Who would have thought that the 15th and 16th Century concepts of Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo Galilei would be applied to glass container inspection? According to Mike Rentschler, an application of the concepts from Copernicus and Galileo can be found in the tramp glass detection option available on the Bucher Emhart Glass FleXinspect T machine.

Srpska Fabrika Stakla (Serbian Glass Factory) was the location of a major project by Bucher Emhart Glass encompassing the full range of its hot end and inspection equipment.

For several years measurement systems such as Plunger Process Control (PPC) and Temperature Control System (TCS) have been giving glass container manufacturers valuable
insights into their production processes. However, for machine operators, systematically monitoring all the parameters involved and making manual adjustments is a demanding job. To achieve consistent production and higher efficiency, the next logical step is to automate this process with closed loops.

Since a few years, measurement systems like Plunger Process Control (PPC) and Temperature Control System (TCS) provide valuable insight into the production process of glass containers. For the machine operator it is however a tough job to systematically monitor the measured parameters and perform
all the appropriate manual readjustments. Automating this process with closed loops is therefore a logical step, leading to more constant production and thus higher efficiency

Bucher Emhart Glass will be showing two of its flagship machines at its booth during glasstec 2014.

South African glass manufacturer Nampak Glass recently invested in a second BIS machine from Bucher Emhart Glass. We find out why BIS is making so many waves in the container glass industry.