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Member Associations EASTERN INDIA GLASS MANUFACTURERS’ ASSOCIATION (EIGMA) c/o La Opala RG Ltd. Contents Chitrakoot, 10th Floor, 230 A, A.J.C. Bose Road Kolkata - 700 020 From President’s Desk 5 President - Sushil Jhunjhunwala NORTHERN INDIA GLASS MANUFACTURERS’ ASSOCIATION (NIGMA) c/o Hindustan National Glass & Industries Limited Glass News India 7 Post Office - Bahadurgarh, Jhajjar, Haryana-124507 President - KK Sharma Vice President - Jimmy Tyagi Glass News Worldwide 12 Honorary General Secretary - NN Goyal Secretary & Treasurer - JB Bhardwaj Glasspex India 2015 16 SOUTH INDIA GLASS MANUFACTURERS’ ASSOCIATION (SIGMA) c/o AGI Glasspac (An SBU of HSIL Ltd.,) Glass Factory Road, Off. Motinagar Advertise in Kanch 21 PB No. 1930, Sanathnagar, PO Hyderabad -500018 President - Sandip Somany UTTAR PRADESH GLASS MANUFACTURERS’ SYNDICATE (UPGMS) Indian Glass Industry set for ‘Brisk Action’ 22 c/o General Traders A-10, Industrial Estate, Firozabad – 283203 (UP) President - Raj Kumar Mittal Abbe Number and Transparency for Optical Glasses 27 Vice President - Dharmendra Mohan Gupta Vice President - Santosh Agarwal Hony. Secretary - Sanjay Agarwal Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of 32 Treasurer - Deepak Gupta Jt. Secretary - Pramod Kumar Garg Revenue) Notification No. 48/2014-Customs (ADD) WESTERN INDIA GLASS MANUFACTURERS’ ASSOCIATION (WIGMA) c/o Pragati Glass Works (P) Ltd. 111, Damji Shamji Industrial Complex, 9, LBS Marg, Kurla (W), Mumbai - 400070 Optimistic Mood at glasstec 2014 36 President - H R Bhandari Honorary Secretary - G K Sarda Transparency in Float Glass and some Applications 39
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I would like to thank members of AIGMF for electing me as President of AIGMF in its Annual General Meeting held on Sept 26, 2014. I assure all members to work in the best interest of glass industry. Jan-March 2015 issue of Kanch will be released as special issue during Glasspex 2015 (March 13-15) at Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. We are looking forward to a magnificent display of latest technology, by world renowned companies exhibiting their products in the exhibition. There are many challenges for glass industry in terms of its usage due to misconceptions, inadequate knowledge, absence of codes and standards. AIGMF is working on to bring in more awareness through conference on usage of glass. A step in that direction is organizing conference in coming Glasspex India 2015 on Use of Glass in Buildings, Glass Façade Regulations & Implementation. Another challenge that glass industry faces is energy conservation. AIGMF is organizing a conference and expert view on latest development in this direction during Glasspex India 2015. I invite one and all from glass fraternity to participate in Glasspex India 2015. Mumbai Fire Brigade, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) organized "Survival Environment" Workshop on Fire Curtain and Glass Facade Regulation & Implementation in collaboration with Institute of Fire Engineers India on Nov 29, 2014 at Mumbai with the active support of AIGMF/AGP member companies (Asahi India Glass, Gold Plus Group, HNG Float Glass, Gujarat Guardian), CCPS and Saint Gobain India. The Workshop was organized at Four Seasons Hotel at Worli, Mumbai and attended by more than 100 delegates comprising of officers from State Govt., Fire Safety Engineers, Builders, Developers, Architects, Professionals, Glass industry, Mumbai Fire Brigade, Delhi Fire Service, MCGM, (The Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry) MCHI, (The Confederation of Construction Products and Services) CCPS, (Practicing Engineers Architects and Town Planners Association) PEATA etc. Bureau of Indian Standards has released IS: 16231 (Part 4) – 2014 on “Code of Practice on Use of Glass in Buildings - Safety Related to Human Impact” with inputs derived from CCPS publication (supported by Architectural Glass Panel/ AIGMF) ‘Guidelines on Use of Glass in Buildings-Human Safety’- http://aigmf.com/Guidelines.pdf My best wishes to all readers for Happy & Prosperous New year 2015.
Sanjay Ganjoo President, AIGMF and COO, Asahi India Glass Ltd., Taloja (Maharashtra)
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AIGMF Executive technical collaboration, transfer of Executive Committee Committee Meet and technology & business development. Members Annual General Meeting Vice President – Mr. Raj Kumar Secretary announced names of The Executive Committee Meet and Mittal members of Executive Committee of Annual General meeting were held at the AIGMF for the Year 2014-15: Casurina Hall, India Habitat Centre, Mittal Ceramics, Firozabad Mr. S.C. Bansal - outgoing President New Delhi on September 26, 2014. A Commerce Graduate; elected as Apart from normal agenda and the Chairman of Indian Industries NOMINEES OF proceedings, highlight of the day Association (IIA) Firozabad Chapter and WESTERN INDIA GLASS MANUFACTURERS’ was election of President and office President of UP Glass Manufacturers’ ASSOCIATION bearers for the year 2014-15. Syndicate. Associated with Glass Following were unanimously elected Industry for almost 30 years. He heads 1. Mr. H.R. Bhandari - Pragati Glass in the Annual General Body Meeting: five glass companies in Firozabad. Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai 2. Mr. G.K. Sarda - Empire Ind. Ltd., President – Mr. Sanjay Ganjoo Hony. General Secretary – Mr. Bharat Somany Vitrum Glass, Mumbai. 3. Mr. Vijay Shah - Piramal Glass Ltd., HNG & Inds. Ltd., Bahadurgarh Mumbai. (Haryana) 4. Mr. S.U. Mody – Neutral Glass & A Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Allied Industries Ltd., Mumbai graduate from University of Delhi with a 5. Mr. Sanjay Jain - HNG & Industries professional course in Management from Ltd., Mumbai the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and multifarious hands- NOMINEES OF EASTERN INDIA on training in the glass industry from GLASS MANUFACTURERS’ various leading companies around the ASSOCIATION Asahi India Glass Ltd., Taloja world (Germany, Italy, USA & Japan). 1. Mr. Sushil Jhunjhunwala - La-Opala (Maharashtra) Apart from association with Hindusthan RG Ltd., Kolkata National Glass & Industries Limited, A Mechanical Engineer; joined Asahi NOMINEES OF U.P. GLASS India in 1989 and is currently working Executive Director at Glass Equipment MANUFACTURERS’ SYNDICATE (India) Limited, an engineering unit of as COO of architectural glass business. 1. Mr. Raj Kumar Mittal - Mittal HNG & Industries Limited. Sr. Vice President – Mr. Arun Ceramics, Firozabad Kumar D Hony. Treasurer – Mr. Sanjay 2. Mr. Mohan Lal Agarwal - General Agarwal AGI Glaspac (An SBU of HSIL Ltd), Traders, Firozabad Hyderabad Kwality Glass Works, Firozabad 3. Mr. Devicharan Agarwal - Pooja Glass Works (P) Ltd., Firozabad Graduate in Mechanical Engineering. A B.Sc. Graduate. He is elected as Commenced career as Graduate the Vice-Chairman of Indian Industries 4. Mr. Sanjay Agarwal - Kwality Glass Engineer in 1971 in Steel Authority Association (IIA) Firozabad Chapter Works, Firozabad of India Ltd. Working with AGI and Hony. Secretary of UP Glass 5. Mr. Deepak Gupta – Hilite Glass Glaspac (An SBU of HSIL Ltd) for 20 Manufacturers’ Syndicate. Mr. Agarwal (P) Ltd., Firozabad years as President in the Container heads GT Group of Industries, who 6. Mr. Sanjay Mittal – Farukhi Glass Glass Unit. Visited many countries are into manufacturing of Glassware, Industries, Firozabad across the Globe in connection with Scientific ware, Glass bangles and all type of Glass & Handicraft items. NOMINEES OF SOUTH INDIA
Kanch | Vol 2 | No. 3 | October-December 2014 7 GLASS MANUFACTURERS’ 7. Mr. Mukul Somany - HNG & Ind. Housing Industry (MCHI), The ASSOCIATION Ltd., Kolkata Confederation of Construction 1. Mr. Sandip Somany - AGI Glaspac Products and Services (CCPS), Survival Environment” Practicing Engineers Architects and (An SBU of HSIL Ltd.), Hyderabad Workshop on Fire Curtain and Glass Town Planners Association (PEATA) NOMINEES OF Façade Regulation & etc. NORTHERN INDIA GLASS Implementation MANUFACTURERS’ Ar. Deepak Gahlowt presented paper ASSOCIATION Mumbai Fire Brigade, Municipal on Glass Façade with reference to 1. Mr. S.C. Vishwakarma - Universal Corporation of Greater Mumbai human & fire safety and was one of Glass, Gaziabad (MCGM) organized “Survival the panelists. Mr. S. Senthil Kumar, Environment” Workshop on Fire 2. Mr. N.N. Goyal - UP Twiga Fiber Head (P), Asahi India was one of Curtain and Glass Facade Regulation Glass Ltd., New Delhi the Panelists in Session 2 and Mr. & Implementation in collaboration Hatinder Vohra, SGIL presented The following were co-opted with Institute of Fire Engineers India paper on ‘Innovative use of fire as members of the Executive on Nov 29, 2014 at Mumbai with safety glass solutions for buildings’. Committee for the year 2014 – the active support of Architectural Representatives from Saint Gobain 2015: Glass Panel/AIGMF (ASAHI INDIA, India and HNG attended the 1. Mr. C.K. Somany - HNG & Ind. Gold Plus Group, HNG Float Glass, Workshop. Ltd., Kolkata Gujarat Guardian), CCPS and Saint Mr. Shashi Kant, Adviser CCPS 2. Mr. Balkrishan Gupta - Advance Gobain India. The Workshop was and former Dy. Adviser, Planning Glass Works, Firozabad organized at Four Seasons Hotel at Commission participated in the Worli, Mumbai and attended by more 3. Mr. Sanjay Somany - HNG & Ind. deliberations and also had discussions than 100 delegates comprising of Ltd., Bahadurgarh with Mr. S. Deshmukh, IAS, Addl. officers from State Govt., Fire Safety 4. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gupta - Om Municipal Commissioner, MCGM, and Engineers, Builders, Developers, Glass Works Pvt. Ltd., Firozabad Mr. S. H. Nesarikar, Chief Fire Officer Architects, Professionals, Glass 5. Mr. P.K. Kheruka - Borosil Glass and suggested to modify the Standing Industry, Mumbai Fire Brigade, Delhi Works Ltd., Mumbai Order of Mumbai Fire Brigade and Fire Service, Municipal Corporation include recommendations of CCPS 6. Mr. Alok Modi - Gujarat Guardian of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), Guidelines on Use of Glass in Buildings Ltd., Delhi The Maharashtra Chamber of – Human Safety which has been implemented by 19 States, Central & State Govt. Departments, PSUs etc. and IS: 16231 (Pt. 4) and IS: 16231 (Part 4) 2014 ‘Code of Practice on Use of Glass in Buildings – Safety Related to Human Impact’ which is also derived from CCPS Guidelines.
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CAPEx 2014 co-located with Municipalika and International Conference and Exhibition on Sustainable Built Environment and Good Urban Governance CAPEX 2014 co-located with Municipalika and International Conference and Exhibition on Sustainable Built Environment and Good Urban Governance was organized from 13th to 15th November 2014 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The event was supported by Ministry of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation GoI, Govt. of Gujarat and other urban launched the Gorilla Glass 4 in India, stakeholder institutions. As the leading gave presentation on “Use of Glass a month after introducing it in the US. umbrella institution dealing with the with reference to ECBC, GRIHA & construction sector, Confederation of IGBC parameters and Case Studies The company which makes precision Construction Products and Services and representatives of HNG Float glass for optical fiber, telecom networks, (CCPS) participated in the event as Glass Ltd, attended the event. emission control and drug discovery, said Institutional Sponsor. The event gave a good opportunity it was working with cable providers who in turn supplied to Reliance Infocomm The Event was inaugurated by Mr. to meet, interact and spread message and other companies undertaking fibre- Venkaiah Naidu, Hon’ble Minister of safe use of glass in buildings. One to-the-home projects in India. UD, Housing, Poverty Alleviation, to one meetings were held with Dr. GoI, Ms. Anandiben Patel, Hon’ble D. Sambasiva Rao, IAS, Prl. Secretary Thomas Appelt, President of Chief Minister, Govt. of Gujarat Housing, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh; international emerging markets told was Chief Guest, State Minister of Ms. Anita Agnihotri, IAS, Secretary, that the company is experiencing fast Housing GoG and Executive Director H&UPA, GoI; Dr. P.C. Jain, Chairman, growth in its consumer electronics UNCHS graced the function. Over IGBC; Mr. M. Anand, Prl. Counsellor, business with spurring smartphone 1000 delegates from India and IGBC; Mr. Amit Barde, Head (PD), L and tablet sales in India and world abroad attended which includes & T Ltd.; Er. Girish Singhai, Chairman, over. Bureaucrats, Technocrats, Local ACCE; Dr. G.P. Vadodaria, Registrar, Gujarat Technological University, and The $8 billion company spends about Bodies, Professionals, Exhibitors, 10% of its annual revenue towards manufacturers/industry, etc. many more. Ar. Deepak Gahlowt and Mr. Shashi Kant attended Board research and development specializes in Mr. Shashi Kant Adviser, CCPS, Meeting of Gujarat Technological glass innovation - it made the glass cover Former Dy. Adviser, Planning University on 13th Nov. 2014 at for Edison’s light bulb. The company’s Commission and Ar. Deepak Ahmedabad and emphasized to include Gorilla Glass has been used by over 40 Gahlowt, Convener, CCPS presented CCPS Guidelines in the curriculum of manufacturers in over 3 billion devices papers on “Use of Glass in Buildings - University. worldwide since its launch in 2007. Human Safety aspects against impact” Having launched the Gorilla Glass 4, and “Role of Standards in building an Corning launches the company wants the latest versions Gorilla Glass 4 in India; efficient and safe built environment” to be used by local smartphone eyes OEMs in India respectively. Some of CCPS members makers, top three of which own more also presented papers (Saint Gobain, Corning Inc, makers of Gorilla Glass than a quarter share of the country’s LGF Sysmac, McCoySoudal). Mr. used to cover touch screens in the smartphone market, according to Manish Srivastava, Head (DCP), SGIL most high-end mobile handsets, IDC.
Kanch | Vol 2 | No. 3 | October-December 2014 9 The company is trying to analyse the “We are proud to help in facilitating a member panel in which students were requirements of Indian device makers sound studying environment for these assessed on basis of their aspirations, and address problems faced by them deserving candidates who have really academic understanding and industry as they try to innovate designs and shown their dedication in the field of knowledge. bring out larger screen devices in pharmacy,” said Mr. Sundeep Prabhu. The SCHOTT FIOLAX® Scholarship short durations. “I am further honored to know that Program was well appreciated by It will launch a website in 2015, all the candidates of this first batch of the faculty members of Pharmacy akin to what it has in the US, where scholarships are young women. We’re College at Mumbai University. “The consumers can upload images and get thrilled to support these outstanding SCHOTT FIOLAX® Scholarship them printed on a Gorilla Glass fitted students, who will undoubtedly have Program for undergraduate and product. The price for this service has a major role to play in the field of post-graduate students in pharmacy not been decided as yet. pharmacy in India.” will motivate and inspire the The application process took a total meritorious students pursuing SCHOTT India launches of six months to complete, with pharmacy education. SCHOTT FIOLAX® more than 100 applicants who were Scholarship Program I was happy to be part of the able to clear the challenging eligibility screening process. The evaluation SCHOTT Glass India has launched nd criteria of passing 2 year with process not only took into account its first scholarship program aimed to more than 70 percent in case of B. the academic credentials of the foster deserving students of pharmacy Pharmacy students and on the basis of candidates but also evaluated the in India. In the first installment of the outstanding research for M. Pharmacy vision and independent thinking SCHOTT FIOLAX® Scholarship students. of the students. I wish the very Program, six scholarships have been 15 students were shortlisted as best to all the deserving awardees awarded to meritorious students applications were further weighed in a and take this opportunity to thank pursuing Bachelors (B. Pharmacy) and Masters (M. Pharmacy) Degrees in Pharmacy in Mumbai. The process of selecting candidates for SCHOTT FIOLAX® Scholarship Program was completed in September 2014, with a final list of five meritorious B. Pharmacy students: Ms. Pradnya Bapat, Ms. Pooja Hegde, Ms. Saili Narwankar, Ms. Ashwini Ashtekar and Ms. Varshida Kadam; and M. Pharmacy student, Ms. Saloni Jain. The initial program, which had proposed scholarships worth Rs. 25,000 each for four candidates, was broadened to provide sponsorships to total six students. Encouraged by the great response of applicants, SCHOTT step by step process. After evaluation of Schott Glass Ltd., in constituting will now extend the program to top their academic qualifications which had this scholarship program”, said Dr. institutions of Baroda (Gujarat) from 70 percent weightage, students were Anuradha Majumdar, a faculty at the year 2015. asked to prepare a two page write up Bombay College of Pharmacy. about a selected topic submitted to The shortlisted six candidates were their Principals for the next 20 percent. awarded gift cheques of Rs. 25000 each The final 10 percent evaluation was (News Source: AIGMF Research Team / by Mr. Sundeep Prabhu, Vice President- done based on a personal interview World Wide Web) Sales and Marketing, SCHOTT Glass with SCHOTT’s elected three- India Pvt. Ltd., on December 2, 2014.
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44th Phoenix Award Ceremony Mr. G. Clinton Shay was presented with the 44th Phoenix Award at a black-tie gala dinner, at The Roanoke Hotel and Conference Centre, Roanoke, Virginia. USA, on Friday, October 3, 2014. G. Clinton Shay was born in East Orange, New Jersey, in 1922, and grew up in Madison, New Jersey. During World War II, he served in the South which are used in television and was originally introduced to help Pacific with the U.S. Navy. After the monitoring screens, as well as smart protect consumer electronics from war, he earned a master’s of science phones, laptops, tablets and almost all the scratches and bumps of everyday in mechanical engineering from of the modern hand held devices that use. Gorilla® has been designed into Lehigh University. He joined Corning enables their connection to the visual more than 2,450 product models and Glass Works , in 1955 in their Process digital universe. is used in 2.7 billion devices. Research organization in Corning NY. The fusion process stemmed from Even after retirement in 1986 Clint, as he is known to his family a research programme that started Mr. Shay, now 92 years old, is still and friends, was awarded this most at Corning in 1958. It found ‘limited’ engaged in the advancement of fusion prestigious honour for his work as success in the 1960s for use in car technology in Corning, and continues a distinguished engineer and co- windshields and then in the 1970s in to bring his engineering skills and inventor of the “fusion flat glass” lenses for sunglasses. However it was talents to new ideas in research making process. the increase in the popularity of the and to offer sage advice to younger The fusion process, which is a LCD television from 2002 onwards engineers and research scientists, via method to produce thin, strong glass that the process really came into its teleconferencing. is now used worldwide in industries own. And since that time has been The gala dinner was attended by more such as consumer electronics and a major contributory factor in the than 100 of Clint’s family, friends, telecommunications. One of the success of Corning. The process is also colleagues and Phoenix Award major products it can be found in is used in the production of Corning’s committee members. Such is Clint’s Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screens, now famous Gorilla® glass, which esteem, that Corning Inc arranged
12 Kanch | Vol 2 | No. 3 | October-December 2014 www.aigmf.com for a delegation of 20 people, from The Hazmelt project aims to European reactors expected to reach around the world, consisting of revolutionise the waste treatment the end of their lives in the next Presidents, Executive Officers, Fusion process, significantly reducing the 15 years and an estimated global Process Colleagues, Fellows and volume of processed waste and market worth £50 billion annually. Senior Managers to attend the award potentially creating a product which For UK businesses in the area of ceremony. is both stable and durable, due to nuclear engineering and associated the unique chemical structure and technologies, innovation could deliver GTS leads £1.5 million properties of the glass materials direct benefits to the UK worth up to nuclear partnership under development. £14 billion by 2050. for novel ILW glass vitrification During the three-year project, due The GTS portfolio of non-confidential Independent research and to commence in April 2015, GTS will projects is available online at www. development, consultancy and testing exploit the innovative Apollo furnace glass-ts.com/projects facility, Glass Technology Services Ltd technology, developed between GTS and Apollo Furnaces, and combine its Advanced School on (GTS) is leading a £1.5 million project Glasses and Glass- glass expertise with that of project partnership with Sellafield Ltd., the Ceramics (August 1-9, 2015) National Nuclear Laboratory and the partners the University of Sheffield, 100 positions available for University of Sheffield to revolutionise National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) top-quality MSc and PhD the processing of intermediate level and Sellafield Ltd., in order to develop students wastes. a novel thermal treatment process with distinct advantages over existing The Advanced School on Glasses and Part of a £13 million package of technologies for ILW. Glass-Ceramics (G&GC São Carlos) funding announced by Business will take place in São Carlos, São Secretary Vince Cable, to develop “The new treatment technology will be Paulo, Brazil, in August 1-9, 2015. The safe and smart nuclear technologies, demonstrated through a series of 500 School is organized by the CeRTEV the Hazmelt project has received a kg trials, using simulated radioactive (Center for Research, Technology and £1 million grant from Innovate UK, waste,” said Robert Ireson, Innovation Education in Vitreous Materials) and the national innovation agency and team Leader at GTS. will be funded by FAPESP (The São the new name for the Technology “Hazmelt combines customised glass Paulo Research Foundation) and the Strategy Board. frits and oxide batch mixes with the Department of Materials Engineering ILW in a refractory lined melter, Aiming to formulate novel glasses of the Federal University of São which uses a novel electrode design together with a new melting Carlos (UFSCar). technology, capable of vitrifying a to melt, mix and vitrify the streams G&GC São Carlos is aiming at wide range of intermediate level - creating homogenised, highly selecting 100 top-quality Masters radioactive waste (ILW) streams, durable end products with enhanced and PhD students (50 Brazilians, the Hazmelt project will offer great wasteform passivity and maximum and 50 foreigners from all over the improvements for dealing with volume reduction. It has a number world), with excellent CVs, who are these wastes: enhanced wasteform of advantages over existing thermal currently doing research in the area passivity, improved durability and treatment technologies for ILW and of glasses and glass-ceramics. G&GC maximal reductions in waste volumes. will enable us to process a wide range of compositions.” São Carlos will cover the international Intermediate level wastes include travel expenses to and from Brazil, Hazmelt received the highest a range of ion exchange resins, as well as the hotel expenses, single grant in the £13 million of chemical sludges, nuclear fuel including breakfast, and lunch while funding announced by Vince Cable cladding and contaminated materials in São Carlos, for nine nights. Internal to companies and consortia across arising from the nuclear fuel cycle and travel expenses (for instance, to the UK, to help develop innovative decommissioning of plant. Much of reach the international airports in technologies for the current and next this waste is currently encapsulated other countries), compulsory health generation of nuclear power stations. into concrete before being packaged insurance, VISA application and into steel drums for long-term The decommissioning market is set dinners will not be covered. The storage. to expand, with up to 145 mostly travel expenses of Brazilian students
Kanch | Vol 2 | No. 3 | October-December 2014 13 coming to São Carlos will also be Australia develops The UNSW solar researchers have covered. world’s most efficient made a number of advancements in solar panels The theoretical and experimental solar energy in the past forty years, lectures will be taught by the most Australian researchers have including the first photovoltaic system senior faculty of the CeRTEV as well developed a new method of using to achieve a conversion rate of as by several well-known, highly commercial solar panels that converts over 20 percent in 1989. The latest experienced international invited more electricity from sunlight than breakthrough doubles that. instructors. The classes will cover the ever before. The technology was can be used fundamentals of structure, relaxation The new photovoltaic (PV) system with photovoltaic power towers processes, crystal nucleation, growth, created by University of New South developed by Australia’s RayGen overall crystallization, and properties Wales (UNSW) researchers converts Resources. Power towers use sun- (mechanical, electrical, optical and 40 percent of solar light into electrical tracking mirrors to focus sunlight on bio) of glasses and glass-ceramics. energy, which is a 15 percent increase a tall collector building. Interested candidates are cordially over regular panels. Martin Green hopes the technology invited to upload the following Laboratory tests have shown the could be adapted to be used on documents in the School’s website*: solar cell method can convert up domestic solar panels on people’s 1. Letter of intent; to 46 percent of the sun’s energy roofs in the future. They currently into electricity. The new Australian have just a 15 to 18 percent of 2. CV (2-3 page biosketch). Only technique works with regular efficiency. students working on glass and commercial PV panels under normal glass-ceramic research will be The UNSW solar energy research conditions, and could potentially considered; has been funded by the Australian make solar plants more competitive Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). 3. Official (signed) declaration with other energy sources, such as from your University proving fossil fuels. The agency’s CEO Ivor Frischknecht that you are enrolled in a MSc says the new panel technology or PhD program at the time of “This is the highest efficiency ever demonstrates the advantage of registration. reported for sunlight conversion Australia investing in renewable into electricity,” UNSW Professor A signed recommendation letter energy. Martin Green said in a statement. should be sent directly from the “We used commercial solar cells, “We hope to see this home grown thesis advisor to [email protected] and but in a new way, so these efficiency innovation take the next steps [email protected] and o.lucas. improvements are readily accessible from prototyping to pilot scale [email protected] to the solar industry.” demonstrations,” says Frischknecht. Depending on the number of high- “Ultimately, more efficient Traditional solar energy production quality applications received the commercial solar plants will make uses one solar cell, which limits the number of students per research renewable energy cheaper, increasing conversion of sunlight to electricity to group may be restricted. Submissions its competitiveness.” around 33 percent. The new UNSW with incomplete documentation will technology distributes the sunlight Tableware glass melting not be considered. into four different cells, thus boosting and forming (February 19 Questions should be addressed the conversion levels, Green told AFP. – 20, 2015) to Professors Edgar D. Zanotto The breakthrough involved two steps: Tableware glass melting and forming ( [email protected]),Marcello three solar panels were set to capture will be organized on February 19 Andreeta ([email protected]) or energy from sunlight of different wave – 20 2015 in Trenčianske Teplice Hellmut Eckert ([email protected]. lengths, and then excess light from (SLOVAKIA). Details of the program br). Registration will be open from the cells is reflected by a mirror and are available at http://www.rona.sk/ December 2014 to January 2015. The filters, and is directed to a fourth PV rona-conference-2015/ selected candidates will be informed panel. Thus, previously spare sunlight by February - March 2015. School is used in the process and contributes Website: http://www.certev.ufscar. to the increased efficiency. (News Source: AIGMF Research Team / br/g-cc-brasil World Wide Web)
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Kanch | Vol 2 | No. 3 | October-December 2014 21 FOCUS ON INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT > India Indian glass industry set for ‘brisk action’ Although India’s flat and container glass sectors have not been the subject of major capacity expansion or the entry of new players in recent times, both are gearing up for brisk action. With the GLASSPEX India exhibition returning to Mumbai on 13-15 March 2015, Sunder Singh evaluates the leading players in both sectors.
Four months is not a long time for industry involves a dozen mid-scale the revival of a country’s industry but producers besides these three. in its first few months in office, the HNG is in the process of stabilising national government in New Delhi its capacity following massive has made remarkable progress with additions at its existing Nasik unit respect to India’s moribund economy and commissioning of the greenfield and struggling industries. Economic project at Naidupet, Andhra Pradesh. indicators, which were falling quarter Of the other players, Piramal and after quarter over the last three Janta Glass have added capacity and years, have started to improve. modernised their production facilities. Signaling a turnaround for the Two small glass container units economy and adding to the current belonging to liquor manufacturers festive cheer, the first quarter (April- Mohan Meakins and Khoday Glass June) GDP growth came in at a faced closure due to their operations higher than expected 5.7%. This becoming uncompetitive. Glass Worldwide is exclusive preferred international journal of AIGMF and a latest growth performance is the The Indian glass container media partner of GLASSPEX India. highest for the last nine quarters. The industry has been facing the Q1 GDP growth has been buoyed by consequences of a double-edged supply of container glass increased steadily in line with a sharp turnaround in manufacturing, sword; on one side, lower growth in demand until 2012 (10600 tonnes/day), with capacity coupled with a strong showing by end user segment and oversupply additions by all key players pre-2012 years, combined with the local mining and construction in the glass market and on the other sluggish demand, leading to low capacity utilisation. With sectors. Industries that were running hand, rising prices for raw materials steady demand growth anticipated in the coming years at very low capacity utilisation rates and fuel. Major end user liquor and and no major extra capacity additions expected, existing are redrawing their plans against beer growth had contracted from capacity utilisation is expected to remain at healthy levels. the prospect of healthy anticipated double to single digit in the last The liquor segment accounts for 57% of total glass demand. two years. Following the change container demand in India. This sector is poised to grow in government office in New Delhi at double-digit levels due to lifestyle changes and a rise in GLASS CONTAINER TRENDS and resulting economic rebound, disposable income, providing domestic glass producers a Dominated by Hindustan National however, producers are gearing up reason to remain positive. The second largest customer Glass, Piramal Glass and AGI for brisk business in coming year. market, beer is at the start of its growth trajectory, as Indian Glasspac, the Indian glass container The country’s production and and MNC entrants like SAB Miller, Carlsberg, Molson Coor, Kobra and Budweiser scale up their operations. Total beer sales in the country were recorded at 2248 million litres in 2013 and are expected to increase to 3961 million litres by 2018. Besides liquor and beer, the food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics sectors are also registering healthy growth and increased usage for glass packaging.
Company Location Capacity (tonnes/day) HNG Pan-India 4800 AGI Glasspac Andhra Pradesh 1600 Piramal Glass Gujarat 860 Haldyn Glass Gujarat 320 Mohan Meakin Uttar Pradesh 240 Sunrise Glass Gujarat 220 Janta Glass Gujarat 220 Universal Glass Uttar Pradesh 215 Hyaline Glass Madhya Pradesh 150 Vitrum Glass Mumbai 130 Pragati Glass Industry Gujarat 130 Enki Glass Industry Gujarat 120 Small-scale Firozabad-based units Uttar Pradesh 900 Cumulative capacity of all remaining small producers Pan-India 700 TOTAL 10605 Major players, factory locations and capacities of Indian glass container Taking part here at GLASSPEX India, Bottero supplies equipment to Piramal Glass. producers.
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HNG is a leading glassmaker in India and exhibits at GLASSPEX India. Bucher Emhart Glass is a supplier to Universal and an exhibitor at GLASSPEX India.
HNG AND AGI GLASSPAC particle count are strictly monitored facility at Surat, Gujarat, the company HNG and AGI Glasspac, the two leading producers in the to manufacture no-wash category claims many advantages over other country, have not added fresh capacity in the last two bottles. The plants feature the latest producers due to its proximity to years. Both companies are in the process of stabilising machines and equipment, sourced Mumbai and raw materials. their huge capacity additions of the past three years. from leading international suppliers. The company’s plant, which came The melting furnaces were designed on stream in 2011, is considered PIRAMAL GLASS by HORN Glass Industries, the batch the country’s first large-scale glass Cosmetics/perfumery and pharmaceutical glass major, house by ZIPPE Industrieanlagen and container facility to be based primarily Piramal Glass has consolidated its position as the IS machines by Bottero. At the cold on local technology. The 220 tonnes/ country’s third largest producer via continuous expansion end, VisiGlass on-line, camera-based day furnace was designed by Delhi- and the realignment of production facilities over the last inspection machines can be found. based A K Sinha & Associates, while five years. Formerly known as Gujarat Glass Ltd, Piramal The company is investing more six high speed 8-section IS machines has two production facilities in the state of Gujarat at and more capital and is striving to were supplied and installed by Kosamba and Jambusar, both of which are strategically become a dominant global player in the Mumbai-based Shamvik Glasstech located near three major seaports. cosmetics and perfumery business. and Gujarat-based Shreno Ltd. The Kosamba facility has a capacity of 340 tonnes/ The pharmaceutical market, which Lehrs were supplied and installed day and manufactures USP Types I, II and III amber and previously accounted for 40% of total by Mumbai’s TNF Engineering and flint bottles and vials for the pharmaceuticals industry. It sales, has reduced in importance to Umda Engineering and refractories also makes containers for nail polish, perfumes, skin care, 30% of sales, while cosmetics and for the project were sourced from foundation, aroma oils, miniatures etc (from 5ml to 150ml). perfumery has climbed to about 52% Saint-Gobain’s SEPR (SEFPRO). This facility also has the capacity to produce coloured from 42% in recent years. glass for the perfumery business. In 2012, Piramal completed GERRESHEIMER AG A second plant at Jambusar has been operational additional capacity of 160 tonnes/day Germany’s Gerresheimer AG entered since 1998 and is one of the largest installed facilities at its Jambusar plant for the mass the Indian glass container market by for amber glass. Spread across a sprawling 67 acre site, cosmetics and perfumery market. acquiring a 70% stake in Gujarat-based this plant has an installed capacity of 545 tonnes/day, Following this capacity addition, the Neutral Glass & Allied Industries in consisting of Type III amber and flint glass bottles for both glassmaker’s capacity for the sector mid-2012. Established in 1986, this pharmaceutical and cosmetics/perfumery sectors. has reached 545 tonnes/day, making business has a production facility at Both facilities are equipped with clean rooms, where it the second largest producer in Kosamba, Gujarat and has the capacity temperature, relative humidity, air flow and microbe and this category globally, catering for to produce about one billion glass the packaging needs of such leading bottles and vials for the pharmaceutical international customers as Yves industry in amber and flint. Rocher, YSL, Coty, Unilever, Revlon, l’Oreal, P&G, Elizabeth Arden and ENKI GLASS INDUSTRY Estee Lauder. Another small-scale glass container Piramal has also carried out a producer that was conceptualised brownfield expansion at its Kosamaba during the boom years to serve niche facility and transferred 75 tonnes markets, Enki Glass Industry pvt Ltd of capacity for pharmaceuticals to is based at Kondh near Ankleshwar, the cosmetics business, taking the in the state of Gujarat. company’s overall installed capacity With an installed capacity of to 860 tonnes/day. 120 tonnes/day and assisted by four automatic IS machines, the company SUNRISE GLASS INDUSTRIES produces glass containers for Set up for an initial outlay of INR pharmaceutical and cosmetics use. 700 million, Sunrise Glass is a new Three machines are 6-section double player in India’s glass container gob and can produce ware in the Sefpro has exhibited at GLASSPEX India and is a supplier to Sunrise. industry. With its 220 tonnes/day range of 85ml to 250ml. The other
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IS machine is a 6-section single gob fired furnace of 215 tonnes capacity, design, capable of producing bottles serving five fully automatic IS forming in the range of 300ml to 1000ml. machines manufacturing bottles and jars in capacities from 100ml to HYALINE GLASS WORKS 1400ml. Established in 2009 as a joint venture The furnace was designed by between two families (one having SORG, while the forming machines a glass production background and were sourced from Bucher Emhart other having a liquor manufacturing Glass and Maul Technology. Also unit), Hyaline Glass Works pvt Ltd operated at the site is three colour (HGWPL) commenced production in Strutz and Kammann ACL decorating 2013 to produce the glass container equipment. requirements of liquor, food and pharmaceutical customers in the MOHAN MEAKIN GLASSPEX INDIA 2015 central part of the country. The Mohan Meakin Brewery & Organised by Messe Düsseldorf, GLASSPEX India India’s central region (Madhya Distillery’s glass container plant was returns to Mumbai on 13-15 March 2015. Two Pradesh, as well as parts of set up along the same lines as that years ago, some 180 exhibitors from 22 countries Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh) was of Universal Glass, ie to meet the presented the latest products and innovations previously served by a single HNG captive demand of the group’s liquor in the areas of glass production, processing and plant. The Hyaline plant at Dewas will business. Located at Sahibabad (UP), applications to 3347 trade visitors. ease supply constraints to leading the plant has an installed capacity of Exhibitors included such established names liquor producers in the region. Spread 240 tonnes/day. More than 80% of as Adelio Lattuada, AGR, AIGMF, Arkema, BDF, over eight acres of land, Hyaline’s total production is destined for the Bottero, Bucher Emhart Glass, Bystronic glass, Car- manufacturing facility has an installed liquor industry, while the remainder Met, Ceracon, CGE Continental Glass Engineering, capacity of 150 tonnes/day. goes for food packaging. CNUD-EFCO, DSF Refractories, Dukhiram Maurya, Last November, however, Eirich, Electroglass, EME, Emmeti, Eurotherm, PRAGATI GLASS the company decided to close Ferlam, FIC, Fickert+Winterling, Fives, Flammatec, Pragati Glass is one among a growing its furnace. When questioned, a Fond Metalli, Forehearth Services, Forma Glas, crop of small-scale glass container spokesman commented: “Our glass Forza G Italia, Fosbel, futronic, Gedevelop, GIMAV, producers in the country. With melting furnace was renovated in Glamaco, Glass Service (Czech Republic), Glass a manufacturing capacity of 130 2006. Consumption of natural gas Service (Italy), Glass Worldwide, Graphoidal, tonnes/day from Kosamba and two and electricity per tonne of glass Grenzebach, Heat Applications, HEGLA, Heye furnaces pulling 60 and 70 tonnes/ produced is increasing year after year International, Hindusthan National Glass & day, the company supplies a series of due to reducing furnace efficiencies, Industries, HORN, IBG, Indotherm, IRIS Inspection niche markets. so we have decided to close it for machines, Italcarrelli, JSJ, KRS, Lahti, Lattimer, some time.” The company did not Lizomontagens, Lubitech, Mappi International, BACKWARDS INTEGRATION reveal whether the decision has been Mascot, MSC & SGCC (Tiama), Monforts, MSK, As the largest consumer of glass taken to close the plant permanently NARCO, OCMI, OGIS, Olivotto, OMSO, Optima, containers, the Indian liquor industry or undertake a modernisation Parkinson-Spencer Refractories, P-D Refractories, spends a huge amount on its programme in the near future. Pennekamp, Pennine, Pneumofore, PPG, Putsch, packaging. Regular price hikes by Traditionally, Lubisol, Heat Quantum, Rafbrix, Ramsey, RHI, Rondot, Rosario suppliers, major transportation costs Applications India and Dukhiram C2C, Saint-Gobain SEFPRO, Schiatti Angelo, SGS, from glass production sites and Maurya Refractories have been Shamvik, Sheppee International, Siemens, SORG, long lead times have forced some among the glassworks’ leading Strutz, SVA, SynergX, Techno5, Tecoglas, Henry leading liquor producers to establish technology suppliers. F Teichmann, Total Lubricants, Triulzi Cesare, dedicated glass sites near their liquor Vetriglass, VDMA, VMA, Waltec, Walzentechnik, units. This includes Universal Glass, UNITED SPIRITS Z&J, Zecchetti and ZIPPE. Khoday Glass and Mohan Meakins. India’s largest spirits company, United For full information, visit www.glasspex.com The largest of these plants, Spirits Ltd (USL), a subsidiary of however, (announced by United UK-based Diageo plc, has also been Spirits) is still at the planning stage. planning to set up a major glass cases of spirits in the last financial year and accounts Despite numerous announcements container glass project in the country for as much as 40% of total industry volume, which is from the company, there has been for more than three years. As a estimated at 305 million cases. no progress with a proposed 6000 consequence of internal problems, The company had announced plans to set up the glass tonnes/day factory. however, no progress has been plant in 2012 at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh and acquired realised until now. the necessary land. With an installed capacity of 200,000 UNIVERSAL GLASS United Spirits Ltd and its former tonnes per annum from two furnaces, it was to have A subsidiary of liquor and beer sister company United Breweries become operational in September 2014. producer, Jagatjit Industries (based (India’s largest brewer) represent at Sahibabad near Delhi), Universal the largest glass packaging buyer in GAS WOES Glass was set up to meet the captive the country. The decision to set up A recent decision by the Government-owned gas distribution glass demand of its parent company. a glass plant was an effort to move entity, Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) to curtail gas supplies Over the years, the glassworks has away from buying glass from a single in the south of Gujarat is likely to have a major impact scaled up its capacity and started source. The maker of McDowell on many glass producers. On the basis of government supplying other customers as well. and Bagpiper whisky brands sold guidelines released last August, GAIL decided to cut supplies The plant has one natural gas- approximately 124 million nine litre by 58% to some 20 glass producers from mid-September.
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strength in India’s glass industry are sure to result in much better and deeper inroads in the market going forward.
CHEAP IMPORTS The Indian float glass industry remains concerned that cheap imports from western Asia are disturbing the dynamics of the country’s local industry. Represented by Gold Plus Glass Industry Ltd, HNG Float Glass Ltd and Saint-Gobain Glass India Ltd, these producers have sought anti-dumping duties on imports from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and have complained to the Indian Directorate- General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties. According to these producers, a number of float lines were built in west Asia during a boom period, thanks to the availability of cheap finance and the low cost of gas. It is suggested that these factories are now selling An exhibitor at GLASSPEX India, HORN is a key supplier to Piramal Glass. glass in India, shipped mainly through Mumbai, at prices lower than their cost of production. Reportedly, the The decision forces companies to become a reality. price of gas for these float glassmakers is about $0.75/ use furnace oil, which is at least four Similar announcements from million BTU, compared to approximately $16.5 for Indian times more expensive. Companies HNG Float Glass and Gold Plus manufacturers. For every dollar difference in gas pricing, affected include Pragati Glass, Float Glass to set up additional float the impact on the price of glass is $7-8/ton. It is estimated Piramal Glass, Haldyn Glass, Schott plants in the vicinity of their existing that the normal CIF (cost, insurance and freight) cost for Glass and Gujarat Borosil. Ashok installations have not progressed. landed glass should be $260-270/tonne, whereas glass Jain, Director of Gujarat Borosil from west Asia is available for $120-130/tonne in Mumbai. commented: “We will fight against TRAKYA CAM ENTERS INDIA Another problem raised is that producers in Pakistan (the decision). It yields nothing and Turkey’s Trakya Cam entered can export float glass to India without duty, while Indian will stop production.” the Indian float glass industry by companies do not enjoy the same benefit when they want acquiring a stake in Hindustan to sell in Pakistan. Pakistan has a float glass plant close to FLAT GLASS TRENDS National Glass’s float glass venture. the Indian (Wagah) border and glass is transported to India Served by seven float plants for According to HNG management, by road with minimal transportation costs. the last four years, the Indian float this agreement was reached to bring glass industry has not witnessed any strong technological knowhow for AIGMF fresh capacity additions in recent value-added float and automotive Readers looking for more detailed information about Indian times, despite capacity addition grade glasses, both of which have glass manufacturers should visit the website of the All announcements from three major considerable local growth potential. India Glass Manufacturers’ Federation (www.aigmf.com). producers. Saint-Gobain maintains In the automotive sector, the Members of the AIGMF manufacture the complete range market leadership with three plants involvement of Trakya Cam opens of glass items, including glass containers and pressed in the country. However, its widely up significant opportunities in OEM ware, flat glass including float, sheet, figured and wired, touted Bhiwadi plant (Saint-Gobain markets on account of the company’s glassfibre, vacuum flasks and refills, glass lamps and had announced plans to set up a global reputation and ties. Trakya Cam’s shells, glass table and kitchenware (including opal and state-of-the-art glass complex in 2008 technical, financial and manpower crystal), scientific and laboratory glassware, glass wool in the state of Rajasthan) is still to strengths, coupled with HNG’s and beads, as well as industrial glasses. The AIGMF is a partner of GLASSPEX India exhibition and stages concurrent international conferences. Glass Worldwide is exclusive preferred international journal of the AIGMF in association with Kanch.
Strutz exhibited at the last GLASSPEX India and is a supplier to Universal.
Company Production in respective Company’s share of financial year (tonnes) domestic sales 2012-13 Seen here at GLASSPEX, SORG is a supplier to Universal. 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 Saint-Gobain 510,495 493,186 379,097 39% Asahi India 253,657 214,522 214,114 19% Gujarat Guardian 208,649 206,705 131,044 16% HNG 194,492 193,290 171,817 15 % ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Gold Plus 158,158 144,240 139,446 12 % Sunder Singh is a freelance correspondent TOTAL 1,355,452 1,251,943 1,035,517 98% Email: [email protected] Indian float glass production in the last three financial years.
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Prof. (Dr.) A. K. Bandyopadhyay K. Choudhary Technology Consultant & Ex-Principal Department of Materials Science & Engineering Govt. College of Engg. & Ceramic Technology University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata [email protected]
Abstract: Many glasses including flat or sheet glasses are commonly taken as the indicator of transparency. Technologically, many factors are taken into account to make these glasses transparent including the composition with low-iron content. Here, a very high accuracy of the glass thickness free of any surface aberrations or irregularities is exceptional, which is inherent by itself in the process technology of float glasses. For all such glasses, the refractive index and its dispersion are very important, particularly for optical glasses. A brief summary is given here to give an idea of Abbe number involving the dispersion of refractive index with wavelength that characterizes the optical glasses thereby giving us insights on the need of overall transparency in glassy materials.
Introduction: parameters of the process control. transparency will be described for t is generally known that glasses The fabrication process of float glass glasses in general, and optical glasses Iposses a property of high is highly mechanized and it is evolving in particular, with special reference to transparency, particularly the optical continuously, even to the extent Abbe number through which these glasses, whose properties create of newer products, such as coated glasses are coded for commercial a sort of benchmark that drives glass with high emissivity (known market. Next, let us deal with the our knowledge on this subject. as E-Glass) for keeping the building property of transmission as a general Transparency is also commonly taken cooler inside. After melting the glass case in oxide glasses. as one of the main features of glasses. in a tank furnace, the next step is to shape it into a desired form. As it is Optical Transmission: Almost all industrial glasses are made used in the building construction The common use of oxide glasses is by mixing various chemical ingredients industry for both residential and linked to their good ‘transmission’ and then feeding the mixture commercial purposes, the size is also in the optical spectra, i.e. in the automatically in a controlled manner, of great importance. The details of combined band of the Ultraviolet to avoid de-mixing, into a glass tank the ‘float’ process are recently dealt (< 400 nm wavelength)+Visible furnace for melting and refining. To with in another issue of Kanch [1]. spectrum (400 -700 nm)+Infra-red achieve an excellent surface finish The heat and mass transfer problems (IR) band (>700 nm). This optical and also smoothening of the surface in sheet glasses as well as the concept window that corresponds spectral aberrations, which are both essential of improving the furnace yield are sensitivity of human eyes is due to for increasing the transparency, a lot also discussed in very recent issues an electronic transition between of care is taken by controlling different of Kanch [2-4]. In this brief article, the lower energy valence band to
Kanch | Vol 2 | No. 3 | October-December 2014 27 the higher energy conduction band, as “IR Cameras” in the photography nearby tetrahedron thereby creating which nears the edge of the UV of behavior of different animals in non-bridging or non-bonding oxygen. cut, whereas the vibration of the the forests at night. However, mainly In case some hydroxyl ions can atoms or ions in the glass network for human applications in the most interact with non-bridging oxygen (i.e. silicon-oxygen vibrations in the fundamental need of human life, ions, the additional bands could also silicate glasses) produces their effect i.e. residential units, we mean oxide be observed at higher wavelengths, on the IR band. What human eyes can glasses in the form of plate or sheet i.e. near 4462 cm-1 and 5737 cm-1 see is the visible band (400-700 nm) glass and float glass, and obviously as respectively. This type of experiment which is the superposition of the tails optical glasses whose importance is of different bands could help the glass of (electronic) UV and (vibrational) IR known to all. technologists to dope some glasses bands. To this superposed part, one As we melt our glasses at very high with requisite amount of hydroxyl has to add the effect of impurities, temperatures, we tend to think ions for special applications. e.g. the concentration of transition that there is no water or OH ions It is worth mentioning that for the metal ions (i.e. Fe, Mn, Cr, etc.) that present in the glass. In fact, from fabrication of glass-fiber for the gives undesirable coloration to the some of the ingredients containing purpose of fiber-optics application glasses [5-7]. The thermodynamic water molecules, the complete non- in the communication industry, the behavior oxidation-reduction of evaporation of water during melting bands due to such hydroxyl ions play different transition metals at various and refining processes makes some of a very important role. A combination temperatures of melting is also of these OH ions in traces being trapped of the above bands could provoke importance that guides the ultimate inside the silicate glass network the presence of a particular band coloration of the glasses due to the that are sometimes invisible to the at around 1205 cm-1. It is known presence or absence of certain ions in naked eyes. For certain applications, that tuned ‘laser light’ carrying the final melt [8]. particularly those in the infra-red ‘information’ is transmitted through To start talking about transparency, region, the presence of such trace fiber-optical cable that is very effective what immediately comes to our mind OH ions could be little bit disturbing in the communication of voice and is oxide glasses. However, for the as impurity that affects the optical data transmission. To understand the concept of transparency it is equally properties [9]. transmission properties of sheet or important to talk about non-oxide In many glass laboratories, the IR float glass, it is equally important to glasses, such as ‘chalcogenide’ glasses spectroscopic studies on glasses take note of the above knowledge containing various combinations of containing water as a function of gained through various experiments, elements, such as sulphur, selenium, partial pressure show the presence of i.e. via IR spectral study that is also arsenic, tellurium, etc. as these hydroxyl ions (OH-). Their presence carried out for these commercial compounds are transparent in the is normally detected in the near IR glasses to find ways of improving the infra-red (IR) part of the optical band. range of wavelength at about 3570 transmission property as well as for These chalcogenide glasses have cm-1. In a silicate glass containing heat-resistant glasses. In other words, many important applications, such silica ‘tetrahedra’ as the fundamental more in-depth knowledge on optical as “IR-Optical Window” in defense building blocks or units, some oxygen glasses gives us more insights on the equipment for night warfare and also ions may not be bonded to two optical quality of transparent sheet
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28 Kanch | Vol 2 | No. 3 | October-December 2014 www.aigmf.com or float glasses that bring us to the very important compared to those glass, the refractive index decreases subject of Abbe number in terms of of commercial glasses to avoid the from 1.70 at 300 nm to about 1.61 classification of optical glasses. thermal stresses. Incidentally, in case at 1100 nm. For ‘light flint’ glass, it of commercial glasses, these stresses decreases from 1.66 to about 1.55 Classification of Optical are removed by a proper design within the above range of wavelength Glasses: of an annealing furnace and/or by and that for a ‘borosilicate’ glass it As pointed out earlier, the optical extending the annealing zone and decreases slightly less, i.e. from 1.55 glasses form the core of the thus ensures a proper cooling. For to about 1.50. This dispersion in transmission of ‘images’ through optical glasses melted at 1250 and refractive index is quite noteworthy fiber-optical cable in the diverse 13000C, the cooling speed has to be for various applications within the field of communication. For such very slow at the rate of 400 - 500C/ chosen range of wavelength. Around applications, these materials hour (or even lower) for cooling to 500-650 nm, three wavelengths are must possess a very high level of room temperature. After the cooling chosen as: (1) 486.1 nm (the blue ray homogeneity and a constant as well operation is over, the crucible is of the spectrum) denoted as ‘F’, (2) as well-defined refractive index. broken and good pieces are collected 589.6 nm (the yellow ray of sodium) The variation in the index must not for optical polishing, particularly those denoted as ‘D’, and (3) 656.3 nm (the cross the following limits: (a) 10-4 pieces from the middle portion of the red band of hydrogen) denoted as for ordinary applications, (b) 10-5 for crucible for higher homogeneity. It ‘C’. How do we identify an ‘optical common optical usage, and (c) 10-6 for is noted that in the past, small size glass’? It is done by the value of nD of those to be used in certain scientific tank furnaces lined with thin platinum the average refractive index, and the and astronomical applications. These sheets was used, but the homogeneity average dispersion is characterized data are cited here, as this effort level could not be ensured in many by the Abbe number (v) that is also distinguishes such high-purity and cases. called by the term ‘constringence’ as: high-quality glasses from those of After the above brief description of the commercial glass, where a larger fabrication process of optical glasses, v difference in the index is generally = (nD – 1)/(nF – nC) it has to be pointed out that it is not tolerated. enough to have a constant refractive where, nF and nC represent the At this point, the method of index, but it must also be known indices for the reference bands. It manufacturing optical glasses should with a high level of precision. It is has to be noted that the bands other be described in brief so that the also known that the refractive index than F and C are also used as per question of achieving high-purity and of many well-known glasses show the German specification: DIN 58 consequently the homogeneity can be dispersion with the wavelength. As 925. A better representation consists well understood. All the constituent refractive index of a glass is normally of plotting n against Abbe number oxides are very thoroughly mixed measured at a particular wavelength, that creates several distinct zones for longer hours and then slowly its application at another wavelength for different types of glasses. For charged (to avoid any de-mixing) to a will be in jeopardy, if there is a example, at higher Abbe number with tall but well-sintered crucible that is relatively stronger dispersion. In other lower refractive indices, there are heated from outside by a gas burner. words, depending on this dispersion, ‘fluoride’ glasses that are well-known In order to avoid any contamination the refractive index must be more in the field of optics, whereas the or refractory inclusions, some glass- or less constant over the concerned oxide glasses have relatively lower makers even use a thin platinum sheet range of wavelength. Next, let us look Abbe number with slightly higher lined-crucible. The top of the crucible at how Abbe number is calculated for refractive indices. is covered with a refractory plate commonly known optical glasses. In fact, a large number of optical to contain the heat during refining glasses exist, and a series of such process. With a small hole on this Abbe Number: glasses are found with each one refractory plate, the molten glass is First of all, it is important to know having a different value of Abbe continuously stirred with a platinum about the dispersion behavior of number with varied dispersion stirrer for better homogenization. refractive index of different glasses behavior. Now, it is interesting to see Here, the cooling of such a melt is in the wavelength range of interest: the importance of the values of Abbe 300 to 1100 nm. For ‘heavy flint’
Kanch | Vol 2 | No. 3 | October-December 2014 29 number. For example, the glasses with how a particular glass is numerically 3. A. K. Bandyopadhyay, Kanch, Vol. smaller values of v > 35 are termed coded that is almost universally 1 [4], (2014) 49-53. as “crown”, and those with higher accepted. For float glasses with an 4. A. K. Bandyopadhyay and A. values, but with v < 50 are termed eye on optical quality or property, Charit, Kanch, Vol. 2 [2], (2014) as “flint”. There are a large number such ‘coding’ is important in the 29-32 of other glasses with intermediate commercial market place to be more 5. A. K. Bandyopadhyay, “A Study values, which find their applications precise in describing their quality for of Interaction between Copper in the “chromatic correction” of the the benefit of the consumers in the & Manganese in a Soda –Borate object and other parts of optical building construction and related Glass by ESR”, J. Materials Science, equipment. industries. Vol. 15, (1980) 1605–1608. It is noted that the catalogues of the 6. A. K. Bandyopadhyay, “Optical Conclusion : manufacturers of such glasses, there & E. S. R. Investigation of Borate is a “numerical code”, wherein the After describing the importance of Glasses Containing Single & type of the glass is denoted by the first transparency and the property of Mixed Transition Metal Oxides”, J. “three decimal” places in their values transmission of light through a piece Materials Science, Vol. 16, (1981) of glass, the meaning of index of of (nD – 1) that is followed by the first 189-203. refraction and its role in the dispersion ‘three numbers’ (rounded) of Abbe 7. A.K.Bandyopadhyay, behavior of glasses is highlighted, numbers. For example, for ‘barium “Thermodynamics of Oxidation- particularly for optical glasses whose crown 5’ glass, the values of (nD – 1) Reduction of Vanadium in Borate significance in our daily life cannot be = 1.556710 -- the first three decimal Glasses”, J. Materials Science, underestimated. After dealing briefly places are then 557. The value of v = Vol.15, (1980) 1478–1482. 58.65 -- the first three numbers are on their method of fabrication that is 8. A. K. Bandyopadhyay, M. Ribes, 586. Therefore, it is easy to know highly delicate, the dispersion behavior F. Pernot and J. Zarzycki, why the code this ‘barium crown 5’ of optical glasses is explained through “Mössbauer & E.S.R. Studies on glass is known as: 557 586. Similarly, the Abbe number. The numerical Mixed Transition Metal Oxide all other glasses are coded in this coding of optical glasses is done via Glasses”, Physics & Chemistry of way. It is pertinent to mention that Abbe number and its importance is Glasses, Vol. 23 [1], (1982) 31–35. the industrial glasses are almost all of highlighted in this brief article. 9. A. K. Bandyopadhyay, R. Jabra and the “Crown” type, except the type References : J. Phalippou, “Association of OH “Pyrex” tends towards “Borosilicate Groups with Boron and Silicon Crown” and the “Crystal” glasses 1. A. K. Bandyopadhyay, Kanch, Vol. Atoms in SiO2 – B2O3 Glasses by tend towards the “Flint” type. 5 [3], (2012) 33-36. IR Spectroscopy”, J. Materials Therefore, the above description not 2. A. K. Bandyopadhyay, Kanch, Vol. only gives us knowledge on the Abbe 1 [4], (2014) 37-40. Science, Vol. 8, (1989) 1464–1467. number, but it also gives us a ‘clue’ on
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G.S.R. (E). - Whereas in the countries below the associated the Central Government, on the matter of imports of Clear Float Glass normal values, thus resulting in basis of the aforesaid final findings of nominal thicknesses ranging from dumping of the subject goods; of the designated authority, hereby imposes definitive anti-dumping duty 4mm to 12mm (both inclusive), the (ii) the domestic industry has on the subject goods, the description nominal thickness being as per BIS suffered material injury in respect of of which is specified in column (3) 14900:2000, (hereinafter referred to the subject goods; and as the subject goods), falling under of the Table below, falling under the headings 7003, 7004, 7005, (iii) the dumped imports of the heading of the First Schedule to the 7009, 7013, 7015, 7016, 7018, subject goods from the subject Customs Tariff Act as specified in the 7019, 7020 of the First Schedule to countries have caused material injury corresponding entry in column (2), the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of to the domestic industry, originating in the country specified 1975) (hereinafter referred as the and has recommended imposition in the corresponding entry in column Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or of definitive anti-dumping duty on all (4), exported from the country exported from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia imports of subject goods, originating specified in the corresponding and UAE (hereinafter referred to as in or exported from the subject entry in column (5), produced the subject countries) and imported countries so as to remove the injury by the producer specified in the into India, the designated authority to the domestic industry. corresponding entry in column (6), in its final findings vide, notification exported by the exporter specified Now, therefore, in exercise of the No. 14/25/2012-DGAD, dated the in the corresponding entry in column powers conferred by sub-section 10th October, 2014, published in the (7), and imported into India, an anti- (1) and sub-section (5) of section Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part dumping duty equal to the amount 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, read I, Section 1, dated the 10th October, indicated in the corresponding with rules 18 and 20 of the Customs 2014, has come to the conclusion entry in column (8), in the currency Tariff (Identification, Assessment that- as specified in the corresponding and Collection of Anti-dumping entry in column (10) and per unit (i) the subject goods have been Duty on Dumped Articles and for of measurement as specified in the exported to India from the subject Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995,
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Sl. Heading Description Country Country of Producer Exporter Amount Unit of Currency No. of goods of origin exports measurement
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) 1 7003, Clear Float Saudi Saudi Obeikan Obeikan 58.22 MT US$ 7004, Glass of Arabia Arabia Glass Glass 7005, nominal Company, Company, 7009, thicknesses Saudi Saudi 7013, ranging from 4 Arabia Arabia 7015, mm to 12 7016, mm (both 7018, inclusive), 7019, the nominal 7020 thickness being as per BIS 14900:2000
2 -do- -do- Saudi Saudi Arabian Arabian 134.92 MT US$ Arabia Arabia United United Float Float Glass Glass Co, Saudi Co, Saudi Arabia Arabia
3 -do- -do- Saudi Saudi Any Any 165.07 MT US$ Arabia Arabia producer producer other other than than those at those at Sl. Nos. 1 Sl. Nos. 1 and 2 and 2 above above
4 -do- -do- Saudi Any Any Any 165.07 MT US$ Arabia country, other than subject countries
5 -do- -do- Any Saudi Any Any 5.07 MT US$ country, Arabia other than subject countries 6 -do- -do- United United Emirates Emirates 79.00 MT US$ Arab Arab Float Float Emirates Emirates Glass Glass (UAE) (UAE) LLC, UAE LLC, UAE
7 -do- -do- United United Any Any 111.15 MT US$ Arab Arab producer producer Emirates Emirates other other (UAE) (UAE) than that than that at Sl. at Sl. No. 6 No. 6 above above
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Sl. Heading Description Country Country of Producer Exporter Amount Unit of Currency No. of goods of origin exports measurement
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) 8 -do- -do- United Any Any Any 111.15 MT US$ Arab country, Emirates other (UAE) than subject countries 9 -do- -do- Any United Any Any 111.15 MT US$ country, Arab other Emirates than (UAE) subject countries 10 -do- -do- Pakistan Pakistan Ghani Ghani 82.34 MT US$ Mr. M.D. Farooq Glass Glass (Founder) Limited, Limited, Pakistan Pakistan
11 -do- -do- Pakistan Pakistan Any Any 123.61 MT US$ producer producer other other than that than that at Sl. at Sl. No. 10 No. 10 above above Manufacturer Of Energy 12 -do- -do- Pakistan Any Any Any 123.61 MT US$ country, Efficient Lehrs other than subject countries 13 -do- -do- Any Pakistan Any Any 123.61 MT US$ country, other than subject countries
Mr. M.D. Farooq, the founder of Umda Enginering, brings to the table more than 35 years of expertise in the manufac- corresponding entry in column (9) of Official Gazette and shall be paid in determination of the rate of exchange turing industry. Starting from humble beginnings, today more than 350 of Mr. Farooq’s Lehr machines are successfully the said Table, namely:- Indian currency. shall be the date of presentation of installed around the world. the bill of entry under section 46 of Note 1: Reflective glass and Tinted Explanation.- For the purposes of the said Customs Act. Mr. Farooq is best recognised as one of the co-founders of TNF Engineering, a company known across the industry as glass including green glass and this notification, rate of exchange not only the leading manufacturers of Metallic Wire Conveyor and Lehr belts but also of Glass Plant Equipment. This transition glass are not included in applicable for the purposes of mantle of superior performance and expertise has now been passed on to Umda Enginering. the “Description of goods” in the calculation of such anti-dumping duty shall be the rate which is specified in Duty Table above. [F.No.354/46/2014 –TRU] the notification of the Government Belts Note 2: The anti-dumping duty of India, in the Ministry of Finance imposed under this notification (Department of Revenue), issued (Pramod Kumar) shall be effective for a period of five from time to time, in exercise of A y e m a 2 0 1 Under Secretary to the years (unless revoked, superseded or the powers conferred by section 14 Government of India amended earlier) from the date of of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of publication of this notification in the 1962), and the relevant date for the
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR FOR GLASS PRODUCTION . PROCESSING . PRODUCTS 21 - 26 October 2014, Dusseldorf Germany Exhibitors Rate Future Prospects Positively; High Visitor Satisfaction Abstract: After difficult times in large parts of the glass sector there are now clear signs of positive market developments. This was the clear message from the feedback of the 1,217 exhibitors at glasstec 2014. About 43,000 trade visitors were also extremely satisfied.
glasstec 2014 convinced the specialists world’s most important trade fair in turn is likely to create positive from the fields of mechanical in the glass sector a positive overall impulses for the exhibitors in the engineering, glass manufacturing, rating. They also rated their visit in coming months. The proportion -processing and -finishing, crafts, terms of achieving their goals at the of attendees from middle and top architecture/construction as well as trade fair just as high. Here 40% management again improved. Over glazing/façades and the solar sector: of visitors came to the event with three quarters of the visitors were over 96% of the visitors give the specific intentions to invest which from these levels. The proportion
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Special Show glass technology live picks up on Future Themes The comprehensive supporting programme at glasstec, which was further extended this year, also went down very well with visitors. In particular, the Special Show “glass technology live” (gtl) in Hall 11 organised by Prof. Stefan Behling and his team from the Institute of Building Construction at Stuttgart University, was once again a must-see show for many visitors. With the motto “Intelligent Glass”, glass products from the near future were on display here. The results of of the visitors coming to Düsseldorf are very pleased with the way the the visitor survey confirm the selection from abroad reached about 60% and trade fair went,” remarked Martin of exhibits displayed at gtl: according this figure continues to be unmatched Gutmann, President of glasstec 2014 to the experts, display glass/technical in the sector internationally. and Federal Guilds Master. glass applications, glass printing/ coating as well as thin glass are the “I am delighted that there were “What is most important for us as top themes for the coming three to positive signs at glasstec 2014 in the organisers of glasstec is that our five years. A special eye-catcher at the field of mechanical engineering and customers are satisfied because this is Special Show was a 3.20m x 14m pane the glass industry. The German skilled the basis for positive and sustainable of glass finished using a ceramic digital glazier’s trade is currently doing growth for the event for the benefit of printing process. Another highlight extremely well. Our ranges at glasstec all involved. We once again fulfilled this was display glass used in alternative in the Crafts Center with its new glass goal in 2014 and have therefore again Bystronic glass, Peter Nischwitz, Head of Corporate Communication “Our bottom line is very positive! From the start, we saw high-calibre visitors at our exhibition stand. The number of visitors was just right, too, and we’re confident that the industry as a whole will also return to a positive trajectory. We look forward to some really, really great follow-up business after the trade fair.” processing and finishing arena and the confirmed the role of glasstec as the areas of application and ultra-thin participation stations in the also new world’s most important international glass “from the roll” for electronic area Handwerk LIVE went down very meeting point with a clear barometer applications. Other audience magnets well. Together with the established effect for the entire sector,” summed were numerous façade mock-ups, themes Autoglass Arena and glass art up Hans Werner Reinhard, Managing for instance with extraordinary we offer a unique programme for all Director at Messe Düsseldorf. geometries, fascinating optical effects segments of the skilled trades and we
GrenzebachMaschinenbau GmbH, Martin Sträb, Executive Vice President & CMO “Speaking on behalf of the Grenzebach Group, we had extremely positive results overall. We’re glad we returned to Düsseldorf. This is an amazing platform for our international clientele, offering an excellent opportunity to both gain new customers and set appointments with our existing customers for discussions or to further cultivate our partnership. Following few rather difficult years, we now look to the future with moderate optimism, and the trade fair provides some very interesting impulses in that regard. Moreover, something we as an exhibitor find noteworthy is that Messe Düsseldorf GmbH is an excellent partner for us. For the first time this year, they organised the opening celebration on the evening before glasstec. This event provided a great setting for us to invite all our key customers and partners. Wonderful discussions developed that evening. Everyone who participated and all the customers thought it was just an absolutely fantastic night. That’s why we’d like to ask that you keep this event and further expand this theme.”
Kanch | Vol 2 | No. 3 | October-December 2014 37 Lisec Holding GmbH, Mag. FilipMiermans “Clearly, glasstec is the industry’s leading trade fair. The atmosphere has been incredible right from the start, the visitor numbers and quality are very high. (…) glasstec is the ideal platform for introducing new product ranges. (…)” or outstanding insulation properties, Facades”. This line-up was supplemented two-day conference was pleasingly for example using 4-layer insulation by the new area efnMOBIL of the well attended given the deep crisis glass. European Facade Network. in the solar sector. This was followed The gtl was accompanied by a top- on the first and second day of glasstec Conference Programme by the engineered transparency notch specialist symposium offering Well Attended – within the exhibition area of gtl – a conference attracting just over 200 The line-up of the three conferences variety of lectures on daily changing participants from 23 countries to shed “Solar meets Glass”, “engineered themes which was avidly attended by light on the latest developments in the transparency” and the “Architecture visitors. field of structural glass engineering. Congress” went down very well with The Architecture Congress of the fair
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Schneider, TechnischeUniversität Darmstadt “With 201 participants from 23 nations, the engineered transparency conference was similarly well attended as two years ago, and participant feedback has been excellent. That being the case, we’re satisfied. We saw lots of familiar as well as new faces among the participants – and of course we think it’s particularly great that they represent a highly international audience. We’ve received positive feedback regarding the content of the conference. Participants consider it a great platform whose contents are neither to commercial nor too academic. The tie-in with glasstec has paid off, as well. We saw many corporate representatives who probably wouldn’t have attended a separate conference. By the same token, our participants also visited glasstec to learn more. So what you get is a sustainable link between engineered transparency and glasstec.”
At the same time, these façade sections delegates. Already on the day before successfully closed the line-up with of glass technology live formed a part the start of the trade fair opened some 280 participants. of the Façade Center, which also experts from the solar and glass sector consisted of the information ranges of met to discuss their interconnected associations and research institutions at topics. With its 80 participants the the “Competence Center Windows +
ZIPPE Industrieanlagen GmbH, Susanne Smeets-Zippe, Public Relations, Marketing “glasstec is always the highlight among trade fairs for us, an event in which we have to – and want to – participate. It’s our most important trade fair. Every other year, it’s all hands on deck for us to present our company in the best possible light here, meet as many customers as possible and make new contacts. So far we’re very satisfied with every aspect of the trade fair and have only positive things to say.”
The next glasstec will be held in Düsseldorf in line with its two-year cycle from 20 to 23 September 2016.
38 Kanch | Vol 2 | No. 3 | October-December 2014 www.aigmf.com Transparency in Float Glass and Some Applications
Prof. (Dr.) A. K. Bandyopadhyay Technology Consultant & Ex-Principal Govt. College of Engg. & Ceramic Technology West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata [email protected]
Abstract: The glasses are generally known to posses a high degree of transparency and it is also commonly taken as one of the main characteristics of glass. Flat or sheet glasses are commonly referred to as the indicator of transparency. Among this category of glasses, the ‘float’ glasses made by floating a sheet of glass ribbon over molten tin bath is the most popular and also technologically a very involved subject of concern to the building construction industry in general, and glass industry in particular. A very high accuracy of the glass thickness free of any surface aberrations or irregularities is exceptional, which is inherent in the process technology itself.
INTRODUCTION: The fabrication process of float glass Clear Glass: Ideal where high ike many other processes of is highly mechanized and it is evolving visibility and clarity are required and the Lmaking glass, for ‘float’ glass continuously, even to the extent thicknesses range from 2 to 12 mm for a where transparency matters a lot, the of newer products. The process variety of applications, such as Windows, chemical ingredients are mixed and requires a specific knowledge of both Solariums, Shelves, Tabletops, Skylights, then fed automatically in a controlled chemistry and physics, and it also Greenhouses, Display cases, Picture manner into a glass tank furnace for requires continually improving the frame, Doors, Mirrors, Handrails, melting and refining. However, the process of manufacturing that is a core Appliances, Atriums, Safety glazing, and float process has a peculiarity after competency in many glass companies a host of Furniture applications. this stage, i.e. after drawing a sheet around the world. Here, it has to be Green Glass: Suitable when high of glass from the working end of emphasized that ‘float’ glass has a light transmission and reduced the tank furnace, the glass ribbon is variety of applications in a wide range solar heat gain are required with a made to float on a molten tin bath of sizes and thicknesses: (a) High light standard thicknesses from 2 to 8 mm to achieve an excellent surface finish transmission, (b) Optical clarity, and for Windows, Solariums, Tabletops, and also smoothening of the surface (c) it can be further fabricated into Skylights, Handrails, Atriums, Safety aberrations, which are both essential reflective, low-E, laminated, security, glazing and also a host of items in the for increasing the transparency. insulating, heat-treated and ceramic furniture industry. After melting the glass in a tank decorated glass articles. Bronze and Gray: Suitable when furnace, the next step is to shape it At this point, it can be said that a reduced light transmission and into a desired form. As it is used in variety of ‘float’ glass producers reduced solar heat gain are required, the building construction industry make a very wide range of products. and also when colour is desired to for both residential and commercial Some of these items can be enhance the aesthetics and increase purposes, the size is also of great described briefly in terms of some design flexibility with a standard importance. more applications: thicknesses of 3 to 6 mm.
Kanch | Vol 2 | No. 3 | October-December 2014 39 The details of the ‘float’ process are issue of Kanch [4]. In this brief article, pass through a piece of glass, two dealt with in another issue of Kanch transparency will be described for things could happen as: 1) Some part [1]. The heat and mass transfer glasses in general, with a particular of light are transmitted through the problems in glasses, particularly in reference to sheet or float glasses. glass piece, and (2) Some part (may sheet glasses, are also discussed Next, let us deal with the property be a smaller part) may be absorbed by recently [2,3]. The concept of of transmission as a general case in the glass depending on the presence improving the furnace yield that oxide glasses. of transition metal ions (such as Fe, is relevant for glass tank furnaces Property of Transmission: Mn, Cr, etc.) or impurities inside the melting sheet or float glass has also glass. If the glass is hazy or opaque, been described in a very recent When the rays of light or light waves then a major part of the light waves are absorbed by the glass, and if the impurities are bare minimum, then almost the entire light is transmitted through the glass. So it is basically a relative matter. It is now clear that the transmission of light will depend on the internal condition of the glass itself (all other conditions remaining the same). Hence, the process of manufacture to make a good quality and highly transparent glass is of utmost importance. A very small part can also be reflected from the surface of a transparent glass. The common use of oxide glasses is linked to their good ‘transmission’ in the optical spectra, i.e. in the combined band of the Ultraviolet (< 400 nm wavelength) + Visible spectrum (400 -700 nm)+Infra- red (IR) band (>700 nm). This optical window that corresponds to spectral sensitivity of human eyes is due to an ‘electronic transition’ between the lower energy valence band to the higher energy conduction band, which is near to the UV cut-off edge, whereas the vibration of the atoms or ions in the glass network (i.e. silicon-oxygen vibrations in the silicate glasses) produces their effect on the IR band. What human eyes can see is the visible band (400-700 nm) which is the superposition of the tails of (electronic) UV and (vibrational) IR bands. To this superposed part, one has to add the effect of impurities,
Burj Khalifa Building at UAE Building Burj Khalifa e.g. the concentration of transition metal ions (i.e. Fe, Mn, Cr, etc.)
40 Kanch | Vol 2 | No. 3 | October-December 2014 www.aigmf.com that gives undesirable coloration of refraction) was first noticed by light transmission property of ‘float’ to the glasses. The thermodynamic Willebrord Snell van Royen aka glass is much more enhanced that is behavior oxidation-reduction of Snellius. This is a measure of how already inherent or rather included different transition metals at various much the speed of light waves (or within the process of fabrication itself temperatures of melting is also of other waves, such as sound waves) in terms of achieving a more or less importance that guides the ultimate is reduced inside the medium. For constant thickness. This normally coloration of the glasses due to the example, typical soda-lime glass takes care of various forces that presence or absence of certain ions has a refractive index close to 1.50, operate within the system that also in the final melt. which means that in a glass, the includes the stretching force of the To start talking about transparency, light travels at 1/1.5 = 2/3 of the glass ribbon over the molten tin bath what immediately comes to our ‘speed of light’ in vacuum. In other when rollers are applied over the mind is the oxide glass. However, words, if the refractive index of surface and also during its movement for the concept about transparency, glass could be increased to, say, towards the annealing lehr. This is it is equally important to talk 2.0, then the light would travel further reinforced by various means about non-oxide glasses, such as much faster within this glass at half available to the glass technologist ‘chalcogenide’ glasses containing the ‘speed of light’. Therefore, for as control parameters. Still, there various combinations of sulphur, certain special applications, through are thickness aberrations which are selenium, arsenic, tellurium, etc. as compositional engineering and/or by discussed in the next section. these compounds are transparent in other technologies, the refractive A typical view of the Burj Khalifa the infra-red (IR) part of the optical index needs to be increased so that building in UAE is shown, wherein band. The chalcogenide glasses have light travels relatively faster within many of the calculations, as briefly many important applications, such the material giving rise to higher mentioned above, have been as “IR-Optical Window” in defense transmission. As “sound waves” performed. This is obviously true equipment for night warfare and also were also mentioned above, it is the for many such buildings around the as “IR Cameras” in the photography same logic that has to be followed world. of behavior of different animals or, applied for making nearly sound- in the forests at night. However, proof rooms or buildings so that Control of Thickness: mainly for human applications in the “sound waves” travel slower. The importance of thickness control most fundamental need of human Two common properties of glass is of primary importance in the life, i.e. residential units, we mean and other transparent materials are overall ‘quality control’ aspects oxide glasses in the form of plate/ directly related to their refractive of a ‘float’ glass, and thereby sheet glass and float glass, and also index. First, light rays change direction smoothening of the two flat surfaces as optical glasses whose importance when they cross the interface from with minimum errors is definitely is known to all. air to the material (say, window glass) needed. We cannot observe that In order to understand the that is an effect used in the lenses. the surface aberrations are actually transmission property of light, what Secondly, light reflects partially wave-like or wavy in nature during is needed is a good understanding from surfaces that have a refractive the process of making a ‘float’ glass of the refractive index of glasses. index different from that of their through our naked eyes. This needs A transparent glass should not only surroundings. Therefore, knowledge to be removed to a large extent. It have a proper and well defined about refractive index and how it is like an oscillation type of situation. refractive index, but it also needs changes with different parameters The damping of this oscillation on the to be constant over a certain range should be taken into consideration surface of the ‘float’ glass is a subject of wavelength so that no distortion while designing a particular building of intensive study. or constancy of transmission occurs for a given purpose. Whenever we talk about a ‘surface’, while in use under varied conditions For a better transmission of light the forces acting on a given surface, of light. Next, let us talk about the through a glass, the thickness i.e. the surface tension, has to be refraction. throughout the ‘glass piece needs taken into account. The first theory In Netherlands, in the year 1580- to be constant. Compared to of surface smoothness by surface 1626, the refractive index (or index normal sheet or plate glass, the tension forces involves smoothening
Kanch | Vol 2 | No. 3 | October-December 2014 41 of irregularities of small wavelengths. spread” of the glass ‘ribbon’ on the Conclusions: This is the same concept that is used tin bath, or by applying stretching In the float glass process, the in the case of sintering of metals. forces along the direction of the technology can be improved by a However, we need a more general movement towards the annealing proper understanding of refractive theory. When the glass thickness zone. Moreover, this is true when index of glasses and how it affects is large relative to the wavelength six sets of rollers apply the requisite the overall transmission property. It of such irregularities, the problem forces on the (almost) freshly also shows that there are immense is relatively easy to solve. It may prepared viscous glass after it enters possibilities of ‘quality control’ in be shown that the amplitude of the molten tin bath. Obviously, here the process technology in terms a sinusoidal surface distortion of the viscosity plays a very important of smoothness of the two flat wavelength (l) decays exponentially role. As the entrance temperature to surfaces for further enhancing 0 with a ‘decay constant’ (K), which is the tin bath is about 1005 to 1038 C the transmission property. The given by : in several plants in various locations, possibility of gaining knowledge on the viscosity can be found out from the optimum thickness is also briefly 2 gkργ+ the curve of “log of viscosity against discussed. This analysis with an eye K = temperature”. This would also be a on certain newer applications, as 2ηk 2π good controlling parameter for the mentioned above, should help to where, k = wave vector = , γ is speed of the ‘rollers’. obtain a superior quality float glass for the surface tension, g λ the the booming building construction gravitation constant, ρ the density of It is interesting to note that if the industry and shopping malls. the glass and η is the viscosity at a glass is allowed to establish its own thickness without any interference, given temperature of glass fabrication. Acknowledgements: The decay constant has to be the balance of surface tension and The authors would like to thank Dr. minimized so that the surface gravitational forces produces a S. Das at the University of North aberrations are at an optimum level ribbon with a thickness of about 7 Texas at Denton (USA) and Dr. K. The value of K is a minimum, when mm, which happens to satisfy about Choudhary of Dept. of Materials the ‘differential’ of K with respect to 50% of the present demand for float Science at the University of Florida that of the wave vector is equal to glass. In order to meet the balance at Gainesville (USA) for many helpful zero (i.e. dK/dk=0) by the simple rule 50% demand, we need to fix a lot of discussions. of calculus when the viscosity will get ‘controlling parameters’ to develop smooth glass surface for better optical cancelled, and we get: References : transmission property. 1. A. K. Bandyopadhyay, Kanch, Vol. 4πγ2 The factor determining the λ = 5 [3], (2012) 33-36. gρ equilibrium thickness of one liquid floating on another, when the floating 2. A. K. Bandyopadhyay, Kanch, Vol. 1 [4], (2014) 37-40. Thus, the irregularities of the liquid does not spread, are clear from above wavelength are the slowest Langmuir’s analysis of the “geometry 3. A. K. Bandyopadhyay, Kanch, Vol. to disappear. By using appropriate of oil lenses” on water. By considering 1 [4], (2014) 49-53. values of γ and ρ , this wavelength a ‘balance’ of “hydrostatic and surface 4. A. K. Bandyopadhyay and A. is found to be 22 mm. If the glass has tension” forces acting horizontally, an Charit, Kanch, Vol. 2 [2], (2014) a viscosity of 103 Ns/m2, then the optimum thickness can be obtained. 29-32 minimum value of K will be 0.99/s, This could be done by involving its and the amplitude of irregularities inverse relationship with the density of will fall to less than 1% of the initial molten tin and density of molten glass value in less than 1 minute. This value along with various surface tension has been found to be in agreement forces (i.e. the spreading coefficient). with several experiments. This is supposed to be one method of calculation, but more modelling could The glass thickness produced by be done in future. the ‘float process’ can be controlled either by restricting the “lateral
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Quality continues to become more yy A high resolution CCD-camera yy The special "Fill Tube" function and more important. Producers of records images of the finish checks, if the fill tube diameter consumer goods care about the quality yy A computer supported image passes through the center of the and consistency of their brand on a processing system with a software finish global level. Product safety and purity especially designed for this yy The special spike detection function are major issues. At the same time, application evaluates the images detects spikes inside the inspection plant directors are forced to increase recorded by the camera area the production speed and output KPIs. yy A variety of freely definable yy Inspectable defects are maximum Gerd Schuetz, inspection zones allows an ideal bore diameter, minimum bore product adaption to the finish type diameter, filling tube diameter, manager Cold yy Categorization of the defects spikes. End solutions, according to size, position and shape Diameter and Ovality has discussed yy By three different kinds of Inspection Module about these illumination the system can be With the non-contact diameter and trends with many adapted optimally to the respective ovality inspection on the SmartLine, it customers. As finish type is possible to inspect round bottles for a result, three Inspectable defects are incomplete minimum and maximum diameter and new non-contact finish, unfilled finish, overpressed inner the ovality at up to three levels. inspection features have recently being edges, chipped finish, dirty finish or launched. damaged sealing surface. Function Principle: Camera Unfilled Finish Two sensors per inspection level on both Camera Bore Gauge Inspection sides of the container scan the sidewall With the Camera Bore Gauge Inspection With the Camera Unfilled Finish of the spinning container. The sidewall on the SmartLine, it is possible to inspect Inspection on the SmartLine inspection of the container hides the sensor area the inner finish diameter for minimum machine, it is possible to inspect bottles partly. Thus, the value of the sensor and maximum of the bore and the filling for incomplete and unfilled finishes signal is related to the hidden area of tube diameter. as well as overpressed inner edges. the sensor. According to these signals, the dedicated software algorithm In addition, bottles with other sealing Function Principle: surface defects like chipped finishes, determines the container diameter yy The high intensity LED illumination dirty finishes or similar criteria can be and calculates the ovality continuously underneath the bottle illuminates detected. while the container rotates. This allows the bore a 360° inspection. Inspectable defects Function Principle: yy Above the finish there is a high are maximum and minimum container yy Bright-field inspection: The resolution camera with telecentric diameter and ovality of the container inspection zones are displayed lenses installed to take the pictured (out of round). bright, the finish defects appear as of the finish dark objects yy The software algorithm yy During the inspection the finish is calculates the center of the illuminated from above by several finish and, together with an edge light sources detection algorithm, calculates the diameter of the bore
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Kanch | Vol 2 | No. 3 | October-December 2014 45 Near super Electronics Bye Pass Road Firozabad U.P. Pin 283203 India. Contac Nos. +91 9927938063 +91 9024127692 +91 9219668446 +91 5612280841 का उद्घाटन किया। उन्ⴂने विकास कुमार ने मुख्मंत्री की रोजाना 1000 टन ग्लस भारत मᴂ फ्रस के राजदतू हेलीपेड पर अगवानी की। उत्पदन फ् कोइस रिशेर, सᴂट गोबिन के सᴂट गोबिन का िभिाड़ी व쥍र मेक इन इन्蔿या का समर㔥न अध्यक और सीईओ आन饍रे दी ग्लस कॉम्प्क्स136 एक蔼 मᴂ सᴂट गोबिन के सीईओ व चेयरमैन शालेन्र, कं पनी के एशिया- फैला हुआ है और इसमᴂ रोजाना मलेशिया-मिस्त्र के चेयरमैन आन饍रे दी शालेन्र ने अपने करीब 1000 हजार टन फ्लोटंग बी संथानम, खादय व नागरिक उद्बोधन मᴂ कहा कि प्रधानमंत्री ग्लस का उत्पदन हो सकता आपूर्ति मंत्री हेमसिंह भड़ना, नरेन्दमोदी के मंत्र मेक इन इन्डया है। राजस्थन का यह ्हला उ饍뵋ग विभाग की प्रमुख शासन का कं पनी 饃ढता से समर्न करती रोबोटिक प्लाट है, रजसमᴂ 60 सचिव व रीको एमडी वीनू गुꥍत है। स्थाना के समय से कं पनी ने गुना 20 फीट आकार तक बड़ और अन्यअधिकारियⴂ के साथ 90 फीसदी बि啍रीस्थनीय निर्뤾ण एकल ग्लस बनाए जा सकते हℂ। से ही की है। सᴂट गोबिन जितनी प्लाट का अवलोकन भी किया। दनिु या के न्यनतम ऊर्जा खपत भिवाड़ी हुंचने पर अलवर सांसद फ्रसीसी है, उतनी ही भारतीय है। वाले प्लाट मᴂ कं पनी ने करीब महंत चांदनाथ, भाजपा विधायकⴂ, उन्ⴂने मुख्मंत्री को आश्वस् एक हजार करो蔼 का निवेश किया पुलिस महानिरीकक डीसी जैन, किया कि व े मेक इन इन्डया से है और इसे हरित तकनीक प्लाट जिला कलक्र महावीर प्रसाद आगे मेक इन राजस्थन की दिशा का नाम दिया गया है। स्वमी और ्ुलिस अधीकक मᴂ भी बढᴂगे।
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46 Kanch | Vol 2 | No. 3 | October-December 2014 www.aigmf.com Safety First with Heye IS- Machines Wilfried Seidensticker (Product Manager, Hot End Solutions) Mark Ziegler (Marketing Manager) Heye International, Germany www.heye-international.com
Abstract:
High productivity in glass container production requires maximum safety. Since several years, Heye sees a global trend to improve the safety conditions in a glass plant. The Heye Multilevel Safety Concept offers a series of equipment innovations to protect employees and equipment.
In line with a global trend to improve but it is an important factor when STAFF TRAINING safety conditions throughout considering safety. Well trained and confident personnel glass container factories, Heye There should be no possibility of are also important, requiring International is convinced that safety- slippery surfaces where under foot employees to be properly trained and related investments result in higher accidents can productivity. Consequently, as ‘glass occur and the people’, the company’s engineers risk of dirt and have developed the Heye multi-level particles entering safety concept. This facilitates the containers should achievement of enhanced safety via be minimised, the use of intelligent processes and thereby leading controls, the clean and clear design to a safe product. of equipment, the employment of By the same useful tools and working instruments token, a clear and the introduction of additional structure means protection devices coupled with the avoidance sophisticated workflows. of production In addition to providing the correct disruptions as equipment, the Heye multi-level a consequence safety approach emphasises the need of incorrect for perfect engineering throughout operation. It is the plant, in addition to a well trained important that and educated workforce. operators know precisely which ENGINEERING FOR HOT END control elements The Heye hot end equipment layout relate to each calls for a clear and clean structure. function. Not only does cleanliness look better
Kanch | Vol 2 | No. 3 | October-December 2014 47 provide their managers with essential to protect their own reputations. insecure hold during transfer from alerts about existing and potential Higher safety standards are just blank to blow side, with the danger of problems. Essentially, a properly as important to glassmakers and causing accidental damage. Both risks trained workforce contributes their employees, however, because are limited by the loading position significantly to the attainment of potentially, every accident can lead monitoring system, which operates productivity and safety. Experienced to injuries, equipment damage and in real-time and stops the section Heye International production downtime. immediately. Turning to the blow side, the dead plate position for each cavity is monitored by an infrared sensor underneath the dead plate over the entire cycle of a section. If the heat radiation is abnormal or does not exist at a certain time, a glass handling failure or demoulding has occurred. As soon as this situation has been identified, subsequent gobs for this section will be rejected, thereby minimising downtime and avoiding wasteful TOTAL FORMING PROCESS maintenance. specialists can provide customers CONTROL with a series of job-specific training BLANK SIDE PROTECTION An important recent process control courses, delivered either at the Completing Heye International’s development from Heye International company’s Obernkirchen training latest portfolio of safety-related involves the monitoring of blank side centre or at the customer’s premises. equipment innovations is a blank side loading positions, where the correct protection guard, an automatic safety position of plunger positioners during device that provides an important link gob loading is monitored, as well as the SELECTING THE RIGHT with the IS machine’s control system. EQUIPMENT timely exit of the plunger immediately In order to perform the lubrication before opening the blanks and When considering safe equipment programme of the preforms, the transferring the parison. Should the options for gob forming, IS-machines operator actuates the corresponding plunger positioner fail to reach its and ware handling duties, selection button, after which the station is working position or leave it late, the parameters are influenced by past moved to the rest position, the section is stopped immediately and and present experiences, as well grating is lowered and access to the parison transfer does not take place. as existing and potential legislative lubrication process is provided. The requirements. Either of these situations may result operator confirms the completion of in a damaged container finish, which Bottlers are especially keen lubrication using the corresponding needs to be detected before it reaches to encourage safety-related button, the guard is raised and the the customer. In addition, a poorly improvements at glass plants, in part station returns to operation. developed finish could produce an
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Experienced machine operators can uncluttered environment to perform ensures that locking and unlocking use a key switch that lowers the grid necessary settings and inspection functions are distinguished by an during production to optimise gob tasks. This results in time savings and optically clear and intentional action, loading, check cooling systems etc. increased productivity. Another useful thereby providing a high level of tool is an electrically-operated blank additional security for operators. CLEAR AND CLEAN DESIGN side lifting device, which provides Used for blank and blow mould Heye International’s latest generation improved ergonomics for personnel open and close, baffle down, funnel oil distributors (injectors) are conducting necessary maintenance down and blowhead down duties, compactly arranged in the operator’s work, while also protecting them Heye’s safety snap valves ensure that field of vision. Additionally, rapid against physical overload situations. there is no unintended equipment interchangeability and precise Heat protection is provided for the motion during section maintenance preadjusted capacity that matches the operator at the blow side by a device or repair procedures. The valves lubrication point size are assured. that is easy to fix on the different control the pipeline between the Together with the company’s six sections. This equipment makes it pilot air and air-operated cartridge cycle central lubrication system, this simple to reach hot and higher parts and can be operated either by an development ensures that optimum of the IS machine. electrical pulse or by actuating oil levels are used at the different An ergonomically designed protection overrides caused by inadvertent lubrication points. Not only does guard has also been introduced for movement of the mechanisms. this approach save money but it the blow side valve blocks. This also provides enhanced safety, with easy to clean design will not permit minimised dangers of slip hazards and unintended release. fire risks. Other equipment innovations HEYE VALVE BLOCK: SAFETY SNAP VALVES include a machine bed that features integrated cable channels for blank Below these covers and for and blow sides. Not only does this numerous other IS process functions arrangement protect the cables but it are the latest Heye safety snap avoids the danger of them being burnt valves. This valve block principle by hot glass and other hazards. Importantly, it also avoids unnecessary repairs in the production area. Final blow manifolds are now located under hoods, where cables and valves are protected against heat and dirt. As well as providing greater durability, they are easier to clean and are more secure. Specially designed covers have been widely adopted to protect the installed equipment and cables etc. As a result, maintenance personnel are assured a clean and
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Confidence in the future FEVE President, Erik Bouts of O-I Europe spoke to Glass Worldwide following his recent election to the role.
GW: What does it mean to you known, which means we can do a better job in personally to be elected FEVE communicating and engaging with our stakeholders. President? FEVE represents almost all European GW: What legacy does your predecessor, container glass industry manufacturers. Stefan Jaenecke leave behind from his time I am very honoured by the confidence as FEVE President? the FEVE members have placed in I would really like to thank Stefan for the me. Glass has a great story to tell and momentum he created over the last two years. I am excited to work with the FEVE Under his leadership, the association has increased members, national associations and the its representation at European level towards the EU FEVE team to tell that story. Institutions and stakeholders, increased the level of promotion of glass as a packaging material and as GW: On what will you be focusing? an industry sector. FEVE also expanded its scope Over the last years, FEVE has and built a very good partnership with national continuously expanded its scope. I associations. This is a key step, which sets a strong want to build on the successful work of FEVE’s previous President Stefan basis for FEVE’s future work. Jaenecke, who started to position glass as key industry in Europe. I think we are ready for the next step on our journey. Glass is more relevant than ever GW: What are the current priorities for FEVE? and offers solutions for today’s challenges in terms of health, sustainability We need to engage with policy makers to ensure and circular economy. We realise, however, that these benefits are not widely future European manufacturing remains the economic powerhouse; glass contributes significantly in terms of resource-efficiency and sustainability. Europe is the world’s largest producer of container List of Advertisers glass. The ndustry employs 50,000 people at 160 plants in Europe and more along the entire value chain. FEVE members are spread across 23 countries and AGI glasspac (An SBU of HSIL Ltd.)...... 20 produce in almost all European member states. This is a sustainably sound and resource efficient industry, it Dukhiram Maurya Engineering & is a solid and stable example of the circular economy that the European Union aims for. Refractory Works (India) Pvt. Ltd...... 26 FEVE has to further strengthen its collaboration with national associations and continue to implement Empire Industries Ltd. - Vitrum Glass...... 11 major association initiatives such as ‘Friends of Glass’. GLASSPEX INDIA 2015...... Inside Back Cover I want to make sure we maintain and build up an integrated approach to getting our messages across. Heye International...... 2 GW: In the European countries covered by Höganäs...... 1 FEVE members, how is the container glass industry currently performing? Lubitech Enterprises...... 31 The latest figures published by FEVE in July show that the industry in Europe is stable and we see Mascot Engineering Co...... Front & Back Cover very positive growth trends. It answers to the demand of strong European and global brands for R D Ashar Pvt. Ltd...... 46 a premium packaging solution at very competitive prices. Exports are getting more important and RAK Investment Authority...... 52 compensate for low domestic consumption. Siemens...... 15 Super Furnace Works (I) Pvt. Ltd...... 4 Triveni Glass Ltd...... 6 Glass Worldwide Umda Engineering...... 35 is the preferred journal of U.P. Sales...... 44 FEVE
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GW: What are the key elements for the industry to natural and pure packaging solutions and avoid a scattering of views. In remain successful in Europe in the long term? that are in tune with today’s health- GAE, we want to share resources There is no doubt that our industry faces different conscious consumers. so member associations like FEVE challenges: Increased regulatory pressure, as well as provide experts to work and lead increased costs for energy and raw materials. Our GW: Will the Friends of Glass on a common issue on behalf of biggest opportunity, however, is to engage more campaign continue to be a priority all the sectors and associations. frequently with our many stakeholders to educate for FEVE during your term and In other words, they are them about the unique and major benefits of choosing how do you hope it will evolve? spokespeople for the issue, draft glass as a packaging solution. For example, we need to We need to make our voice heard the papers, consult the members, work more with industry customers and with retailers and engage with the public about meet the officials. to make sure they fully appreciate the reasons why our packaging material. I am a strong consumers’ opinion is largely in favour of glass (health, believer in communication. FEVE GW: In the framework of safety, taste preservation, environmental benefits, and the national associations have to glasstec 2014, FEVE is holding design etc). continue to work hand-in-hand on the a Global Association Meeting The European glass packaging industry is also putting Friends of Glass programme, which is for the second time. Do you considerable resources into innovation and quality of funded by a group of container glass consider this an added value for service. This is vital in a food and drinks market where companies to promote our material the industry? creative, sustainably sound and convenient solutions are across Europe. Indeed and particularly for global increasingly requested by customers. We can do a better companies like O-I Europe. job in informing our stakeholders about the progress that GW: As a founder member since Because we need a much better the industry is making. its launch in 2012, what benefits is view on what happens in the Our industry in the coming years will become more Glass Alliance Europe bringing to other regions of the world, from vocal, stand up as a forward looking industry because FEVE? a legislative perspective, share glass is more relevant than ever from different Glass Alliance Europe (GAE) brings the experiences in communication perspectives: Our products resonate with the EU’s glass sectors and national associations activities, share knowledge etc. policy agenda, the industry itself is a concrete example around the table to agree on one Definitely, it is an interesting of a circular economy and we provide consumers with position for common EU dossiers opportunity.
FEVE, Brussels, Belgium tel: +32 2 536 00 80 email: [email protected] web: www.feve.org
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Members of the Federation are yy Eastern India Glass Manufacturers' Affiliate Members: classified into two categories; Association (EIGMA) Admission fee ` 5000/- manufacturers of primary glass yy Northern India Glass Annual subscription is ` 10,000 + articles are enrolled as Ordinary Manufacturers' Association Service Tax as applicable. Members of the Federation and (NIGMA) Applicants for enrollment for a suppliers to glass industry viz., yy South India Glass Manufacturers' period of five years may pay a suppliers of machinery, raw materials, Association (SIGMA) consolidated amount of ` 45,000 consultants and others connected yy Uttar Pradesh Glass Manufacturers' (including admission fee) + Service with glass industry are enrolled as Syndicate (UPGMS) Tax as applicable. Affiliate Members. yy Western India Glass Manufacturers' Affiliate Members from countries Association (WIGMA) Foreign Companies supplying other than India: machinery etc., to glass industry are Admission Fee / Annual Admission fee US $ 200 also enrolled as Affiliate Members. Subscription Annual subscription: US $ 400 + The membership forms Ordinary Members: Service Tax as applicable. can be downloaded from Admission fee ` 5000/- Applicants for enrollment for a period http://www.aigmf.com/membership. Annual subscription: Single Unit: of five years may pay a consolidated php ` 25,000 + Service Tax as applicable. amount of US $ 1500 (including Members of the Federation are More than one Unit: ` 1,00,000 + admission fee) + Service Tax as enrolled on the recommendation of Service Tax as applicable. applicable ■ Zonal Associations viz.:
Originally published in Glass Worldwide, preferred international journal of AIGMF
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