Spanish group Vidrala has published a video of a record-breaking glass furnace reconstruction. The reconstruction of a furnace at its Crisnova Vidrio plant in the town of Caudete took place in a record time of 59 days. Good practices in prevention and safety resulted in zero accidents. Equipment used included 3600/tons of refractories, 200/tons iron, 15km electrical cable, 700m conveyors and almost 30 trucks to equip the cold end. A total of 35 international suppliers and more than 400 workers were involved. The video can be seen at: bit.ly/hornoVidrio
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Journal Title
Glass International March 2015 8
Sector
Container glass
Class
C 5412