FlexRobot automates the repetitive task of swabbing blank molds and neck rings - saving time and improving consistency. It installs quickly on new and existing IS machines, with minimal disruption to your operations.
 
Our service engineers manage the installation process and provide thorough training for operators. Ongoing support is available through our Training Academy, both online and in person.
 
Your next small step could be a big one for productivity, safety, and performance.

From the melting furnace to the digital training platform: The Smart Service Circle visited Bucher Emhart Glass in Planegg and gained fascinating insights into the world of glass container production.

-  Real time online measurements
-  Improved stability
-  Process automation

GobRadar is a camera-based gob observation and measurement system (sensor) providing a number of measurements for each and every single gob such as weight, length and shape allowing closed loops like closed-loop weight control.
Two separate high-speed matrix cameras in cooled housings are installed on the feeder platform monitoring the gobs just after the cut. These images from two angles are used to create a 3d-model of each gob.
The real time data acquired includes:

-  Weight
-  Length
-  Diameter
-  Angle
-  Position
-  Trajectory
-  Shape
-  Freak detection

GobRadar is suitable for all manufacturing processes and can offer automatic weight control in Blow & Blow where the PPC weight control is not usable.
Each gob is taken into account in real-time. Closed-loop weight control stabilizes the process and herewith avoids problems related to weight deviations. Reducing weight deviations can eventually also save glass. Monitoring of all process relevant parameters in real-time allows to detect trends and to further optimize the production.
With the GobRadar and FlexIS additional future closed-loops will be enabled.
Only GobRadar will work seamlessly with these new advanced technologies.

Are you worried that inefficiency in repetitive tasks, like swabbing moulds, can easily result in costly performance losses? 
Our FlexRobot Blankside delivers the process upgrade you need with a high return on a cost-effective investment. The technology is integrated with IS, AIS and NIS machines and with FlexIS control, delivering profitability through automation. Providing precise, consistent and fast service, the FlexRobot Blankside helps minimize rejects, meaning the machine output is optimized.
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Worried that failings in gob production monitoring could cause costly quality imperfections and reduced pack-to-melt? GobRadar monitors each  gob after the shear cut to control and stabilize its weight, recording vital parameters such as trajectory, length, and diameter, with continuous analysis to extract valuable data.

GobRadar analyzes all gobs in real time, setting tube and/or needle actions to stabilize the weight of the finished product. As an integral part of SMARTFEEDER, GobRadar offers more than weight stabilization: parameters for each gob in multi-gob production are managed automatically by the system. This upgrade delivers critical traceability and quality assurance, starting as soon as the gobs are cut. 

Are you concerned with imperfections in gob weight, length and trajectory stability, which can easily result in loading-related defects? The SMARTFEEDER upgrade automatically adjusts and maintains gob weight and length across gobs and sections. Minimize variations in the production process, optimize your job change time and easily set up multi-weight patterns for multi-gob production or sampling. With full gob control, you can also manage gob shape over orifice ring growth and reduce weight variations, consequently controlling weight draw and conserving energy.

With only a short machine downtime for installation, the SMARTFEEDER offers your plant rapid performance and productivity improvements. The futureproofed technology, constantly evolving with software updates, means the most advanced new features are immediately introduced. The upgrade fits a wide range of production lines, whether made by Bucher Emhart Glass or not.