Unique Challenges
Glass manufacturing is an ancient process that has continually improved through the addition of automation and instrumentation. In order to compete globally, glass manufacturers must reduce waste and improve efficiency.
Real-time display of KPIs – energy, emissions and production performance data, helps operators make good decisions. The applications below are a brief sampling of the many glass manufacturing applications we've developed and the customers that we've helped.
Popular Applications
| Process data | |
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| APPLICATION |
Although glass plants are highly automated, the process is often managed by experience operators. Displayed output of emissions data (SO2, HCL, CO2, etc.), energy consumption, oxygen content, temperature and more provides operators with data used in the decision-making process. |
| PRODUCT | |
| Goal count/actual count | |
| APPLICATION |
Finished product can be monitored to be sure production output meets goal. A static or dynamic, takt-based target is displayed along with the actual product count for real-time display of production output. Additionally, the calculated efficiency percentage or piece/time variance can be displayed. |
| PRODUCT |
87/805 Efficiency display, XL400 Large digital, XL600 Multi-line, XL800 Alphanumeric |
| Message marquee | |
| APPLICATION |
Message marquees and panel message displays provide key performance indicators (KPIs), process fault indication, safety messages and more. Real-time data supports real-time operator decisions. |
| PRODUCT | |
Glass Manufacturing Customers
The following represents just of few of the many customers in the glass manufacturing industry that we've helped with our solutions.
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• AFG Industries |
• PPG Industries |
