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Hollow Glass
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Glass Fiber and Silk
Glassware
Cast Glass
| Float Glass |
Turkish glass
manufacturer Sisecam uses SIMATIC PCS
7 for float glass production
The new TR4 float glass line near Mersin in south-eastern Turkey
is operated by Sisecam and uses Siemens products, systems and
solutions in the entire process chain, from raw materials storage
through the hot section to the cutting line.
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| Float
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Iran Float
Glass Co. relies on Siemens technology
in production
The new IFG float glass line next to
Teheran, built under supervision of
Kaveh group, Iran, uses Siemens products,
systems and services for automation
and roof heating.
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| Float
Glass |
Perfect Float
Glass with 840Di
The auto glass and the building glass
market have many diverse requirements
for glas- processing machines. Productivity
is of decisive importance to buyers,
as is the growing pressure of price
and cost.
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| Float
Glass |
Mechatronic support
Mechatronic Support provides possibilities for recognizing
development errors in the early phases of design and for optimally
adapting the design and drive technology to each other.
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| Float Glass |
Modernization at Cardinal in the USA
As part of a cold repair carried out at its float glass plant in Menomonie,
Wisconsin, Cardinal wanted to update all the plant’s automation technology
with an integrated solution that had a high system availability and reliability
necessary to sustain continuous glass production. Siemens currently implements
a completely redundant SIMATIC PCS 7 system and also provides all the programming and installation
of the system as well as the fully integrated controllers for the heating systems.
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Glass |
Glaverbel automates new glass production in Russia
By expanding their production capacity in Russia, Glaverbel meets the anticipated
increase in demand on the Russian glass market. Following their good
experiences with Siemens in the international glass business, Glaverbel trusted
Siemens once more with development, installation, and commissioning of
the process control system including uninterruptible power supply.
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| Float Glass |
SIMATIC automation projects at several Guardian sites
Guardian was looking for a new approach in process automation technology
to increase reliability and productivity in several production plants. Starting
with a project in Goole in the UK, Siemens implemented a sustainable,
innovative automation solution for Guardian based on SIMATIC technology
in close cooperation with the glass technology expert STG Cottbus.
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Modernizing a production line at Saint-Gobain in France
The Chantereine plant of Saint-Gobain Glass France primarily produces float
glass for the automotive industry. The melting furnace of the plant in the
French city of Thourotte was replaced during the cold repair in 2001. Siemens
migrated the existing TELEPERM M system to SIMATIC PCS 7 and upgraded
power distribution systems for medium and low voltage. This project supported
Saint-Gobain in securing its investment in the infrastructure.
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Cold repair of two float lines at Saint-Gobain in Germany
In 2002 and 2003, two float lines at Saint-Gobain Germany have been
modernized by Siemens with the SIMATIC PCS 7 process control system during
scheduled cold repairs. Saint-Gobain placed great emphasis on a modern
control concept with high availability, which also provides a platform for
future expansion. Both production sites benefit from the high level of integration
the new solution offers.
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Cold repair at Pilkington, Germany
In order to be able to meet future market challenges, Pilkington Bauglasindustrie
in Schmelz, Germany, decided to retrofit their automation system for melting
furnace, shaping unit, and utilities such as the compressor station and hydrostation.
Siemens was responsible for the implementation of SIMATIC PCS 7 in
these units during a scheduled cold repair.
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Glass |
SIMOTION at work – for Sklostroj (Czech Republic)
SIMOTION combines servocontrol for 49 axes, electronic cam controller (E-Timer) with over 500 I/Os in one system and ensures that bottles transported using the servo-pusher are not damaged and there is smooth transfer. The application was developed together by Sklostroj and COMPAS automation, a certified SIEMENS partner for automation.
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Glass |
Glass: state-of-the-art
production technology
For example, Heye International GmbH in Oberkirchen, Germany,
uses the drive-based Simotion D system to drive its conveyor
belt for glass containers. This motion control system is an
excellent choice for optimum axis synchronization, and it can
also be easily integrated into existing equipment.
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Glass |
Glass production
retrofitted with technology CPU
The machine-blown drinking cups of the Essener RKL Ruhr Kristall
Glas AG are on everyone’s lips. By modernizing a plant
for pressed glass production with the Simatic technology CPU
the company has not only solved its spare parts problems. It
has also been possible to increase cup production by a third.
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Glass |
Simotion D
in the glass production
The Heye International GmbH is using the drive-based variant
Simotion D for the first time as a belt drive for transporting
glass containers. Simotion provides a motion control system
which is practically made for optimum synchronization of the
axes and which can be easily integrated in existing plants.
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| Hollow
Glass |
BSN glass
pack produces hollow glass with SIMATIC
PCS 7
BSN glass pack in Leerdam, Netherlands,
decided to replace the TELEPERM M system
with the SIMATIC PCS 7 process control
system, the company chose an innovative
solution: BSN did the migration themselves
- with the technical support of the
Siemens system experts.
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| Hollow
Glass |
PCS 7 systems
with special fuzzy algorithms and individual
software modules for the glass melt
During the overall automation of the
Kleintettau production plant of Heinz-Glas,
controlling of the newly constructed
tank 3 was intended to be integrated
into the existing PCS 7 system.
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Glass |
The hollow
glassware production at Quinn Glass
in Northern Ireland got automated
with SIMATIC PCS 7
SIMATIC PCS 7 controls new glass factory.
Operating a modern glass factory requires
a high degree of automation, distributed
intelligence, and an efficient process
control system.
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Glass |
Heye-GLAS NEDERLAND
chooses SIMATIC PCS 7 and Siemens
drive technology for Heineken bottle
production
After only nine months of construction, Heye-Glas took Europe’s
most advanced hollow glass factory into operation.
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Modernization at Saint-Gobain Oberland in Germany
Saint-Gobain Oberland, the glass container division of the Saint-Gobain Group,
was looking for a comprehensive and integrated control solution to upgrade
the control technology of melting furnaces to increase plant productivity.
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| Glass Blocks |
Hollow glass
production at Saint-Gobain Oberland
Glas AG in Wirges now operated with
SIMATIC PCS 7
Following the automation of hollow glass production at Oberland
Glas AG in Wirges, December 1999 saw the integration of the
glass brick production line at subsidiary Solaris Glasstein.
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| Glass and Rock Wool |
SIMATIC PCS
7 in use for glass wool production
at Isover Gullfiber in Poland
Isover Gullfiber, a subsidiary of the French Saint Gobain group,
has invested 60 million US dollars in a new glass wool production
line at Gliwice in Poland.
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Isover, Russia, trust in experience and industry expertise for a new production line
Isover, the insulation division of the French glass manufacturer Saint-Gobain,
was looking for an automation solution based on state-of-the-art technology
to ensure efficient and reliable production in a new Plant in Russia.
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| Glass Tubes |
SIMATIC PCS
7 automates glass tube production
at Osram
The repair of furnace end C due last
year gave Osram the opportunity to rethink
its current operating philosophy and
to modernize its control technology.
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| Monitor Glass |
LG. Philips
Displays produces CRT glass with
SIMATIC PCS 7
Cathode ray tubes will continue to dictate the market for TV
and computer monitor tubes in future owing to their low costs
and excellent picture quality. But the demands on picture tubes
are increasing.
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Automated Glass Production at LG Philips Displays in China
Siemens together with the Dutch company Elam Engineering automated the
hydraulic press in a new production facility for LG Philips Displays in Zhengzhou.
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Glass |
COTC produces
TFT LCD with SIMATIC PCS 7
Cell phones, computer monitors, fielddevices
or handheld organizers – liquid
crystal displays (LCD) can be found
almost everywhere. The possibilities
of this technology have by no means
been exhausted as the rapid progress
of the TFT LCD proves.
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| Glass Fiber and Silk |
JM Schuller produces
glass fiber with SIMATIC PCS 7
The Schuller GmbH – a subsidiary
of the internationally active Johns
Manville Company since 1971 –
is one of the top companies in textile
glass production.
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| Glassware |
Arc International
produces tableware with SIMATIC PCS
7
Arc International in Arquesin, France,
have become the world leader in glasses
and table glassware with such trade
names as Cristal d’Arques, Luminarc
or Arcopal.
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Modern technology
for glass production at Saint Gobain
Mannheim in Germany
The operator and the planning department
of Saint Gobain Mannheim, Germany, value
a modern, future-proof system concept
with high availability to prevent downtimes.
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