DMG WORLD MEDIA CZECH GLASS SOCIETY

FINAL PROGRAM

GLASSMAN EUROPE 2007 CONFERENCE 9 - 10 MAY 2007, INDUSTRIAL PALACE, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC

9th May 2007 13.45 – 16.30 p.m.

Energy Conservation in Glass Manufacture

13:45 – 14:00 Presentation of awards from the Czech Glass Society to René Roubíček

14:00 – 14:30 Energy Savings in Batch Melting, Stanislav Kasa, František Novotný, ICT Prague, Department of Glass and Ceramic, the Czech Republic

14:30 – 15:00 Analysis of Energetic Performance of Glass Melting Processes as a Basis for Advanced Glass Production, Lubomír Němec, Marcela Jebavá, Laboratory of Inorganic Materials, the Czech Republic

15:00 – 15:30 Possibilities of Energy Consumption Reduction in Course of Glass Annealing, František Voldřich, the Czech Republic

15:30 – 15:50 Reduce Furnace Energy Consumption Using Calumite, Nicola J. Marriott, Calumite Ltd, UK

15:50 – 16:10 Burners for Glass Melting Furnaces, Neil Simpson, Eclipse Incorporated, USA

16:10 – 16:30 Energy Savings and Glass Quality Improvement by Mathematical Modelling and Advanced Furnace Control, Petr Schill, Glass Service, the Czech Republic

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10th May 2007 10.00 – 13.00 p.m.

Technological Innovations in Glass Manufacture

10:00 – 10:30 The Glass Surface and Ways of Its Modification, Ferdinand Trier, Ulrich Ranke, Laboratory of measurement Technique, Fachhochschule München, Germany

10:30 – 11:00 Advanced Technologies for Glass Decoration, Martin Hehl-Heinz, Marabuwerke GmbH& Co. KG, Germany

11:00 – 11:20 The Benefits of Vacuum in Bottle Production, Daniel Hilfiker, Pneumofore, Italy

11:20 – 11:40 CG Iridium – Metal for the 21st Century, Christopher Couderc, Paul Williams and Duncan Coupland, Johnson Matthey – Noble Metals, UK

11:40 – 12:00 Reverse Engineering in Glass Mould Engraving Design, Emre Tacir, Merkad Glassware Moulds Ltd., Turkey

12:00 – 12:20 Optimising Glass Melting Processes with Energy & Mass Balance Calculations, Hans Mahrenholtz, Andre Ommer, Linde AG , OGIS GmbH, Germany

12:20 – 12:40 Latest Vision Technologies Offer News Horizons for Hollow Ware Inspection, Jean-Luc Logel, IRIS Inspection Machines, France

12:40 – 13:00 WALTEC’S Triple Gob Production Line For Press Ware, Ultimate Reply To Challenges of Market, Klaus Poeting, Waltec Maschinen GmbH, Germany

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Rene Roubicek is a renowned Czech artist and is considered as one of the most influential Czech sculptures of glass and metals in the 20th century. His sculptures were first exhibited in the World Fair Expo in Brussels in 1958 and caught the attention of both industry experts and the general public. His work from glass and metals has been exhibited at many important exhibitions over the years and have been important in representing Czech glass art. Now Rene Roubicek's sculptures are exhibited in museums around the world. 2007 marks the celebration of his 85th birthday.