ZIPPE glass batch house technology – safe, strong and innovative
| Borosilicate glass |
Cosmetic glass |
Fiber glass |
| Container glass |
Glass wool |
Glass bricks |
| Flat glass |
Lamp glass |
Opal glass |
| LCD glass |
Solar glass |
Pharmaceutical glass |
| Optical glass |
Tube glass |
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| Sodium silicate glass |
Crystal glass |
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| TFT glass |
Glass tableware |
and many other types of glass... |
Efficient glass batch preparation plays a key role in glass production. There is no first-class glass without first-class batch.
During the planning phase we work with our customers to decide whether the glass batch house should be designed as a tower or a low-level plant and whether it should include concrete or steel silos. The plant is configured to meet the client’s particular requirements. Speak to us and we will develop a customised technical solution for you.
Loading systems (mechanical or pneumatic) are customised for the specific raw material, making reliable filling of the silos possible.
The installation of suitable dosing technology, which is precisely configured to match the flow characteristics and physical properties of the raw materials is, a prerequisite for the exact weighing of individual components.
Materials are exclusively weighed by fully electronic scales. The scales are specifically dimensioned with regard to the individual components and therefore guarantee optimal precision.
Precision small component scales were specially developed by ZIPPE for the glass industry. They are used for the direct weighing of small and micro additions for glass batches. The traditional premixing with extenders is no longer necessary.
A homogeneous batch is essential to achieve good melting efficiency. This is guaranteed by our high-performance mixer.
Ultra-modern automated equipment (programmable logic controller), weighing and dosing computers as well as a SCADA system for visualising the processes control and monitor batch production. All is fully automatic and completely independent of human intervention. SCADA stations control the dialogue between man (the operator) and the machine (the plant). These can be integrated both into the batch plant control room and centrally in the furnace control room.
The SCADA station provides the operator with the possibility of entering formulations, material names or process monitoring times manually into the control system or of amending them there. The control system manages all data and summarises it into a number of reports or financial calculations. This data is then transmitted via what are called “bus lines“ to higher level control and data processing systems.
