3) responses to change were subject to long dead times. MPC strategies using dynamic algorithms offer an alternative. They capture process behaviour with minimal intervention while maintaining optimum quality, lowest emissions and minimal operational costs.

MPC typically works with furnace inputs such as gas, crown and bottom temperatures (Figs 1-3). Mathematical models are created using software such as Expert System III and this historical data. These linear models predict the future response of a furnace. Step tests are now rarely used to achieve these model

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The next step requires more complex inter-relationships to be understood. One is how temperatures relate to glass quality.

Should furnace temperature be increased for better glass quality, or lowered as would be the case for re-boil or refractory reactions? Such questions showcase areas where artificial intelligence offers more than straightforward linear models.

Much more data is available than in the past, but how should we handle it?

Near Infrared (NIR) furnace cameras can act as virtual thermocouples and see the temperature trends within the furnace over time (Fig 4). Indeed, even temperature profiles can be explored.

In the following, we will explore the capabilities of such cameras and later consider the question of data accuracy.

First though we consider what artificial intelligence (AI) and its neural networks are. How can they help the glass industry?

Most glass operators are familiar with DCS, a digital control system for a process or plant usually with many control loops and MPC. Before AI, irregular issues evaded their operators creating inefficiencies and low-quality glass production. AI anticipates and performs the tasks that could not previously be resolved by hands-on techniques. It

� Fig 6. Furnace image from a camera identified by a Neural Network.

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� Fig 7. Batch coverage converted into a bird’s eye view and trends.

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and continuous training of employees is necessary to properly manage the new technology. Different capabilities and skills need to be incorporated to the workforce, a constant factor in Industry 4.0 implementation for every sector and field.

With the acceptance of Industry 4.0 automation, furnaces can be controlled using more electric melting and help reduce carbon emissions.

Industry 4.0 automation will continue its forward progression. A dark glass factory may be difficult to imagine by 2030, but not by 2050 when the light from hot gobs falling from the forehearth spout will be all that illuminates the factory hall.

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Conclusion allows the computer to mimic human intelligence to solve a problem, using neural network decision trees trained by machine learning.

Deep learning may appear magical, but is simply a multi-layered deep neural network that handles vast amounts of information; a regular Google search uses the same technology. Google suggests an answer to what you are really searching for. So, this is already AI. What is a neural network? It was probably named after neurons in the human body that have similar characteristics. A data set needs to be analysed first, and after analysis, the result is the outer layer which is its meaning. So, the data is born into the inner layer of the analysis, to be formalised, and is then inserted into the neural network.

We then teach this neural network to fill certain highs and constants inside different neurons, to learn (with lots of data on the input side) to predict what is produced as output – and to recognise it automatically. The key thing is that we don’t fully understand these neurons, and we don’t have to understand them.

They are simply filled out by giving sufficient data and sufficient output for the neurons that are going to be filled with the mechanism that they recognise best. Fig 5 shows the data input, the data analysis and the process output.

To illustrate these concepts, let’s look at an imaging technique that we use with an NIR furnace camera. The camera software is trained to recognise the images it sees, and after time can differentiate between batch, flame, glass surface, refractory, and camera build-up. So, if build-up around a camera covering a thermocouple occurs,

it can no longer be used reliably. Then, input data from this thermocouple should not be applied to deep learning.

Deep learning can also detect the flame independently from the batch, determine the flame direction and signal an alarm if the furnace needs attention. With neural network technology, we can learn much more from these images than just temperatures and process them to make intelligent control decisions (Fig 6).

The next step is to measure the batch distribution. Not just to have an operator say: ‘The batch is quite long today’. The camera image is transformed to eliminate the parallax errors caused because of the camera tilt (Fig 7). The yellow areas represent the batch piles. The software also allows us to show the batch as a perfect bird’s eye view. In Fig 8 you can see a typical control room setup.

In this furnace, there is clearly more batch on the left than the right. Thus, the batch location coverage and movement can be monitored, facilitating corrective actions. For some furnaces, stability is vital, for others less so.

The next question is: will there still be employed workers if AI technology is used and become a standard? For this we look for historical data in other areas for comparison.

The great benefit of MPC is that it improves and upgrades furnace operation. There may be disagreements about its installation, caused by concerns about job security. An understanding within the factory is important to convince employees that this will not be so; instead it will assist their work. The goal is to give them new technologies that enhance production processes. Intensive

Overall, the perspective is to not be afraid.

The artificial intelligence revolution that has arrived cannot be avoided. Some suggest that the AI revolution is much larger than any automation revolution seen before. Strong leadership skills and business practices will prepare workers, so that they can understand and accept AI, because it will revolutionise our lives and bridge the gap between what humans are capable of and what can be achieved with technology.

AI will penetrate across industries to take over basic tasks from humans, seamlessly interacting with our daily lives. As Elon Musk has said, we have already become like cyborgs because we are so integrated with our phones and computers: “If you forget your phone at home, a simple thing, you will feel helpless. Without your phone you will miss numbers, contacts, your agenda, maps, and no communication anymore, nothing to do while waiting. Who still knows the phone numbers and all the people you know inside your phone?” � This text has been adapted from Chapter 7 of the International Year of Glass’s book ‘Welcome to the Glass Age’. The book celebrates the creation of the year, as well as the history of glass and its future applications. To read Mr Muijsenberg’s entire chapter, please see the full edition of the book via the link below.

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US refractory specialist enters new era In June 1987, Wally Evans stood in an empty horse stable near the heart of Alabama. A company was formed to help the global glass industry with a focus on value, speed, and purity.

As he stood in the stable, he could not imagine that his son, Luke Evans, would later redefine the company. The next chapter for Special Shapes Refractory Company (SSRC) was developed from customer drive solutions to improve their current and future capabilities.

The legacy of what was built has stood the test of time while improving the nimbleness and rapid turnaround times are a cornerstone of SSRC.

Monolithic plant With the increased demand for high quality glass,

SSRC has seen increased sales volumes for precast shapes and monolithic materials. It has increased capacity and expanded its plant operations.

The construction of the monolithic plant (above) was completed in 2021 along with the new laboratory. It decided to build its own monolithic plant as the company wanted to have vertical control of inputs into raw materials selection and cost.

It provide additional in-house quality control procedures and reduce the cost for additional testing, ultimately reduce cost for costumers. This also provides a reduced lead time for monolithic materials for its precast shapes.

Lastly, it provides a new segment for SSRC to establish partnerships, and create new monolithic

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materials for hot repairs in glass.

It is now in complete control from a Quality Control standpoint of everything: from incoming raw materials to finished monolithic products and completed precision, precast shapes.

In 2019, the company broke ground on the multi-million dollar monolithic plant, capable of manufacturing 13,000 metric tons per year.

Four new direct jobs were created in the monolithic plant, while indirectly, three additional jobs within SSRC organisation were created. The advantages for its customers include a reduced cost of SSRC’s products, a reduction in the lead times for monolithic materials as well as precast shapes, and an increase in product quality.

Its in-house laboratory is a newly-built dedicated room for the team to work in.

It contains a rapid fire furnace for quality control on incoming raw materials as well as a particle size analyser. It has also installed a cold crusher, weight controls and other manual gauges.

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US refractory supplier Special Shapes Refractory Company (SSRC) has expanded its plant operations with a new monolithic plant and laboratory.

Andrew Pea* discusses how the investments have improved reliability and helped meet increased demand for glassmaking equipment.

Operations Director Greg Clark and his team are tasked with preventing manufacturing imperfections as well as the quality assurance team confirming the purity of the materials. Overall, reliability of the materials has improved since the induction of the new plant and procedures.

For SSRC to continue to bring solutions to the market, a new team was created. Ralph Blythe has been assigned with the task of bringing new monolithic materials to market. Ed Reeves and Somnath Mandal, both ceramic engineers, are focused on the glass industry and are collaborating for the next generation of refractory materials.

One of the next developments from SSRC will provide customers with more energy efficient refractory materials. By decreasing the thermal conductivity, the furnace will be able to consume less energy thus bringing a more sustainable material to the end user.

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enquiries from European customers.

It states that the driving factor in its international growth is the increased demand for bonded products for hot repairs, its competitive pricing for cold repairs, increased energy efficiency compared to competitors, and the high quality materials customers expect in their furnaces.

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Sustainability is a key theme within SSRC and it has worked on its existing materials that would have similar performance but with less thermal conductivity.

The reduction in thermal conductivity would ultimately mean that the customer can install a more energy efficient insulation package, reduce installation time (while using less refractory), and decrease the cost of their furnace (removing more expensive insulating materials).

Its ceramic engineers are working on providing quantitative data that would provide information on what that reduced thermal conductivity would look like. The second phase the group is working on is providing modelling data to provide a visual representation of the efficiency. A final test phase would be to install the materials in a furnace and provide data in a working environment.

As of late 2020, Bob Hunter is the new Director of Sales and Marketing tasked with building new monolithic business while maintaining the legacy glass industry.

Andrew Pea and Joe Fretz are continuing to build the container, fiber, float and other glass segments while Wes Broussard is entrusted with providing the solutions for monolithic customers. SSRC has seen revenue growth domestically but has also seen a rapid expansion internationally from agile and prompt delivery.

Its international expansion has occurred in two segments: pre-cast shapes for the glass industry and monolithic materials.

For pre-cast shapes it has built an international network in Europe, Asia, South America and Mexico. This has come with adding agents in South America and Europe as well as by providing more of its pre-cast shapes to those locations.

It has seen increased demand for its monolithic materials in South America, alongside more

� Cold crusher and particle sizer.

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The next generation of SSRC has been ushered in by the rebranding of the company in 2021. A new emphasis on marketing literature showcases the path forward while recreating the company’s website provides a more user-friendly structure.

While modernising the identity, the voice of SSRC will continue to provide experience and knowledge to global organizations. SSRC has so far joined ACERS, Glass Futures, Glass Packaging Institute, Glass Art Society and Louisiana Chemical Industry Alliance already in 2022.

SSRC will continue to improve refractory and monolithic materials for the glass industry for decades to come.

Bringing the experience of the research and development team as well as the knowledge of the sales team show exhibits the core values of the company. At the same time, the new monolithic plant ensures the highest quality materials are provided.

With most refractory manufactures’ lead times have continued to increase, SSRC can still provide some of the quickest manufacturing lead times.

The next era of the company has been created to provide ‘better solutions, faster.’ �

SSRC, Bessemer, USA www.ssrco.com

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Sustainability

Sisecam sets out sustainability goals Ali Efe Caglayan* outlines the company’s sustainability plans for the rest of the decade under its CareforNext stategy, and how it contributes to the United Nations Development Programme’s Sustainable Development Goals.

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isecam is committed to accelerating its efforts to manage resources with integrated waste management, sustainability in the supply chain and a circular economy understanding.

To this end, Sisecam aims to adopt a lifecycle-oriented approach in its value chain and evaluate the effects on all stages of product life, in line with its CareforNext Sustainability Strategy.

CareforNext is built on a sustainability framework comprising three pillars, namely ‘Protect the Planet’, ‘Empower Societies’ and ‘Transform Lives, and the supporting area called ‘Continuous Development’, which crosscuts all sustainability activities for 2022-2030.

In the new strategy period, Sisecam aims to bolster its CareforNext vision as a company Protecting the Planet, Empowering Societies, Transforming Lives and Continuously Developing itself and stakeholders in all these areas.

Sisecam Sustainability Goals cover fiveyear periods and are established in a way that contributes to the United Nations Development Programme’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Material topics under the Protect the Planet pillar are Climate Change, Water Use, and Circular Production. Material topics under the Empower Societies pillar are Corporate Heritage, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Talent Acquisition, Development and Management, and Occupational Health and Safety. Material topics under the Transform Lives pillar are Sustainability across the Value Chain, Digitalised Value Chain, Sustainable Products, and Value-Added Cooperations and Partnerships.

Under the circular economy model, the

main objective is to manage all product components and related processes in a resource-efficient manner and to minimise their environmental impact throughout the life cycle of the product.

Material selection and production processes as well as the use, turning into waste and recovery practices for the product are holistically observed in the planning phase in order to address the product or service design within the framework of the end-to-end life cycle and are thus managed.

As part of its glass and chemicals activities, Sisecam started an initiative in October 2021 to register its sustainable products, capitalise on life-cycle-based opportunities, and manage sustainability expectations for the entire value chain within the Transform Lives pillar .

Under this effort, Sisecam will perform life cycle analysis (LCA: Life Cycle Analysis), environmental labeling/ eco-label (EPD: Environmental Product Declaration), and other relevant certification (GRS: Global Recycle Standard) activities for selected products in its core business areas while ensuring further development of its corporate capacities. The initiative will include the sustainable products from flat glass and auto glass, container glass, glassware and chemicals production.

Many departments – such as Supply Chain, Procurement, R&D, and Quality – will provide technical support to the initiative, which encompasses production facilities and central functions.

The first phase outputs will be delivered in January 2022. The initiative is planned to be completed in May 2022. This effort will generate outputs for efficient process

management and stakeholder guidance while contributing to the relevant UN Sustainable Development Goals.

In addition, the initiative will provide Sisecam with the opportunity to reduce costs and environmental impacts, increase brand value, and transparently share environmental performance between customers (B2B) and final consumers (B2C) by detecting hot spots in materials, energy, and resources throughout Sisecam’s entire supply chain.

LCA is a scientific tool for the evaluation of environmental effects of products or services throughout the complete life cycle, literally from cradle to grave.

This involves the extraction of raw materials, refining, fabrication, transportation, use, recycling and disposal of the product, as well as the energy and ancillary materials supplies.

An LCA provides an opportunity a chance to see how the products produced are affect the environment.

An LCA maps out a few different strategies that provide a quality product that will not damage the environment.

Thanks to the LCA studies, which are the basis for EPD certification, a detailed scrutiny of the environmental impact resulting from the manufacturing processes and supply chain for construction products can be made, which allows new policies to be proposed.

It also creates a basis for eco design approaches related to energy and resource efficiency. �

* Environmental Sustainability Manager, Sustainability Directorate, Sisecam, Istanbul, Turkey www.sisecam.com

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Considerations in the selection of IS Machines Today’s Individual Section (IS) machines have up to 12 sections and can reach a production speed of 700 bottles per minute. What machine is required for an individual glass factory, each with its own separate requirements? Saeed Keshavarz* discusses the parameters required to select the right (IS) machine for you.

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lass is known and appreciated as the best packaging material due to its advantages over other packaging materials.

The demand for glass as a packaging material constantly increasing in many regions of the world.

The machine suppliers for container glass equipment are dealing with new demands and enquiries despite the fact many new projects and investments were postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Such a trend is expected to continue in future. The customers’ requirements do not stop growing and the NNPB (narrow neck press and blow) process is a good response to the demands for lighter articles and better prices.

This is good to mention that year 2022 has been proclaimed the UN International Year of Glass by United Nations.

In this article, we briefly review the parameters needed in selecting IS

machines (Individual Section machines).

Today’s IS machines have up to 12 sections and can reach a production speed of 700 bottles per minute. At this rate of production, the glass factory can offer its customers large quantities of glass containers at an affordable price. So, let us discuss how to select the right IS Machine.

Capacity/Output This is basic information to accordingly choose the IS machine size and specifications as well the number of sections of machine will be determined.

Based on the weight and dimension of the article, the number of gobs (single, double, triple, quadra); the machine type; and centre distance (such as 3”, 4 ¼”, 5 1/2”) and the forming process (Blow and Blow, Press and Blow; NNPB) will be defined.

The number sections of IS Machines vary from one section small machines

with capacity of less than 5 tpd to 12 sections or Tandem machines (for instance 8+8) with capacity of more than 150 tpd.

Article Type The machine specifications depend on the type of the article intended to produce, such as bottle (Narrow Mouth) or jar (Wide Mouth), Height, Body and Finish Diameter.

Based on this information type of the machine will be chosen. The type is based on center distance between two moulds on each section.

Quantity of production of each job Also the usual quantity of each article is a major parameter which is connected to defining capacity of the machine and defines size and specifications of IS machines.

For instance, for a certain capacity of

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furnace, the number of IS machines and their capacity vary according to how often the job change is required. A 210 tpd furnace, can feed either two IS machines (105 tpd average capacity) or three IS machines (70 tpd average capacity) or so on.

Technological considerations Followings are some of common options or tools can be considered in process of selecting IS machines: A) Feeder type and specifications -Servo or mechanical.

-Arcuate cutting or Parallel.

B) Servo Mechanisms Especially in the area of take-out and invert and plunger mechanisms are a good approach that provide better control and make the production process smoother.

For instance, servo invert mechanisms ensure the smooth transfer of the parison from the blank mould to the blow mould, easier than traditional mechanisms.

It should also be noted that the trend of replacing traditional mechanisms with servo ones is not always productive. For instance, the use of servo mechanisms for baffle or funnel mechanisms does not bring much added value but makes the machine more complicated from the electronic point of view.

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C) Type of Mould Opening and Closing Parallel mould opening/closing mechanisms are a successful solution to improve the article quality, because the contact time between the mould surface and the glass is the same for all gobs in the same section. This is more considerable in triple gob or quadra gob operation.

D)Cooling Technology IS machine operation is directly related to cooling’s capacity and cooling’s efficiency applying in the IS machine. Nowadays, axial cooling and 360 degree cooling in both blanks and blow side are available by all machine suppliers. These cooling methods improve forming process in comparing with traditional stack cooling and vertical cooling.

E) Proportional Valves Nowadays, proportional valves are standard solution to have more precise control on the certain events of IS machines and recommended in selecting IS machines features.

Conclusion The mentioned parameters are important points to be considered in selecting IS machines, but the fact is there are other parameters needed to check and consider based on actual requirement of production and project. The process of selecting IS machine features plays an important role in pre-engineering of container glass projects and indeed affects the performance and productivity of a glass plant. �

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Decarbonisation & Public Funding: What’s in it for the Glass Industry?

Bastian Meinig, Dominique Buoncuore, Eike Gansäuer and Jan Lucas (Public Funding Experts for Decarbonisation in Düsseldorf) discuss how funding can play a crucial role for the glass industry on the pathway to carbon neutrality.

� Fig 1. Funding for glass industry in Europe (blue – tax refunds, green – direct

“H

ybrid Furnace of the Future”: That was the title of an ambitious project led by 19 glass companies, supported by the European Container Glass Federation, which aimed at cutting the CO2-emission by up to 60%.

Despite being a possible step to secure the future of the European glass industry in a climate-neutral Europe, this promise was not attractive enough to be selected

for funding in the European Innovation Fund of the European Commission.

So, the question remains if and how funding can become a vital factor for the glass industry´s efforts to decarbonise its production processes.

In the recent past, European governments have publicly announced their wish to support industries in their necessary transformation path to reduce

their carbon footprint. This seems logical: decarbonising is associated with immense capital expenditures and a regulatory package, leading to increasing operating costs (both staff and energy related). In this context, subsidies for rising costs are without alternative to secure the international competitiveness of glass Continued>>

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� Fig 2. Comparison of funding awarded to overall production by countries (Source: “Energy saving options for industrial furnaces”, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research, 2016)

manufacturers in Europe.

And yet: funding landscapes on all levels (EU, national and regional) are built up in very untransparent schemes, hardly manageable for their target industries, while decisions of granting bodies often remain incomprehensible. Being already under pressure to ensure the survival of a qualitative production, the glass sector misses time and know-how to decipher the funding map leading to pragmatic financial support.

European Green Deal, National Strategies, Regional support: What’s in it at all for the glass industry in Europe?

The answer is: attractive funding opportunities do exist, especially for decarbonisation and energy/resource efficiency activities. A prerequisite for pragmatic funding is that the actors understand the overall structure and prioritise the paths that make sense for their specific projects.

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‘Funding of the glass industry in Europe for dummies’ Today, glass manufacturers in Europe have several opportunities for financial support. Consulting the Database for State Aid of the Directorate General for Competition of the EU quickly confirms that the glass industry in Europe has been awarded multiple grants in the past few years. These range from specific local funding programmes to subsidiaries on the European level.

The subsidy-cases differ from each other by the ‘state aid instrument’ they use. State aid can be delivered mainly in the form of a direct grant, a tax reduction/tax advantage, a soft loan or a guarantee. They also differ from each other regarding the ‘state aid objective’ they serve. This objective is the purpose which is followed by the EU or a member state and legitimates the state aid itself.

The General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) defines many of these objectives.

For instance, state aid can be legitimised for industrial research and experimental development, environmental protection, the promotion of energy from renewable sources or increasing energy efficiency.

One single European frame, many different national realities The classification of the State Aid into the categories ‘state aid instrument’ and ‘state aid objective’ is the result of the competition laws, which are valid throughout the EU. This homogenised framework is implemented in different ways on the member state level. Therefore, when taking investment decisions, the glass industry should take the funding schemes offered on the national level into consideration. Fig 1 gives an overview of the fundings awarded inside the glass industry by each single Member State: each bubble represents one project; the surface area of the bubble is proportional to the amount of funding. When comparing different countries, it strikes out that German manufacturers receive a disproportionately high amount of funding overall. Here, the main state aid consists of tax refunds (=’state aid instrument’) for sectoral development and environmental protection (=’state aid objective’). The second biggest ‘state aid instrument’, direct grants, must not be neglected though: this is a strong, pragmatic instrument to enable investments, especially in energy and resource efficient production facilities.

Even if the total amount of direct grants seems optically smaller in comparison to tax refunds, the overall funding amount is still very high and stands out as an unequalled feature throughout Europe.

The funding schemes fundamentally differ in most other countries like Italy or Belgium, where funding is not such an important financial factor. Here, manufacturers often receive grants for regional investments to support

structurally weak areas.

Considering that Germany is the biggest glass producer in Europe, it might seem reasonable to argue such numbers by pure size of production capacities. In contrast to this, Fig 2 shows that this is a false conclusion. Following Germany, the three countries with the highest glass production (France, Spain and Italy) are barely even comparable in terms of funding volume. Therefore, it is safe to say that Germany offers unique opportunities for glass manufacturers to receive financial support, especially when it comes to lowering the ordinary operating costs as well as investments to reduce CO2 emissions.

Unused funding potential for the glass industry Pushing the analysis forward, it is interesting to take a look at the differences between manufacturing sectors within one Member State to estimate the overall performance of the glass industry within the competition for public funding. To put this further into perspective, Fig 3 shows grant funding throughout all manufacturing industries in Germany.

The German glass industry, while being a major recipient of funding inside its own industrial sector in Europe, only plays a minor role in Germany compared to similar industries, such as paper, chemicals, or metals. Especially fundings for energy efficiency projects play a crucial role. Other energy intensive sectors with comparable future challenges already receive significant state aid in this field, even though the funding landscape in Europe itself is per definition non-discriminatory. Grants for energy efficiency investments and projects to lower CO2-emissions are designed to address all industries with equal opportunities.

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In this case, Germany is willing to give substantial financial support to meet its ambitious goals of carbon neutrality until 2045. Reducing CO2 emissions in its biggest industrial emitters, the energy intensive industries, therefore represents one of the lowest hanging fruits for the short term and will play a vital role in the long run.

Due to this, large scale investments to reduce energy or resource consumption can receive substantial fundings of up to 60% of the capital expenditures. This may not only support glass manufacturers in terms of liquidity but can also serve as a leverage in pushing forward efficiency projects, which otherwise would not be economically viable.

The glass industry can capitalise on expected shortterm changes Funding schemes pursuing the ‘state aid objective’ for environment protection and energy/resource efficiency are usually a good opportunity when it comes to saving resources or reducing the energy consumption. But since the glass industry

also produces significant process related emissions, it is of great interest to look at this specific topic in terms of funding. In 2020, the German state launched a new funding program to support corporations with their efforts to tackle these CO2 emissions. Projects in this field typically include both, the development of new processes and the implementation of modern facilities, which is why large corporations are funded by up to 50% for the former and up to 40% for the capital expenditures.

Because decarbonisation is moving more into the focus of state aid, the current funding landscape is changing on a regular basis.

Apart from the already mentioned introduction of programmes to tackle specific topics, existing funding schemes are being updated to better fit the targets of the European Industry.

The General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) is currently updated to enable generous funding for ‘state aid objectives’ related to decarbonisation, and more is still to come.

Consequences for glass Taking all this into consideration, the European glass industry, although facing major challenges in terms of transforming its production processes on the pathway to carbon neutrality, can make use of powerful funding opportunities.

Today it can be said though, that even the biggest recipients of state aid, such as Germany, do not use these opportunities to their fullest potential.

Other industrial sectors with similar challenges are already one step ahead and could be a role model for the future.

Especially state aid objectives for environment protection and energy/ resource efficiency should be kept in mind when working out the upcoming investment plans or strategic projects to reduce carbon emissions.

If used correctly, funding can already today become a major financial factor in terms of decarbonisation for the whole glass industry. �

*Ayming, Dusseldorf, Germany www.ayming.com

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Glass packaging

Minimising plastic waste in the glass industry Talos Recycling is helping to ensure container glass manufacturers achieve their sustainability goals throughout the entire supply chain, working alongside manufacturers such as Ardagh to recycle their used flexible plastic packaging back into a closed-loop manufacturing process. Jamie Gibson* reports.

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ustainability is a core value in the glass industry and glass itself is a perfect model for the circular economy, as it can constantly be recycled back into new glass packaging.

One of the challenges facing the industry is to ensure the whole supply chain is just as sustainable.

The benefits of using flexible plastic packaging within the glassmaking supply chain are well-established. Transporting glass containers (jars and bottles) from the manufacturer’s warehouse to the customers’ filling lines, and then on to the end consumer via retailers and the licensed trade, is a critical part of their journey.

The containers must be loaded securely onto pallets for safe and efficient transportation: flexible plastic packaging protects the glass containers, ensuring they arrive at their final destination in as perfect condition as they left the

warehouse.

Depending on the content of the plastic packaging, once used, it can be recycled back into new plastic packaging.

By using a product that not only contains recycled material, but is, itself, 100% recyclable, a circular economy model can be achieved, eliminating waste and lowering carbon emissions:

� Glass bottles on pallets wrapped in flexible plastic packaging.

each tonne of plastic that is recycled back into the manufacturing process saves 1.5 tonnes of carbon1.

Recycling plastic packaging back into the manufacturing process Marpak Extrusions is a UK-based manufacturer of flexible plastic packaging, supplying the major UK glass manufacturers. Recognising the need for glass manufacturers to be able to reduce plastic waste and use flexible plastic packaging with recycled content, Jamie Gibson and Matt White set up sister company Talos Recycling, which collects their customers’ plastic packaging waste and turns it into pellets.

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� The recycling process - used film being recycled back into pellets.

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CASE STUDY: ARDAGH GLASS PACKAGING

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Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe (AGP-E) is now using a sustainable, recycled base foil product to give stability to its glass containers when in transit to customers, created using the waste plastic packaging material from its Doncaster manufacturing facility.

Developed with suppliers Marpak and Talos Recyling during an initiative to reduce waste, the flexible plastic packaging material, called Fuse Seal, outperforms the standard, non-recycled

material in terms of strength and costeffectiveness. Made from 30% waste plastic shrink-wrap, it can be recycled multiple times.

All waste shrink-wrap at the Doncaster facility is now recycled in a closed loop system. AGP-E bales the used shrink wrap from the shop floor, which is then collected by Marpak and Talos Recyling. To avoid unnecessary transport, the suppliers collect the bales as a consolidated load when delivering

shrink wrap packaging to AGP-E. At Marpak and Talos Recycling, the material is graded and segregated for re-use. It is re-granulated into pellets and re-used to make up 30% of the new Fuse Seal product. The remaining 70% is new LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene), which is also recycled into other products. Fuse Seal’s 30% recycled content also means it will not be subject to the UK Government’s 2022 Plastic Packaging Tax.

The process provides a way for glass manufacturers to ensure that the plastic packaging used to transport their glass containers, is created in a closedloop, circular economy model, as well as complying with the UK’s Plastic Packaging Tax requirements.

on an annual usage of 2000 tonnes, the weight saving equates to the equivalent of c.200 tonnes per year and approximately a 12.5% CO2 reduction. This is achieved without any loss in strength or quality of the material: a win-win for both the glass manufacturer and the environment.

Plastic Packaging Tax

Closing the loop

In Europe, a tax on all non-recycled plastic packaging waste came into force on January 1, 2021 designed to encourage the use of recycled, rather than new plastic. Where plastic packaging has less than 30% recycled content, the EU charges €800 per tonne of plastic to member states, rather than businesses, but the expectation is that member states will introduce their own plastic taxes to fund their liability to the EU. The UK’s Plastic Packaging Tax will come into force from April 2022.

A charge of £200 per tonne will be applied to manufacturers using plastic packaging that contains less than 30% recycled content and will apply to plastic packaging produced in, or imported into, the UK. This provides a clear economic incentive for businesses to use more recycled material in their plastic packaging, which will also help to achieve their sustainability goals.

Plastic packaging used during transit in the container glass industry can meet manufacturers’ sustainability goals if manufacturers opt to downgauge the weight of their product, use bio-polymers in the blend, and recycle used material back into the production process.

The issue of tackling plastic packaging waste in the glass industry starts with collaboration between the glass manufacturer and their plastic packaging supplier and ends with both sides achieving their sustainability goals. �

Plastic packaging can be even more sustainable

� Pellets - used plastic packaging can be recycled back into pellets to be reused in the manufacturing process.

more environmentally-friendly plastic packaging. Braskem’s green polyethylene is produced from sugarcane from 100% renewable sources, which helps to reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and is entirely recyclable.

Marpak also offers a down-gauged, lighter-weight, flexible packaging material, which reduces costs, the tonnage of plastic produced, and the CO2 emitted.

If a glass manufacturer opts to reduce the thickness of its plastic packing from 80 microns to 70 microns, for example, based

1 Source: http://www.wrap.org.uk/content/fast-factsplastics

*Director, Talos Recycling, Leeds , UK Email: jamie.gibson@talosrecycling.co.uk Website: www.talosrecycling.com

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As well as being created from recycled plastic waste, plastic packaging can be made more sustainable by using biobased ingredients in the production of the plastic itself.

Plastic is made from polymers; Marpak uses chemical industry giant Braskem’s sugarcane-derived bio-based polymers in their blend, to create

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Digital Technology

Constraint Programming in glass production scheduling Sylvain Leroy* and Tanguy Lapegue** outline how constraint programming (CP) technology could save glass manufacturers hours of planning time. This would provide more opportunities to test what-if scenarios and complete tasks of higher-added value, ultimately leading to global performance optimisation.

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Cosling CEO Jean-Guillaume Fages has been awarded twice for his thesis on artificial intelligence and constraint programming1.

Constraint programming CP is a programming paradigm that belongs to the wide field of artificial intelligence (AI). It is a declarative language that enables modelling optimisation problems through variables, domains and constraints. Variables represent choices to make, such as the employee to be assigned to a task.

Each variable is associated to a domain that defines its alternative values, such as qualified workers for a given task.

Variables are linked by constraints, which state logical properties that must be respected to get a feasible solution, such as making sure no employee is working on

two tasks simultaneously.

Once a decision problem has been modelled within CP, it can be given to a CP Solver, i.e. a programming library whose purpose is to find a feasible solution to a given model. Several CP Solvers could be used, each one with its own interface, language, strength and weakness.

The well-known Choco Solver is one of the best CP Solvers that enables a very good trade-off between performance and ability to be finely tuned; the Institut Mines Telecom (IMT) Atlantique in France developed the solver.

Based on this technology, Cosling has developed a scheduler, with interactive graphical user interfaces, data management and advanced algorithms (Fig. 1). Such a solution has already proven Continued>>

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ost glassmakers face similar issues when it comes to production planning, because a complex set of interlocutors and IT systems are usually requested. To plan effectively, managers must orchestrate data from sales, stocks and production, as well as juggling with varied and disparate data types (e.g. Excel sheets, ERP information, written reports, etc.).

Production scheduling is, therefore, one of the daily headaches of glassmakers.

One question many operations personnel ask themselves every day is ‘how can I effectively and efficiently schedule my production batches’? While on one hand, the goal is to not use excessive resources to carry out the schedule, on the other, the goal is to optimise performance and ensure on-time delivery to customers.

Hence the interest for a solution that adapts to the unique environment of each company and integrates a powerful calculation ‘engine’ to ensure optimum scheduling for maximum production yield.

The key challenge for management is to allocate the company’s human resources to tasks with high added value to remain competitive.

The integration of the latest generation tools will support ‘empowered human’ approaches and generate a positive and modern impression among employees.

Headquartered in France, Cosling is a company that provides software solutions for planning and scheduling problems, making better use of key resources. The company was founded in 2014 by two PhD scientists, whose expertise included process optimisation, mathematical modelling and constraint programming.

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� Fig 2. Cosling Scheduler Graphical Planning Manager Interface: Resource

� Fig 3. Cosling Scheduler Graphical Planning Manager Interface: Order View

View (who does what and when).

(start, end, deadlines and resources assigned).

to be effective for various industries: Aerospace and Defence, Transportation and Logistics, Oil and Gas, etc.

If the schedule needs to be revised, the planning sheet of step one is overwritten or modified as necessary.

Current scheduling process

Limits and issues

To illustrate a recurring situation, an example from a South America container glassmaker will be considered.

The production planning process attempts to efficiently meet the demand for the finished product within the available resources, given the restrictions associated with furnaces, forehearths, labour, supplies, etc.

The process is carried out internally and executed by the planning team made of two people. It consists of three subprocesses: 1. Weekly manual update of a planning sheet, which consists of importing and organising data from different Excel documents of different sources.

2. Identification of inventory coverage by bottle types.

3. Bottle production scheduling.

Such a system described in the previous section presents substantial limits, including: � Manual processes leading to potential mistakes (handling and rewriting of several Excel documents). � Time consuming tasks for many people of different teams. It requires several hours per week for planning managers who could be working on higher added-value activities. � Complex tasks, which usually require one year of training for a new planning manager to become efficient.

Then, the knowledge is held by few persons within the company and not stored and capitalised in a robust software solution. If planning managers are absent (injury, Covid, etc.), the activity is deeply impacted. � Production constraints and their associated costs are not taken into consideration at the beginning of the scheduling, leading to iterative and inefficient calculations. � Suboptimal scheduling, leading to a waste of production yield. � When input changes, such as urgent customer demands or machine failure, plans are just adapted rather than being optimised once again. � No time can be spent on what-if scenarios, which reduces the ability of the company to anticipate issues and adapt accordingly. � Additional meetings are necessary with other process teams for final validation.

These steps are all manual and take the planning team several hours every week. Once the scheduling of the bottles is complete, the changes and transitions in each production line (from the production of one bottle to another) are analysed to ensure no changes can delay production (for example colour transitions or complex machine changes).

Therefore, when necessary, modifications, exchanges or replacements of scheduling plans previously done are manually reexecuted.

Finally, two weekly meetings between the planning team, the sales and production coordinators are held to share and review the schedule and validate that all the urgent orders are prioritised.

In this specific case study, one of the biggest concerns is the ability of the company to efficiently react to demand changes. Indeed, in the context of low and predictable demand, production changes can be managed relatively easily. However, when demand is high and unpredictable, the need for a robust solution is highly acute. In these scenarios, the productive restrictions have associated costs, necessary for consideration.

Improvements The first step for improving the production planning process consists of formalising the scheduling problem and gathering all the input data (e.g. machine qualifications, operator availabilities, stocks, contracts). Then, the CP model is built in an agile way, using customer feedback to come up with a model as close to operations reality as possible.

The scheduling problem can be modelled within CP through tasks and resources. The general idea is to associate each order to a set of tasks, that must be assigned to qualified and available resources, before a given due date. Some resources, such as furnaces and forehearths are subject to capacity constraints, while others, such as operator, are subject to disjunctive constraints2.

Unavailable resources, such as furnace maintenance, could be modelled through additional fixed tasks, which are aimed at reducing resource capacities to zero during this period.

Each task would be associated to an assignment variable whose domain can be reduced by considering business constraints such as the type of IS machines, or possible combinations of moulds within IS machines.

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Once modelled, it becomes possible to launch the solving process. CP Solvers are usually excellent at finding a feasible solution in a few seconds. The challenge is to find a near optimal solution within a few minutes to update planning several times in a day. Based on advanced algorithms, the Cosling Solver can find very good solutions within 3 to 5 minutes. The resulting planning can then be visualised through a graphical user interface (Figs 2 and 3).

It is worth noticing that such tools are interactive; the user may modify some data (e.g. inserting a new unavailability) and re-optimise the schedule to apply the change. Once satisfied with the given solution, the planning manager can validate and publish planning to make it visible for all operators.

As the tool automatically checks business constraints, such as production capacity and order deadlines, the user workload is considerably reduced. This enables managers to focus on higher added-value tasks, such as studying the following whatif scenarios: � What happens if I postpone/advance this furnace maintenance? � What happens if I hire a new operator next month? � Should I profit from a period of lower activity to replenish some stocks? � Is it worth making a gob change tonight? � What happens if I agree to prioritise this order? � What happens if I accept this new order?

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Modifying input data according to the scenario, and reoptimising it, can now answer all these questions quite easily.

The planning manager can then decide what to do by comparing production key performance indicators (KPIs). Impact studies that used to take months can now be done in a several days or minutes.

Conclusion

*Founder of JoonX Consulting, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico, https://joonx.org/en/home/ **Cfounder and COO of Cosling, Nantes, France, https://www.cosling.com/

Footnotes 1 French-Best PhD Thesis in Artificial Intelligence (AFIA 2015) and World-Best PhD Thesis in Constraint-Programming (ACP 2015).

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Issues encountered by planning managers can deeply impact company performance. Advanced planning systems could be used to speed up this process, compute near optimal planning and thus make it possible to test what-if scenarios, leading to a global performance optimisation.

Ultimately, the technology enables managers to spend more time on higher added-value tasks; such systems need consolidated data and a detailed modelling of industrial processes.

Based on the example of a glass bottle production company, we have explained how CP Solvers can be used to schedule production efficiently and effectively.

The resulting software can be used not only for production planning, but also to empower other processes such as maintenance, supply-chain, sales and human resources. �

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Country profile: Mexico

Mexican glass industry continues to thrive It’s been more than two years since our last country profile on the Mexican glass industry – and the country’s glass packaging sector has continued to exceed expectations. Ahead of Glassman Latin America in Monterrey, we highlight the country’s container glass manufacturers.

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FEVISA, VIENO MEXICALI

VICHISA, CHIHUAHUA

O-I/CONSTELLATION,

0-I MEXICO + VIDRIERA SANTOS + CRISA LIBBEY, MONTERREY

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FEVISA + AB INBEV, SAN LUIS POTOSI

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TAMAULIPAS

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0-I MEXICO + SAVERGLASS, GUADALAJARA

PAVISA + O-I MEXICO

VIDRIO FORMAS, LERMA DE VILLADA

GLASSIA/ VICRILA PACHUCA, HIDALGO

VETRO DE CANTABRIA, O-I MEXICO + VITRO COSMOS TOLUCA

CROWN MEXICO (SIVESA) ORIZABA, VERACRUZ

AB INBEV, VERACRUZ

NOPALTEPEC, VERACRUZ

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Mexican spotlight

Ahead of Glassman Latin America we investigate the Mexican glass industry. Despite Covid impacting manufacturing operations, demand for products shows no signs of abating.

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exico is one of the major global exporters and importers of glass. In 2020, it was the 13th leading exporter and 17th largest importer of glass and glassware products in the world.

Both soft drinks and alcoholic beverages make up a substantial part of the industry. A rise in demand for alcoholic drinks in North America has led to an increased demand for glass bottles in Mexico.

Companies such as Diageo and Constellation Brands plan to expand their operations in Mexico through new investments and expanding existing facilities.

The rapid growth of the non-alcoholic beverages industry in Mexico at the beginning of the 21st century has also seen the Mexican glass manufacturing industry grow significantly. It is now one the fastest growing providers of glass bottles and containers.

Of course, the pandemic had a significant impact.

In March 2021, hundreds of manufacturing plants were forced to close. Manufacturing operations were most severely affected in the northern states that border the US. Despite the negative impacts of the pandemic, the Mexican glass industry seems to be making a quick recovery. In 2020, Mexico’s production of glass amounted to (approx.) over $1.2 billion, down from (approx.) $1.4 billion the previous year. Between 2014 and 2019, glass production in the country experienced a continual increase in value, with the annual figure more than doubling in that period.

COMPANY EXPANSIONS

VITRO 2021 was a busy year for Vitro. In June, construction for a third float glass furnace was approved at the company’s factory in Nuevo León.

The investment was an estimated at $120 million and hoped to provide for the growing demand for glass products in Latin America.

In July, Vitro said that it would sell LandGlass and VIG (vacuum insulating glass) Technologies products in North America. The tempered glass in the VIG unit allows it to be used in extreme temperatures.

In October, Vitro announced another investment of $70 million for the construction of a new container furnace at its plant in Toluca.

Once again, this investment was to meet increased demand for glass containers, as well as using sustainable processes to manufacture high added-value glass products

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VIDRO FORMAS In 2020, manufacturer Vidrio Formas started the construction of a second production facility in Lerma. The plant was part of an expansion project to increase capacity by up to 114% within the next four years.

The company began production on July 2nd 2021, after a 10-day heat up and a fill that took four days. The new furnace will manufacture the same products as Plant 1, mainly liquor bottles and containers for the

� Vidrio Formas’s second production facility in Lerma.

food industry.

The facility includes a batch plant with the capacity to support the current furnace and the future installation of a second furnace, as well as a new regenerative end-fired furnace with a capacity of 320 t/d and two glass container production lines.

Four new machines were installed this March and four more are on order for the next two lines, which will begin production by the end of 2022.

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In September 2021, Diageo said it would invest more than $500 million in new facilities in Jalisco to increase production capacity for the tequila industry.

In January 2022, Constellation Brands said it would construct a new brewery in Veracruz, and also plans to increase capacity at its existing facilities in Nava and Obregón.

This March, TME Engineering formed a subsidiary in Mexico to supply the American market. TME Glass Americas will be located in Guadalajara, Jalisco.

� Glass and Glass’s main site in Tamaulipas.

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MAIN GLASS MANUFACTURERS IN MEXICO � O-I Mexico: produces glass containers for food and beverage industry.

In 2019, the company acquired Grupo Modelo’s Nueva Fanal facility located near Mexico City, which O-I believed would contribute approx. $140 million of revenue on an annual basis. � Fevisa: the company was founded in 1987 in Mexicali, Baja California, with the objective of providing packaging solutions to the food and beverage industry. Today, Fevisa manufactures billions of glass bottles every year. � Gerresheimer: provides glass packaging for the pharmaceutical industry, among other health industries, as well as drug delivery devices and solutions. � Saverglass: manufactures glass packaging for spirits such as tequila, mezcal, and wine. In 2018, the company opened its modernised glass and decoration factories in Jalisco after a $120 million investment. � Vidrio Formas: specialises in manufacturing exclusive and generic glass containers. � Glass & Glass: provide solutions for the perfume, wine and liqueurs industry as well as household glassware. In 2020, the manufacturer planned to install a second furnace at its manufacturing plant in Altamira, Tamaulipas (see previous page) to increase the company’s capacity to 300 tonnes per day.

Pre-pandemic, the company could see up to 25 million units a year for one product alone. � Crown Mexico: in 2018, the container glassmaker operated two glass manufacturing plants in Mexico: Crown Vichisa and Crown Sivesa. It also invested in a new glass plant in Chihuahua the same year. The facility had a production capacity equivalent to 750 million bottles, which were to be supplied the adjacent Heineken brewery.

GLASSMAN LATIN AMERICA Glassman Latin America will take place from the 11-12 May 2022 in Monterrey, Mexico, and will focus on the latest issues and innovations surrounding the hollow glassmaking sector.

The event will bring together international experts, glass container manufacturers and businesses that use glass containers, providing an excellent opportunity to meet and network for the first time since the pandemic.

An accompanying two-day conference will focus on the latest trends and topics in glassmaking such as decarbonisation, digitalisation and net zero emissions. https://glassmanevents.com/latinamerica

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Vichisa Pavisa Crisa Libbey (tableware) Vidriera Santos AB InBEV Vetri De Cantabria Glassia Vitro Cosmos Industria Vidriera Del Bajio Industria Vidriera de Coahuila (IVC) (see right) Vetro De Cantabria Vicrila

� IVC successfully lit its fifth glass manufacturing furnace at its Piedras Negras, Mexico site in February 2020.

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CORTEX GLASS B.V. Covia CRYOINFRA DITER DOMINION INDUSTRY MEXICO DURA TEMP CORP. EIRICH Machines ELECTROGLASS LTD EME GmbH EMS Group F.I.C (UK) Limited FALORNI TECH GLASS INDUSTRIES EXPERIENCE FAMA. FABRICACIÓN DE MÁQUINAS FERMAC FIVES STEIN LIMITED FlammaTec, spol. s ro FORMA GLAS GMBH FORGLASS FOSBEL FUTRONIC Gallus Ferd. Rüesch AG GIANCARLO PEREGO S.p.a GLASS INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE GLASS MACHINERY PLANTS & ACCESSORIES GLASS SERVICE GLASS SERVICE S.R.L GLASSWORKS HOUNSELL GTC - Glass Technology & Ceramics HarbisonWalker International HEAT UP LATIN AMERICA HEYE INTERNATIONAL GMBH HFT HORN GLASS INDUSTRIES AG HOTWORK - USA LLC ICEBEL INTERGLASS, SA DE CV IRIS INSPECTION MACHINES ISIMAT GMBH SIEBDRUCKMASCHINEN IVM KLUBER LUBRICATION MEXICANA SA SE CV KOENIG & BAUER KAMMANN GMBH LATTIMER USA LOGISTICA COMERCIAL BRIGMADI

C05 A10 D11 A08 D21 E16 B05 B01 A05 C12 D25 C20 B6 E05 E22 E02 A12 E02 E06 D03 D01 F25 C01 C06 B21 D01 C21 B11 E05 C21 E12 C14 F27 F06 D01 A14 E02 F15 C25 B01 F22 B10 B01 C33 E23 E02 D05 E20 D04 D16 E10 D10 F20

COMPANY NAME LWN Lufttechnik GmbH MAGNECO/METREL, INC MAINSER Mirsa MAQUINADOS FLORES GONZALEZ S.A. DE C.V Mecanica Serv S.A. De C.V. MGLASS FACTORY SERVICES S.A DE C.V. MICAMOL S.L. MMA MONOFRAX LLC OLIVOTTO GLASS TECHNOLOGIES PARKINSON-SPENCER REFRACTORIES LTD PENNINE INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD PNEUMOFORE POCO GRAPHITE INC. an Entegris Company PYROTEK INC RAMSEY PRODUCTS CORPORATION REFEL S.p.A REFMON REFRACTORIES CO LTD REFRACTARIOS ZEDMEX REVIMAC S.R.L. ROVI SOLUCIONES INTEGRALES DE INGENIERIA S.I.G.MA GROUP SATINAL S.p.A. SEFPRO SEMSAMEX SOCABELEC SA SOCIETY OF GLASS TECHNOLOGY SOMOBRESLE SORG - Nikolaus Sorg GmbH & Co. KG Special Shapes Refractory Company SPECIALTY RONDOT STRATEGIC MATERIALS STRUTZ INTERNATIONAL THE TECO GROUP TIAMA TME GLASS AMERICAS UAS MESSTECHNIK GMBH VETROMECCANICA SRL VIDMAR INGENIERIA SA DE DV VIDREMOT S.A. XPAR VISION B.V ZHENGZHOU XINGUANGSE REFRACTORY

STAND F15 A17 C05 D02 F21 B01 D31 D02 A13 F26 A11 E02 E17 E02 C30 E11 B01 F03 A03 D30 D20 A06 C06 D15 B20 A07 F02 C11 E06 F11 B15 C15 E11 C16 C10 E01 B01 B07 C07 D31 D12 E15

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ACAMSA (Servicios Industriales) Stand C05 Maracaibo # 27, San Pedro Zacatenco, Mexico City, 07360, Mexico Phone: +525516610544 Email: contacto@acamsa.com.mx Website: www.acamsa.com.mx/ Servicios Industriales ACAMSA, is dedicated and committed to all kinds of projects related to specialised engineering areas such as mechanics, automation, control and industrial electronics. Through our extensive knowledge and innovation in the services we offer, we have been able to promote the development of projects in the design and manufacture of machines for the service of the industry: high precision machining, 3D CAD designs, board assembly, instrumentation, repair services, material supply, maintenance and continuous improvement, combustion gas lines, equipment inspection. We assemble

all kinds of production lines and machinery for the glass industry from hot zone, cold zone and packaging, bottle conveyors design, manufacture and assembly according to plant requirements.

AGR INTERNATIONAL Stand A10 Marta de la Torre 615 Whitestown Road Butler, PA 16001 United States Phone: +34/609-243523 Email: mdelatorre@agrintl.com Website: www.agrintl.com Agr International offers a variety of equipment and services specifically designed to meet the quality assurance needs of the global glass container manufacturing, filling and packaging industries. Agr’s products include high throughput, on-line sampling systems, automated laboratory products and a variety

of manual gauges for use in the laboratory or on the production floor. Agr products play a significant role in the quality and safety of containers and packaging used around the world. Agr’s Sampling Pressure Tester, the SPT2, pushes the boundaries of throughput, pressure generation, handling versatility and measurement precision to levels previously thought impossible. In this product, Agr has married the rugged and reliable performance of previous Agr pressure testing systems with the latest pressure and volume measurement technology. This combination has resulted in a device that can perform highly accurate, hands-free pressure and volume tests on bottles at a rate of up to 270 bottles per hour. As an industry leader for over 90 years, Agr is committed to provide the glass container industry with the most technologically advanced products and services available for quality control and productivity improvement. Agr products can be found in over 120 countries.

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All Glass Srl Stand D11

Via Cesare Sarti 20 - 43029 Traversetolo (PR) Italy Phone: +39 0521 340810 Email: info@allglass.it Website: www.allglass.it All Glass Italy: Leadership in cold end conveyors and palletisers. Today, All Glass is recognised as a worldwide leading supplier of conveying lines and palletisers in the cold end of the glassworks industry. The numerous references in such installations for the most important international glassworks allowed All Glass to make a name for itself as reference partner in this sector. In last years, all the most important glassworks chose All Glass gaining a full satisfaction in terms of excellent performance, efficiency and service. Considering that the production of glass furnace never stops, in its machinery All Glass uses first-class components and long-term tested elements only. All Glass technical structure is organised to guarantee a constant assistance during all the steps of design, assembling and start-up and to assure a prompt after-sales support during the maintenance periods. Making use of consolidate synergies, All Glass is the ideal partner to entrust the service of complete engineering for turn-key new solutions and for retrofits or relocations of existing installations. The keys of All Glass team’s success are the constant research in direct symbiosis with Clients to develop taylor-made customised solutions, and the natural bent to after-sales assistance and support, which makes All Glass be the ideal partner in terms of performance.

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Altingoz Ates Tugla Refrakter San. Tic. Ltd. Stand A08 Mr. A Altingoz Yeni Mahalle, Ciftlik Cad. No:2 Cayirova, Kocaeli 41420 Turkey Phone: +90 262 7436373 Email: info@atestugla.com Website: www.atestugla.com Since 1977, Altingoz Ates Tugla Refrakter Ltd. has been in the refractory market and provides various types of refractories for the glass industry. In our factory, we have

cutting, drilling and polishing facilities and this enables us to shape the refractories as per customer needs and also refractories are pre-assembled in-house according to the orders. Our products can be listed: Fused Cast AZS/Alumina Refractory Blocks, High Zirconia Fused Cast Blocks, Zircon, Zircon-Mullite, Andalusite, Silimanite, Silica Bricks and Refractory Mortars. We have delivered Refractory products and complete forehearth refractories to many glass factories all around the world by road, air or sea.

ANTONINI S.R.L. Stand D21

Website: www.catalysts.basf.com/glass BASF is a leading supplier of Temperature Sensing Products to the glass industry for over sixty (60) years, giving BASF the expertise and experience to solve your temperature sensing needs. This, combined with our multiple technology platforms of Thermocouples and Exactus Pyrometers, our proprietary Fibro Platinum Thermocouple Wire and Precious Metal Recycling services, makes BASF uniquely qualified to be your supplier of choice.

From Furnace to Forehearth, Fiberglass to Float glass, BASF has the diverse design solutions and the passion to meet the needs of any of your applications and to help mould The Shape of Your Success!

BDF INDUSTRIES Stand B05

Via Medaglie d’Oro della Resistenza, 2 50053 Empoli, - Florence, Italy Phone: +39 0571 93221 Email: com@antoninisrl.com Website: www.antoninisrl.com Antonini srl is an Italian company working since 1946 in the branch of hollow glass.

Antonini supplies annealing and decorating lehrs, tempering lines, mould preheating kilns, thermal shock lehrs, cold end coating spray and dosing unit. The company is very active also in upgrading and reparation of second hand lehrs of all brands. Low consumption and zero maintenance are the strong qualities of Antonini’s equipment, together with the post sales service, made by high specialised technicians. All equipment is made in Italy and all materials are high quality, to keep the standard in a top level. Up to today, more than 1600 new lehrs have been installed.

BASF Stand E16

John Grossi; Porfidio Muñiz 46820 Fremont Blvd.

Fremont, CA 94538 United States Phone: +1 (928) 681-2847; +1 (732) 8227218 Email: john.grossi@basf.com; porfidio. muniz@basf.com

Marta Dalle Carbonare Viale dell’industria, 40 36100 Vicenza Italy Phone: +390444286100 Email: m.dallecarbonare@bdf.it Website: www.bdfindustriesgroup.com Since 1906, BDF Industries’ nature and passion are the development and integration of complex technologies to help industrial progresses. Global market needs multi-tasking, multi-cultural and multicompetence approach. BDF Industries, thanks to its synergic strategy, gives to the modern industry the possibility to overtake the techno-gap, as required today in its activities. The collaboration instinct of BDF Industries and the seriousness it has been demonstrated over 110 years of tradition, offers to our worldwide customers, “our Family”, the possibility to be part of the top technological group willing to challenge present and future business opportunities in terms of competitiveness, performances and reliabilities of products and processes.

BDF targets are industrial entities that do not want to feel “alone” in their technological investments and progresses.

BDF Industries ranks among the four largest suppliers of engineering solutions and equipment to the glass industry worldwide; it is the sole player in the hollow glass market able to offer turn key plants from the engineering to the maintenance service.

BDF Industries is an EPC company of plants

and equipment, from food & beverage to perfumery and pharmaceutical products.

BDF Industries operates through three product lines focused on different activities as forming, melting and automation.

BTT Vaccums UG Stand B01 Felix Klein Str. 32A 91058 Erlangen Germany Phone: +49 777 267 6666 Email: office@btt-vacuums.com Website: www.btt-vacuums.com For years, BTT Vacuums has been one of the leading manufacturers of industrial vacuum units, truck mounted vacuum loaders and stationary vacuum cleaning, vacuum conveying as well as dust extraction units.

For the glass industry we supply industrial vacuum systems for cleaning purposes in the batch house, at the furnace roofs and the IS machines. Also, for glass processing our industrial vacuums are a great help to collect cullet. Even vacuums to extract toxic agents are available.

CARBONES INDUSTRIALES MEXICANOS SA DE CV Stand A05 Esmeralda Rohán Carretera Laredo KM 16.5 Colonia Moises Saenz Apodaca 66615 Mexico Phone: +0181 8385 2960 Email: coord.ventas@cimsamex.com Website: www.cimsamex.com Carbones Industriales Mexicanos SA de CV es reconocida en México, Centroamérica y Sudamérica. Somos expertos en la fabricación de productos de carbón grafito y proyectos de ingenio creando una confiabilidad al cliente de la función eléctrica y mecánicamente en empresas dedicadas a las distintas ramas como son siderúrgica, inyectoras, fabrica, aeroespacial, automotriz, cementeras, eólicas, fundiciones, mineras, papeleras, petroleras, petroquímicas y vidrieras. Como empresa mantenemos altos estándares de calidad, precisa asesoría técnica y el continuo desarrollo de nuevos productos de grafito para las industrias.

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Stand C12 51 ter rue de Saint Cry 69009 Lyon France Phone: +33 4 78 66 06 10 Email: contact@chovet-db2i.com Website: www.chovet-db2i.com Chovet DB2i is a specialist industrial engineering company with an international presence, structured to carry out EPCM (Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management) and EPC (Engineering Procurement and Construction) projects in the fields of glass, cement, and industrial minerals. Glass industry: Chovet DB2i has built a team of complementary and jointly responsible specialists with 30 years’ experience in designing and building glass production plants. Our engineers have successfully completed projects around the world in the fields of containers, tableware, flat glass, glass wool, rock wool, fiberglass, television tube glass, and ceramic glass, as well as insulation and reinforcement: batch plant, furnace (with regenerators, recuperator, electrical), forming, cold end, civil and building works, fluids and energies and environmental control. We have significant experience of working within operating constraints and of the challenges associated with modifying installations that are part of operating units. Chovet DB2i monitors all trades intervening in the various phases of construction, and our expertise in working on existing facilities enables us to complete even the most complex of projects.

CORTEX GLASS B.V. Stand D25 Jochen Kamperhoff Sint Jansstraat 2F Groningen 9712 JN Groningen Netherlands Phone: +31 5085 17127 Email: kamperhoff@cortexglass.com Website: www.cortexglass.com Cortex Glass develops and sells innovative hot end camera inspection, monitoring and control systems for the container, pharmaceutical, perfume, cosmetics and tableware glass industries. With our systems all process steps at the hot end can be monitored, optimised and (automatically) controlled. This results in an improved production yield and product quality, a reduction of energy, waste and and the possibility to reduce the workforce.

All Cortex Glass systems are equipped with easy to use, state of the art touch screen

user interfaces. At Cortex Glass, we strive to improve the competitiveness of the glass industry through innovation. In our vision, the glass industry must continuously improve the glass production process with innovative inspection, monitoring and control systems.

Covia Stand C20 Loma Larga 2621 Colonia Obispado Monterrey 64060 Mexico Phone: +52 81 8151 2800 Email: jessica.torres@coviacorp.com Website: www.coviacorp.com Covia is an industry leader in diversified mineral and material solutions, building upon the legacies of two prominent organisations: Unimin and Fairmount Santrol. With our origins going back nearly 100 years, Covia was created in 2018 through the merger of Unimin and Fairmount Santrol. Our history includes many milestone achievements across industries and markets aided by our long-term partnerships. We look forward to building on these experiences and successes as we continue to develop relationships in the future.

CRYOINFRA Stand B6 Alejandra Santoyo No 16 1ER Piso, Col El Parque Naucalpan De Juartz Edo De Mex 53398 Mexico Phone: +52 0155 532 93385 Email: asantoyo@cryoinfra.com.mx Website: www.grupoinfra.com Grupo Infra has more than 100 years of experience in the Industrial Gas market, gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen and carbon dioxide in liquid and gaseous state. Where Cryoinfra is responsible, within the group’s Industrial Gases Division, for producing these gases.

Cryoinfra has more than 35 industrial gas production plants nationwide, we are committed to the wellbeing of Mexico and we know the importance of guaranteeing the supply of Industrial Gases for the different sectors of the national industry and the medical sector. We have a lot of specialists in many applications, so If you need some technical information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

DITER Stand E05 Gabriel Ortiz Varela Av Del Parque 628 Col. Fraccionamiento Industrial San Rafael Guadalupe, N.L. 67710 Mexico Phone: +52 81 83 27 30 79 Email: info@diter.com.mx Website: www.diter.com.mx/ Diter is your best ally in the glass industry for furnace refractory solutions and maintenance. We represent wellestablished suppliers of refractory solutions for glass furnaces worldwide, among them Fosbel Inc, the worldwide leader in furnace refractory maintenance solutions.

DOMINION INDUSTRY MEXICO Stand E22 Adrian Lopez Jardon Juan Zuazua No. 3740, Col. Del Norte, Monterrey, NL, Mexico Phone: +52 1 5530556493 Email: adrian.lopez@dominion-global.com Website: dominion-global.com/ dominion-Industry Dominion Industry is an entity that adds together the historical experience of Karrena, Burwitz and CTP, the capacity in complex projects of CRI, ALTAC and Bierrum, the specialised technologies from Stelcon and Novocos, and the leadership of Dominion and Beroa. A success story of knowledge, innovation and integration to serve our customers, with a clear vocation of global leadership.

DURA TEMP CORP. Stand E02 949 S. McCord Road, Holland, Ohio 43528 United States Phone: +1-419-866-4348 Email: sales@duratemp.com Website: www.duratemp.com/ Dura Temp Corporation es un proveedor líder de soluciones para manejo de envases calientes para fabricantes de vidrio en todo el mundo. Dura Temp ofrece materiales superiores, partes y ensambles de cambio rápido, así como experiencia técnica lo cual permite a los fabricantes de vidrio alcanzar resultados ótimos en el área caliente. Dura Temp está continuamente atento a los cambios en las necesidades de la industria del vidrio y adapta sus soluciones para responder a dichas necesidades. Dura Temp tambien se complace en ofrecer: Soporte Técnico para el desarrollo de productos

nuevos. Tiempo de respuesta rápida en órdenes y tiempos de entrega. Tanto productos estándares como soluciones a la medida. Soporte en mercados locales a través de una red extensa de Agentes y Distribuidores.

EIRICH MACHINES INC Stand A12 Luis Salazar 4033 Ryan Road Gurnee, IL 60031 United States Phone: +52 1 811 066 3693 Email: lsalazar@eirichusa.com Website: www.eirichusa.com Eirich Machines, member of worldwide Eirich Group, designs and manufactures mixers, dryers, and reactors to complete turn key plants for the processing of materials in a wide range of industries.

The Eirich intensive mixer ranges from 1 to 12,000 litres, and can be used for mixing, agglomerating, granulating, coating, plasticising, and drying. Eirich’s unique mixing principle and material processing technology are synonymous with outstanding mix achievements and significantly reduced batch times. Visit booth A12 to learn more!

ELECTROGLASS LTD Stand E02 Grahame Stuart 4 Brunel Road, Manor Trading Estate, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 4PS United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 1268 565577 Email: info@electroglass.co.uk Website: www.electroglass.co.uk Electroglass is an independent specialist in all-electric glass melting, conditioning, electric boosting and related systems.

Based on decades of experience and ongoing technical development, Electroglass provides the most up to date technology for electric furnaces, forehearths and boost systems for all glass types, as well as precision control bubblers and ancillary equipment, such as glass level sensors, throat heating and drain systems. Our scope of supply includes design and specification, equipment supply and installation, plus commissioning of individual specialised equipment or complete system packages.

All Electric Furnaces ranging from 200kg to over 250 Tonnes/day provide operating economy and glass quality assurance.

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Boost systems improve furnace pull and glass quality and enable significant tonnage increases with simultaneous reductions in electrical consumption. All Electric Forehearths for both volatile and non-volatile glasses offer substantial energy cost savings compared with other all-electric and gas-fired designs.

Electroglass high quality, insulated, watercooled electrode holders are available for horizontal and vertical applications.

Based in south east England, we offer a worldwide service to our customers in all five continents with local representation in many regions.

EME GmbH Stand E06

Wockerather Weg 45 41812 Erkelenz Germany Phone: +49 2431 9618-0 Email: contact@eme.de Website: www.eme.de EME is a leading global supplier of batch preparation plants, cullet handling equipment and batch charging technology to the glass industry. Customised solutions ranging from single component supply to complex turn key batch plants.

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EMS Group Stand D03 Fabrizio Boschi Via Galileo Galilei 29 42027 Montecchio Emilia (RE) Italy Phone: +39 0522 861911 Email: emmeti@emmeti-spa.it Website: www.emmeti-spa.it Established in 1982, Emmeti is one of the leading suppliers of palletisers and depalletizers to the global glass market. The synergy between Emmeti and its associated company Sipac allows us to offer a complete range of palletising, depalletising and conveying lines – either semi or fully automatic, sweeping or gripping, high or low level solutions. Emmeti can also design, in conjunction with Sipac, complete cold end and packaging lines manufactured, assembled and tested entirely at its own plant. Customers deal with one supplier only for the integration of all the equipment.

F.I.C (UK) Limited Stand D01

Mr Stuart Hakes Longrock Industrial Estate Penzance, Cornwall TR20 8HX United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 1736366962 Email: general@fic-uk.com Website: www.fic-uk.com F.I.C. (UK) design and supply all-electric furnaces as well as boosting systems for a wide range of glass types and manufacturing processes including float, fibre, container, and borosilicate. In addition, we offer a number of glass conditioning options such as our isothermal unit for glass conditioning in the forehearth or distributor to eliminate top-to-bottom and side-to-middle temperature differences. This system will significantly improve thermal homogeneity in coloured glasses and high productivity forehearths in flint glass. We also offer heat extraction systems to extract heat out of the glass to aid glass conditioning and reduce gas consumption by the use of removable water-cooled bubblers. These tubes can be placed anywhere from the throat through to the back of the forehearth. Within the range of electrode holders manufactured

by FIC is our unique High ‘Q’ holder in which the cooling circuit is replaceable in under 10 minutes. Our Maxi ‘Q’ holder is a weld-free type with no critical welds within the furnace refractory structure.

We can supply all-electric forehearths offering major energy savings as well as other glass conditioning options such as our isothermal unit for glass conditioning in the forehearth or distributor to eliminate topto-bottom and side-to-middle temperature differences.

FALORNI TECH GLASS INDUSTRIES EXPERIENCE Stand F25 Andrea Zucconi- Commercial Director Viale IV Novembre 15, 50053 Italy Phone: +390571922333 Email: a.zucconi@falornitech.com Website: www.falornitech.com 60 years serving the glass industry energy savings, lower emissions and environmental impact are critical factors for the industry which want to improve their competitiveness. Analysing these new challenges, Falorni Tech has focused its mission on helping glass producers to

mantain their competitiveness and at the same time, complying with enviromental law- restriction. Falorni Tech combines engineering, installations and tailored customer service with particular focus on delivery, timeliness, information, professionalism and staff attitude.

Solutions: melting furnaces (regenerative, recuperative, oxy fuel from 20 to 350 ton/ day) ancillary equipment (batch charger, combustion systems, burners, recuperators, reversal system etc) complete working ends for high capacity plants coloring forehearths. Services: • glass engineering • turn key glass plant solutions and greenfield project • engineering service to study and define the solutions corresponding to the specific needs of every single customer with 2D and 3D layouting • project management & consultancy • full service for furnace installation • start up, preheating and furnace rebuilding • renovating service • oxy conversion • refurbishment of existing batch plants • workshop (we produce ourselves equipment as furnaces, heat recuperators, batch charging, furnaces controllers etc) • glass defects, batching and raw materials analysis • technical assistance & supervision (preheating and start up).

FAMA. FABRICACIÓN DE MÁQUINAS Stand C01 Ventas FAMA Keramos 225 pte, Colonia del Prado, Monterrey Mexico Phone: +52 (81) 8863 2822 Email: ventasfama@vitro.com Website: www.fama.com.mx/ Fama has more than 70 years of experience serving the glass industry. Now we expand our products and services worldwide offering integral solutions for glass manufacturers. We have a specialised workforce and high quality standards and services that will bring solutions to enhance our customers’ success into their operations. Our wide range of products and services can be classified into five categories: machinery, special equipment, technical services and automation.

FERMAC Stand C06

Alessandro Ghirardini Via La Spezia 162/1 Parma 43126 Italy Phone: +39-0521-989056 Email: sales@fermac.it Website: www.fermac.it Fermac designs, manufactures and installs equipment and complete lines for decoration of hollow glass items. Based in Parma, north Italy, is offering its services since 1993. The product range includes semi-automatic and automatic machines for screen printing of tumblers, bottles, jugs, cups, pots, ashtrays, and cosmetic items. Technologies are different; from the consolidate screen printing with ceramic enamels, to more environmental friendly UV range, up to latest development with digital ink jet decoration on odd shape items. Fermac carries out its activities in 55 different countries worldwide with more than 400 units installed and operating in different market segments.

FIVES STEIN LIMITED Stand B21

Mr Remi Pujol Regional Sales Manager Americas 4A Churchward, Southmead Park Oxon OX11 7HB United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0)1235 811 111 Mobile 07467 955178 Email: Remi.Pujol@fivesgroup.com Website: www.glass.fivesgroup Fives Stein, part of the Fives Glass Division, is a leading equipment supplier for highquality glass melting and conditioning of all types of glass. With over 100 years proven expertise worldwide in the supply of gas, electric and mixed-fuel furnace, boost systems, ancillary plant, working ends and forehearths. The company is able to tailor its equipment to best match the production requirements and provide glass producers Continued>>

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FlammaTec, spol. s ro Stand D01 Petr Vojtech Rokytnice 60 755 01 Vsetin Czech Republic Phone: +420 571 498 566 Email: info@flammatec.com Website: www.flammatec.com FlammaTec, spol. s r.o. (Czech Republic) and its daughter company FlammaTec GmbH (Germany) have become leading suppliers of advanced burner technology for glass furnaces. FlammaTec was founded by two partner companies (STG Combustion Control and Glass Service) as a joint venture. The long term know-how of how to supply optimal and flexible heat into the glass can be found back in the advanced burner concepts. After 13 years since its start in 2008, FlammaTec has already supplied well over 2500 burners to over 220 projects on float, container, tableware and special glass furnaces. Such a strong reference clearly shows the benefit of this innovative combustion technology that offers high performance solutions to the FlammaTec customers. FlammateTec burners improve heat transfer from combustion to the glass melt and thus also improve furnace efficiency and lower emission when replacing conventional burners. FlammaTec offers the following advanced LoNOx burner types: • underport gas injector, flex or freejet • underport gas/oil dual injector, flex of freejet • underport heavy oil injector (also can be used for backup solutions) • sideport gas injector, flex • new oxy/gas burner.

FORGLASS SP Z O.O. Stand B11 Kinga Horodek Wadowicka 8a, Poland Phone: +48123524222 Email: office@forglass.eu Website: www.forglass.eu Forglass is a technology company, specialising in the design and construction of glass furnaces and batch plants for producers of all types of glass, including packaging, tableware, float and fibreglass.

The company’s business activities involve

designing, computer modelling and testing of glass furnaces that answer the demands of glass producers, not only today, but decades into the future. Forglass also designs innovative mechanical systems and automation for batch plants, including their auxiliary equipment. Additionally, the company provides servicing and repairs of furnaces and batch plants.

Forglass employs teams of experts that include master engineers with decades of experience and young engineers with the most modern approach. Together, they move the glass industry forward by providing greater efficiency of glass melting, reducing its impact on the environment and allowing more flexibility in production.

FORMA GLAS GMBH Stand C21 Salzburgerstraße 5145 Neukirchen an der Enknach Austria Phone: +43 7729 20299 Email: info@formaglass.com Website: www.info@formaglass.com Forma Glas is an innovative manufacturer of glass production machines for stemware, tumblers and press articles from Austria.

With more than 120 years of experience, we build individually machines and complete production plants. Production lines for stemware production, tumbler production, vases and bowles, ophthalmic lenses, car headlights, thermos flasks, laboratory glass articles, lamp bulbs, press glass lines glas processing machines blowing machines ibs with 8 up to 32 stations for stemware bowls, tumblers, laboratory articles, lamp bulbs, thermos flasks, vases and bowls etc. up to 60/pc. /min. Presses type ISP with 8 up to 20 stations hydraulic or servo for the production of stems for stemware (with bottom), ophthalmic lenses and smaller pressed glass articles. Double stations presses up to 14 double stations (ISP 14/2). Presses type RPH, hydraulic or servo, with 6 up to 16 stations for the production of pressed table glassware. Presses for the production of technical glass (car headlights). Servo gob feeder cold processing machines.

Automatic cracking-off, grinding and polishing machine type ASA with 13, 26 or 39 stations for the finishing in standard cut-off process or laser cutting. Washing and drying belt, fire polishing machine and tableware inspection machine.

FOSBEL Stand E05

Thierry Lattanzio 20600 Sheldon Road Cleveland, OH 44142 USA Tel: +1 216 362 3900 Tel: +800 553 7887 Phone: +1 216 362 3900; 800 553 7887 Email: Thierry.Lattanzio@fosbel.com Website: www.fosbel.com/ The world leader in furnace refractory maintenance for glass Industries around the globe. For 40 years, Fosbel has continually developed innovative technologies to extend the life of your glass furnace, all while increasing productivity. Unmatched experience, superior technology and quality of service are the keys to Fosbel’s unique offerings and market leadership. Fosbel’s Complete Glass Furnace Maintenance (CFM) Services are a proactive approach to glass furnace maintenance that: maximise available production time, extend furnace life and reduce maintenance costs. The CFM Service Portfolio includes a wide range of services: • furnace inspection services • lancescope-endoscope-ir/audits-nano-tec materials • hot & cold repairs • checker cleaning • dual crown overcoat. Whether continuous on-site hot repair management, periodic maintenance, emergency repairs, or cold repairs, Fosbel offers a wide range of repair and inspection services. Maintenance packages can also include FLAME, Fosbel’s unique system to monitor furnace condition and organise furnace documentation.

Fosbel has conducted more than 2,500 glass furnace repairs of virtually every type around the world. Fosbel’s experienced engineers and technicians are familiar with almost any furnace condition, and repairs are conducted in an effective and efficient manner, reducing production downtime to an absolute minimum.

FUTRONIC Stand C21 Tolnauerstr. 3-4 D-88069 Tettnang Germany Phone: +49 (0)7542 5307 0 Email: info@futronic.de Website: www.futronic.de The German company futronic GmbH - a subsidiary of the German Jetter AG - attained

an exceptionally well reputation as a hightech electronics engineering company worldwide. Futronic holds the experience of more than 45 years developing, manufacturing and commissioning electronic control systems for the hollow glass manufacturing and tableware industry, i.e. electronic timing systems for various range of needs, synchronous drive systems, hot end reject systems for stuck and down ware, gateways to integrate components from other suppliers, cold end coating systems, controlling of proportional valves, automation of the lehr, training systems and various, useful software packages. The new generation of timing system is called ”FMT 24S”. This Flexible Modular Timing System for a maximum of 24 sections offers a high degree of flexibility and could be adapted to any type of I.S. Machine. Customer satisfaction and constantly improved quality are the focus of futronic´s activities, what reflects in fast delivery, comprehensive pre- and after-sales support, training and remote maintenance service.

Gallus Ferd. Rüesch AG Stand E12 Martin Mitulla Harzbüchelstrasse 34, 9016 St. Gallen Switzerland Phone: +41 79 938 07 83 Email: martin.mitulla@heidelberg.com Website: www.heidelberg.com/global/l1/ products/screen_printing/screen_printing. jsp The Gallus Group with its production sites in Switzerland and Germany is the world market leader in the development, production and sale of narrow-web, reel-fed presses designed for label manufacturers.

The machine portfolio is augmented by a broad range of screen printing plates (Gallus Screeny), globally decentralised service operations, and a broad offering of printing accessories and replacement parts. The comprehensive portfolio also includes consulting services provided by label experts in all relevant printing and process engineering tasks. The Gallus Group is a member of the Heidelberg Group and employs around 360 people, of whom 225 are based in Switzerland. The group headquarters is in St.Gallen, Switzerland.

As a member of the Heidelberg Group, the Gallus Group uses the Heidelberg global sales and service network.

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with a comprehensive range of furnace and foreheath related services. Fives Stein is the glassmakers’ partner offering a dedicated range of services in automotive, architectural, ultra-thin, container, perfume, fibre, crystal and special glass processes.

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GIANCARLO PEREGO S.p.a Stand C14 Mr. Leonardo Perego Via Marchesina 58 20090 Trezzano sul Naviglio (Mi) Italy Phone: +39 02 48400060 Email: gperego@gperego.it Website: www.gperego.it Production of Moulds for Glass Industries

GLASS INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE

glassworks in the world, Yellow Pages, etc.. GMP&A is supported by GlassOnLine. com, the most visited international website for the glass industry and by the Glass Industry Directory, an annual guide which gives a complete overview of international glassworks and suppliers involved in hollowware and special glass manufacturing.

GLASSMAN EVENTS

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Quartz House 20 Clarendon Road Redhill, Surrey RH1 1QX United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 1737 855000 Email: glass@quartzltd.com Website: www.glass-international.com Glass International offers readers the latest news from across the hollow, container, flat, and speciality glassmaking industry and is the official media partner for the global Glassman events.The magazine focuses on industrial, economic and environmental issues affecting the industry and includes articles discussing the latest developments and challenges in glass manufacturing.

Regular features comprise of global news and events, company and country profiles, and previews and reviews of important industry conferences and exhibitions.

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GLASS MACHINERY PLANTS & ACCESSORIES Stand F06 Luciano Molina via A. Gramsci 57 20032 Cormano (Milano) - Italy Phone: +39 0266306866 Email: luciano.molina@glassonline.com Website: www.glassonline.com/site/ Glass Machinery Plants & Accessories is one of the leading international magazines for glass manufacturing, and is targeted at glassworks involved in the production and processing of hollowware and special glass (bottles, containers, household, lighting, technical, scientific, industrial and medical glassware). GMP&A is a bi-monthly periodical with about 100 pages of product news, current world news, technical articles and dossiers, worldwide exhibitions,

Quartz House 20 Clarendon Road Redhill Surrey RH1 1QX United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0)1737 855000 Website: www.glassmanevents.com The Glassman Events portfolio focuses on the glass manufacturing sector, specifically the hollow glass sector of the industry. With two events a year, these exhibitions bring together international experts, hollow and container manufacturers and businesses that use glass containers, to discover the latest innovations which include energy efficiency, quality control, packaging, logistics and decorative possibilities.

GLASS SERVICE Stand D01 Erik Muijsenberg Rokytnice 60, 755 01 Vsetín Czech Republic Phone: +420 571 498 511 Email: info@gsl.cz Website: www.gsl.cz Glass Service (GS), headquartered in the Czech Republic with offices in the Netherlands, U.S.A, China and Slovakia, is a leading consultant in the field of glass melting, furnace control, operation, troubleshooting, and optimizing furnace designs. GS programmers have developed in-house mathematical modeling software enabling the optimization of glass melting and combustion processes in glass furnaces and forehearths. More than 700 different projects have been completed using GS software. Presently a new version of furnace modeling software (GFM 5.0) is being developed. GFM 5.0 uses a new generation of non-orthogonal mesh which enables proper representation of all geometric features and local refinement. GS has its own laboratory for glass defect analysis and analyzes more than 2,000 defects yearly.

Additional testing capabilities utilize basic

and applied research in the field of glass melting, GS has invested considerable effort into developing a new technology called a “Supervisory Advanced Control System” using our proprietary software known as the Expert System - ESIIITM. More than 330 installations have been successfully deployed worldwide. GS supplies high quality selected raw materials to the glass industry. For more information look at www. gsl.cz

estaño) para usos en fundición y refinación en diversas aplicaciones - brindándonos una experiencia única y valiosa con una serie de soluciones diferentes que, combinadas con nuestras habilidades de ingeniería de precisión, nos posiciona como el proveedor ideal para ofrecer un sinfín de soluciones a medida para hornos, ya sea para carga de materia prima o fundición. Ponga esta experiencia a trabajar para usted.

GLASS SERVICE S.R.L

GTC - Glass Technology & Ceramics

Stand A14 Via Cascina Lari San Miniato Pisa 56027 Italy Phone: +39 348 911 8173 Email: a.dorazio@glassservice.it Website: www.glassservice.it Glass Service S.r.l. is an Italian company that engineers and realises high-end melting (and conditioning) solutions for several types of glasses such as: container, tableware, mineral-wools, neutralborosilicate, sodium silicate and others.

From turn-key projects to single ancillaries (like slitting or batch chargers). Glass Service cooperates with the bigger names of the industry all over the world. Our strength-points are flexibility, competitive price/quality ratio, and a wide experience on combustion systems, colouring feeders, borosilicate glass and stirring mechanisims.

Glass Service: Made in Italy.

Stand F15 Buckweg 2 31848 Bad Muender Germany Phone: +49 (0) 1735469906 Email: info@glass-tech-ceramics.com Website: www.glass-tech-ceramics.com GTC – Glass Technology & Ceramics is a customer orientated company, which is specialized in international trading, technical and commercial support for container glass manufacturers and purchasing assistance for the ceramic industry. Moreover, we can assist our customers regarding all kind of equipment purchase, which is required to ensure a trouble free and profitable production.

Regardless, if our customers are looking for suited equipment for their batch plant and furnace section or for IS machines, annealing lehrs and quality control systems, GTC can assist to find the right supplier with the right technology for all specific needs.

GLASSWORKS HOUNSELL

HarbisonWalker International

Stand E02 William Brinkman Park Lane, Halesowen West Midlands. B63 2QS United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 1384560666 Email: wbrinkman@glassworkshounsell. co.uk Website: www.glassworkshounsell.co.uk Glassworks Housell fue fundada en 1887 conocida por sus ingenieros de precisión y ahora trabaja en una gran variedad de industrias que ofrecen soluciones a medida. Para la industria del vidrio, somos proveedores desde hace mucho tiempo para todo tipo de cargadores de materia prima y equipos de alimentación asociados (para todo tipo de vidrio). El equipo de carga que se está volviendo cada vez más sofisticado y personalizado para adaptarse a las demandas y requisitos del usuario final (Nox, Flexibilidad, Costo) Glassworks también es un proveedor global de Electrodos de fusión de vidrio (óxido de

Stand C25

Paul Stipanovich 1305 Cherrington Parkway, Suite 100 Moon Township, PA 15108 United States Phone: 4123756762 Email: pstipanovich@thinkHWI.com Website: www.thinkHWI.com HarbisonWalker International (HWI) has over 85 years of research and development in the glass market that has enabled us to pioneer innovative glass solutions. Our dedicated glass application specialists build custom solutions, troubleshoot issues, develop technical papers, and offer a range of consultation services.

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HEAT UP LATIN AMERICA Stand B01 Hans Mehl Nueva Inglaterra 505-B, Lomas de Cortés Cuernavaca Morelos Mexico Phone: +52 1 777 267 6666 Email: hans.mehl@heat-up.mx Website: www.heat-up.mx Heat Up Latin America is a Mexican-based company supplying services and products for the glass industry in North, Central and South America. We are specialised in Furnaces Heat Up, Expansion control, Dust Free Cullet Fill, Furnace Draining with complete water recycling, Thermal Regenerator cleaning and Hot Drilling (Bubbler, Thermocouple, Electrode Holders) for all kind of glass melting furnaces.

Being backed up by our mother Hotwork International (Europe), apart from the refractory services, Heat Up Latin America has also an experienced engineering department, providing Combustion Technology Solutions. Our combustions systems include all types of gas and oil burners, for underport, sideport and throughport firing, as well as, all types of Oxygen Burners for furnace and forehearths.

Heat Up Latin America is the preferred partner in the glass industry when it comes to Energy saving and NOx reduction.

HFT Stand B10

Sam Leaper 3009 Washington Road McMurray, PA 15317 United States Phone: +1 724 4389550 Email: info@hft.com Website: www.hft.com HFT is a world leading full spectrum designbuild EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) Contractor focused on providing reliable project solutions in the glass, industrial, power generation, and controlled environment agriculture markets.Over the past 75 years, we have forged strong partnerships and designed and built state of the art, sustainable, efficient and performance focused industrial processing facilities around the world. We have become solutions focused and support all stages of a project from the initial concept development phase and unique

financing options, through preconstruction, equipment and material procurement, to design-build general contracting and project execution. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with regional offices in the UK, China, Philippines and Singapore, we employ engineering and construction professionals, and craftsmen worldwide with the commitment, expertise, and passionate work ethic that is the cornerstone of the company’s success and continued growth. With over $12.5 billion in installed value for our clients and business partners, in 47 countries, we take great pride in our reputation and will continue to improve and innovate to align with the evolving expectations of our clients. We take great pride in our reputation and expect to continue to improve and innovate as engineers and contractors.

HEYE INTERNATIONAL GMBH

glass industry’s requirements for local and fast activities. With its more than 130 years of experience in glass melting, Horn has a wide range of experience in the design, manufacture and supply of different furnace types for production of lighting ware, tableware, containers, cast glass, float glass, solar glass and technical glassware.

The range of products and services includes utility equipment such as combustion systems, electric control equipment as well as modern process controlling with SCADA systems of the highest standard, and the design engineering and site service, to name just a few.Moreover, with its service people, Horn can cover the full requirements of the glass industry. A wide range of experts is available to install and commission all melting tanks worldwide. Service people can react quickly in order to provide assistance in case of any trouble during the glass production.

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HOTWORK - USA LLC

Peter Witthus Lohplatz 1 31683 Obernkirchen Germany Phone: +49 5724 26 452 Email: sales@heye-international.com Website: www.heye-international.com Heye International – Being the One – for project management, production optimizing and high performance equipment. Being the One stands for market leadership and complete solutions. We are Glass People – with experience and passion heading for highest results. Our mission stands for customers’ satisfaction, our experience in glass and for the glass experts at Heye International.

HORN GLASS INDUSTRIES AG Stand B01 Andreas Mattes Bergstrasse 2, 95703 Ploessberg Germany Phone: +49 96369204142 Email: andreas.mattes@hornglas.de Website: www.hornglass.com HORN Glass Industries AG, a German specialist in the design and supply of complete glass melting technology is a solution partner for the worldwide glass industry. With its abroad subsidiary companies in Czech Republic, India, Malaysia and China HORN matches the

Stand C33 223 Gold Rush Road Lexington KY 40503 United States Phone: +1 859 2761570 Website: www.hotwork.com/ “Since 1965, Hotwork has provided glass furnace heatup services to glass manufacturers around the world. Hotwork has a range of specialised services developed to serve the needs of glass furnace operators. Along with heatups, these services include: expansion and contraction control supervision, sulfate burnouts, glass draining including hot water recycling, controlled and rapid steam cooldowns, hold hots, cullet fills (dry, wet and vibrated), cullet screening and electronic crown rise monitoring.”

ICEBEL Stand E23 Afonso Cardeira Rua 1º de Janeiro, 53 Marinha Grande Portugal Phone: +351 244545310 / +351 912278990 Email: cardeira@icebel.com Website: www.icebel.com Icebel began its activity in the production of cold-end line equipment in 1992. With its foundations in cold-line equipment, it has been involving itself in other industrial sectors with customised solutions, keeping as a source the equipment for automatic handling, palletising, articles and palletized loads conveyance and pallets packaging.

Installs complete systems, integrating its

production equipment with those made by other manufacturers. Icebel’s mission is to study and design, build, assemble and provide automatic cold-end line equipment, mainly including: palletizing, depalletizing, handling, articles and palletized loads conveyance. While meeting its mission the company assumes a posture of ethics, honesty and credibility, providing customer satisfaction and economics, seeks partnerships with the suppliers for mutual benefit and provides professional improvement and personal enhancement of its employees. Main products and services: Complete studies for the design and construction of cold end machinery.

- Full automatic cold end lines with supervision. - Palletisers and depalitisers for semi-automatic lines or high-speed fully automatic lines. - Shuttle car systems to one of more palletisers for pallets to be loaded and unloaded. - Conveyors to carry pallet loads. - Checking and preparing line for empty pallets. - Process optimisation service in the cold end.

INTERGLASS, SA DE CV Stand E02 Aldo Chanón Lateral Sur Periférico Norte 559 Parque Industrial Belenes Norte 45150 Zapopan, Jalisco Mexico Phone: +52 3793 8800 ext. 4303 Email: sales@interlub.com Website:www.interglass.com.mx/esp/index Interglass es una empresa líder en el desarrollo de lubricantes especializados para la industria del vidrio. • Lubricantes para cuchillas de corte. • Lubricantes y recubrimientos para equipo de entrega.

• La más amplia gama de compuestos desmoldantes. • Lubricantes especializados de alto desempeño. Nuestros productos logran optimizar los diferentes procesos de fabricación dentro de la industria vidriera, reduciendo costos de mantenimiento, aumentando la productividad y eficiencia de empaque de su empresa. Lubricantes especializados para Envases, Cristalería, Vidrio plano, Tubo de Borosilicato y Vidrio Automotriz.

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IRIS INSPECTION MACHINES Stand D05

Z.I. du Chêne 14 rue du 35ème Régiment d’Aviation 69500 Bron France Phone: +33 (0)4 72 78 35 27 Email: contact@iris-im.com Website: www.iris-im.com Iris Inspection Machines is a leading provider of turnkey sorting solutions for glass containers of any shape or color, including wine, beer, Jars, liquor and Champagne bottles, pharmaceuticals, perfumes and food containers. A team of dedicated Research and Development engineers has evolved a performing range of equipment to match the industry’s demanding requirements and satisfy the quality needs of key international brands.

Iris Inspection Machines is known for its Evolution 12 sidewall and sidewall stress inspection equipment, for its Evolution 5 base, base stress, finish and mould reader machine. But IRIS has recently introduced two new equipments dedicated to the perfume, high value liquors and flaconnage industry, Evolution Ultimate for transparentdefects and Evolution Dim for precise dimensional on line. The company has based its development on a long-term partnership with glassmakers in the field of glass defects detection, as well as on an exceptional know-how in the most innovative vision technologies. Iris was the first to develop and propose a 12 camera inspection machine. The success of Iris is due not only to the exceptional efficiency of its Evolution machines range but also to the excellent support provided by engineers worldwide.

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ISIMAT GMBH SIEBDRUCKMASCHINEN Stand E20 Rindelbacherstraße 36-40 73479 Ellwangen Germany Phone: +49 79618860 Email: info@isimat.de Website: www.isimat.com ISIMAT is the expert in complex, fully automatic printing machines and your go-to choice for efficient, high quality and exceptional glass and plastics decoration.

Whether ambitiously shaped hollow articles, jars or tubes, we develop tailored solutions precisely aligned to your needs, and

combine them with comprehensive support.

Only here you will find a complete lineup of printing technologies, including screen printing, flexo printing, digital printing, hotstamping and inLINE FOILING®, merged into one single machine. As a manufacturer of advanced printing machines with technical know-how and enormous innovative capacity, we will break new ground together with you in the finishing of exceptional packaging. Our machines are in use all over the world. We export within Europe, Asia, Australia, North- and South-America. We provide a full-time service and supporting our customers via remote maintenance in order to maximize the machine availability.

IVM Stand D04 Konrad Grzeszczyk Warszawska 202A 26-600 Radom Poland Phone: 668417305 Email: k.grzeszczyk@ivm.pl Website: www.ivm.pl

KLUBER LUBRICATION MEXICANA SA SE CV Stand D16

Av. de la Montaña no. 109 Parque Industrial Querétaro 76220, Santa Rosa Jáuregui, Querétaro Mexico Phone: +52 (442)229 5706 Website: www.klueber.com

KOENIG & BAUER KAMMANN GMBH Stand E10 Andre Tiesmeier Weidehorst 80 D-32584 Löhne Germany Phone: +49 (0)5744 7710-5412 Email: tiesmeier@kba-kammann.com Website: www.kammann.de Koenig & Bauer Kammann GmbH, Germany is the leading supplier of fully automatic CNC controlled screen and digital printing machines for the decoration of glass bottles, drinking glasses and cosmetic glass packaging with almost no limitation to article shapes. These state-of-the-art printing machines can be combined with

other decorating systems e.g. hot-foil stamping, pad printing, labelling etc. Koenig & Bauer machines are available with up to 12 printing heads. Traditional ceramic inks and UV-curable inks can be used. Modern camera based article pre-register systems and “Single Captured Tooling” guarantee best colour-to-colour print accuracy.

Koenig & Bauer printing machines are easy to use and set-up with extremely short change-over times.

LATTIMER USA Stand D10 3603 North Mill Road Vineland New Jersey 08360 United States Phone: +1 856 691 2203 Email: sales@lattimer.com Website: www.lattimer.com For many years Lattimer has been at the forefront of the design and manufacture of innovative machine parts and accessories for the glass container forming industry.

Lattimer offers a service matched only by the quality of its products The company prides itself on providing the glass industry unrivalled support and has done for over 30 years. Lattimer manufacture both industry standard machine parts and also bespoke parts to customer specification.

The company continually invests in the most modern manufacturing technology to develop new and innovative products that set new bench marks within the glass container forming industry - keeping businesses running smoothly and enabling them to be one step ahead of the competition.

LOGISTICA COMERCIAL BRIGMADI Stand F20 Jacobo Duque Arranz Tomillo 63, Victoria De Las Democracias, Azcapotzalco, C.P. 02810, Ciudad De Mexido Mexico Phone: +521 55 3367 8664 Email: ventas@lcbrigmadi.com.mx Website: www.lcb.com.mx Proud Mexican company specialised in refractory and mechanical works.

Our expertise has provided us with the recognition from our customers in different services for the glass industry, including: refractory installation, structural steel, hot repairs, overcoating, hole drill and bubbler system, cooling system, combustion air, start-up assistance, sealing work, formwork, design regenerator’s insulation spray based on current engineering practices and customer specifications. ,

LCB builds furnaces for glass production processes and also provides maintenance during its operation time. By selecting the qualified operating staff, equipment and tools, our goal is to ensure a correct refractory installation in order to maximise the furnace operation life and to reduce the maintenance costs. This sector offers one of the biggest challenges in the refractory industry because of the required specialised works. We have completed more than 2 million man-hours and 200,000 tons of refractory installed. LCB the best solution to your refractory needs

LWN Lufttechnik GmbH Stand F15 Hühndorfer Höhe 7 D - 01723 Wilsdruff Germany Phone: +49 176 127 08506 Website: www.lufttechnik-lwn.de LWN Lufttechnik is a worldwide market leader in cooling systems for glass industry.

The company produces not only high efficiency fans but also valves (up to 1000 C˚), air ducts, nozzles, electrical cabinets and automatic control systems. With its innovative colling system for mould cooling of IS machines, it’s possible not only to save energy but also to increase production speed. It is the first complex control system of mould cooling of IS machines, built as combination of fans, fans automatic control and control of mould temperature, the entire system is supported by thermal calculations of the moulds. LWN cooling systems for container glass are successfully installed and used in over 50 countries all around the world including the biggest container glass producers (i.e. Ardagh, Vetropack, CanPack, Veralia, Ambev) LWN produces also a furnace cooling system for both container and float glass plants. Companies like AGC, Euroglass, Saint Gobain in float and Sorg, Horn, in container uses with success our furnace cooling equipment all around the world. From 2014 LWN provides also FEM calculations of thermal distribution on moulds for IS machines, air glow and pressure losses in air ducts and cooling nozzles. We will cool Your glass!

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MAGNECO/METREL, INC Stand A17 Santiago Suarez 223 W. Interstate Road Addison, Illinois 60101 United States Phone: +573014157756 Email: ssuarez@magneco-metrel.com Website: www.magneco-metrel.com Magneco Metrel, Inc. (MMI) es el fabricante de la familia de productos monolíticos refractarios de marca “Metpump” para su aplicación en los Hornos de Vidrio. La formulación patentada de liga cerámica tipo sílica coloidal de los productos Magneco / Metrel ofrecen una alternativa comprobada por la industria a la tecnología de los refractarios tradicionales de bloques y ladrillos. Los productos Metpump son utilizados en diversas aplicaciones para reparaciones en caliente y en frío de hornos generando importantes ahorros energéticos y tiempos de vida superiores en diversas areas del horno. Construcción completa y reparaciones mayores en áreas como: regeneradores, tanque de fusión, cámara de refinación, alimentadores y alcovas.

Reparación en caliente de todas las áreas del horno de vidrio Piezas cerámicas prefundidas de cualquier geometría: bloques de superestructura, quemadores, puertos, techos y separadores, etc.

Magneco/Metrel, Inc. (MMI) has developed a family of refractory products referred to as “Metpump” for Glass Furnace Applications.

MMI’s unique cement-free colloidal silica bonded monolithic refractory products offer an alternative to traditional refractory technology used in the glass furnace.

Metpump products have excellent thermal shock capabilities and can be used in many different applications for hot or cold repairs for emergencies or scheduled maintenance.

MAINSER Mirsa Stand C05

Av. Acueducto 832, Residencial Zacatenco, 07369 Mexico City Mexico Phone: +52 (55) 5586 5213 Email: contacto@mainsermx.com Website: www.mainsermx.com/ We are a company dedicated and committed with 38 years of experience in specialised areas of engineering, such as: mechanical and industry. Through extensive knowledge

and innovation, we have managed to promote the development of: projects focused on refractory assemblies, repair services, material supply, industrial machining and industrial maintenance, among others.

MAQUINADOS FLORES GONZALEZ S.A. DE C.V Stand D02 Ing. Pedro Flores G. Prado Fresno 1426, Valle Verde Tonala Mexico Phone: +52 3336205115 Email: pflores@maquinadosflores.com Website: www.maquinadosflores.com Empresa dedicada a la fabricación de equipo de moldeo para maquinas IS y semiautomático. Con mas de 15 años de experiencia y certificados en ISO 90012015. Ofrecemos un servicio integral adaptándonos a las necesidades del cliente.

Company dedicated to the manufacture of molding equipment for IS and semiautomatic machines. With more than 15 years of experience and certified in ISO 9001-2015. We offer a comprehensive service adapting to the needs of the customers.

Mecanica Serv S.A. De C.V Stand F21 Adán Pérez Malagon Francisco Novoa 71 Col. Aragón la Villa Mexico Phone: +52 55 5408 6985 Email: adanperez@mserv.com.mx Website: http://www.mecanicaserv.com Mecánica Serv es una empresa con más de 50 años de experiencia en el Diseño de Construcción e Implementación de Sistemas de Transportación para la Industria de Envasado , Empacado, Vidrieras (Envases de Vidrio), Logística (Centros de Distribución) , Alimentos y Lácteos, etc. A través de lograr la satisfacción del cliente en base a la mejora continua y a la utilización de tecnología de punta, contando con los recursos necesarios aunados al compromiso institucional de nuestra compañía para lograr los objetivos de nuestros clientes. En nuestra compañía contamos con las diferentes áreas para que integralmente se cumpla con todos los aspectos que requiere todos nuestros proyectos como son, los departamentos de Gestión de Proyectos, Ventas, Ingeniería de Manufactura, Ingeniería de Automatización y Control, Montajes e Instalaciones, etc.

Así mismo ofrecemos servicios en sitio de

Ingeniería de Automatización, Programación de PLC´s, actualización de Componentes Electrónicos y servicios de Desmontaje y montaje de líneas de producción, Up Grade de Líneas en operación.

M-GLASS FACTORY SERVICES S.A DE C.V. Stand B01 Hans Mehl Nueva Inglaterra 505-B, Lomas de Cortés Cuernavaca Morelos Mexico Phone: +52 1 777 267 6666 Email: h.mehl@mglassfactoryservices.com Website: www.mglassfactoryservices.com M-Glass Factory Services is dedicated to offer the best services for the glass industry. As a unique supplier we combine international well re-knowned companies in our profile, allowing M-Glass Factory Services to offer the complete service from the unloading of raw materials and their processing till the Gob. It operates since 2011 with highly qualified, dedicated engineers being backed up by our expert Hans Mehl with over 30 years of experience in the glass industry world wide. Besides the supply of equipment, the company is specialised in providing specific services such as the Supervision of Furnace Construction (Steel Structure and Refractory), Furnace Operation and Technical assistance, Audits of Furnaces along with refiners and forehearths as well as taking care of our clients problems and offering tailor made solutions.

MICAMOL S.L. Stand D31 Xavier Pujol C/ Josep Maria Sert, 15 08911 Badalona (Barcelona) Spain Phone: +34 93 464 71 10 Email: micamol@micamol.com Website: www.micamol.com/ Neck rings, finish guide plates and accessories.

MONOFRAX LLC Stand A13 Iván García M. 1870 New York Avenue Falconer, NY 14733 United States Phone: +52 8118807545 Email: ivan.garcia@monofrax.com Website: www.monofrax.com Monofrax partners with glass manufacturers to provide innovative refractory solutions. With standard shapes available for immediate shipment, customer stocking programs, and a willingness to refine product chemistries to meet changing needs, your success is our priority.

OLIVOTTO GLASS TECHNOLOGIES Stand F26

Viale Gandhi 22, Avigliana (10051) Italy Phone: +39 0119343511 Email: info@olivotto.it Website: www.olivotto.it Olivotto Glass Technologies company (OGT) is the World Leader in the engineering, production and commissioning of hollow glass forming plants, systems and machines. We develop, design and manufacture machineries and services for hollow glass: O’90 Press & Blow m/c, Blow-Blow m/c, High-Tech Presses, HighSpeed Spinning m/c, Stretching/Burn-off and Welding Stretching m/c for Stemware Production, Glass Bricks and Glass Insulators lines, Large Containers m/c. Last entry: complete plants for the production of Glass Wool and glassware automatic packaging line. The Excellence in Pharma Packaging, thanks to our Tubing Lines for Neutral Glass Tube production.

MMA Stand D02 Prado Fresno N 1426 Col Valle Verde Guadelajara 45410 Mexico Phone:+52 (33) 33 36 66 28 Email: pflores@maquinadosflores.com Website: www.maquinadosflores.com

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PARKINSON-SPENCER REFRACTORIES LTD

PNEUMOFORE Stand E17

Stand A11 Simon Parkinson Holmfield, Halifax West Yorkshire HX3 6SX United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 1422254472 Email:simon.parkinson@parkinsonspencer.co.uk Website: www.parkinson-spencer.co.uk/ Parkinson-Spencer Refractories Ltd is a leading supplier of refractories and engineered products for the glass manufacturing industry and are specialists in glass conditioning. We are one of the world’s leading suppliers of feeder expendable refractories for the glass industry. Feeder expendables are refractory parts used in the glass gob-forming system, a system that is essential to the manufacture of many different types of glassware such as glass containers and glass tableware. We are also a leading of forehearth and distributor systems to the glass industry worldwide and our ability to design and manufacture both the refractories and the engineered systems is unique. The PSR System 5oo is a unique design of forehearth and distributor that has established a worldwide reputation for achieving the best in glass thermal homogeneity, temperature stability and fuel efficiency. We design, manufacture and supply the complete refractory assembly for our System 5oo forehearths including channel blocks, distributor glass contact blocks and forehearth superstructure refractories. PSR’s Cord Dispersal System is also the only proven solution to the common problem of ‘cat-scratch’ cord an each one is supplied with a money-back guarantee.

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PENNINE INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD Stand E02 Graham Womersley Manor Croft House, Commercial Road, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield West Yorkshire, HD8 9DT United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0)1484 864 733 Email: sales@pennine.org Website: www.pennine.org/ Pennine Industrial es líder en la producción de cadenas transportadoras silenciosas y engranes. Con más de 30 años de experiencia, su enfoque principal es ayudar a los clientes en todos los aspectos del transporte de vidrio en área caliente.

Via N. Bruno 34 10098 Rivoli Italy Phone: +39 011.950.40.30 Email: info@pneumofore.com Website: www.pneumofore.com Founded in 1923, Pneumofore manufactures vacuum pumps and air compressors for industrial applications worldwide and supplies the hollow glass industry with centralised vacuum and compressed air systems, designed for the pneumatic requirements of the IS machines. With references in Latin America such as O-I, AB InBev - Modelo Group, Crown, Carib Glass, Vidrio Formas, Glass & Glass and more, Pneumofore compressors and vacuum pumps are found worldwide, whenever customers require extraordinary reliability and constant performance. Leader in Rotary Vane technology, Pneumofore solutions focus on efficiency, durability, minimal Life Cycle Cost, and high environmental respect.

POCO GRAPHITE INC. an Entegris Company Stand E02 LaVon Hayes 300 Old Greenwood Road 76234 Decatur, TX United States Phone: +1 940 393 4296 Email: lavon.hayes@entegris.com Website: www.poco.com/ Con la variedad de materiales disponibles en el mercado actual, el uso del grafito desarrollado para aplicaciones específicas asegura una óptima vida útil, incrementa la eficiencia de empaque y mejora el costobeneficio. Entegris produce una línea de materiales específicamente diseñados para el manejo de vidrio. El proceso de los materiales patentados de POCO GLASSMATE permite la diferenciación sobre materiales de grafito convencionales minimizando los defectos en la producción que reducen la rentabilidad. La producción única de los materiales POCO, compañía de Entegris Inc. provee material para el manejo del vidrio con alta resistencia, baja conducción térmica, y una consistente microestructura que disminuye el desgaste e incrementa su vida útil, comparado con materiales de grafito convencionales en el mercado.

Nuestro producto más destacado es el Porta Inserto ILS para Botellas Pequeñas. El diseño ILS elimina los tornillos que pudieran vibrar o dañarse, causando desgaste prematuro de los insertos. Los insertos ILS incluyen muelles de acero inoxidable asegurados entre el inserto y el interior del porta inserto. Los muelles permiten cambiar el inserto más fácilmente y la reparación es simple. Asiste a nuestro stand y permite que uno de nuestros Expertos en Soluciones demuestre como POCO puede optimizar su costo-beneficio.

PYROTEK INC Stand C30 William Meza 705 West 1st Avenue Spokane, WA 99201 United States Email: wilmez@pyrotek.com Website: www.pyrotek.com/glass Pyrotek is a global engineering leader and innovator of technical solutions and integrated systems design for container glass, flat glass, metals and other hightemperature industries. Learn more at www. pyrotek.com/glass.

RAMSEY PRODUCTS CORPORATION Stand E11 135 Performance Drive Belmont North Carolina 28012 United States Phone: +1 704 394 0322 Email: sales@ramseychain.com Website: www.ramseychain.com Ramsey Silent Chain. Ramsey is a worldwide leading manufacturer of silent chains (inverted tooth chains) for conveying and power transmission applications. Ramsey offers the world’s widest range of top quality silent chain products, the highest level of service, and competitive prices.

Ramsey works with glass manufacturers in every part of the world, providing conveyor chains that can run at faster speeds, operate more smoothly, and deliver longer life than ever before. New Products: Sentry chains combine the best features of Ramsey’s established wear protected chains with features developed for high speed power transmission chain. Ramsey’s RKO tool provides for easy connection and disconnection of Wear Protected chains and holds a US and a European patent.

Other Unique Products: Wear Protected Chains: Lifeguard - with three US patents and a European patent, and Allguard FX feature recessed pin heads for maximum

wear protection. R-Select, with highly wear resistant chromium alloy links only in the parts of the chain that wear the most, holds a US patent. Other industry favourites: Ultralife and RPV silent chain exemplify Ramsey’s focus on developing conveying chain products that serve the exacting requirements of glass production. Visit Stand #A07 to learn more about our chains.

REFEL S.p.A Stand B01 Roland Heidrich Via Pescopagano 12, Z.I.P.R. 33078 San Vito al Tagliamento (PN) Italy Phone: +39 0434 849111 Email: roland.heidrich@refel.com Website: www.refel.com Excellence Made in Italy. The Refel brand has been standing for high-quality refractory products and customer-oriented services for the glass industry ever since it was created.

Refel is one of the world’s leading producers of fused cast AZS refractories thanks largely to a team of highly qualified specialists who have dedicated more than five decades to the research, development and production of these materials which are so essential to the glassmaking industry. The focus on quality and technologically sophisticated materials meets market needs, such as the demand for longer glass furnace service lives, enhanced specific furnace performance, ever higher glass grades and complex geometries, as employed in the special glass industry. Refel is not merely a supplier, but a partner with an extensive knowledge of their technical requirements able to provide support of the highest quality. The implemented quality assurance follows the product from the initial design phase right up to the final delivery, enabling REFEL to guarantee the safety and reliability of its products. REFEL’s after-sales service continues throughout the campaign of the furnace and includes support activities such as laboratory analyses and a continuous information feedback with the customer which helps to develop further improvements for future projects.

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REFMON REFRACTORIES CO LTD Stand F03

Mr. Szabolcs ZOLTÁN Bereki út 1.

9246 Mosonudvar Hungary Phone: +36 704249439 Email: info@refmon.hu Website: www.refmon.hu Refmon has already been worldwide known as one of the most challenging companies, producing especially refractory expendables since 1997. refmon presence in the world of glass by its vibrocast as well as pressed refractories make it possible to serve its customers in 5 continents already supplying expendables to over 150 Customers in packaging, table ware, technical, float, luxury and fancy glass manufacturers. Refmon name and behind is the guarantee for top quality products and service, Refmon wish to be partner to the glass manufacturers, something more then a supplier. Worldwide competition is known for all refractory manufacturers in the world of glass, but could not be on top without continuous developments as well as focusing on long term partnership with our highest quality raw materials suppliers.

2010-2011 Refmon has been integrated into German-owned companies and keep going on the way of developments and investments by doublizing its manufacturing capacity as well as entering to brand new industries like cermaic and biomass, too.

December 2017, Refmon just recently opened its new manufacturing hall further significant support to glass industrial products manufacture by strengthtening its presence in the world of glass for long term.

Refmon Refractories = quality & flexibility.

REFRACTARIOS ZEDMEX Stand A03 Alejandro Olvera Galeana 415 Ote. El Lechugal Santa Catarina, N. L. Mexico Phone: +52 81 83363595 Email: aolvera@zedmex.com.mx Website: www.zedmex.com Refractarios Zedmex, SA is a Mexican private company, founded in 1979 with the objective of manufacturing special refractory parts and materials using high

technology materials. As a result of its development, the company has achieved significant market share in the Mexican refractory industry and continues to grow in the supply of materials and parts in the global refractory consumer market.Zedmex has over the years obtained excellent recognition in the refractory industry as a reliable supplier of the highest quality products available globally. We are a flexible manufacturer with a team of highly experienced technicians; Our mission is to meet the individual requirements of each customer through the supply of special refractory parts, complemented by a first class technical service. >> Industries •Glass •Steel •Aluminum / Metal •Ceramics / Chemical •Oil >> Tailormade Products Special Design Refractory Parts Standard pressed bricks Monolithic -Mortars -Concrete -Rammed Insulation >> Main characteristics of our products High purity materials High precision in dimensions Very high resistance to: -Thermal shock -Corrosión - Erosion -Hot load High dimensional stability at high temperatures. Full adaptation to the forms, designs, characteristics and special requirements of the client.

REVIMAC S.R.L. Stand D30 Mr. Francesco Baldin Key Account Manager Via Mario Carraro, 19 36075 Montecchio Maggiore - Vicenza Italy Phone: +39 342 3212813 Email: francesco.baldin@revimac.com Website: www.revimac.com Revimac belongs to the Bottero group of companies. The company boasts an experience of over 30 years with the major glass containers manufacturers in the world by supplying a wide range of machinery and equipment in the hot-end area. On one hand, Revimac is engaged in the forming process by supplying high efficiency forehearth combustion systems and by performing professional IS machine re-manufacturing and, on the other, it is one of the few companies able to deliver complete high performance ware handling units and ancillary equipment such as ware transfers, cross conveyors, stackers, hot treatment hoods and cold treatment units.

ROVI SOLUCIONES INTEGRALES DE INGENIERIA Stand D20

Ricardo Rodríguez Rodríguez Santo Santiago 3595. Col. Jardines de los Arcos. 44500 Mexico Phone: +52 01 33 31 21 25 57 Email: info@rovisa.com.mx Website: www.rovisa.com.mx Rovi Ingeniería is a Professional and Dynamic Company that uses the latest technology to meet the needs of the market through the selection and sales of specialised equipment for quality control, preventative and corrective maintenance and solution design. Specialists in inspection and analysis of variables in finished product (glass bottles) such as impact, scuffing, internal / external pressure, vertical load, wall thickness, residual stresses caused by tension or compression and visual defects in the decoration or labeling as incorrect impressions, screen printing, code, position, level, among others.

S.I.G.MA GROUP Stand A06 Via Delle Grigne 12/A Locate Varesino Como 22070 Italy Phone: +39-0331-823.195 Email: sigmaref@tin.it Website: www.sigmaref.it/en/ With two manufacturing facilities, S.I.G.MA. group is specialised in the production of refractory materials for the glass industry since 1990 and operates today on the five continents selling abroad more than 85% of its production. Thanks to continuous investments, S.I.G.MA group has improved already widely used products like the specially grooved tube, the bonded high alumina for channel blocks and a high grade mullite as well as engineered a new structural design for the regenerator chambers. Supplier of refractories for glass furnaces.

SATINAL S.p.A. Stand C06 Leonardo Pirazzoli Via del Lavoro 1 22036 Erba (Co) Italy Phone: +39 031 870573 Email: info@satinal.it Website: www.satinal.it SATINAL S.p.A. is an Italian company leader in the manufacture of Machinery and Chemicals for the glass frosting / acid etching: a decorative process that allows to obtain on the glass surface a matt and velvety to the touch effect. Thanks to several years of experience in the glass industry and in the field of glass frosting, SATINAL S.p.A. offers to its own customers a unique and full range of services and products “Made in Italy” : Manufacture and installation of high quality frosting machinery, manual or full automatic, completely customizable according to all customers’ needs; Production and supply of Chemicals for glass frosting; Technical support and after-sales service.

SEFPRO Stand D15 P.O. Box 60025, 84276 Le Pontet Cedex 2539 Route de Sorgues - Bat. L 84131 Le Pontet Cedex France Email: sefpro.communication@saintgobain.com Website: www.sefpro.com SEFPRO is the only refractory group worldwide fully dedicated to and streamlined for offering top-of-the-line refractory solutions specifically to the glass industry. SEFPRO provides a complete range of refractory solutions for each furnace type as well as a comprehensive service offer to support glass manufacturers all along the furnace life cycle.

SEMSAMEX Stand B20 Avenida central, CP 08100, Col. Pantitlán, Del. Iztacalco, CDMX, México +52 55- 5758-6798 Email:ventas@semsamex.com.mx Website: www.semsamex.com.mx

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SOCABELEC SA Stand A07 Marco Veri Rue Emile Vandervelde 56 5190 Ham sur Sambre Belgium Phone: +32 498928550 Email: marco.veri@socabelec.com Website: www.socabelec.com Socabelec invented the first swabbing-robot on the fly able to work on IS machines, with cavity rate up to 16 cycles/min/ sections. We are able to swab blanks on the fly, blanks+neck ring, blanks+neckrings+baffles. Our robot can be installed on Emhart, Heye, Bottero, BDF, O-I, Sklostroj or GPS IS machines. production NNPB, BB, PB, in SG, DG, TG,QG. Increase of productivity from 2 up to 4% depending of production, payback time, from 6 to 18 months depending on added-value of the products Our Socabelec Swabbing-robots, are installed already in Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, Mexico.

SOCIETY OF GLASS TECHNOLOGY Stand F02 Christine Brown 9 Churchill Way Sheffield S35 2PY United Kingdom Phone: 44 (0)114 263 4455 Email: christine@sgt.org Website: www.sgt.org The Society of Glass Technology is a non-profit making organisation serving a worldwide membership. We publish journals and text books; organise meetings and conferences on glass related topics; coordinate the activities of special interest groups and technical committees; and provide a communication framework geared to the needs of the glass community.

SOMOBRESLE

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Stand C11

Stéphane Franconville Zone Industrielle - Rue des Etangs 76340 Blangy sur Bresle France Phone: +33(0)2 35 94 03 26 Email: stephane.franconville@gmail.com Website: www.somobresle.fr Somobresle, your reference in Glass Moulds: Located in the heart of the Glass

Valley, our expertise was moulded with the most prestigious perfumes, cosmetics, and spirits brands. 40 years experience in Designing, Engineering, Manufacturing and Repairing glass moulds for all processes and all glass types (Semi automatic, IS blow & blow, Press & blow, NNPB, Press molds H28, Spinning). Our customers are the most well known companies in Tableware, Cookware, Pharmaceutical, Cosmetics and Containers. State of the art manufacturing equipments: High speed milling, 5&4 axis, Integrated turning and milling centers, Welding plasma robot and manual, Finishing expertise.

SORG - Nikolaus Sorg GmbH & Co. KG Stand E06

Dr. Hartmut Hegeler Stoltestrasse 23 97816 Lohr am Main Germany Phone: +49 (0)9352 507-0 Email: hegeler@sorg.de Website: www.sorg.de Sorg has been serving the glass industry continuously since 1872. Together with our group of companies, we offer total solutions from raw material delivery through glass conditioning with the services to keep our equipment running long and reliably. Sorg solutions provide our customers the lowest total cost of ownership over the life of their investment. Sorg is the leading worldwide supplier of glass melting and conditioning technology, engineering, equipment and services for float, containers, flat glass, fibers, tableware, solar glass, etc. We serve customers in over 70 countries. Innovations include a new burner mount to make burner adjustments simple. This eases optimal combustion setup with the minimum amount of NOx emissions. The integrated angle adjustment setting allows easy adjustment of the burner angle via hand spindles or optionally with a motor from the furnaces contol room. Come to our booth to learn more.

SPECIAL SHAPES REFRACTORY COMPANY (SSRC) Stand F11 1100 Industrial Blvd.

Bessemer Alabama 35022 United States Phone: +1 314 374 3100

SPECIALTY RONDOT Stand B15 Carlos Garcia 30 Montgomery Street Ste 240, Jersey City Hudson 07042 United States Phone: +1 201 434 3600 Email: info@specialtyrondot.com Website: www.specialtyrondot.com Specialty Rondot, a Rondot Group company, specialises in servicing the container glass industry through the supply of unique products and customised engineering solutions. The product range comprises original products manufactured by RISE Group companies such as Graphoidal Developments, Rondot, Sonicam and Sheppee International. Additionally, Specialty represents leading OEMs, among them Pennine Industrial Equipment and Heat-Up. Experienced engineers are available to visit you and discuss your requirements as well as potential efficiency and quality improvements. CAD design services are offered for bespoke customer solutions or modifications to standard equipment. Products: - High speed Stackers, Ware Transfers and Cross Conveyors Multi-line Shear Spray Systems, - IS Spare parts and accessories - Multi-Zone Machine Lubrication Systems - Mould Temperature Measuring Equipment - Mould Volume Measuring Equipment - Mould Polishing and Plunger Polishing Machines - Conveyor Chains, Lehr Belts - Cold End Coating Bridges - Cold End Coating Dosing Systems - Furnace Inspection cameras.

STRATEGIC MATERIALS Stand C15 José María Castellanos Arriaga 17220 Katy Freeway, Suite 150 Houston, TX 77094 United States Phone: +1 686 292 26 23 Email: jmcastellanos@strategicmaterials. com Website: www.strategicmaterials.com Strategic Materials processes recycled glass and plastic for use in a wide array

of products, creating efficiencies for our customers while conserving earth’s natural resources. We are the largest glass recycler in North America, operating at nearly 50 locations. With a more than 100 year history, we provide expert knowledge and innovative processing techniques to recycling large material quantities while still providing value to a variety of markets.

STRUTZ INTERNATIONAL Stand E11 John M. Zwigart 440 Mars-Valencia Road Mars, PA 16046 U.S.A. United States Phone: +1 724-625-1501 Email: engineering@strutz.com Website: www.strutz.com Strutz International is the world’s leading manufacturer of high speed, high quality bottle decorating equipment. Since the introduction of the CLS-200 Chainless decorator, it has become the worlds top selling high speed bottle decorator. Strutz introduced the New CLS-175 which uses the same chainless technology but can decorate larger bottles. The CLS-200 is a revolutionary design that has replaced the carrier conveyor chain or “link system” with precision cams and can decorate a typical 12oz beverage bottle at speeds up to 200 BPM with ultra high precision. They are available in Left to Right, or Right to Left configurations which can conserve floor space and manpower when multiple decorators are used. A typical CLS-200 has one extra station which can be used for either seam registration or an additional decorating station! This provides customers with a simple and economical means if in the future an additional colour station is required, without seam registration. This is something that our competitors do not offer. Both the CLS-200 and the CLS-175 come standard with user friendly touch screen control panels. Strutz International also manufactures and supplies ancillary equipment. Lehr loading Stackers: Push Bar, Pull Bar, Dual feed Stacker Systems Strutz Conveyors: Single Liners, Lehr Cross Conveyors and Dual Cross Conveyors Systems Automatic Color Feeding Systems: ECD-DSL-1 and ECD-DSL-2 with dual single loop accurate temperature control.

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Stand C16 60 Savile Street East Sheffield S4 7UQ United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 114 275 9020 Email: sales@tecoglas.com Website: www.teco.com As part of the TECO Group, Toledo Engineering, Tecoglas and KTG Systems can offer complete capabilities in glass furnaces of all types, with KTG Engineering supporting this facility as glass plant equipment manufacturers. Zedtec are the TECO Group specialists in forehearths and working end technology. EAE Tech are the latest addition to the TECO Group providing high quality industrial automation engineering services and custom control systems. The TECO Group has been serving the world’s primary glass manufacturing industry since 1927.

Stand E01 Manuel Alejandro Maldonado Ocañas Avenida Adolfo Lopez Matoes Norte 507 44680 Guadalajara Mexico Phone:+523334579512 Email: mam@tmeglassamericas.com Website: www.tmeglassamericas.com/ ​TME Glass Americas Máquinas y refacciones para la industría del vidrio. Innovación es nuestro ADN.

TIAMA Stand C10 Julie Isnard ZA des Plattes - 1 Chemin des Plattes 69390 Vourles France Phone: +33 612310163 Email: j.isnard@tiama.com Website: www.tiama.com/ Tiama is a global provider of real-time data and quality control for glass packaging industry. 50 year’s expertise for a onestop-shopping: - Process monitoring solutions with the new range “Tiama HOT systems” (HOT mass, HOT move, HOT form & HOT eye) - Traceability solutions: laser code engraving and readers - Article quality control: vision and carrousel technologies such as MCAL4, MULTI4 and MX4 - IT intelligence tools for analysis and management of plant performances: “Tiama IQ range” - Laboratory systems with Tiama Elab & Tiama Xlab - Complete range of service activities: simulators, online courses, training, tooling, repairs, refurbishment… All our expertise combined help preparing the arrival of Business Intelligence also called “Industry 4.0”. We are developing Big Data capabilities. TIAMA: your co-pilot on the way to the Smart Factory www.tiama.com

UAS MESSTECHNIK GMBH Stand B01 Thomas Donaubauer Prof-Hermann-Staudinger-Strasse 4 Viechtach Germany Phone: +49 (0)99 42/94 86 - 0 Email: info@uas.de Website: www.uas.de UAS Messtechnik is an innovative company of international reputation in the field of instrumentation engineering. Due to our brand know-how and conclusive complete solutions for all kind of process industry, we are the ideal partner to increase the efficiency of your plant. UAS provides custom-made automation solutions. Our process management systems ensure a communication based on a hightly intelligent structure utilising an open, freely definable architecture. With our 50 highly qualified employees UAS is able to realise turnkey projects. Worldwide service and after sales support are part of our basic services.

VETROMECCANICA SRL Stand B07 Mr. Francesco Cavatorta/ Mr. Filippo Mattioli/ Mr. Luca Bucci Strada Isolanda 26 43024 Provazzano (PR) Italy Phone: +393386585382 / +393371394973 / +393401682666 Email: f.cavatorta@vetromeccanica.it Website: www.vetromeccanica.it/ Vetromeccanica, established in 1992 in the province of Parma, the heart of the Italian packaging area, has been an important industrial international player right from the very beginning. With 30 years of expertise in containers handling, Vetromeccanica is a reliable partner during all the phases of the process: from feasibility studies, executive engineering, the choice of the best supplies, right up to the supply of innovative, patented and competitive handling and automation solutions to meet specific

needs. In-house management of all the phases of the production cycle guarantees high quality products 100 % Made in Italy, short delivery times and competitive prices. Vetromeccanica aftersales service offers the best support in any situation with its prompt response thanks to a wellstocked spare parts Warehouse. Range of products: • cold end lines • stacker units • column palletisers/depalletisers • beam palletisers/depalletisers • robotic units • tray formers • labelling systems • empty pallets dressing lines • shuttle cars • sorting & decorating. Vetromeccanica offers Cold End Lines from lehr exit up to palletizing units for the handling of glass containers of different sizes and shapes.

XPAR VISION B.V Stand D12

Stand C07 Carlos Salinas de Gortari 1201 Apodaca Centro, Apodaca 66600 Mexico Phone: +52 (81) 8335 3943 Email: jorge.gomez@vidmargroup.com Website: www.vidmargroup.com

Laan Corpus den Hoorn 300 9728 JT Groningen Netherlands Phone: +31 50 316 2888 Email: contact@xparvision.com Website: www.xparvision.com XPAR Vision develops, installs, implements, services and maintains innovative technology for hot end inspection, process monitoring and quality control. Our products and services help to improve the quality selection, quality control and automated process control for the global container glass industry. XPAR Vision is committed to assist container glass manufacturers in meeting the increasing customer demands and improving their product quality, whilst increasing efficiency levels and also reducing energy levels and carbon emission.

VIDREMOT S.A.

ZHENGZHOU XINGUANGSE REFRACTORY

VIDMAR INGENIERIA SA DE DV

Stand D31 Marcel Ortega Oriente 26, 08911 Badalona Spain Phone: +34 933890812 Email: ventas@vidremot.com Website: www.vidremot.com

Stand E15 Maggie Ma Songzhai Industrial zone Xinmi City, 452376 Zhengzhou xinmi China Phone: +86 371 86122276 Email: info@chinasgs.cn Website: www.xinguangse.com Zhengzhou Xinguangse Refractory Co., Ltd. (SGS) is a Chinese company founded in 2002 with foreign investment from P.T. SIBALEC., Ltd (Indonesia).SGS is nowadays the largest completely independent AZS Supplier. With high flexibility and efficiency we’ve cooperated with each type of glass makers(hollow glass/flat glass/decorative glass/foam glass/fiber glass/lighting glass) all over the world in the past 15 years.

Looking into the future, we truely believe with our high quality, customised service, reliability and precision, we’ll be a good choice of yours for partnership.

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Air compressors

GUIDE TO PRODUCTS & SERVICES

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MAINSER MIRSA PNEUMOFORE

Annealing lehrs/kilns ANTONINI SRL DOMINION INDUSTRY MEXICO FORMA GLAS GMBH FUTRONIC GTC - Glass Technology & Ceramics HFT, INC. MAINSER MIRSA

Batch chargers ELECTROGLASS LTD EME GmbH GLASSWORKS HOUNSELL HORN GLASS INDUSTRIES AG

Batch plant ACAMSA (Servicios Industriales) BTT Vaccums UG DOMINION INDUSTRY MEXICO EIRICH MACHINES INC EME GmbH FORGLASS SP Z O.O. GLASS SERVICE S.R.L GLASSWORKS HOUNSELL MGLASS FACTORY SERVICES S.A DE C.V.

Coatings, hot/cold end ACAMSA (Servicios Industriales) ANTONINI SRL INTERGLASS, SA DE CV LOGISTICA COMERCIAL BRIGMADI REVIMAC S.R.L.

Combustion equipment CRYOINFRA DOMINION INDUSTRY MEXICO FIVES STEIN LIMITED FORGLASS SP Z O.O. GLASS SERVICE S.R.L HEAT UP LATIN AMERICA HFT, INC. LWN Lufttechnik GmbH MAINSER MIRSA REVIMAC S.R.L. SORG - Nikolaus Sorg GmbH & Co. KG UAS MESSTECHNIK GMBH

Container forming machinery/components BDF INDUSTRIES BTT Vaccums UG FAMA. FABRICACIÓN DE MÁQUINAS FORMA GLAS GMBH FUTRONIC GIANCARLO PEREGO S.p.a GTC - Glass Technology & Ceramics HEYE INTERNATIONAL GMBH LATTIMER USA LWN Lufttechnik GmbH RAMSEY PRODUCTS CORPORATION REVIMAC S.R.L. SOCABELEC TME GLASS AMERICAS VIDREMOT S.A

Control systems, cold end

Control systems, melting BDF INDUSTRIES ELECTROGLASS LTD F.I.C (UK) Limited FlammaTec, spol. s ro FORGLASS SP Z O.O. GLASS SERVICE GLASS SERVICE S.R.L GLASSWORKS HOUNSELL GTC - Glass Technology & Ceramics HORN GLASS INDUSTRIES AG SORG - Nikolaus Sorg GmbH & Co. KG UAS MESSTECHNIK GMBH

Cullet handling systems BTT Vaccums UG EME GmbH GLASSWORKS HOUNSELL ICEBEL

GLASS SERVICE S.R.L ICEBEL TIAMA

Decorating equipment, flat glass

Control systems, forming

GALLUS FERD. RÜESCH AG

BDF INDUSTRIES CORTEX GLASS B.V. FORMA GLAS GMBH FUTRONIC GTC - Glass Technology & Ceramics

Decorating equipment, hollow glass

Control systems, hot end CORTEX GLASS B.V. FAMA. FABRICACIÓN DE MÁQUINAS FlammaTec, spol. s ro FORMA GLAS GMBH FUTRONIC GLASS SERVICE GLASS SERVICE S.R.L GTC - Glass Technology & Ceramics HEYE INTERNATIONAL GMBH LWN Lufttechnik GmbH PARKINSON-SPENCER REFRACTORIES LTD TIAMA TME GLASS AMERICAS XPAR VISION B.V

FERMAC GALLUS FERD. RÜESCH AG ICEBEL ISIMAT GMBH SIEBDRUCKMASCHINEN KOENIG & BAUER KAMMANN GMBH SATINAL S.p.A STRUTZ INTERNATIONAL

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ACAMSA (Servicios Industriales) BDF INDUSTRIES CHOVET-DB2I DOMINION INDUSTRY MEXICO EME GmbH FALORNI TECH GLASS INDUSTRIES EXPERIENCE F.I.C (UK) Limited FIVES STEIN LIMITED FlammaTec, spol. s ro FORGLASS SP Z O.O. GLASS SERVICE GLASS SERVICE S.R.L GTC - Glass Technology & Ceramics HFT, INC. ICEBEL LWN Lufttechnik GmbH MAINSER MIRSA MECANICA SERV S.A. DE C.V PARKINSON-SPENCER REFRACTORIES LTD PNEUMOFORE SORG - Nikolaus Sorg GmbH & Co. KG THE TECO GROUP TME GLASS AMERICAS

Feeder mechanisms FIVES STEIN LIMITED FlammaTec, spol. s ro GLASS SERVICE GTC - Glass Technology & Ceramics OLIVOTTO GLASS TECHNOLOGIES REVIMAC S.R.L. SORG - Nikolaus Sorg GmbH & Co. KG

Fire polishers OLIVOTTO GLASS TECHNOLOGIES SOMOBRESLE TME GLASS AMERICAS

Flat glass production Machinery MAINSER MIRSA

Forehearth assemblies ALTINGOZ ATES TUGLA REFRAKTER SAN. TIC. LTD. DOMINION INDUSTRY MEXICO ELECTROGLASS LTD F.I.C (UK) Limited FIVES STEIN LIMITED FlammaTec, spol. s ro GLASS SERVICE GLASS SERVICE S.R.L GTC - Glass Technology & Ceramics PARKINSON-SPENCER REFRACTORIES LTD REFRACTARIOS ZEDMEX REVIMAC S.R.L. SORG - Nikolaus Sorg GmbH & Co. KG THE TECO GROUP

Gases industrial CRYOINFRA

Handling & packaging equipment, cold end EMS Group FAMA. FABRICACIÓN DE MÁQUINAS GTC - Glass Technology & Ceramics ICEBEL PENNINE INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD ROVI SOLUCIONES INTEGRALES DE INGENIERIA VETROMECCANICA SRL

Handling equipment, hot end

Inspection equipment, hollow glass AGR INTERNATIONAL CORTEX GLASS B.V. FAMA. FABRICACIÓN DE MÁQUINAS GTC - Glass Technology & Ceramics HEYE INTERNATIONAL GMBH IRIS INSPECTION MACHINES ROVI SOLUCIONES INTEGRALES DE INGENIERIA TIAMA XPAR VISION B.V

Lehrs, annealing/ decorating ACAMSA (Servicios Industriales) ANTONINI SRL GTC - Glass Technology & Ceramics HFT, INC. MGLASS FACTORY SERVICES S.A DE C.V.

Lehr loaders/unloaders GTC - Glass Technology & Ceramics MECANICA SERV S.A. DE C.V PYROTEK INC STRUTZ INTERNATIONAL VETROMECCANICA SRL

Lubricants CARBONES INDUSTRIALES MEXICANOS SA DE CV INTERGLASS, SA DE CV SOCABELEC

Melting furnaces ALTINGOZ ATES TUGLA REFRAKTER SAN. TIC. LTD. BDF INDUSTRIES BTT Vaccums UG DITER DOMINION INDUSTRY MEXICO ELECTROGLASS LTD F.I.C (UK) Limited FALORNI TECH GLASS INDUSTRIES EXPERIENCE FIVES STEIN LIMITED FORGLASS SP Z O.O. FOSBEL GLASS SERVICE S.R.L GLASSWORKS HOUNSELL GTC - Glass Technology & Ceramics HFT, INC. HORN GLASS INDUSTRIES AG LOGISTICA COMERCIAL BRIGMADI MAGNECO/METREL, INC MAINSER MIRSA MGLASS FACTORY SERVICES S.A DE C.V. REFEL S.p.A SORG - Nikolaus Sorg GmbH & Co. KG THE TECO GROUP

Mould maintenance equipment GIANCARLO PEREGO S.p.a MAQUINADOS FLORES GONZALEZ S.A. DE C.V OLIVOTTO GLASS TECHNOLOGIES SOMOBRESLE

All Glass Srl BTT Vaccums UG CARBONES INDUSTRIALES MEXICANOS SA DE CV DURA TEMP CORP. GTC - Glass Technology & Ceramics HEYE PENNINE POCO Graphite Inc PYROTEK INC RAMSEY PRODUCTS CORPORATION SPECIALTY RONDOT TME GLASS AMERICAS

Oxy-fuel technology

Inspection equipment, flat glass

ALL GLASS SRL EMS Group FAMA. FABRICACIÓN DE MÁQUINAS GTC - Glass Technology & Ceramics ICEBEL MECANICA SERV S.A. DE C.V VETROMECCANICA SRL

ROVI SOLUCIONES INTEGRALES DE INGENIERIA

CRYOINFRA DOMINION INDUSTRY MEXICO FALORNI TECH GLASS INDUSTRIES EXPERIENCE GLASS SERVICE S.R.L HEAT UP LATIN AMERICA HFT, INC. SORG - Nikolaus Sorg GmbH & Co. KG UAS MESSTECHNIK GMBH

Palletisers

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Engineering/ plant design services

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Glassman Latin America Catalogue

Plant utilities

Refractories

DOMINION INDUSTRY MEXICO GLASS SERVICE S.R.L PNEUMOFORE

Altingoz Ates Tugla Refrakter San. Tic. Ltd. CARBONES INDUSTRIALES MEXICANOS SA DE CV DITER DOMINION INDUSTRY MEXICO FOSBEL GTC - Glass Technology & Ceramics HarbisonWalker International LOGISTICA COMERCIAL BRIGMADI MAGNECO/METREL, INC MGLASS FACTORY SERVICES S.A DE C.V. MAINSER MIRSA MONOFRAX LLC PARKINSON-SPENCER REFRACTORIES LTD PYROTEK INC REFEL S.p.A REFMON REFRACTORIES CO LTD REFRACTARIOS ZEDMEX S.I.G.MA GROUP SEFPRO ZHENGZHOU XINGUANGSE REFRACTORY

Pollution control systems GTC - Glass Technology & Ceramics UAS MESSTECHNIK GMBH

Process control equipment AGR INTERNATIONAL CORTEX GLASS B.V. EIRICH MACHINES INC F.I.C (UK) Limited GTC - Glass Technology & Ceramics HEYE INTERNATIONAL GMBH OLIVOTTO GLASS TECHNOLOGIES PARKINSON-SPENCER REFRACTORIES LTD ROVI SOLUCIONES INTEGRALES DE INGENIERIA SORG - Nikolaus Sorg GmbH & Co. KG TIAMA UAS MESSTECHNIK GMBH XPAR VISION B.V

Shrinkwrapping equipment VETROMECCANICA SRL

Project management services

Tableware forming machinery

ACAMSA (Servicios Industriales) DOMINION INDUSTRY MEXICO FALORNI TECH GLASS INDUSTRIES EXPERIENCE GLASS SERVICE S.R.L GTC - Glass Technology & Ceramics HFT, INC. HORN GLASS INDUSTRIES AG MECANICA SERV S.A. DE C.V OLIVOTTO GLASS TECHNOLOGIES THE TECO GROUP

LWN Lufttechnik GmbH OLIVOTTO GLASS TECHNOLOGIES SOMOBRESLE

Raw materials

Technical assistance/ training

Turnkey glass plant construction

CHOVET-DB2I CRYOINFRA DITER DOMINION INDUSTRY MEXICO EME GmbH FOSBEL GALLUS FERD. RÜESCH AG GLASS SERVICE S.R.L GTC - Glass Technology & Ceramics LWN Lufttechnik GmbH MECANICA SERV S.A. DE C.V OLIVOTTO GLASS TECHNOLOGIES SOMOBRESLE UAS MESSTECHNIK GMBH

CHOVET-DB2I DOMINION INDUSTRY MEXICO FALORNI TECH GLASS INDUSTRIES EXPERIENCE GLASS SERVICE S.R.L HFT, INC. HORN GLASS INDUSTRIES AG THE TECO GROUP

• Vacuum Pumps PNEUMOFORE

Temperature measurement equipment BASF TEMPERATURE SENSORING PRODUCTS CORTEX GLASS B.V. DOMINION INDUSTRY MEXICO GLASS SERVICE S.R.L GTC - Glass Technology & Ceramics MGLASS FACTORY SERVICES S.A DE C.V. ROVI SOLUCIONES INTEGRALES DE INGENIERIA SORG - Nikolaus Sorg GmbH & Co. KG TIAMA UAS MESSTECHNIK GMBH XPAR VISION B.V

Trade publications GLASS INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE GLASS MACHINERY PLANTS & ACCESSORIES SOCIETY OF GLASS TECHNOLOGY

• Tube drawing machinery OLIVOTTO GLASS TECHNOLOGIES

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SOMOBRESLE STRATEGIC MATERIALS

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