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Who is right about the future of the Glass Industry?
Former Global Business Development Manager for Eurotherm by Schneider Electric, René Meuleman presents some differences of opinion.Throughout a busy 2016,...
Efficiency advances in glass fibre bushing control
Improving the overall performance of glass fibre bushingArticle by René Meuleman, former Global Glass Business Development Manager at Eurotherm by...
Power and automation redefined
Recently, Eurotherm by Schneider Electric celebrated 50 years in business, during which time technology has significantly moved on. René Meuleman discusses...
Industry 4.0, a Pragmatic Approach
Executive summaryAs one of the most complex industrial processes around, glass manufacturing could benefit greatly from data analytics, however, the...
Understanding the value of precision process control
“There’s no sense in being precise when you don’t even know what you’re talking about”This is a direct quotation from...
Electric Furnace Boosting
To enhance the glass melting process, increase throughput, improve glass quality and to reduce CO2 emissions electrical furnace boosting is...
Glass Industry Glossary of Terms
The following terms are used in the Glass industryA B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T V W...
All-electric melting is inevitable – Why wait?
The glass industry is playing a waiting game in the move to all-electric melting technologies. René Meuleman provides some justification...
Glass Furnace Control
Glass melting and fining is a delicate balance between energy efficiency, glass quality and maximum throughput keeping emissions within legislative...
Crown & Bottom Thermocouples
The extremely high temperatures and challenging atmospheric conditions involved in glass melting, fining and conditioning processes require the application of...
Furnace Glass Level Control
Furnace glass level control is, like many other furnace process controls, a delicate and important task of a process control...
