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Deep Roots - New Shoots


Global leadership in industry comes to those who understand their markets and develop products that fill these markets' needs...
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Modelling Defect Creation During the Forming Process


A problem that continues to plague the glass container forming process is the creation of defects…
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Virtual Mold Prototyping


Good mould design is the first step towards successful container manufacture- it can help deliver production efficiencies, including possible line speed increases, and is the foundation for robust quality standards and cost savings...
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Improving Cold End Control with Automated Solution


One of the best ways to improve quality and increase productivity is to have more meaningful and timely information about the manufacturing process...
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Reducing Lead Times with Optimised Drying Techniques


For more than 140 years, Emhart Glass has been developing and manufacturing feeder and forehearth refractories for the glass container industry...
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Pushing the Boundries


Since the invention of the IS machine, pusher mechanisms have provided challenges to maximising productivity.
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Emhart Glass strengthens Middle East ties


An event hosted by President of Emhart Glass, Martin Jetter, brought together key representatives of Egyptian glass manufacturers and enabled the Swiss supplier to strengthen the relationship with one of it's strongest markets.
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No more black magic: Supplier offers Science as route to improved process


While the glass container forming process has clearly become more stable and productive over the years, Swiss supplier Emhart Glass believes it has not sufficiently evolved.
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Increasing Process Stability


The optimisation of IS machines is still dependent on skilled and experienced glass makers to set up the process to operate with the highest efficiency and speed they can achieve with the machine and tools available.

Re-manufactured Product Lines: Old News?


Saint-Gobain Vicasa has recently installed a complete 5 1/2 in., double-gob, 8-section SIS production line at its plant in the Canary Islands.
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