Glass

Reduce hot end variability. Improve efficiency. Minimize product changeover time.

Improving Productivity and Product Quality While Reducing Production Costs

For over 38 years, ControlSoft has been helping glass manufacturers optimize their processes to boost the efficiency of their plants with a fast ROI (Return On Investment). We supply innovative solutions for glass processing – find out how you can save energy and resources as well as cut operating costs, without compromising product quality.

Experience and a Proven Track Record

We work with glass manufacturers worldwide and have expertise in:

Container Glass

batch delivery

melting

container forming

mold cooling

Fiberglass

batch delivery

melting

fiberization control

bushing control

Furnaces and Forehearths

glass level control

temperature control

temperature zone control

emission control

The ControlSoft Difference

We have a team of dedicated project and support engineers with vast experience in the glass industry who provide a full range of project services, delivering the best process consistency across all of your plants. This team has developed a methodology for implementing advanced process control without disrupting your current operation; improve your plant operations in a safe, secure, and field-proven manner.

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Glass Bottle Production

Our scalable process control technologies are ideal for the efficient operation of high-energy glass processes. See how we’ve used our MANTRA Advanced Process Control Solution in Glass applications.

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Results You Can Expect

Our glass manufacturing and control experts can help you deliver consistent, high-quality end product at an optimized rate, with precision heating and cooling strategies designed specifically for your application.

Maximize material usage while reducing waste
Implement tighter control to reduce glass temperature variability and improve product quality.
Stabilize hot end temperatures
Stabilize your forming process by providing uniform, consistent, and repeatable glass delivery.
Improve melting efficiency
Measure energy consumption and make improvements to increase your bottom line.
Minimize product changeover time
Optimize production line changeovers to effectively utilize equipment and increase revenue.

Prevent defects
Reduce unpredictable temperature changes and keep defects to a minimum.
Increase first pass yield (FPY)
Eliminate rework to achieve the lowest production costs possible.
Extend furnace life
Apply advanced process control strategies to extend the life of existing assets.

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What People Say

“I recommend all furnaces in our company get tuned like this as it makes them more responsive and efficient.“

Glass Works EngineerPilkington

“This project needs to give a great deal of credit to our ControlSoft consultant for his continued role in guiding companies like Anchor Glass Container Corp. towards a better controls scheme within their budget and timeline. This consultant is certainly a leader in advance process controls technology.“

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MES Project ManagerStone Technologies

“Excellent support. I think good progress was made on the project and it was also a good learning experience. I appreciate the ControlSoft consultant’s fine input and expert analysis of the work at hand.”

Senior EngineerPilkington Glass

Improving Productivity and Product Quality While Reducing Production Costs

Experience and a Proven Track Record

Container Glass

Fiberglass

Furnaces and Forehearths

The ControlSoft Difference

Case Studies

Results You Can Expect

What People Say

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