A New Feeder Bowl: From Concept Through Appraisal To Finished Product

The author of this article, Mike Stanley, has been working on improving the thermal conditioning of glass for container production since the mid-1970's. As glass thermal homogeneity in forehearths has been improved, better gobs have been produced and production figures have increased. However, when the glass leaving the forehearth appears to be homogeneous, the gobs produced have not always been perfect. By making the glass conditioning in the channel slightly worse, better gobs could be produced. This paper describes the development of a new bowl shape, from the initial idea through the processes of assessment to the development of a complete range of bowl sizes.