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	References in glass industry   Float Glass   Hollow Glass   Glass Blocks    Glass and Rock Wool GlassTubes  Monitor Glass  TFT LCD Glass 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. More information: Download | 124 KB Download | 1,923 KB Float Glass   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. More information: Download | 125 KB 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. More information: Link 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. More information: Link 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. More information: Download | 567 KB Float 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. More information: Download | 210 KB 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. More information: Download | 409 KB Float Glass   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. More information: Download | 318 KB Float Glass   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. More information: Download | 356 KB Float Glass   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. More information: Download | 268 KB Hollow 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. More information: Download | 2,5 MB Hollow 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. More information: Download | 21 KB Hollow 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. More information:   Siemens A&D Success stories & Applications Hollow 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. More information:   Siemens A&D Success stories & Applications 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. More information: Download | 136 KB 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. More information:   Schlemmer Prozess Systeme GmbH Hollow 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. More information: Download | 118 KB Hollow 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. More information: Download | 122 KB Hollow Glass   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. More information: Download | 300 KB 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. More information: Download | 161 KB 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. More information: Download | 116 KB Download | 939 KB Glass and Rock Wool   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. More information: Download | 205 KB 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. More information: Download | 93 KB Download | 1,331 KB 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. More information: Download | 90 KB Monitor Glass   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. More information: Download | 322 KB TFT LCD 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. More information: Download | 118 KB 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. More information: Download | 111 KB 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. More information: Download | 145 KB Cast Glass   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. More information: Download | 141 KB Download | 1,404 KB