Glass

Speciality Glass

Speciality glass is a wide-ranging term encompassing glass with non-standard constituent materials, or glass that undergoes special treatment to make it suitable for a particular application.

The production process for speciality glass has several points where temperature measurements are key. This includes thermal imaging of the melt tank, temperature measurements in the forehearth and monitoring the annealing process.

Accurate measurements at critical locations are vital to speciality glass manufacture. AMETEK Land has a range of advanced, high-precision instruments specifically designed for the glass industry, to produce the required results.

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- Batch Inlet
  
  Measurement at the batch inlet provides thermal monitoring of the glass raw materials for quality control. We recommend the LWIR-640 thermal imager or RT8 thermometer for this application.
  
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- $Melt Tank – Inside Refractory$
  
  Melt Tank – Inside Refractory
  
  Optimum process control, energy efficiency and tank condition can be controlled through refractory wall measurements. The NIR-B Glass, Cyclops 100L, Model FG and SPOT M100 are recommended.
  
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- Melt Tank - Bulk Glass
  
  Measuring the temperature of the melted glass in the tank provides measurements for process control and efficiency. Our recommended solutions are the NIR-B Glass, Cyclops 100L, Model FG and SPOT M100.
  
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- Melt Tank - Outside
  
  An LWIR-640 thermal imager is recommended for continuous monitoring of the melt tank exterior. This monitors the tank condition, providing warnings of possible glass break-out or refractory failure.
  
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- Regenerators
  
  Accurate, reliable temperature measurements are essential for this important area of the tank. The solutions recommended by AMETEK Land are the Model FG, SPOT M100 and Lancom 4.
  
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- Flue Gas
  
  Glass production produces flue gas emissions which must be monitored. We offer the Lancom 4, Model 4500 MkIII and WDG 1200/1210, depending on process needs.
  
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- Distributors and Feeders
  
  Measurements are essential to help control the flow of molten glass into uniform gobs. The Model FG and Cyclops 100L provide the thermal monitoring required for process and quality control.
  
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- Forehearth (Container / Fibreglass / Rockwool / Speciality / Tableware)
  
  Temperature control here is vital to glass condition. The fibre-optic Model FG radiation thermometer is specifically designed for this measurement, while the Cyclops 100L and Lancom 4 are also recommended.
  
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- Gob (Container / Speciality / Tableware)
  
  Accurate gob temperatures maintain the relationship between glass viscosity and gob weight. The portable Cyclops 100L and on-line SPOT M100/R100 fibre optic thermometer offer solutions for this measurement.
  
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- Mould
  
  The molten gobs of glass are shaped into containers here prior to annealing. We recommend temperature monitoring of the glass is achieved by using the SPOT M160, R160 or M210.
  
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- Annealing Lehr Entry and Exit
  
  The lehr must be sufficiently heated to prevent cracking or stress points in the glass. The LWIR-640 measures the cooling product at each end of this process to detect problems.
  
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Videos +
- Advances in Non-Contact Temperature Measurement for Glass Production
  
  We introduce how advances in accurate non-contact measurements across a range of applications and under a variety of different conditions ensures successful glass production and provides benefits in process and control. It considers key stages in the glass making process and specifically continuous temperature monitoring inside the glass melt furnace to ensure high product quality, detect structural damage and improve efficiency.

Glass

Speciality Glass

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Advances in Non-Contact Temperature Measurement for Glass Production

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