Inge Friberg considers the importance of automation for the realisation of productivity, flexibility and safety. 

Within the past decade, the fortunes of Brazilian glass container producer Vidroporto have been transformed. Glass Worldwide spoke exclusively to Edson Rossi, President about the changes made and the involvement of Container Glass Alliance member companies in the completion last year of a third production shop.

One of Brazil’s leading glass container makers, Vidroporto recently completed a 10 year redevelopment programme with the addition of a third furnace. The company again chose to work with Bucher Emhart Glass for both hot end and cold end equipment, plus advice and support on the project.

Bucher Emhart Glass has continued its tradition of innovation with the development of refractory materials to address the growing needs of the glass industry. Materials have been designed to provide better insulation, withstand greater thermal shock and provide longer service life for various aspects of the glass industry. Roger Smith* reports.

Jarmo Kammonen presents the latest Bucher Emhart Glass ware handling solutions. Ware handling is about repeatability and reliability. These are the cornerstones proving that full servo technology is the optimum solution for the transport of glass containers from the mould station into the annealing lehr. The Bucher Emhart Glass FlexIS control system is very reliable and provides accurate and repeatable motion profiles for all servo axis elements handling ware transports.

Philippe Spiteri* explores the benefits of Bucher Emhart Glass’s Forming Process Monitor System, which is now integrated with the FlexIS Forming Line Control System and features defect detection capability.