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Explore how GlassFORM.ai’s customised AI solutions bring crystal clear efficiency to every aspect of your glass manufacturing process. Whether you’re producing containers, tableware, or specialty glass products, our flexible AI platform adapts to your unique production requirements, ensuring optimal performance across diverse manufacturing scenarios.
The Gob Forming Process
The AI measures and adjusts gob parameters (length, weight, shape) to optimize settings, minimize variability, and ensure stable, reliable operation with minimal human intervention, implementing changes every cycle (milliseconds).
The following independent modules will be developed under the GlassFORM.ai GOBexpert platform:
– GW: automatic feeder setup for multi-weight productions with close-loop control on gob weight
– GWL: automatic feeder setup for multi-weight productions with targets on gob weight and lengths, with close-loop control on gob weight
and length
– GS: automatic feeder setup for multi-weight productions with close-loop control on gob weight and shape, being the gob shape target manually defined by the user (the user manually designs the gob shape)
– GS+: automatic feeder setup for multi-weight productions with close-loop control on gob weight and shape, being the gob shape target optimally identified by the system, given the container shape and using visual measurements from HE sensors
– GS++: automatic close loop control on gob weight and shape using measurements on glass temperatures at foreheart and feeder level + glass viscosity (e.g. automatically adjust gob shape and weight given the measured glass temperature and viscosity)
FORMExpert HE-CE Data Integration
FORMexpert integrates Hot End – Cold End data using AI techniques to optimise production control.
This integration enables predictive modelling for proactive adjustments in a Machine-to-Machine environment.
Unified Data Integration:
Combines HE (gob, parison) and CE (machine settings, inspection) data.
Predictive Modelling:
Creates models to forecast production outcomes and defects.
Real-time Adjustments:
Facilitates immediate corrections based on predictive insights, ensuring continuous process optimisation.
The following independent modules will be developed under the GlassFORM.ai FORMexpert platform:
Ware Spacing
Automatic pusher regulation to ensure optimal container spacing on the conveyor
Vertical Glass Distribution
Automatic adjustment of process parameters to control and maintain container vertical glass distribution
Blank-side Temperature
Automatic regulation of blank side temperatures with the integration of sensor measurements
HE/CE integration
Enlargement of the existing functional perimeters to include the Cold End measurements
Defect Prevention
Automatic prevention of critical forming defects at the HE thanks to the integration of HE/CE data and measurements
Gob Loading
Integration of measures and data on gob forming, gob loading and containers detected at HE and CE to optimize the gob delivery and minimize related defects
NNPB evolution
Integration of HE sensors and control systems dedicated to the complete automatic setup and control of NNPB productions
LINEexpert Controlling the Entire Production Line
The AI stabilizes the entire production line from start to finish, integrating data from GOBexpert and FORMexpert for comprehensive control. It monitors and adjusts parameters across the production line, ensuring consistent quality and efficiency throughout the process.
LINEexpert stabilises the entire production line from start to finish by integrating data from GOBexpert and FORMexpert for comprehensive control. This advanced integration leverages real-time data to monitor and adjust parameters continuously, optimising each stage of the production process.
By using sophisticated algorithms and AI-driven insights, the LINEexpert ensures that every aspect of the production line operates at peak efficiency. This results in consistent product quality, reduced variability, and enhanced overall production efficiency, making the entire process more reliable and effective.
True AI that works for me
GlassFORM.ai offers quality control combined with automatic machine adjustment, leading to an increase in overall productivity through reduction of wastage, improvement of your glass, glass weight reduction and optimisation of the production processes. This also means a reduction of emissions due to a better pack-to-melt ratio. It’s our “clear view of tomorrow”.