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Furnace Solutions 2019
This years’ Furnace Solutions and Training Day were again a great success for delegates, speakers, sponsors and the organisers, the Melting Technical Committee MTC, of the Society of Glass Technology SGT. Delegates came from far and wide, the USA, Israel, Turkey and Western Europe. The MTC, were extremely pleased that over a third of delegates represented 15 glass producers.
The Training Day ‘Guilty as Charged’ focused on the importance the Batch House to produce consistent glass quality. The day started with lively presentations from Dr Richard White, Lucideon, Martyn Marshall, GTS and Dr Richard Hulme, Guardian Glass.
Richard White and Martyn’s presentations focused on how to test raw materials and how different raw materials create glass formulations. Then Richard Hulme’s brought together elements of the inherent difficulties in analysis and measurement as well as the need to understand the physical and chemical properties of glass and how these may be affected – for good or ill – by making batch changes.
Peter West Ardagh focused on the actual mechanics of batch house operations. SORG presented their thoughts on the basics of glass melting and colour forehearth conditioning.
Of great value to those attending the training day were the panel sessions where the conference and trainers debated lively and topical questions of the day.
Continuing the theme of the training day Trevor Wilson DSF Refractories concluded the Training Day, by giving the Mellor Memorial Lecture for the IOM3. The theme of his lecture was the effects of Carry Over on Regenerator Refractories. The Mellor Memorial Lecture honoured 150 years since the birth of renowned ceramicist Joseph Mellor, who was instrumental in developing refractory and ceramic understanding into a
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science and the beginning of the Iron and Steel Institute which evolved and merged with other Institutes to become what we now know as IOM3.
At the start of the Furnace Solution Conference first time speaker Sebastian Woltz EME presented his thoughts on the challenges of up grading the Batch Plant. Continuing the SGT’s commitment to keep the conference relevant and interesting this year was no exception when, Tony Pawinski VRTM demonstrated his virtual reality training package for IS operators. During a breakout period delegates enjoyed experiencing first hand, living in a virtual IS World.
Important to all is Health and Safety. As a departure to the normal subject category presenters, Andrew Bowker from the Health and Safety Executive was invited to brief the conference on the H&SE’s strategy and manufacturing priorities, Welding Fumes and how they work with Stake holders through their CHARGE initiative. The CHARGE stake holders being the H&SE, Glass, Mineral, Ceramic, Stone, and Concrete industries and Trade Unions. The UK has a very good Health and Safety record and Andrew outlined how this impressive record will be improved.
Panel AM Stuart Hakes
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