The intricate processes within your glass
furnaces significantly impact glass quality, energy consumption (which can
exceed 10% of the total production cost), waste gas emissions (including
CO₂ and NOx) and furnace lifespan. We leverage our extensive knowledge and
practical experience with dozens of glass furnaces worldwide to optimise
your melting, fining, homogenisation and conditioning processes.
Comprehensive energy efficiency audits
In a typical energy efficiency audit of your furnace(s), we answer your
fundamental questions like: do I have a poor, mediocre or excellent
melting energy efficiency? If the efficiency is poor or mediocre, what
immediate actions can be taken to reduce energy consumption?
Our recommendations are based on a detailed study of your specific
situation, considering key parameters such as: furnace design, batch
composition, % cullet, specific pull (changes), combustion settings,
furnace age & refractory wear, glass melt characteristics and desired
glass quality.
Independent and unbiased assessments
As an independent entity, we do not sell software, products or glass
melting equipment. This allows us to provide completely unbiased and
honest assessments of your furnace design, current furnace state, and
glass melting and fining performance.
As an independent entity, we do not sell software, products or glass
melting equipment. This allows us to provide completely unbiased and
honest assessments of your furnace design, current furnace state and glass
melting and fining performance.
Projects
e.g.
- Independent assessment of glass melting furnace state, design,
performance and energy efficiency
- Optimisation of the melting, homogenisation, fining and conditioning
processes;
- Solving problems like batch stones, cords, knots, blisters, seeds,
....
- Furnace efficiency improvement and specific energy consumption
reduction.
- Furnace heating profiles and combustion settings.
- Furnace corrosion assessment; refractory corrosion troubleshooting,
e.g. cat-scratches, ....
- Assistance solving foaming, chemical and thermal reboil problems.
- Independent glass furnace design assessment and independent glass
furnace performance audit.
- Advice and assistance on electric boosting or bubblers configuration
and settings.
- Glass melting and furnace operation and control training courses.
- ...
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