[Conditioning] Practical Steps To Forehearth Optimisation

According to John McMinn, eight years of conducting forehearth performance audits in glass plants across the world has shown that the standard of maintenance and calibration of forehearth systems is unbelievably haphazard. Company status, reputation and size are no guarantees of forehearth performance. The installation of high performance systems or low technology systems is largely irrelevant to forehearth performance. This article asks why is this?

Author
J Mcminn
Origin
Forehearth Services, Uk
Journal Title
Glass Worldwide Sept-Oct 2016 118
Sector
Container glass
Class
C 5759

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[Conditioning] Practical Steps To Forehearth Optimisation
Glass Worldwide Sept-Oct 2016 118
C 5759
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