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From President’s Desk 5

Glass News India 7

Glass News Worldwide 12

Glasspex India 2015 16

Advertise in Kanch 21

Indian Glass Industry set for ‘Brisk Action’ 22

Abbe Number and Transparency for Optical Glasses 27

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Optimistic Mood at glasstec 2014 36

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President SANJAY GANJOO

Sr. Vice President ARUN KUMAR D

Vice President RAJ KUMAR MITTAL

Hon. General Secretary BHARAT SOMANY

Hon. Treasurer SANJAY AGARWAL

Member Editorial BoardA K BANDYOpADHYAY Ex-principal, Govt. College of Engineering & Ceramic Technology-GCECT, KolkataDEvENDRA KUMARprofessor, Department of Ceramic, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University)K K SHARMApresident, NIGMA and plant Head, HNG Neemrana, Rajasthan

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Contents


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From President’s Desk

I would like to thank members of AIGMF for electing me as President of AIGMF in its Annual General Meeting held on Sept 26, 2014. I assure all members to work in the best interest of glass industry.

Jan-March 2015 issue of Kanch will be released as special issue during Glasspex 2015 (March 13-15) at Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. We are looking forward to a magnificent display of latest technology, by world renowned companies exhibiting their products in the exhibition.

There are many challenges for glass industry in terms of its usage due to misconceptions, inadequate knowledge, absence of codes and standards. AIGMF is working on to bring in more awareness through conference on usage of glass. A step in that direction is organizing conference in coming Glasspex

India 2015 on Use of Glass in Buildings, Glass Façade Regulations & Implementation.

Another challenge that glass industry faces is energy conservation. AIGMF is organizing a conference and expert view on latest development in this direction during Glasspex India 2015.

I invite one and all from glass fraternity to participate in Glasspex India 2015.

Mumbai Fire Brigade, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) organized "Survival Environment" Workshop on Fire Curtain and Glass Facade Regulation & Implementation in collaboration with Institute of Fire Engineers India on Nov 29, 2014 at Mumbai with the active support of AIGMF/AGP member companies (Asahi India Glass, Gold Plus Group, HNG Float Glass, Gujarat Guardian), CCPS and Saint Gobain India. The Workshop was organized at Four Seasons Hotel at Worli, Mumbai and attended by more than 100 delegates comprising of officers from State Govt., Fire Safety Engineers, Builders, Developers, Architects, Professionals, Glass industry, Mumbai Fire Brigade, Delhi Fire Service, MCGM, (The Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry) MCHI, (The Confederation of Construction Products and Services) CCPS, (Practicing Engineers Architects and Town Planners Association) PEATA etc.

Bureau of Indian Standards has released IS: 16231 (Part 4) – 2014 on “Code of Practice on Use of Glass in Buildings - Safety Related to Human Impact” with inputs derived from CCPS publication (supported by Architectural Glass Panel/AIGMF) ‘Guidelines on Use of Glass in Buildings-Human Safety’- http://aigmf.com/Guidelines.pdf

My best wishes to all readers for Happy & Prosperous New year 2015.

Sanjay GanjooPresident, AIGMF

and COO, Asahi India Glass Ltd., Taloja (Maharashtra)

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News IndiaGlassAIGMF ExEcutIvE coMMIttEE MEEt And AnnuAl GEnErAl MEEtInG

The Executive Committee Meet and Annual General meeting were held at Casurina Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on September 26, 2014.

Apart from normal agenda and proceedings, highlight of the day was election of President and office bearers for the year 2014-15. Following were unanimously elected in the Annual General Body Meeting:

President – Mr. Sanjay Ganjoo

Asahi India Glass Ltd., Taloja (Maharashtra)

A Mechanical Engineer; joined Asahi India in 1989 and is currently working as COO of architectural glass business.

Sr. vice President – Mr. Arun Kumar d

AGI Glaspac (An SBU of HSIL Ltd), Hyderabad

Graduate in Mechanical Engineering. Commenced career as Graduate Engineer in 1971 in Steel Authority of India Ltd. Working with AGI Glaspac (An SBU of HSIL Ltd) for 20 years as President in the Container Glass Unit. Visited many countries across the Globe in connection with

technical collaboration, transfer of technology & business development.

vice President – Mr. raj Kumar Mittal

Mittal Ceramics, Firozabad

A Commerce Graduate; elected as the Chairman of Indian Industries Association (IIA) Firozabad Chapter and President of UP Glass Manufacturers’ Syndicate. Associated with Glass Industry for almost 30 years. He heads five glass companies in Firozabad.

Hony. General Secretary – Mr. Bharat Somany

HNG & Inds. Ltd., Bahadurgarh (Haryana)

A Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) graduate from University of Delhi with a professional course in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and multifarious hands-on training in the glass industry from various leading companies around the world (Germany, Italy, USA & Japan).

Apart from association with Hindusthan National Glass & Industries Limited, Executive Director at Glass Equipment (India) Limited, an engineering unit of HNG & Industries Limited.

Hony. treasurer – Mr. Sanjay Agarwal

Kwality Glass Works, Firozabad

A B.Sc. Graduate. He is elected as the Vice-Chairman of Indian Industries Association (IIA) Firozabad Chapter and Hony. Secretary of UP Glass Manufacturers’ Syndicate. Mr. Agarwal heads GT Group of Industries, who are into manufacturing of Glassware, Scientific ware, Glass bangles and all type of Glass & Handicraft items.

ExEcutIvE coMMIttEE MEMBErS

Secretary announced names of members of Executive Committee of the AIGMF for the Year 2014-15:

Mr. S.C. Bansal - outgoing President

noMInEES oF WEStErn IndIA GlASS MAnuFActurErS’ ASSocIAtIon

1. Mr. H.R. Bhandari - Pragati Glass Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

2. Mr. G.K. Sarda - Empire Ind. Ltd., Vitrum Glass, Mumbai.

3. Mr. Vijay Shah - Piramal Glass Ltd., Mumbai.

4. Mr. S.U. Mody – Neutral Glass & Allied Industries Ltd., Mumbai

5. Mr. Sanjay Jain - HNG & Industries Ltd., Mumbai

noMInEES oF EAStErn IndIA GlASS MAnuFActurErS’ ASSocIAtIon

1. Mr. Sushil Jhunjhunwala - La-Opala RG Ltd., Kolkata

noMInEES oF u.P. GlASS MAnuFActurErS’ SYndIcAtE

1. Mr. Raj Kumar Mittal - Mittal Ceramics, Firozabad

2. Mr. Mohan Lal Agarwal - General Traders, Firozabad

3. Mr. Devicharan Agarwal - Pooja Glass Works (P) Ltd., Firozabad

4. Mr. Sanjay Agarwal - Kwality Glass Works, Firozabad

5. Mr. Deepak Gupta – Hilite Glass (P) Ltd., Firozabad

6. Mr. Sanjay Mittal – Farukhi Glass Industries, Firozabad

noMInEES oF SoutH IndIA


GlASS MAnuFActurErS’ ASSocIAtIon

1. Mr. Sandip Somany - AGI Glaspac (An SBU of HSIL Ltd.), Hyderabad

noMInEES oF nortHErn IndIA GlASS MAnuFActurErS’ ASSocIAtIon

1. Mr. S.C. Vishwakarma - Universal Glass, Gaziabad

2. Mr. N.N. Goyal - UP Twiga Fiber Glass Ltd., New Delhi

the following were co-opted as members of the Executive committee for the year 2014 – 2015:

1. Mr. C.K. Somany - HNG & Ind. Ltd., Kolkata

2. Mr. Balkrishan Gupta - Advance Glass Works, Firozabad

3. Mr. Sanjay Somany - HNG & Ind. Ltd., Bahadurgarh

4. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gupta - Om Glass Works Pvt. Ltd., Firozabad

5. Mr. P.K. Kheruka - Borosil Glass Works Ltd., Mumbai

6. Mr. Alok Modi - Gujarat Guardian Ltd., Delhi

7. Mr. Mukul Somany - HNG & Ind. Ltd., Kolkata

SurvIvAl EnvIronMEnt” WorKSHoP on FIrE curtAIn And GlASS FAçAdE rEGulAtIon & IMPlEMEntAtIon

Mumbai Fire Brigade, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) organized “Survival Environment” Workshop on Fire Curtain and Glass Facade Regulation & Implementation in collaboration with Institute of Fire Engineers India on Nov 29, 2014 at Mumbai with the active support of Architectural Glass Panel/AIGMF (ASAHI INDIA, Gold Plus Group, HNG Float Glass, Gujarat Guardian), CCPS and Saint Gobain India. The Workshop was organized at Four Seasons Hotel at Worli, Mumbai and attended by more than 100 delegates comprising of officers from State Govt., Fire Safety Engineers, Builders, Developers, Architects, Professionals, Glass Industry, Mumbai Fire Brigade, Delhi Fire Service, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), The Maharashtra Chamber of

Housing Industry (MCHI), The Confederation of Construction Products and Services (CCPS), Practicing Engineers Architects and Town Planners Association (PEATA) etc.

Ar. Deepak Gahlowt presented paper on Glass Façade with reference to human & fire safety and was one of the panelists. Mr. S. Senthil Kumar, Head (P), Asahi India was one of the Panelists in Session 2 and Mr. Hatinder Vohra, SGIL presented paper on ‘Innovative use of fire safety glass solutions for buildings’. Representatives from Saint Gobain India and HNG attended the Workshop.

Mr. Shashi Kant, Adviser CCPS and former Dy. Adviser, Planning Commission participated in the deliberations and also had discussions with Mr. S. Deshmukh, IAS, Addl. Municipal Commissioner, MCGM, and Mr. S. H. Nesarikar, Chief Fire Officer and suggested to modify the Standing Order of Mumbai Fire Brigade and include recommendations of CCPS Guidelines on Use of Glass in Buildings – Human Safety which has been

i m p l e m e n t e d by 19 States, Central & State Govt. Departments, PSUs etc. and IS: 16231 (Pt. 4) and IS: 16231 (Part 4) 2014 ‘Code of Practice on Use of Glass in Buildings – Safety Related to Human Impact’ which is also derived from CCPS Guidelines.


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cAPEx 2014 co-locAtEd WItH MunIcIPAlIKA And IntErnAtIonAl conFErEncE And ExHIBItIon on SuStAInABlE BuIlt EnvIronMEnt And Good urBAn GovErnAncE

CAPEX 2014 co-located with Municipalika and International Conference and Exhibition on Sustainable Built Environment and Good Urban Governance was organized from 13th to 15th November 2014 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The event was supported by Ministry of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation GoI, Govt. of Gujarat and other urban stakeholder institutions. As the leading umbrella institution dealing with the construction sector, Confederation of Construction Products and Services (CCPS) participated in the event as Institutional Sponsor.

The Event was inaugurated by Mr. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon’ble Minister UD, Housing, Poverty Alleviation, GoI, Ms. Anandiben Patel, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Govt. of Gujarat was Chief Guest, State Minister of Housing GoG and Executive Director UNCHS graced the function. Over 1000 delegates from India and abroad attended which includes Bureaucrats, Technocrats, Local Bodies, Professionals, Exhibitors, manufacturers/industry, etc.

Mr. Shashi Kant Adviser, CCPS, Former Dy. Adviser, Planning Commission and Ar. Deepak Gahlowt, Convener, CCPS presented papers on “Use of Glass in Buildings - Human Safety aspects against impact” and “Role of Standards in building an efficient and safe built environment” respectively. Some of CCPS members also presented papers (Saint Gobain, LGF Sysmac, McCoySoudal). Mr. Manish Srivastava, Head (DCP), SGIL

gave presentation on “Use of Glass with reference to ECBC, GRIHA & IGBC parameters and Case Studies and representatives of HNG Float Glass Ltd, attended the event.

The event gave a good opportunity to meet, interact and spread message of safe use of glass in buildings. One to one meetings were held with Dr. D. Sambasiva Rao, IAS, Prl. Secretary Housing, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh; Ms. Anita Agnihotri, IAS, Secretary, H&UPA, GoI; Dr. P.C. Jain, Chairman, IGBC; Mr. M. Anand, Prl. Counsellor, IGBC; Mr. Amit Barde, Head (PD), L & T Ltd.; Er. Girish Singhai, Chairman, ACCE; Dr. G.P. Vadodaria, Registrar, Gujarat Technological University, and many more. Ar. Deepak Gahlowt and Mr. Shashi Kant attended Board Meeting of Gujarat Technological University on 13th Nov. 2014 at Ahmedabad and emphasized to include CCPS Guidelines in the curriculum of University.

cornInG lAuncHES GorIllA GlASS 4 In IndIA; EYES oEMS In IndIA

Corning Inc, makers of Gorilla Glass used to cover touch screens in the most high-end mobile handsets,

launched the Gorilla Glass 4 in India, a month after introducing it in the US.

The company which makes precision glass for optical fiber, telecom networks, emission control and drug discovery, said it was working with cable providers who in turn supplied to Reliance Infocomm and other companies undertaking fibre-to-the-home projects in India.

Thomas Appelt, President of international emerging markets told that the company is experiencing fast growth in its consumer electronics business with spurring smartphone and tablet sales in India and world over.

The $8 billion company spends about 10% of its annual revenue towards research and development specializes in glass innovation - it made the glass cover for Edison’s light bulb. The company’s Gorilla Glass has been used by over 40 manufacturers in over 3 billion devices worldwide since its launch in 2007.

Having launched the Gorilla Glass 4, the company wants the latest versions to be used by local smartphone makers, top three of which own more than a quarter share of the country’s smartphone market, according to IDC.


The company is trying to analyse the requirements of Indian device makers and address problems faced by them as they try to innovate designs and bring out larger screen devices in short durations.

It will launch a website in 2015, akin to what it has in the US, where consumers can upload images and get them printed on a Gorilla Glass fitted product. The price for this service has not been decided as yet.

ScHott IndIA lAuncHES ScHott FIolAx® ScHolArSHIP ProGrAM

SCHOTT Glass India has launched its first scholarship program aimed to foster deserving students of pharmacy in India. In the first installment of the SCHOTT FIOLAX® Scholarship Program, six scholarships have been awarded to meritorious students pursuing Bachelors (B. Pharmacy) and Masters (M. Pharmacy) Degrees in Pharmacy in Mumbai.

The process of selecting candidates for SCHOTT FIOLAX® Scholarship Program was completed in September 2014, with a final list of five meritorious B. Pharmacy students: Ms. Pradnya Bapat, Ms. Pooja Hegde, Ms. Saili Narwankar, Ms. Ashwini Ashtekar and Ms. Varshida Kadam; and M. Pharmacy student, Ms. Saloni Jain.

The initial program, which had proposed scholarships worth Rs. 25,000 each for four candidates, was broadened to provide sponsorships to total six students. Encouraged by the great response of applicants, SCHOTT will now extend the program to top institutions of Baroda (Gujarat) from the year 2015.

The shortlisted six candidates were awarded gift cheques of Rs. 25000 each by Mr. Sundeep Prabhu, Vice President- Sales and Marketing, SCHOTT Glass India Pvt. Ltd., on December 2, 2014.

“We are proud to help in facilitating a sound studying environment for these deserving candidates who have really shown their dedication in the field of pharmacy,” said Mr. Sundeep Prabhu. “I am further honored to know that all the candidates of this first batch of scholarships are young women. We’re thrilled to support these outstanding students, who will undoubtedly have a major role to play in the field of pharmacy in India.”

The application process took a total of six months to complete, with more than 100 applicants who were able to clear the challenging eligibility criteria of passing 2nd year with more than 70 percent in case of B. Pharmacy students and on the basis of outstanding research for M. Pharmacy students.

15 students were shortlisted as applications were further weighed in a

step by step process. After evaluation of their academic qualifications which had 70 percent weightage, students were asked to prepare a two page write up about a selected topic submitted to their Principals for the next 20 percent. The final 10 percent evaluation was done based on a personal interview with SCHOTT’s elected three-

member panel in which students were assessed on basis of their aspirations, academic understanding and industry knowledge.

The SCHOTT FIOLAX® Scholarship Program was well appreciated by the faculty members of Pharmacy College at Mumbai University. “The SCHOTT FIOLAX® Scholarship Program for undergraduate and post-graduate students in pharmacy will motivate and inspire the meritorious students pursuing pharmacy education.

I was happy to be part of the screening process. The evaluation process not only took into account the academic credentials of the candidates but also evaluated the vision and independent thinking of the students. I wish the very best to all the deserving awardees and take this opportunity to thank

Schott Glass Ltd., in constituting this scholarship program”, said Dr. Anuradha Majumdar, a faculty at Bombay College of Pharmacy.

(News Source: AIGMF Research Team / World Wide Web)


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44th PHoEnIx AWArd cErEMonY

Mr. G. Clinton Shay was presented with the 44th Phoenix Award at a black-tie gala dinner, at The Roanoke Hotel and Conference Centre, Roanoke, Virginia. USA, on Friday, October 3, 2014.

G. Clinton Shay was born in East Orange, New Jersey, in 1922, and grew up in Madison, New Jersey. During World War II, he served in the South Pacific with the U.S. Navy. After the war, he earned a master’s of science in mechanical engineering from Lehigh University. He joined Corning Glass Works , in 1955 in their Process Research organization in Corning NY.

Clint, as he is known to his family and friends, was awarded this most prestigious honour for his work as a distinguished engineer and co-inventor of the “fusion flat glass” making process.

The fusion process, which is a method to produce thin, strong glass is now used worldwide in industries such as consumer electronics and telecommunications. One of the major products it can be found in is Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screens,

which are used in television and monitoring screens, as well as smart phones, laptops, tablets and almost all of the modern hand held devices that enables their connection to the visual digital universe.

The fusion process stemmed from a research programme that started at Corning in 1958. It found ‘limited’ success in the 1960s for use in car windshields and then in the 1970s in lenses for sunglasses. However it was the increase in the popularity of the LCD television from 2002 onwards that the process really came into its own. And since that time has been a major contributory factor in the success of Corning. The process is also used in the production of Corning’s now famous Gorilla® glass, which

was originally introduced to help protect consumer electronics from the scratches and bumps of everyday use. Gorilla® has been designed into more than 2,450 product models and is used in 2.7 billion devices.

Even after retirement in 1986 Mr. Shay, now 92 years old, is still engaged in the advancement of fusion technology in Corning, and continues to bring his engineering skills and talents to new ideas in research and to offer sage advice to younger engineers and research scientists, via teleconferencing.

The gala dinner was attended by more than 100 of Clint’s family, friends, colleagues and Phoenix Award committee members. Such is Clint’s esteem, that Corning Inc arranged


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for a delegation of 20 people, from around the world, consisting of Presidents, Executive Officers, Fusion Process Colleagues, Fellows and Senior Managers to attend the award ceremony.

GtS lEAdS £1.5 MIllIon nuclEAr PArtnErSHIP For novEl IlW GlASS vItrIFIcAtIon

Independent research and development, consultancy and testing facility, Glass Technology Services Ltd (GTS) is leading a £1.5 million project partnership with Sellafield Ltd., the National Nuclear Laboratory and the University of Sheffield to revolutionise the processing of intermediate level wastes.

Part of a £13 million package of funding announced by Business Secretary Vince Cable, to develop safe and smart nuclear technologies, the Hazmelt project has received a £1 million grant from Innovate UK, the national innovation agency and the new name for the Technology Strategy Board.

Aiming to formulate novel glasses together with a new melting technology, capable of vitrifying a wide range of intermediate level radioactive waste (ILW) streams, the Hazmelt project will offer great improvements for dealing with these wastes: enhanced wasteform passivity, improved durability and maximal reductions in waste volumes.

Intermediate level wastes include a range of ion exchange resins, chemical sludges, nuclear fuel cladding and contaminated materials arising from the nuclear fuel cycle and decommissioning of plant. Much of this waste is currently encapsulated into concrete before being packaged into steel drums for long-term storage.

The Hazmelt project aims to revolutionise the waste treatment process, significantly reducing the volume of processed waste and potentially creating a product which is both stable and durable, due to the unique chemical structure and properties of the glass materials under development.

During the three-year project, due to commence in April 2015, GTS will exploit the innovative Apollo furnace technology, developed between GTS and Apollo Furnaces, and combine its glass expertise with that of project partners the University of Sheffield, National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) and Sellafield Ltd., in order to develop a novel thermal treatment process with distinct advantages over existing technologies for ILW.

“The new treatment technology will be demonstrated through a series of 500 kg trials, using simulated radioactive waste,” said Robert Ireson, Innovation team Leader at GTS.

“Hazmelt combines customised glass frits and oxide batch mixes with the ILW in a refractory lined melter, which uses a novel electrode design to melt, mix and vitrify the streams - creating homogenised, highly durable end products with enhanced wasteform passivity and maximum volume reduction. It has a number of advantages over existing thermal treatment technologies for ILW and will enable us to process a wide range of compositions.”

Hazmelt received the highest single grant in the £13 million of funding announced by Vince Cable to companies and consortia across the UK, to help develop innovative technologies for the current and next generation of nuclear power stations.

The decommissioning market is set to expand, with up to 145 mostly

European reactors expected to reach the end of their lives in the next 15 years and an estimated global market worth £50 billion annually. For UK businesses in the area of nuclear engineering and associated technologies, innovation could deliver direct benefits to the UK worth up to £14 billion by 2050.

The GTS portfolio of non-confidential projects is available online at www.glass-ts.com/projects

AdvAncEd ScHool on GlASSES And GlASS-cErAMIcS (AuGuSt 1-9, 2015)

100 positions available for top-quality MSc and Phd students

The Advanced School on Glasses and Glass-Ceramics (G&GC São Carlos) will take place in São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil, in August 1-9, 2015. The School is organized by the CeRTEV (Center for Research, Technology and Education in Vitreous Materials) and will be funded by FAPESP (The São Paulo Research Foundation) and the Department of Materials Engineering of the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar).

G&GC São Carlos is aiming at selecting 100 top-quality Masters and PhD students (50 Brazilians, and 50 foreigners from all over the world), with excellent CVs, who are currently doing research in the area of glasses and glass-ceramics. G&GC São Carlos will cover the international travel expenses to and from Brazil, as well as the hotel expenses, including breakfast, and lunch while in São Carlos, for nine nights. Internal travel expenses (for instance, to reach the international airports in other countries), compulsory health insurance, VISA application and dinners will not be covered. The travel expenses of Brazilian students

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coming to São Carlos will also be covered.

The theoretical and experimental lectures will be taught by the most senior faculty of the CeRTEV as well as by several well-known, highly experienced international invited instructors. The classes will cover the fundamentals of structure, relaxation processes, crystal nucleation, growth, overall crystallization, and properties (mechanical, electrical, optical and bio) of glasses and glass-ceramics.

Interested candidates are cordially invited to upload the following documents in the School’s website*:

1. Letter of intent;

2. CV (2-3 page biosketch). Only students working on glass and glass-ceramic research will be considered;

3. Official (signed) declaration from your University proving that you are enrolled in a MSc or PhD program at the time of registration.

A signed recommendation letter should be sent directly from the thesis advisor to [email protected] and [email protected] and [email protected]

Depending on the number of high-quality applications received the number of students per research group may be restricted. Submissions with incomplete documentation will not be considered.

Questions should be addressed to Professors Edgar D. Zanotto ( d e d z @ u f s c a r. b r ) , M a r c e l l o Andreeta ([email protected]) or Hellmut Eckert ([email protected]). Registration will be open from December 2014 to January 2015. The selected candidates will be informed by February - March 2015. School Website: http://www.certev.ufscar.br/g-cc-brasil

AuStrAlIA dEvEloPS World’S MoSt EFFIcIEnt SolAr PAnElS

Australian researchers have developed a new method of using commercial solar panels that converts more electricity from sunlight than ever before.

The new photovoltaic (PV) system created by University of New South Wales (UNSW) researchers converts 40 percent of solar light into electrical energy, which is a 15 percent increase over regular panels.

Laboratory tests have shown the solar cell method can convert up to 46 percent of the sun’s energy into electricity. The new Australian technique works with regular commercial PV panels under normal conditions, and could potentially make solar plants more competitive with other energy sources, such as fossil fuels.

“This is the highest efficiency ever reported for sunlight conversion into electricity,” UNSW Professor Martin Green said in a statement. “We used commercial solar cells, but in a new way, so these efficiency improvements are readily accessible to the solar industry.”

Traditional solar energy production uses one solar cell, which limits the conversion of sunlight to electricity to around 33 percent. The new UNSW technology distributes the sunlight into four different cells, thus boosting the conversion levels, Green told AFP.

The breakthrough involved two steps: three solar panels were set to capture energy from sunlight of different wave lengths, and then excess light from the cells is reflected by a mirror and filters, and is directed to a fourth PV panel. Thus, previously spare sunlight is used in the process and contributes to the increased efficiency.

The UNSW solar researchers have made a number of advancements in solar energy in the past forty years, including the first photovoltaic system to achieve a conversion rate of over 20 percent in 1989. The latest breakthrough doubles that.

The technology was can be used with photovoltaic power towers developed by Australia’s RayGen Resources. Power towers use sun-tracking mirrors to focus sunlight on a tall collector building.

Martin Green hopes the technology could be adapted to be used on domestic solar panels on people’s roofs in the future. They currently have just a 15 to 18 percent of efficiency.

The UNSW solar energy research has been funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).

The agency’s CEO Ivor Frischknecht says the new panel technology demonstrates the advantage of Australia investing in renewable energy.

“We hope to see this home grown innovation take the next steps from prototyping to pilot scale demonstrations,” says Frischknecht. “Ultimately, more efficient commercial solar plants will make renewable energy cheaper, increasing its competitiveness.”

tABlEWArE GlASS MEltInG And ForMInG (FEBruArY 19 – 20, 2015)

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MESSE DÜSSELDORF will organize the 4th edition of GLASSPEX INDIA – International Exhibition for Glass Production-Processing-Products, from 13–15 March 2015 at Mumbai in India. Since its first in 2009, GLASSPEX INDIA has become established as the glass industry’s leading trade fair for the Indian market. As the organiser of GLASSPEX INDIA, Messe Düsseldorf GmbH capitalises on the extensive know-how it acquired with its own event glasstec – the world’s leading trade fair for the glass sector, which made it possible to access and enter into dialogue with other important target groups in the Indian market. Furthermore, the exhibition has found strong cooperation partners in AIGMF (The All India Glass Manufacturers Federation) and VDMA e.V. (German Machinery and Plant Manufacturers Association).

India is one of the world’s fastest-growing markets. Diverse industry branches are greatly profiting from the high quality of life, the young society and an increasing purchasing power despite the current economic crisis. Among these is the construction sector,

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which has seen a boom in the construction, renovation and restructuring of both industrial and private buildings. Another sector which is showing an exceptional growth is the food industry, since there is a growing demand among the people of the subcontinent for modern and hygienically packed products of all sizes. Then there is the pharmaceutical industry which is reporting constantly rising figures due to an influx of demand from abroad, as also the car industry, which must cater to the growing demand for private cars as well as providing modern means of transport for people and goods. Not to forget either the communication service providers who are networking a huge country with optical fibre technology, whose capacity in this area has not yet been fully exploited.

GLASSPEX INDIA will showcase every aspect of glass with all its facets – glass manufacturing from the sourcing of raw materials through batching, melting and forming to inspection, packing and dispatch, glass processing – cutting, bevelling, drilling, polishing, bonding, sand blasting, toughening-, glass products and

applications, machinery will be represented. The exhibition will provide an ideal opportunity to the participating companies to present their own products to a specialist audience while establishing new business partnerships.

A concurrent 1 ½ day conference will be organized on 13th and 14th March 2015 by The All India Glass Manufacturers´ Federation (AIGMF) along with the Confederation of Construction Products and Services (CCPS) on “Use of Glass in Buildings, Glass Façade Regulations & Implementation and Energy”.

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Mumbai Fire Brigade

16:00 -16:45 Panel Discussions Representatives - BIS, CPWD, CBRI, PEATA, Fire Engineer, Mumbai Fire Brigade

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supply of container glass increased steadily in line with demand until 2012 (10600 tonnes/day), with capacity additions by all key players pre-2012 years, combined with sluggish demand, leading to low capacity utilisation. With steady demand growth anticipated in the coming years and no major extra capacity additions expected, existing capacity utilisation is expected to remain at healthy levels.

The liquor segment accounts for 57% of total glass container demand in India. This sector is poised to grow at double-digit levels due to lifestyle changes and a rise in disposable income, providing domestic glass producers a reason to remain positive. The second largest customer market, beer is at the start of its growth trajectory, as Indian and MNC entrants like SAB Miller, Carlsberg, Molson Coor, Kobra and Budweiser scale up their operations. Total beer sales in the country were recorded at 2248 million litres in 2013 and are expected to increase to 3961 million litres by 2018. Besides liquor and beer, the food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics sectors are also registering healthy growth and increased usage for glass packaging.

Indian glass industry set for ‘brisk action’Although India’s flat and container glass sectors have not been the subject of major capacity expansion or the entry of new players in recent times, both are gearing up for brisk action. With the GLASSPEX India exhibition returning to Mumbai on 13-15 March 2015, Sunder Singh evaluates the leading players in both sectors.

Four months is not a long time for the revival of a country’s industry but in its first few months in office, the national government in New Delhi has made remarkable progress with respect to India’s moribund economy and struggling industries. Economic indicators, which were falling quarter after quarter over the last three years, have started to improve.

Signaling a turnaround for the economy and adding to the current festive cheer, the first quarter (April-June) GDP growth came in at a higher than expected 5.7%. This latest growth performance is the highest for the last nine quarters. The Q1 GDP growth has been buoyed by a sharp turnaround in manufacturing, coupled with a strong showing by the local mining and construction sectors. Industries that were running at very low capacity utilisation rates are redrawing their plans against the prospect of healthy anticipated demand.

GLASS CONTAINER TRENDSDominated by Hindustan National Glass, Piramal Glass and AGI Glasspac, the Indian glass container

Glass Worldwide is exclusive preferred international journal of AIGMF and a media partner of GLASSPEX India.

Company Location Capacity (tonnes/day)HNG Pan-India 4800AGI Glasspac Andhra Pradesh 1600Piramal Glass Gujarat 860Haldyn Glass Gujarat 320Mohan Meakin Uttar Pradesh 240Sunrise Glass Gujarat 220Janta Glass Gujarat 220Universal Glass Uttar Pradesh 215Hyaline Glass Madhya Pradesh 150Vitrum Glass Mumbai 130Pragati Glass Industry Gujarat 130Enki Glass Industry Gujarat 120Small-scale Firozabad-based units Uttar Pradesh 900Cumulative capacity of all remaining small producers Pan-India 700TOTAL 10605

Major players, factory locations and capacities of Indian glass container producers.Taking part here at GLASSPEX India, Bottero supplies equipment to Piramal Glass.

industry involves a dozen mid-scale producers besides these three. HNG is in the process of stabilising its capacity following massive additions at its existing Nasik unit and commissioning of the greenfield project at Naidupet, Andhra Pradesh. Of the other players, Piramal and Janta Glass have added capacity and modernised their production facilities. Two small glass container units belonging to liquor manufacturers Mohan Meakins and Khoday Glass faced closure due to their operations becoming uncompetitive.

The Indian glass container industry has been facing the consequences of a double-edged sword; on one side, lower growth in end user segment and oversupply in the glass market and on the other hand, rising prices for raw materials and fuel. Major end user liquor and beer growth had contracted from double to single digit in the last two years. Following the change in government office in New Delhi and resulting economic rebound, however, producers are gearing up for brisk business in coming year.

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HNG is a leading glassmaker in India and exhibits at GLASSPEX India.

HNG AND AGI GLASSPACHNG and AGI Glasspac, the two leading producers in the country, have not added fresh capacity in the last two years. Both companies are in the process of stabilising their huge capacity additions of the past three years.

PIRAMAL GLASSCosmetics/perfumery and pharmaceutical glass major, Piramal Glass has consolidated its position as the country’s third largest producer via continuous expansion and the realignment of production facilities over the last five years. Formerly known as Gujarat Glass Ltd, Piramal has two production facilities in the state of Gujarat at Kosamba and Jambusar, both of which are strategically located near three major seaports.

The Kosamba facility has a capacity of 340 tonnes/day and manufactures USP Types I, II and III amber and flint bottles and vials for the pharmaceuticals industry. It also makes containers for nail polish, perfumes, skin care, foundation, aroma oils, miniatures etc (from 5ml to 150ml). This facility also has the capacity to produce coloured glass for the perfumery business.

A second plant at Jambusar has been operational since 1998 and is one of the largest installed facilities for amber glass. Spread across a sprawling 67 acre site, this plant has an installed capacity of 545 tonnes/day, consisting of Type III amber and flint glass bottles for both pharmaceutical and cosmetics/perfumery sectors.

Both facilities are equipped with clean rooms, where temperature, relative humidity, air flow and microbe and


particle count are strictly monitored to manufacture no-wash category bottles. The plants feature the latest machines and equipment, sourced from leading international suppliers. The melting furnaces were designed by HORN Glass Industries, the batch house by ZIPPE Industrieanlagen and IS machines by Bottero. At the cold end, VisiGlass on-line, camera-based inspection machines can be found.

The company is investing more and more capital and is striving to become a dominant global player in the cosmetics and perfumery business. The pharmaceutical market, which previously accounted for 40% of total sales, has reduced in importance to 30% of sales, while cosmetics and perfumery has climbed to about 52% from 42% in recent years.

In 2012, Piramal completed additional capacity of 160 tonnes/day at its Jambusar plant for the mass cosmetics and perfumery market. Following this capacity addition, the glassmaker’s capacity for the sector has reached 545 tonnes/day, making it the second largest producer in this category globally, catering for the packaging needs of such leading international customers as Yves Rocher, YSL, Coty, Unilever, Revlon, l’Oreal, P&G, Elizabeth Arden and Estee Lauder.

Piramal has also carried out a brownfield expansion at its Kosamaba facility and transferred 75 tonnes of capacity for pharmaceuticals to the cosmetics business, taking the company’s overall installed capacity to 860 tonnes/day.

SUNRISE GLASS INDUSTRIESSet up for an initial outlay of INR 700 million, Sunrise Glass is a new player in India’s glass container industry. With its 220 tonnes/day

facility at Surat, Gujarat, the company claims many advantages over other producers due to its proximity to Mumbai and raw materials.

The company’s plant, which came on stream in 2011, is considered the country’s first large-scale glass container facility to be based primarily on local technology. The 220 tonnes/day furnace was designed by Delhi-based A K Sinha & Associates, while six high speed 8-section IS machines were supplied and installed by Mumbai-based Shamvik Glasstech and Gujarat-based Shreno Ltd. Lehrs were supplied and installed by Mumbai’s TNF Engineering and Umda Engineering and refractories for the project were sourced from Saint-Gobain’s SEPR (SEFPRO).

GERRESHEIMER AGGermany’s Gerresheimer AG entered the Indian glass container market by acquiring a 70% stake in Gujarat-based Neutral Glass & Allied Industries in mid-2012. Established in 1986, this business has a production facility at Kosamba, Gujarat and has the capacity to produce about one billion glass bottles and vials for the pharmaceutical industry in amber and flint.

ENKI GLASS INDUSTRYAnother small-scale glass container producer that was conceptualised during the boom years to serve niche markets, Enki Glass Industry pvt Ltd is based at Kondh near Ankleshwar, in the state of Gujarat.

With an installed capacity of 120 tonnes/day and assisted by four automatic IS machines, the company produces glass containers for pharmaceutical and cosmetics use. Three machines are 6-section double gob and can produce ware in the range of 85ml to 250ml. The other


Sefpro has exhibited at GLASSPEX India and is a supplier to Sunrise.

Bucher Emhart Glass is a supplier to Universal and an exhibitor at GLASSPEX India.





IS machine is a 6-section single gob design, capable of producing bottles in the range of 300ml to 1000ml.

HYALINE GLASS WORKSEstablished in 2009 as a joint venture between two families (one having a glass production background and other having a liquor manufacturing unit), Hyaline Glass Works pvt Ltd (HGWPL) commenced production in 2013 to produce the glass container requirements of liquor, food and pharmaceutical customers in the central part of the country.

India’s central region (Madhya Pradesh, as well as parts of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh) was previously served by a single HNG plant. The Hyaline plant at Dewas will ease supply constraints to leading liquor producers in the region. Spread over eight acres of land, Hyaline’s manufacturing facility has an installed capacity of 150 tonnes/day.

PRAGATI GLASSPragati Glass is one among a growing crop of small-scale glass container producers in the country. With a manufacturing capacity of 130 tonnes/day from Kosamba and two furnaces pulling 60 and 70 tonnes/day, the company supplies a series of niche markets.

BACKWARDS INTEGRATIONAs the largest consumer of glass containers, the Indian liquor industry spends a huge amount on its packaging. Regular price hikes by suppliers, major transportation costs from glass production sites and long lead times have forced some leading liquor producers to establish dedicated glass sites near their liquor units. This includes Universal Glass, Khoday Glass and Mohan Meakins.

The largest of these plants, however, (announced by United Spirits) is still at the planning stage. Despite numerous announcements from the company, there has been no progress with a proposed 6000 tonnes/day factory.

UNIVERSAL GLASSA subsidiary of liquor and beer producer, Jagatjit Industries (based at Sahibabad near Delhi), Universal Glass was set up to meet the captive glass demand of its parent company. Over the years, the glassworks has scaled up its capacity and started supplying other customers as well.

The plant has one natural gas-

fired furnace of 215 tonnes capacity, serving five fully automatic IS forming machines manufacturing bottles and jars in capacities from 100ml to 1400ml.

The furnace was designed by SORG, while the forming machines were sourced from Bucher Emhart Glass and Maul Technology. Also operated at the site is three colour Strutz and Kammann ACL decorating equipment.

MOHAN MEAKINThe Mohan Meakin Brewery & Distillery’s glass container plant was set up along the same lines as that of Universal Glass, ie to meet the captive demand of the group’s liquor business. Located at Sahibabad (UP), the plant has an installed capacity of 240 tonnes/day. More than 80% of total production is destined for the liquor industry, while the remainder goes for food packaging.

Last November, however, the company decided to close its furnace. When questioned, a spokesman commented: “Our glass melting furnace was renovated in 2006. Consumption of natural gas and electricity per tonne of glass produced is increasing year after year due to reducing furnace efficiencies, so we have decided to close it for some time.” The company did not reveal whether the decision has been taken to close the plant permanently or undertake a modernisation programme in the near future.

Traditionally, Lubisol, Heat Applications India and Dukhiram Maurya Refractories have been among the glassworks’ leading technology suppliers.

UNITED SPIRITSIndia’s largest spirits company, United Spirits Ltd (USL), a subsidiary of UK-based Diageo plc, has also been planning to set up a major glass container glass project in the country for more than three years. As a consequence of internal problems, however, no progress has been realised until now.

United Spirits Ltd and its former sister company United Breweries (India’s largest brewer) represent the largest glass packaging buyer in the country. The decision to set up a glass plant was an effort to move away from buying glass from a single source. The maker of McDowell and Bagpiper whisky brands sold approximately 124 million nine litre

GLASSPEX INDIA 2015Organised by Messe Düsseldorf, GLASSPEX India returns to Mumbai on 13-15 March 2015. Two years ago, some 180 exhibitors from 22 countries presented the latest products and innovations in the areas of glass production, processing and applications to 3347 trade visitors.

Exhibitors included such established names as Adelio Lattuada, AGR, AIGMF, Arkema, BDF, Bottero, Bucher Emhart Glass, Bystronic glass, Car-Met, Ceracon, CGE Continental Glass Engineering, CNUD-EFCO, DSF Refractories, Dukhiram Maurya, Eirich, Electroglass, EME, Emmeti, Eurotherm, Ferlam, FIC, Fickert+Winterling, Fives, Flammatec, Fond Metalli, Forehearth Services, Forma Glas, Forza G Italia, Fosbel, futronic, Gedevelop, GIMAV, Glamaco, Glass Service (Czech Republic), Glass Service (Italy), Glass Worldwide, Graphoidal, Grenzebach, Heat Applications, HEGLA, Heye International, Hindusthan National Glass & Industries, HORN, IBG, Indotherm, IRIS Inspection machines, Italcarrelli, JSJ, KRS, Lahti, Lattimer, Lizomontagens, Lubitech, Mappi International, Mascot, MSC & SGCC (Tiama), Monforts, MSK, NARCO, OCMI, OGIS, Olivotto, OMSO, Optima, Parkinson-Spencer Refractories, P-D Refractories, Pennekamp, Pennine, Pneumofore, PPG, Putsch, Quantum, Rafbrix, Ramsey, RHI, Rondot, Rosario C2C, Saint-Gobain SEFPRO, Schiatti Angelo, SGS, Shamvik, Sheppee International, Siemens, SORG, Strutz, SVA, SynergX, Techno5, Tecoglas, Henry F Teichmann, Total Lubricants, Triulzi Cesare, Vetriglass, VDMA, VMA, Waltec, Walzentechnik, Z&J, Zecchetti and ZIPPE.

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cases of spirits in the last financial year and accounts for as much as 40% of total industry volume, which is estimated at 305 million cases.

The company had announced plans to set up the glass plant in 2012 at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh and acquired the necessary land. With an installed capacity of 200,000 tonnes per annum from two furnaces, it was to have become operational in September 2014.

GAS WOESA recent decision by the Government-owned gas distribution entity, Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) to curtail gas supplies in the south of Gujarat is likely to have a major impact on many glass producers. On the basis of government guidelines released last August, GAIL decided to cut supplies by 58% to some 20 glass producers from mid-September.



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The decision forces companies to use furnace oil, which is at least four times more expensive. Companies affected include Pragati Glass, Piramal Glass, Haldyn Glass, Schott Glass and Gujarat Borosil. Ashok Jain, Director of Gujarat Borosil commented: “We will fight against (the decision). It yields nothing and will stop production.”

FLAT GLASS TRENDSServed by seven float plants for the last four years, the Indian float glass industry has not witnessed any fresh capacity additions in recent times, despite capacity addition announcements from three major producers. Saint-Gobain maintains market leadership with three plants in the country. However, its widely touted Bhiwadi plant (Saint-Gobain had announced plans to set up a state-of-the-art glass complex in 2008 in the state of Rajasthan) is still to

become a reality. Similar announcements from

HNG Float Glass and Gold Plus Float Glass to set up additional float plants in the vicinity of their existing installations have not progressed.

TRAKYA CAM ENTERS INDIATurkey’s Trakya Cam entered the Indian float glass industry by acquiring a stake in Hindustan National Glass’s float glass venture. According to HNG management, this agreement was reached to bring strong technological knowhow for value-added float and automotive grade glasses, both of which have considerable local growth potential.

In the automotive sector, the involvement of Trakya Cam opens up significant opportunities in OEM markets on account of the company’s global reputation and ties. Trakya Cam’s technical, financial and manpower strengths, coupled with HNG’s

An exhibitor at GLASSPEX India, HORN is a key supplier to Piramal Glass.

Strutz exhibited at the last GLASSPEX India and is a supplier to Universal.

Seen here at GLASSPEX, SORG is a supplier to Universal.

Company Production in respective Company’s share of financial year (tonnes) domestic sales 2012-13 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11Saint-Gobain 510,495 493,186 379,097 39%Asahi India 253,657 214,522 214,114 19%Gujarat Guardian 208,649 206,705 131,044 16%HNG 194,492 193,290 171,817 15 %Gold Plus 158,158 144,240 139,446 12 %TOTAL 1,355,452 1,251,943 1,035,517 98%

Indian float glass production in the last three financial years.

strength in India’s glass industry are sure to result in much better and deeper inroads in the market going forward.

CHEAP IMPORTSThe Indian float glass industry remains concerned that cheap imports from western Asia are disturbing the dynamics of the country’s local industry. Represented by Gold Plus Glass Industry Ltd, HNG Float Glass Ltd and Saint-Gobain Glass India Ltd, these producers have sought anti-dumping duties on imports from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and have complained to the Indian Directorate-General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties.

According to these producers, a number of float lines were built in west Asia during a boom period, thanks to the availability of cheap finance and the low cost of gas. It is suggested that these factories are now selling glass in India, shipped mainly through Mumbai, at prices lower than their cost of production. Reportedly, the price of gas for these float glassmakers is about $0.75/million BTU, compared to approximately $16.5 for Indian manufacturers. For every dollar difference in gas pricing, the impact on the price of glass is $7-8/ton. It is estimated that the normal CIF (cost, insurance and freight) cost for landed glass should be $260-270/tonne, whereas glass from west Asia is available for $120-130/tonne in Mumbai.

Another problem raised is that producers in Pakistan can export float glass to India without duty, while Indian companies do not enjoy the same benefit when they want to sell in Pakistan. Pakistan has a float glass plant close to the Indian (Wagah) border and glass is transported to India by road with minimal transportation costs.

AIGMFReaders looking for more detailed information about Indian glass manufacturers should visit the website of the All India Glass Manufacturers’ Federation (www.aigmf.com). Members of the AIGMF manufacture the complete range of glass items, including glass containers and pressed ware, flat glass including float, sheet, figured and wired, glassfibre, vacuum flasks and refills, glass lamps and shells, glass table and kitchenware (including opal and crystal), scientific and laboratory glassware, glass wool and beads, as well as industrial glasses.

The AIGMF is a partner of GLASSPEX India exhibition and stages concurrent international conferences. Glass Worldwide is exclusive preferred international journal of the AIGMF in association with Kanch.

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Abbe Number and Transparency for Optical Glasses

prof. (Dr.) A. K. BandyopadhyayTechnology consulTanT & ex-PrinciPal

govT. college of engg. & ceramic Technology

WesT Bengal universiTy of Technology, KolKaTa

[email protected]

K. ChoudharyDeParTmenT of maTerials science & engineering

universiTy of floriDa, gainesville, fl 32611, usa

Abstract:Many glasses including flat or sheet glasses are commonly taken as the indicator of transparency. Technologically, many factors are taken into account to make these glasses transparent including the composition with low-iron content. Here, a very high accuracy of the glass thickness free of any surface aberrations or irregularities is exceptional, which is inherent by itself in the process technology of float glasses. For all such glasses, the refractive index and its dispersion are very important, particularly for optical glasses. A brief summary is given here to give an idea of Abbe number involving the dispersion of refractive index with wavelength that characterizes the optical glasses thereby giving us insights on the need of overall transparency in glassy materials.

IntroductIon:

It is generally known that glasses posses a property of high

transparency, particularly the optical glasses, whose properties create a sort of benchmark that drives our knowledge on this subject. Transparency is also commonly taken as one of the main features of glasses.

Almost all industrial glasses are made by mixing various chemical ingredients and then feeding the mixture automatically in a controlled manner, to avoid de-mixing, into a glass tank furnace for melting and refining. To achieve an excellent surface finish and also smoothening of the surface aberrations, which are both essential for increasing the transparency, a lot of care is taken by controlling different

parameters of the process control. The fabrication process of float glass is highly mechanized and it is evolving continuously, even to the extent of newer products, such as coated glass with high emissivity (known as E-Glass) for keeping the building cooler inside. After melting the glass in a tank furnace, the next step is to shape it into a desired form. As it is used in the building construction industry for both residential and commercial purposes, the size is also of great importance. The details of the ‘float’ process are recently dealt with in another issue of Kanch [1]. The heat and mass transfer problems in sheet glasses as well as the concept of improving the furnace yield are also discussed in very recent issues of Kanch [2-4]. In this brief article,

transparency will be described for glasses in general, and optical glasses in particular, with special reference to Abbe number through which these glasses are coded for commercial market. Next, let us deal with the property of transmission as a general case in oxide glasses.

oPtIcAl trAnSMISSIon:

The common use of oxide glasses is linked to their good ‘transmission’ in the optical spectra, i.e. in the combined band of the Ultraviolet (< 400 nm wavelength)+Visible spectrum (400 -700 nm)+Infra-red (IR) band (>700 nm). This optical window that corresponds spectral sensitivity of human eyes is due to an electronic transition between the lower energy valence band to



the higher energy conduction band, which nears the edge of the UV cut, whereas the vibration of the atoms or ions in the glass network (i.e. silicon-oxygen vibrations in the silicate glasses) produces their effect on the IR band. What human eyes can see is the visible band (400-700 nm) which is the superposition of the tails of (electronic) UV and (vibrational) IR bands. To this superposed part, one has to add the effect of impurities, e.g. the concentration of transition metal ions (i.e. Fe, Mn, Cr, etc.) that gives undesirable coloration to the glasses [5-7]. The thermodynamic behavior oxidation-reduction of different transition metals at various temperatures of melting is also of importance that guides the ultimate coloration of the glasses due to the presence or absence of certain ions in the final melt [8].

To start talking about transparency, what immediately comes to our mind is oxide glasses. However, for the concept of transparency it is equally important to talk about non-oxide glasses, such as ‘chalcogenide’ glasses containing various combinations of elements, such as sulphur, selenium, arsenic, tellurium, etc. as these compounds are transparent in the infra-red (IR) part of the optical band. These chalcogenide glasses have many important applications, such as “IR-Optical Window” in defense equipment for night warfare and also

as “IR Cameras” in the photography of behavior of different animals in the forests at night. However, mainly for human applications in the most fundamental need of human life, i.e. residential units, we mean oxide glasses in the form of plate or sheet glass and float glass, and obviously as optical glasses whose importance is known to all.

As we melt our glasses at very high temperatures, we tend to think that there is no water or OH ions present in the glass. In fact, from some of the ingredients containing water molecules, the complete non-evaporation of water during melting and refining processes makes some of these OH ions in traces being trapped inside the silicate glass network that are sometimes invisible to the naked eyes. For certain applications, particularly those in the infra-red region, the presence of such trace OH ions could be little bit disturbing as impurity that affects the optical properties [9].

In many glass laboratories, the IR spectroscopic studies on glasses containing water as a function of partial pressure show the presence of hydroxyl ions (OH-). Their presence is normally detected in the near IR range of wavelength at about 3570 cm-1. In a silicate glass containing silica ‘tetrahedra’ as the fundamental building blocks or units, some oxygen ions may not be bonded to two

nearby tetrahedron thereby creating non-bridging or non-bonding oxygen. In case some hydroxyl ions can interact with non-bridging oxygen ions, the additional bands could also be observed at higher wavelengths, i.e. near 4462 cm-1 and 5737 cm-1 respectively. This type of experiment of different bands could help the glass technologists to dope some glasses with requisite amount of hydroxyl ions for special applications.

It is worth mentioning that for the fabrication of glass-fiber for the purpose of fiber-optics application in the communication industry, the bands due to such hydroxyl ions play a very important role. A combination of the above bands could provoke the presence of a particular band at around 1205 cm-1. It is known that tuned ‘laser light’ carrying ‘information’ is transmitted through fiber-optical cable that is very effective in the communication of voice and data transmission. To understand the transmission properties of sheet or float glass, it is equally important to take note of the above knowledge gained through various experiments, i.e. via IR spectral study that is also carried out for these commercial glasses to find ways of improving the transmission property as well as for heat-resistant glasses. In other words, more in-depth knowledge on optical glasses gives us more insights on the optical quality of transparent sheet

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or float glasses that bring us to the subject of Abbe number in terms of classification of optical glasses.

clASSIFIcAtIon oF oPtIcAl GlASSES:

As pointed out earlier, the optical glasses form the core of the transmission of ‘images’ through fiber-optical cable in the diverse field of communication. For such applications, these materials must possess a very high level of homogeneity and a constant as well as well-defined refractive index. The variation in the index must not cross the following limits: (a) 10-4 for ordinary applications, (b) 10-5 for common optical usage, and (c) 10-6 for those to be used in certain scientific and astronomical applications. These data are cited here, as this effort distinguishes such high-purity and high-quality glasses from those of the commercial glass, where a larger difference in the index is generally tolerated.

At this point, the method of manufacturing optical glasses should be described in brief so that the question of achieving high-purity and consequently the homogeneity can be well understood. All the constituent oxides are very thoroughly mixed for longer hours and then slowly charged (to avoid any de-mixing) to a tall but well-sintered crucible that is heated from outside by a gas burner. In order to avoid any contamination or refractory inclusions, some glass-makers even use a thin platinum sheet lined-crucible. The top of the crucible is covered with a refractory plate to contain the heat during refining process. With a small hole on this refractory plate, the molten glass is continuously stirred with a platinum stirrer for better homogenization.

Here, the cooling of such a melt is

very important compared to those of commercial glasses to avoid the thermal stresses. Incidentally, in case of commercial glasses, these stresses are removed by a proper design of an annealing furnace and/or by extending the annealing zone and thus ensures a proper cooling. For optical glasses melted at 1250 and 13000C, the cooling speed has to be very slow at the rate of 400 - 500C/hour (or even lower) for cooling to room temperature. After the cooling operation is over, the crucible is broken and good pieces are collected for optical polishing, particularly those pieces from the middle portion of the crucible for higher homogeneity. It is noted that in the past, small size tank furnaces lined with thin platinum sheets was used, but the homogeneity level could not be ensured in many cases.

After the above brief description of fabrication process of optical glasses, it has to be pointed out that it is not enough to have a constant refractive index, but it must also be known with a high level of precision. It is also known that the refractive index of many well-known glasses show dispersion with the wavelength. As refractive index of a glass is normally measured at a particular wavelength, its application at another wavelength will be in jeopardy, if there is a relatively stronger dispersion. In other words, depending on this dispersion, the refractive index must be more or less constant over the concerned range of wavelength. Next, let us look at how Abbe number is calculated for commonly known optical glasses.

ABBE nuMBEr:

First of all, it is important to know about the dispersion behavior of refractive index of different glasses in the wavelength range of interest: 300 to 1100 nm. For ‘heavy flint’

glass, the refractive index decreases from 1.70 at 300 nm to about 1.61 at 1100 nm. For ‘light flint’ glass, it decreases from 1.66 to about 1.55 within the above range of wavelength and that for a ‘borosilicate’ glass it decreases slightly less, i.e. from 1.55 to about 1.50. This dispersion in refractive index is quite noteworthy for various applications within the chosen range of wavelength. Around 500-650 nm, three wavelengths are chosen as: (1) 486.1 nm (the blue ray of the spectrum) denoted as ‘F’, (2) 589.6 nm (the yellow ray of sodium) denoted as ‘D’, and (3) 656.3 nm (the red band of hydrogen) denoted as ‘C’. How do we identify an ‘optical glass’? It is done by the value of nD of the average refractive index, and the average dispersion is characterized

by the Abbe number (v) that is also called by the term ‘constringence’ as:

v= (nD – 1)/(n

F – n

C)

where, nF and nC represent the indices for the reference bands. It has to be noted that the bands other than F and C are also used as per the German specification: DIN 58 925. A better representation consists of plotting n against Abbe number that creates several distinct zones for different types of glasses. For example, at higher Abbe number with lower refractive indices, there are ‘fluoride’ glasses that are well-known in the field of optics, whereas the oxide glasses have relatively lower Abbe number with slightly higher refractive indices.

In fact, a large number of optical glasses exist, and a series of such glasses are found with each one having a different value of Abbe number with varied dispersion behavior. Now, it is interesting to see the importance of the values of Abbe


number. For example, the glasses with smaller values of v > 35 are termed as “crown”, and those with higher values, but with v < 50 are termed as “flint”. There are a large number of other glasses with intermediate values, which find their applications in the “chromatic correction” of the object and other parts of optical equipment.

It is noted that the catalogues of the manufacturers of such glasses, there is a “numerical code”, wherein the type of the glass is denoted by the first “three decimal” places in their values of (nD – 1) that is followed by the first ‘three numbers’ (rounded) of Abbe numbers. For example, for ‘barium crown 5’ glass, the values of (nD – 1) = 1.556710 -- the first three decimal places are then 557. The value of v = 58.65 -- the first three numbers are 586. Therefore, it is easy to know why the code this ‘barium crown 5’ glass is known as: 557 586. Similarly, all other glasses are coded in this way. It is pertinent to mention that the industrial glasses are almost all of the “Crown” type, except the type “Pyrex” tends towards “Borosilicate Crown” and the “Crystal” glasses tend towards the “Flint” type. Therefore, the above description not only gives us knowledge on the Abbe number, but it also gives us a ‘clue’ on

how a particular glass is numerically coded that is almost universally accepted. For float glasses with an eye on optical quality or property, such ‘coding’ is important in the commercial market place to be more precise in describing their quality for the benefit of the consumers in the building construction and related industries.

concluSIon :

After describing the importance of transparency and the property of transmission of light through a piece of glass, the meaning of index of refraction and its role in the dispersion behavior of glasses is highlighted, particularly for optical glasses whose significance in our daily life cannot be underestimated. After dealing briefly on their method of fabrication that is highly delicate, the dispersion behavior of optical glasses is explained through the Abbe number. The numerical coding of optical glasses is done via Abbe number and its importance is highlighted in this brief article.

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G.S.R. (E). - Whereas in the matter of imports of Clear Float Glass of nominal thicknesses ranging from 4mm to 12mm (both inclusive), the nominal thickness being as per BIS 14900:2000, (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under the headings 7003, 7004, 7005, 7009, 7013, 7015, 7016, 7018, 7019, 7020 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred as the Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or exported from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and UAE (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings vide, notification No. 14/25/2012-DGAD, dated the 10th October, 2014, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 10th October, 2014, has come to the conclusion that-

(i) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

GOVERNMENT OF INDIAMINISTRY OF FINANCE

(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)Notification No. 48/2014-Customs (ADD)

New Delhi, the 11th December, 2014

countries below the associated normal values, thus resulting in dumping of the subject goods;

(ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury in respect of the subject goods; and

(iii) the dumped imports of the subject goods from the subject countries have caused material injury to the domestic industry,

and has recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on all imports of subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries so as to remove the injury to the domestic industry.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 18 and 20 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995,

the Central Government, on the basis of the aforesaid final findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under heading of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the country specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), exported from the country specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), produced by the producer specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), exported by the exporter specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty equal to the amount indicated in the corresponding entry in column (8), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) and per unit of measurement as specified in the


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Sl.No.

Heading Description of goods

Country of origin

Country ofexports

Producer Exporter Amount Unit ofmeasurement

Currency

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

1 7003,7004,7005,7009,7013,7015,7016,7018,7019,7020

Clear Float Glass ofnominal thicknesses ranging from 4 mm to 12mm (both inclusive), the nominal thicknessbeing as per BIS 14900:2000

SaudiArabia

SaudiArabia

ObeikanGlassCompany,SaudiArabia

ObeikanGlassCompany,SaudiArabia

58.22 MT US$

2 -do- -do- SaudiArabia

SaudiArabia

ArabianUnitedFloat GlassCo, SaudiArabia

ArabianUnitedFloat GlassCo, SaudiArabia

134.92 MT US$


SaudiArabia

Any producer otherthan those at Sl. Nos. 1 and 2above

Any producer otherthan those at Sl. Nos. 1 and 2above

165.07 MT US$


Anycountry,otherthansubjectcountries

Any Any 165.07 MT US$

5 -do- -do- Anycountry,otherthansubjectcountries

SaudiArabia

Any Any 5.07 MT US$

6 -do- -do- UnitedArabEmirates(UAE)

UnitedArabEmirates(UAE)

EmiratesFloat GlassLLC, UAE

EmiratesFloat GlassLLC, UAE

79.00 MT US$



Any producer otherthan that at Sl.No. 6 above

Any producer otherthan that at Sl.No. 6 above

111.15 MT US$

Table


Mr. M.D. Farooq, the founder of Umda Enginering, brings to the table more than 35 years of expertise in the manufac-turing industry. Starting from humble beginnings, today more than 350 of Mr. Farooq’s Lehr machines are successfully installed around the world.

Mr. Farooq is best recognised as one of the co-founders of TNF Engineering, a company known across the industry as not only the leading manufacturers of Metallic Wire Conveyor and Lehr belts but also of Glass Plant Equipment. This mantle of superior performance and expertise has now been passed on to Umda Enginering.

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Office & Works Plot No. A – 581, TTC Industrial Area, MIDC Mahape, Navi Mumbai – 400 710. MS. India. Tel. 022-2778 20 41/42, Fax : 022-2778 13 38

Aye

maa

a 20

1201

Manufacturer Of Energy

Efficient Lehrs

Belts

Mr. M.D. Farooq(Founder)

Sl.No.

Heading Description of goods

Country of origin

Country ofexports

Producer Exporter Amount Unit ofmeasurement

Currency

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)


Anycountry,otherthansubjectcountries





10 -do- -do- Pakistan Pakistan Ghani GlassLimited,Pakistan

Ghani GlassLimited,Pakistan

82.34 MT US$

11 -do- -do- Pakistan Pakistan Any producer otherthan that at Sl.No. 10above

Any producer otherthan that at Sl.No. 10above

123.61 MT US$

12 -do- -do- Pakistan Anycountry,otherthansubjectcountries



Pakistan Any Any 123.61 MT US$

corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table, namely:-

Note 1: Reflective glass and Tinted glass including green glass and transition glass are not included in the “Description of goods” in the Duty Table above.

Note 2: The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period of five years (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier) from the date of publication of this notification in the

Official Gazette and shall be paid in Indian currency.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable for the purposes of calculation of such anti-dumping duty shall be the rate which is specified in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), issued from time to time, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and the relevant date for the

determination of the rate of exchange shall be the date of presentation of the bill of entry under section 46 of the said Customs Act.

[F.No.354/46/2014 –TRU]

(Pramod Kumar)Under Secretary to the

Government of India


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Mr. M.D. Farooq, the founder of Umda Enginering, brings to the table more than 35 years of expertise in the manufac-turing industry. Starting from humble beginnings, today more than 350 of Mr. Farooq’s Lehr machines are successfully installed around the world.

Mr. Farooq is best recognised as one of the co-founders of TNF Engineering, a company known across the industry as not only the leading manufacturers of Metallic Wire Conveyor and Lehr belts but also of Glass Plant Equipment. This mantle of superior performance and expertise has now been passed on to Umda Enginering.

[email protected] | www.umdaengg.com

Office & Works Plot No. A – 581, TTC Industrial Area, MIDC Mahape, Navi Mumbai – 400 710. MS. India. Tel. 022-2778 20 41/42, Fax : 022-2778 13 38

Aye

maa

a 20

1201

Manufacturer Of Energy

Efficient Lehrs

Belts

Mr. M.D. Farooq(Founder)


Optimistic Mood at

world’s most important trade fair in the glass sector a positive overall rating. They also rated their visit in terms of achieving their goals at the trade fair just as high. Here 40% of visitors came to the event with specific intentions to invest which

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Abstract:After difficult times in large parts of the glass sector there are now clear signs of positive market developments. This was the clear message from the feedback of the 1,217 exhibitors at glasstec 2014. About 43,000 trade visitors were also extremely satisfied.

Exhibitors Rate Future Prospects Positively;

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of the visitors coming to Düsseldorf from abroad reached about 60% and this figure continues to be unmatched in the sector internationally.

“I am delighted that there were positive signs at glasstec 2014 in the field of mechanical engineering and the glass industry. The German skilled glazier’s trade is currently doing extremely well. Our ranges at glasstec in the Crafts Center with its new glass

processing and finishing arena and the participation stations in the also new area Handwerk LIVE went down very well. Together with the established themes Autoglass Arena and glass art we offer a unique programme for all segments of the skilled trades and we

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SPEcIAl SHoW GlASS tEcHnoloGY lIvE PIcKS uP on FuturE tHEMES

The comprehensive supporting programme at glasstec, which was further extended this year, also went down very well with visitors. In particular, the Special Show “glass technology live” (gtl) in Hall 11 organised by Prof. Stefan Behling and his team from the Institute of Building Construction at Stuttgart University, was once again a must-see show for many visitors.

With the motto “Intelligent Glass”, glass products from the near future were on display here. The results of the visitor survey confirm the selection of exhibits displayed at gtl: according to the experts, display glass/technical glass applications, glass printing/coating as well as thin glass are the top themes for the coming three to five years. A special eye-catcher at the Special Show was a 3.20m x 14m pane of glass finished using a ceramic digital printing process. Another highlight was display glass used in alternative

areas of application and ultra-thin glass “from the roll” for electronic applications. Other audience magnets were numerous façade mock-ups, for instance with extraordinary geometries, fascinating optical effects

Bystronic glass, peter Nischwitz, Head of Corporate Communication

“Our bottom line is very positive! From the start, we saw high-calibre visitors at our exhibition stand. The number of visitors was just right,

too, and we’re confident that the industry as a whole will also return to a positive trajectory. We look forward to some really, really great

follow-up business after the trade fair.”

GrenzebachMaschinenbau GmbH, Martin Sträb, Executive vice president & CMO

“Speaking on behalf of the Grenzebach Group, we had extremely positive results overall. We’re glad we returned to Düsseldorf. This is

an amazing platform for our international clientele, offering an excellent opportunity to both gain new customers and set appointments

with our existing customers for discussions or to further cultivate our partnership. Following few rather difficult years, we now look to the

future with moderate optimism, and the trade fair provides some very interesting impulses in that regard. Moreover, something we as an

exhibitor find noteworthy is that Messe Düsseldorf GmbH is an excellent partner for us. For the first time this year, they organised the

opening celebration on the evening before glasstec. This event provided a great setting for us to invite all our key customers and partners.

Wonderful discussions developed that evening. Everyone who participated and all the customers thought it was just an absolutely fantastic

night. That’s why we’d like to ask that you keep this event and further expand this theme.”


or outstanding insulation properties, for example using 4-layer insulation glass.

The gtl was accompanied by a top-notch specialist symposium offering – within the exhibition area of gtl – a variety of lectures on daily changing themes which was avidly attended by visitors.

At the same time, these façade sections of glass technology live formed a part of the Façade Center, which also consisted of the information ranges of associations and research institutions at the “Competence Center Windows +

Facades”. This line-up was supplemented by the new area efnMOBIL of the European Facade Network.

conFErEncE ProGrAMME WEll AttEndEd

The line-up of the three conferences “Solar meets Glass”, “engineered transparency” and the “Architecture Congress” went down very well with

delegates. Already on the day before the start of the trade fair opened experts from the solar and glass sector met to discuss their interconnected topics. With its 80 participants the

two-day conference was pleasingly well attended given the deep crisis in the solar sector. This was followed on the first and second day of glasstec by the engineered transparency conference attracting just over 200 participants from 23 countries to shed light on the latest developments in the field of structural glass engineering. The Architecture Congress of the fair

successfully closed the line-up with some 280 participants.

prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Schneider, TechnischeUniversität Darmstadt

“With 201 participants from 23 nations, the engineered transparency conference was similarly well attended as two years ago, and

participant feedback has been excellent. That being the case, we’re satisfied. We saw lots of familiar as well as new faces among the

participants – and of course we think it’s particularly great that they represent a highly international audience. We’ve received positive

feedback regarding the content of the conference. Participants consider it a great platform whose contents are neither to commercial nor

too academic. The tie-in with glasstec has paid off, as well. We saw many corporate representatives who probably wouldn’t have attended

a separate conference. By the same token, our participants also visited glasstec to learn more. So what you get is a sustainable link

between engineered transparency and glasstec.”

Lisec Holding GmbH, Mag. FilipMiermans

“Clearly, glasstec is the industry’s leading trade fair. The atmosphere has been incredible right from the start, the visitor numbers and

quality are very high. (…) glasstec is the ideal platform for introducing new product ranges. (…)”

ZIppE Industrieanlagen GmbH, Susanne Smeets-Zippe, public Relations, Marketing

“glasstec is always the highlight among

trade fairs for us, an event in which we

have to – and want to – participate. It’s

our most important trade fair. Every other

year, it’s all hands on deck for us to present

our company in the best possible light

here, meet as many customers as possible

and make new contacts. So far we’re very

satisfied with every aspect of the trade fair

and have only positive things to say.”

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Transparency in Float Glass and Some Applications

prof. (Dr.) A. K. BandyopadhyayTechnology consulTanT & ex-PrinciPal

govT. college of engg. & ceramic Technology

WesT Bengal universiTy of Technology, KolKaTa

[email protected]

Abstract:The glasses are generally known to posses a high degree of transparency and it is also commonly taken as one of the main characteristics of glass. Flat or sheet glasses are commonly referred to as the indicator of transparency. Among this category of glasses, the ‘float’ glasses made by floating a sheet of glass ribbon over molten tin bath is the most popular and also technologically a very involved subject of concern to the building construction industry in general, and glass industry in particular. A very high accuracy of the glass thickness free of any surface aberrations or irregularities is exceptional, which is inherent in the process technology itself.

IntroductIon:

Like many other processes of making glass, for ‘float’ glass

where transparency matters a lot, the chemical ingredients are mixed and then fed automatically in a controlled manner into a glass tank furnace for melting and refining. However, the float process has a peculiarity after this stage, i.e. after drawing a sheet of glass from the working end of the tank furnace, the glass ribbon is made to float on a molten tin bath to achieve an excellent surface finish and also smoothening of the surface aberrations, which are both essential for increasing the transparency. After melting the glass in a tank furnace, the next step is to shape it into a desired form. As it is used in the building construction industry for both residential and commercial purposes, the size is also of great importance.

The fabrication process of float glass is highly mechanized and it is evolving continuously, even to the extent of newer products. The process requires a specific knowledge of both chemistry and physics, and it also requires continually improving the process of manufacturing that is a core competency in many glass companies around the world. Here, it has to be emphasized that ‘float’ glass has a variety of applications in a wide range of sizes and thicknesses: (a) High light transmission, (b) Optical clarity, and (c) it can be further fabricated into reflective, low-E, laminated, security, insulating, heat-treated and ceramic decorated glass articles.

At this point, it can be said that a variety of ‘float’ glass producers make a very wide range of products. Some of these items can be described briefly in terms of some more applications:

clear Glass: Ideal where high visibility and clarity are required and the thicknesses range from 2 to 12 mm for a variety of applications, such as Windows, Solariums, Shelves, Tabletops, Skylights, Greenhouses, Display cases, Picture frame, Doors, Mirrors, Handrails, Appliances, Atriums, Safety glazing, and a host of Furniture applications.

Green Glass: Suitable when high light transmission and reduced solar heat gain are required with a standard thicknesses from 2 to 8 mm for Windows, Solariums, Tabletops, Skylights, Handrails, Atriums, Safety glazing and also a host of items in the furniture industry.

Bronze and Gray: Suitable when reduced light transmission and reduced solar heat gain are required, and also when colour is desired to enhance the aesthetics and increase design flexibility with a standard thicknesses of 3 to 6 mm.



The details of the ‘float’ process are dealt with in another issue of Kanch [1]. The heat and mass transfer problems in glasses, particularly in sheet glasses, are also discussed recently [2,3]. The concept of improving the furnace yield that is relevant for glass tank furnaces melting sheet or float glass has also been described in a very recent

issue of Kanch [4]. In this brief article, transparency will be described for glasses in general, with a particular reference to sheet or float glasses. Next, let us deal with the property of transmission as a general case in oxide glasses.

Property of transmission:

When the rays of light or light waves

pass through a piece of glass, two things could happen as: 1) Some part of light are transmitted through the glass piece, and (2) Some part (may be a smaller part) may be absorbed by the glass depending on the presence of transition metal ions (such as Fe, Mn, Cr, etc.) or impurities inside the glass. If the glass is hazy or opaque, then a major part of the light waves are absorbed by the glass, and if the impurities are bare minimum, then almost the entire light is transmitted through the glass. So it is basically a relative matter. It is now clear that the transmission of light will depend on the internal condition of the glass itself (all other conditions remaining the same). Hence, the process of manufacture to make a good quality and highly transparent glass is of utmost importance. A very small part can also be reflected from the surface of a transparent glass. The common use of oxide glasses is linked to their good ‘transmission’ in the optical spectra, i.e. in the combined band of the Ultraviolet (< 400 nm wavelength) + Visible spectrum (400 -700 nm)+Infra-red (IR) band (>700 nm). This optical window that corresponds to spectral sensitivity of human eyes is due to an ‘electronic transition’ between the lower energy valence band to the higher energy conduction band, which is near to the UV cut-off edge, whereas the vibration of the atoms or ions in the glass network (i.e. silicon-oxygen vibrations in the silicate glasses) produces their effect on the IR band. What human eyes can see is the visible band (400-700 nm) which is the superposition of the tails of (electronic) UV and (vibrational) IR bands. To this superposed part, one has to add the effect of impurities, e.g. the concentration of transition metal ions (i.e. Fe, Mn, Cr, etc.)

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that gives undesirable coloration to the glasses. The thermodynamic behavior oxidation-reduction of different transition metals at various temperatures of melting is also of importance that guides the ultimate coloration of the glasses due to the presence or absence of certain ions in the final melt.

To start talking about transparency, what immediately comes to our mind is the oxide glass. However, for the concept about transparency, it is equally important to talk about non-oxide glasses, such as ‘chalcogenide’ glasses containing various combinations of sulphur, selenium, arsenic, tellurium, etc. as these compounds are transparent in the infra-red (IR) part of the optical band. The chalcogenide glasses have many important applications, such as “IR-Optical Window” in defense equipment for night warfare and also as “IR Cameras” in the photography of behavior of different animals in the forests at night. However, mainly for human applications in the most fundamental need of human life, i.e. residential units, we mean oxide glasses in the form of plate/sheet glass and float glass, and also as optical glasses whose importance is known to all.

In order to understand the transmission property of light, what is needed is a good understanding of the refractive index of glasses. A transparent glass should not only have a proper and well defined refractive index, but it also needs to be constant over a certain range of wavelength so that no distortion or constancy of transmission occurs while in use under varied conditions of light. Next, let us talk about the refraction.

In Netherlands, in the year 1580-1626, the refractive index (or index

of refraction) was first noticed by Willebrord Snell van Royen aka Snellius. This is a measure of how much the speed of light waves (or other waves, such as sound waves) is reduced inside the medium. For example, typical soda-lime glass has a refractive index close to 1.50, which means that in a glass, the light travels at 1/1.5 = 2/3 of the ‘speed of light’ in vacuum. In other words, if the refractive index of glass could be increased to, say, 2.0, then the light would travel much faster within this glass at half the ‘speed of light’. Therefore, for certain special applications, through compositional engineering and/or by other technologies, the refractive index needs to be increased so that light travels relatively faster within the material giving rise to higher transmission. As “sound waves” were also mentioned above, it is the same logic that has to be followed or, applied for making nearly sound-proof rooms or buildings so that “sound waves” travel slower.

Two common properties of glass and other transparent materials are directly related to their refractive index. First, light rays change direction when they cross the interface from air to the material (say, window glass) that is an effect used in the lenses. Secondly, light reflects partially from surfaces that have a refractive index different from that of their surroundings. Therefore, knowledge about refractive index and how it changes with different parameters should be taken into consideration while designing a particular building for a given purpose.

For a better transmission of light through a glass, the thickness throughout the ‘glass piece needs to be constant. Compared to normal sheet or plate glass, the

light transmission property of ‘float’ glass is much more enhanced that is already inherent or rather included within the process of fabrication itself in terms of achieving a more or less constant thickness. This normally takes care of various forces that operate within the system that also includes the stretching force of the glass ribbon over the molten tin bath when rollers are applied over the surface and also during its movement towards the annealing lehr. This is further reinforced by various means available to the glass technologist as control parameters. Still, there are thickness aberrations which are discussed in the next section.

A typical view of the Burj Khalifa building in UAE is shown, wherein many of the calculations, as briefly mentioned above, have been performed. This is obviously true for many such buildings around the world.

control oF tHIcKnESS:

The importance of thickness control is of primary importance in the overall ‘quality control’ aspects of a ‘float’ glass, and thereby smoothening of the two flat surfaces with minimum errors is definitely needed. We cannot observe that the surface aberrations are actually wave-like or wavy in nature during the process of making a ‘float’ glass through our naked eyes. This needs to be removed to a large extent. It is like an oscillation type of situation. The damping of this oscillation on the surface of the ‘float’ glass is a subject of intensive study.

Whenever we talk about a ‘surface’, the forces acting on a given surface, i.e. the surface tension, has to be taken into account. The first theory of surface smoothness by surface tension forces involves smoothening


of irregularities of small wavelengths. This is the same concept that is used in the case of sintering of metals. However, we need a more general theory. When the glass thickness is large relative to the wavelength of such irregularities, the problem is relatively easy to solve. It may be shown that the amplitude of a sinusoidal surface distortion of wavelength (l) decays exponentially with a ‘decay constant’ (K), which is given by :

K = 2

2

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, γ is the surface tension, g t h e gravitation constant, ρ the density of the glass and η is the viscosity at a given temperature of glass fabrication. The decay constant has to be minimized so that the surface aberrations are at an optimum level The value of K is a minimum, when the ‘differential’ of K with respect to that of the wave vector is equal to zero (i.e. dK/dk=0) by the simple rule of calculus when the viscosity will get cancelled, and we get:

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gπ γλ

ρ=

Thus, the irregularities of the above wavelength are the slowest to disappear. By using appropriate values of γ and ρ , this wavelength is found to be 22 mm. If the glass has a viscosity of 103 Ns/m2, then the minimum value of K will be 0.99/s, and the amplitude of irregularities will fall to less than 1% of the initial value in less than 1 minute. This value has been found to be in agreement with several experiments.

The glass thickness produced by the ‘float process’ can be controlled either by restricting the “lateral

spread” of the glass ‘ribbon’ on the tin bath, or by applying stretching forces along the direction of the movement towards the annealing zone. Moreover, this is true when six sets of rollers apply the requisite forces on the (almost) freshly prepared viscous glass after it enters the molten tin bath. Obviously, here the viscosity plays a very important role. As the entrance temperature to the tin bath is about 1005 to 10380C in several plants in various locations, the viscosity can be found out from the curve of “log of viscosity against temperature”. This would also be a good controlling parameter for the speed of the ‘rollers’.

It is interesting to note that if the glass is allowed to establish its own thickness without any interference, the balance of surface tension and gravitational forces produces a ribbon with a thickness of about 7 mm, which happens to satisfy about 50% of the present demand for float glass. In order to meet the balance 50% demand, we need to fix a lot of ‘controlling parameters’ to develop smooth glass surface for better optical transmission property.

The factor determining the equilibrium thickness of one liquid floating on another, when the floating liquid does not spread, are clear from Langmuir’s analysis of the “geometry of oil lenses” on water. By considering a ‘balance’ of “hydrostatic and surface tension” forces acting horizontally, an optimum thickness can be obtained. This could be done by involving its inverse relationship with the density of molten tin and density of molten glass along with various surface tension forces (i.e. the spreading coefficient). This is supposed to be one method of calculation, but more modelling could be done in future.

concluSIonS:

In the float glass process, the technology can be improved by a proper understanding of refractive index of glasses and how it affects the overall transmission property. It also shows that there are immense possibilities of ‘quality control’ in the process technology in terms of smoothness of the two flat surfaces for further enhancing the transmission property. The possibility of gaining knowledge on the optimum thickness is also briefly discussed. This analysis with an eye on certain newer applications, as mentioned above, should help to obtain a superior quality float glass for the booming building construction industry and shopping malls.

AcKnoWlEdGEMEntS:

The authors would like to thank Dr. S. Das at the University of North Texas at Denton (USA) and Dr. K. Choudhary of Dept. of Materials Science at the University of Florida at Gainesville (USA) for many helpful discussions.

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Quality continues to become more and more important. Producers of consumer goods care about the quality and consistency of their brand on a global level. Product safety and purity are major issues. At the same time, plant directors are forced to increase the production speed and output KPIs.

Gerd Schuetz, p r o d u c t manager Cold End solutions, has discussed about these trends with many customers. As a result, three new non-contact

inspection features have recently being launched.

cAMErA unFIllEd FInISH InSPEctIon

With the Camera Unfilled Finish Inspection on the SmartLine inspection machine, it is possible to inspect bottles for incomplete and unfilled finishes as well as overpressed inner edges. In addition, bottles with other sealing surface defects like chipped finishes, dirty finishes or similar criteria can be detected.

Function Principle:

y Bright-field inspection: The inspection zones are displayed bright, the finish defects appear as dark objects

y During the inspection the finish is illuminated from above by several light sources

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y A high resolution CCD-camera records images of the finish

y A computer supported image processing system with a software especially designed for this application evaluates the images recorded by the camera

y A variety of freely definable inspection zones allows an ideal adaption to the finish type

y Categorization of the defects according to size, position and shape

y By three different kinds of illumination the system can be adapted optimally to the respective finish type

Inspectable defects are incomplete finish, unfilled finish, overpressed inner edges, chipped finish, dirty finish or damaged sealing surface.

cAMErA BorE GAuGE

With the Camera Bore Gauge Inspection on the SmartLine, it is possible to inspect the inner finish diameter for minimum and maximum of the bore and the filling tube diameter.

Function Principle:

y The high intensity LED illumination underneath the bottle illuminates the bore

y Above the finish there is a high resolution camera with telecentric lenses installed to take the pictured of the finish

y The software algorithm calculates the center of the finish and, together with an edge detection algorithm, calculates the diameter of the bore

y The special "Fill Tube" function checks, if the fill tube diameter passes through the center of the finish

y The special spike detection function detects spikes inside the inspection area

y Inspectable defects are maximum bore diameter, minimum bore diameter, filling tube diameter, spikes.

dIAMEtEr And ovAlItY InSPEctIon ModulE

With the non-contact diameter and ovality inspection on the SmartLine, it is possible to inspect round bottles for minimum and maximum diameter and the ovality at up to three levels.

Function Principle:

Two sensors per inspection level on both sides of the container scan the sidewall of the spinning container. The sidewall of the container hides the sensor area partly. Thus, the value of the sensor signal is related to the hidden area of the sensor. According to these signals, the dedicated software algorithm determines the container diameter and calculates the ovality continuously while the container rotates. This allows a 360° inspection. Inspectable defects are maximum and minimum container diameter and ovality of the container (out of round).

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कच च्े माल कचे दाम बढऩचे का शीशा उद्योग परअसर औद्योिगक नमक, सयोडा ऐश की कीमतों में बढयोतरी और ईंधन (गैस) िमलने में िदककतों के कारण शीशा वििनमामाताओं का उत्ादन प्रभािित हयो रहा है, िजससे उनके मुनाफे ्र भी दबाि आ रहा है। कई इकाइयों का मारजमान तयो ऋणातमक सतर तक ्हंुच गया है। इस के्त्र के उद्यिमययों के मुतावबक औद्योिगक नमक की कीमतों में 5-10 फीसदी और सयोडाऐश की कीमतों में 8-12 फीसदी बढयोतरी हुई है। िहीं, चीन से ससते आयात विशेषरू् से सयोलर शीशे के आयात के कारण अंितम उत्ादों की कीमतों मेंनरमी आई है।

जी. एच. सी. एल. के एक िररष्ठ अिधकारी ने नाम न प्रकािशत करने की शतमा ्र कहा, ‘हाल में औद्योिगक नमक की कीमतों में बढयोतरी हुई है, रजससे सयोडाऐश की कीमतों में भी इजाफा हुआ है।’ गुजरात बयोरयोिसल, हालडयन गलास औस प्रगित गलास जैसी शीशा वििनमामाता कं्िनयों के मुतावबक एक महीने में सयोडाऐश की कीमतें 17,300 रु्ये प्रितदन

से बढकर 19,200 रु्ये प्रितटन हयो गई हैं। गौरतलब इन कं्िनयों में से जयादातर की इकाइयां दरक्ण गुजरात में हैं। गुजरात बयोरयोिसल िलिमटेड के ्ूणमाकािलक िनदेशक अशयोक जैन ने कहा, ‘शीशा उद्योग ्र हर तरफ से दबाि बढ रहा है। एक ओर कचचे माल विशेष रू् से औद्योिगक नमक और सयोडाऐश की कीमतें मजबूत हयो रही हैं, िहीं दसूरी ओर ईंधन की आ्ूितमा में 58 फीसदी कटौती कर दी गई है। कचचे माल की लागत में बढयोतरी का बयोझ ग्ाहकों ्र डाला जा सकता है, लेककन ईंधन आ्ूितमा में कटौती से हममें से बहुत से उद्िमयों का मारजमान ऋणातमकहयो गया है।’

जी.ए.आई.एल. ने इस साल 26 िसतंबर से गैस आ्ूितमा में 57 फीसदी कटौती कर दी है, रजससे शीशा वििनमामाताओं कयो उत्ादन क्मता घटाने के िलए बाधय हयोना ्ड़ रहा है। जैन के मुतावबक शीशा वििनमामाताओं कयो उत्ादन 15 से 50 फीसदी तक कम करना ्ड़ा है। हैरलडन गलास िलिमटेड के सीएमडी एन डी शेटटी ने कहा, ‘ईंधन आ्ूितमा में कटौती से हमें िग्ड से वबजली लेनी ्ड़ रही

है। िहीं कचचे माल विशेषरू् से कचचे माल की कीमत लगातार बढ रही है, रजसका उद्योग ्रअसर ्ड़ रहा है।’

सपनचे पूरचे करनचे मचें करचें साझीदारी िभिाड़ी में सेंट गयोवबन गलास कम्नी की ओर से लगाए गए एिशया के सबसे बडे़ गलास पलांट के उद्ाटन के अिसर ्र मुखयमंत्री िसुनधरा राजे ने कहा कक औद्योिगक विकास कयो लेकर प्रदेशिािसयों ने भी स्ना देखा है। यह भी ्ूरा हयोना चाकहए। िभिाड़ी में 2008 में सेंट गयोवबन कं्नी ने अ्ने चुिनंदा पलांटों के िलए प्रदेश का चुनाि कर गौरिारनित ककया। भारत और फांस ने इस कदम के साथ औद्योिगक विकास का साझा स्ना देखा। अब यह ्ूरा हयो रहा है। आगे भी हम साथ िमलकर बढते रहेंगे। मुखयमंत्री ने कहा कक हाल ही नीमराणा में हीरयो मयोटसमा और िभिाड़ी में सेंट गयोवबन के बाद अब वरिटेन की जेसीबी कं्नी बड़ा िनिेश करने जा रही है। यह बदलते औद्योिगक माहौल का संकेत है।

इससे ्ूिमा मुखयमंत्री राजे ने ररमयोट का बटन दबाकर पलांट

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का उद्घाटन ककया। उनहोंने भारत में फांस के राजदतू फेकयोइस ररशेर, सेंट गयोवबन के अधयक् और सीईओ आनदे् दीशालेनदर, कं्नी के एिशया- मलेिशया-िमस्त्र के चेयरमैन बी संथानम, खाद् ि नागररक आ्ूितमा मंत्री हेमिसंह भड़ाना, उद्योग विभाग की प्रमुख शासन सिचि ि रीकयो एमडी िीनू गुप्ा और अनय अिधकाररयों के साथ पलांट का अिलयोकन भी ककया। िभिाड़ी ्हंुचने ्र अलिर सांसद महंत चांदनाथ, भाज्ा विधायकों, ्ुिलस महािनरीक्क डीसी जैन, रजला कलकटर महािीर प्रसाद सिामी और ्ुिलस अधीक्क

विकास कुमार ने मुखयमंत्री कीहेली्ेड ्र अगिानी की।

मचेक इन इन्डि्ा का समर्थन सेंट गयोवबन के सीईओ ि चेयरमनै आनदे् दी शालेनदर ने अ्ने उद्बयोधनमें कहा कक प्रधानमतं्री नरेनद् मयोदी के मतं्र मेक इन इरनडया का कं्नी दृढता से समथमान करती है। सथा्ना के समय से कं्नी ने 90 फीसदी वबक्ी सथानीय िनमामाण से ही की है। सेंट गयोवबन रजतनी फांसीसी है, उतनी ही भारतीय है। उनहोंने मखुयमतं्री कयो आश्वसत ककया कक िे मेक इन इरनडया से आगे मेक इन राजसथान की कदशामें भी बढेंगे।

रयोजाना 1000 टन गलासउतपादन सेंट गयोवबन का िभिाड़ी िल्ड गलास कॉमपलेकस 136 एकड़ में फैला हुआ है और इसमें रयोजाना करीब 1000 हजार टन फलयोकटंग गलास का उत्ादन हयो सकता है। राजसथान का यह ्हला रयोबयोकटक पलांट है, रजसमें 60 गुना 20 फीट आकार तक बडे़ एकल गलास बनाए जा सकते हैं। दिुनया के नयूनतम ऊजामा ख्त िाले पलांट में कं्नी ने करीब एक हजार करयोड़ का िनिेश ककया है और इसे हररत तकनीक पलांटका नाम कदया गया है।



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In line with a global trend to improve safety conditions throughout glass container factories, Heye International is convinced that safety-related investments result in higher productivity. Consequently, as ‘glass people’, the company’s engineers have developed the Heye multi-level safety concept. This facilitates the achievement of enhanced safety via the use of intelligent processes and controls, the clean and clear design of equipment, the employment of useful tools and working instruments and the introduction of additional protection devices coupled with sophisticated workflows.

In addition to providing the correct equipment, the Heye multi-level safety approach emphasises the need for perfect engineering throughout the plant, in addition to a well trained and educated workforce.

EnGInEErInG For Hot End

The Heye hot end equipment layout calls for a clear and clean structure. Not only does cleanliness look better

Safety First with Heye IS-Machines

Wilfried Seidensticker (ProDucT manager, hoT enD soluTions)

Mark Ziegler (marKeTing manager)

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but it is an important factor when considering safety.

There should be no possibility of slippery surfaces where under foot accidents can occur and the risk of dirt and particles entering containers should be minimised, thereby leading to a safe product. By the same token, a clear structure means the avoidance of production disruptions as a consequence of incorrect operation. It is important that operators know precisely which control elements relate to each function.

StAFF trAInInG

Well trained and confident personnel are also important, requiring employees to be properly trained and

Abstract:

High productivity in glass container production requires maximum safety. Since several years, Heye sees a global trend to improve the safety conditions in a glass plant. The Heye Multilevel Safety Concept offers a series of equipment innovations to protect employees and equipment.


provide their managers with essential alerts about existing and potential problems. Essentially, a properly trained workforce contributes significantly to the attainment of productivity and safety. Experienced Heye International production

specialists can provide customers with a series of job-specific training courses, delivered either at the company’s Obernkirchen training centre or at the customer’s premises.

SElEctInG tHE rIGHt EQuIPMEnt

When considering safe equipment options for gob forming, IS-machines and ware handling duties, selection parameters are influenced by past and present experiences, as well as existing and potential legislative requirements.

Bottlers are especially keen to encourage safety-related improvements at glass plants, in part

to protect their own reputations. Higher safety standards are just as important to glassmakers and their employees, however, because potentially, every accident can lead to injuries, equipment damage and downtime.

totAl ForMInG ProcESS control

An important recent process control development from Heye International involves the monitoring of blank side loading positions, where the correct position of plunger positioners during gob loading is monitored, as well as the timely exit of the plunger immediately before opening the blanks and transferring the parison. Should the plunger positioner fail to reach its working position or leave it late, the section is stopped immediately and parison transfer does not take place.

Either of these situations may result in a damaged container finish, which needs to be detected before it reaches the customer. In addition, a poorly developed finish could produce an

insecure hold during transfer from blank to blow side, with the danger of causing accidental damage. Both risks are limited by the loading position monitoring system, which operates in real-time and stops the section immediately.

Turning to the blow side, the dead plate position for each cavity is monitored by an infrared sensor underneath the dead plate over the entire cycle of a section. If the heat radiation is abnormal or does not exist at a certain time, a glass handling failure or demoulding has occurred. As soon as this situation has been identified, subsequent gobs for this section will be rejected, thereby minimising downtime and

avoiding wasteful maintenance.

BlAnK SIdE ProtEctIon

Completing Heye International’s latest portfolio of safety-related equipment innovations is a blank side protection guard, an automatic safety device that provides an important link with the IS machine’s control system. In order to perform the lubrication programme of the preforms, the operator actuates the corresponding button, after which the station is moved to the rest position, the grating is lowered and access to the lubrication process is provided. The operator confirms the completion of lubrication using the corresponding button, the guard is raised and the station returns to operation.


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Experienced machine operators can use a key switch that lowers the grid during production to optimise gob loading, check cooling systems etc.

clEAr And clEAn dESIGn

Heye International’s latest generation oil distributors (injectors) are compactly arranged in the operator’s field of vision. Additionally, rapid interchangeability and precise preadjusted capacity that matches the lubrication point size are assured.

Together with the company’s six cycle central lubrication system, this development ensures that optimum oil levels are used at the different lubrication points. Not only does this approach save money but it also provides enhanced safety, with minimised dangers of slip hazards and fire risks.

Other equipment innovations include a machine bed that features integrated cable channels for blank and blow sides. Not only does this arrangement protect the cables but it avoids the danger of them being burnt by hot glass and other hazards. Importantly, it also avoids unnecessary repairs in the production area.

Final blow manifolds are now located under hoods, where cables and valves are protected against heat and dirt. As well as providing greater durability, they are easier to clean and are more secure.

Specially designed covers have been widely adopted to protect the installed equipment and cables etc. As a result, maintenance personnel are assured a clean and

uncluttered environment to perform necessary settings and inspection tasks. This results in time savings and increased productivity. Another useful tool is an electrically-operated blank side lifting device, which provides improved ergonomics for personnel conducting necessary maintenance work, while also protecting them against physical overload situations.

Heat protection is provided for the operator at the blow side by a device that is easy to fix on the different sections. This equipment makes it simple to reach hot and higher parts of the IS machine.

An ergonomically designed protection guard has also been introduced for the blow side valve blocks. This easy to clean design will not permit unintended release.

HEYE vAlvE BlocK: SAFEtY SnAP vAlvES

Below these covers and for numerous other IS process functions are the latest Heye safety snap valves. This valve block principle

ensures that locking and unlocking functions are distinguished by an optically clear and intentional action, thereby providing a high level of additional security for operators.

Used for blank and blow mould open and close, baffle down, funnel down and blowhead down duties, Heye’s safety snap valves ensure that there is no unintended equipment motion during section maintenance or repair procedures. The valves control the pipeline between the pilot air and air-operated cartridge and can be operated either by an electrical pulse or by actuating overrides caused by inadvertent movement of the mechanisms.


ASSOCIATIONS > FEVE

GW: What does it mean to you personally to be elected FEVE President?FEVE represents almost all European container glass industry manufacturers. I am very honoured by the confidence the FEVE members have placed in me. Glass has a great story to tell and I am excited to work with the FEVE members, national associations and the FEVE team to tell that story.

GW: On what will you be focusing? Over the last years, FEVE has continuously expanded its scope. I

want to build on the successful work of FEVE’s previous President Stefan Jaenecke, who started to position glass as key industry in Europe. I think we are ready for the next step on our journey. Glass is more relevant than ever and offers solutions for today’s challenges in terms of health, sustainability and circular economy. We realise, however, that these benefits are not widely

Confidence in the futureFEVE President, Erik Bouts of O-I Europe spoke to Glass Worldwide following his recent election to the role.

known, which means we can do a better job in communicating and engaging with our stakeholders.

GW: What legacy does your predecessor, Stefan Jaenecke leave behind from his time as FEVE President?I would really like to thank Stefan for the momentum he created over the last two years. Under his leadership, the association has increased its representation at European level towards the EU Institutions and stakeholders, increased the level of promotion of glass as a packaging material and as an industry sector. FEVE also expanded its scope and built a very good partnership with national associations. This is a key step, which sets a strong basis for FEVE’s future work.

GW: What are the current priorities for FEVE?We need to engage with policy makers to ensure future European manufacturing remains the economic powerhouse; glass contributes significantly in terms of resource-efficiency and sustainability.

Europe is the world’s largest producer of container glass. The ndustry employs 50,000 people at 160 plants in Europe and more along the entire value chain. FEVE members are spread across 23 countries and produce in almost all European member states. This is a sustainably sound and resource efficient industry, it is a solid and stable example of the circular economy that the European Union aims for.

FEVE has to further strengthen its collaboration with national associations and continue to implement major association initiatives such as ‘Friends of Glass’. I want to make sure we maintain and build up an integrated approach to getting our messages across.

GW: In the European countries covered by FEVE members, how is the container glass industry currently performing?The latest figures published by FEVE in July show that the industry in Europe is stable and we see very positive growth trends. It answers to the demand of strong European and global brands for a premium packaging solution at very competitive prices. Exports are getting more important and compensate for low domestic consumption.

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GW: What are the key elements for the industry to remain successful in Europe in the long term?There is no doubt that our industry faces different challenges: Increased regulatory pressure, as well as increased costs for energy and raw materials. Our biggest opportunity, however, is to engage more frequently with our many stakeholders to educate them about the unique and major benefits of choosing glass as a packaging solution. For example, we need to work more with industry customers and with retailers to make sure they fully appreciate the reasons why consumers’ opinion is largely in favour of glass (health, safety, taste preservation, environmental benefits, design etc).

The European glass packaging industry is also putting considerable resources into innovation and quality of service. This is vital in a food and drinks market where creative, sustainably sound and convenient solutions are increasingly requested by customers. We can do a better job in informing our stakeholders about the progress that the industry is making.

Our industry in the coming years will become more vocal, stand up as a forward looking industry because glass is more relevant than ever from different perspectives: Our products resonate with the EU’s policy agenda, the industry itself is a concrete example of a circular economy and we provide consumers with

natural and pure packaging solutions that are in tune with today’s health-conscious consumers.

GW: Will the Friends of Glass campaign continue to be a priority for FEVE during your term and how do you hope it will evolve?We need to make our voice heard and engage with the public about our packaging material. I am a strong believer in communication. FEVE and the national associations have to continue to work hand-in-hand on the Friends of Glass programme, which is funded by a group of container glass companies to promote our material across Europe.

GW: As a founder member since its launch in 2012, what benefits is Glass Alliance Europe bringing to FEVE?Glass Alliance Europe (GAE) brings the glass sectors and national associations around the table to agree on one position for common EU dossiers

and avoid a scattering of views. In GAE, we want to share resources so member associations like FEVE provide experts to work and lead on a common issue on behalf of all the sectors and associations. In other words, they are spokespeople for the issue, draft the papers, consult the members, meet the officials.

GW: In the framework of glasstec 2014, FEVE is holding a Global Association Meeting for the second time. Do you consider this an added value for the industry?Indeed and particularly for global companies like O-I Europe. Because we need a much better view on what happens in the other regions of the world, from a legislative perspective, share experiences in communication activities, share knowledge etc. Definitely, it is an interesting opportunity.


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Members of the Federation are classified into two categories; manufacturers of primary glass articles are enrolled as ordinary Members of the Federation and suppliers to glass industry viz., suppliers of machinery, raw materials, consultants and others connected with glass industry are enrolled as Affiliate Members.

Foreign companies supplying machinery etc., to glass industry are also enrolled as Affiliate Members.

The membership forms can be downloaded from http://www.aigmf.com/membership.php

Members of the Federation are enrolled on the recommendation of Zonal Associations viz.:

Membership of

y Eastern India Glass Manufacturers' Association (EIGMA)

y Northern India Glass Manufacturers' Association (NIGMA)

y South India Glass Manufacturers' Association (SIGMA)

y Uttar Pradesh Glass Manufacturers' Syndicate (UPGMS)

y Western India Glass Manufacturers' Association (WIGMA)

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ordinary Members:Admission fee ` 5000/-Annual subscription: Single Unit: ` 25,000 + Service Tax as applicable.More than one Unit: ` 1,00,000 + Service Tax as applicable.

Affiliate Members:Admission fee ` 5000/-Annual subscription is ` 10,000 + Service Tax as applicable.Applicants for enrollment for a period of five years may pay a consolidated amount of ` 45,000 (including admission fee) + Service Tax as applicable.

Affiliate Members from countries other than India:Admission fee US $ 200Annual subscription: US $ 400 + Service Tax as applicable.Applicants for enrollment for a period of five years may pay a consolidated amount of US $ 1500 (including admission fee) + Service Tax as applicable ■

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