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Glassproduction–analysisofglass,culletandrawmaterialshrl:providesexpertchemical-analysisservicestosupportglassproduction.Theanalysisserviceshelpclientstomaintaincriticalqualitycontrolateachstageofproduction.Analysiscanbeusedtodeterminecharacteristics:• ofrawmaterials• asrawmaterialsaremixed,becomemolteninafurnace,
andglassproductsareformed• aspartofinspectingthefinalproduct.hrl:providesanalysisof:• majorelementsincludingsodiumandcalciumoxides,
silicondioxideandborontrioxide• minorelementsincludingmagnesium,aluminum,
potassiumandbariumoxidesalongwithtitaniumdioxide• glasscolouringagentsferricandchromiumoxides• traceelementsincludinglead,cadmiumoxide,mercury,
arsenictrioxide andzirconiumdioxide.
Challenges
Glassproducersfaceseveralchallengesinmaintainingthequalitythatiscriticaltoachieveefficientproductionandproducetospecificationproducts.Maintainingoptimumproductionrequiresconstantqualitycontrolofincomingmaterial,duringproduction,andofthefinalproduct.Specificchallengesinclude:• knowingthechemicalcompositionofrawmaterialstobe
abletocalculatethebatch-furnaceloadtoensurethefinishedglasshasthecorrectchemicalcomposition
• meetingtheextremelytightspecificationsglassproductionrequirestoensuresuccessfulmanufacturing
• controllingthechemicalcompositionthatdeterminesthekeyproductionviscositypoints
• determiningthattheglassproducedmeets,exactly,required/specifiedpropertiesandqualities.
Solutions hrl:hasdevelopedexpertchemical-analysisprocedures.Theserviceprovidesglassproducerswithhighqualityanalysisofthechemicalcompositionoftherawmaterialstheyuse,andtheglassproductstheyproduce.Specificserviceproceduresinclude:• dedicatedsamplepreparationforraw-materialand
glasssamples
hrl:providesexpertchemicalanalysisservicestosupportglassproduction• usingawiderangeofcertifiedreferencematerialsand
internalcontrolsamplestocalibrateinstruments• employingahighlyspecialisedcalibrationmodelwhere
thecompletematrixcompositionismeasuredsimultaneously
• measuringcontrolsampleswitheachbatchofanalyses;keepingcontrolchartsup-to-date
• comparingvaluestohistoricvaluestodetectanomalies. hrl:expertglass-analysisservicesareavailabletosupportproducersofanextensiverangeoffinishedglassproductsincluding:• soda-limeglassusedtoproducecontainerandfloat
glass,drinkwareandglassbeadsforroadmarking
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• borosilicateglass• scientificandquartzglass• ceramicglass• fibreglassinsulationproducts.
Case Study Understandingthequalitiesoftherawmaterialtheyuseiscriticalinenablingglassproducerstoruntheirplantefficiently,andtomeetspecifiedqualitystandardsintheproductstheymake.Producersalsoneedtoknowthattheproductstheymakemeettheirclient’srequirements.hrl:providesglassproducerswithrawmaterial,processandproductanalysisservicesthatareaccurateandprecise.Theservicesdrawonawidevarietyofinternationalcertifiedreferencematerials,alongwithinternalcontrolstandards,toensureoptimumanalysis.Clientsbenefitthroughaccesstoexpertmaterialandproductanalysisthatdrawsonthelong-termstabilityofinternalcontrolsamplesandonreplicatedvalues–samplesarepreparedandtestedinquadruplicate–todetectoutliervalues.
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hrl:supportsproducersofanextensiverangeoffinishedglassproducts
CP-OES(InductivelyCoupledPlasmaOpticalEmission
Spectrometer)asusedbyhrl:forglassandrawmaterial
analysis
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