Glass Service (GS) Expert System III (ES IIIâ„¢) has become the leading Supervisory Model Based Predictive Control for furnaces and forehearths. It brings Industry 4.0 to life.
Most major float, container and fibre glass producers have implemented ES IIIâ„¢ as their standard for improved furnace control. It provides stability and improved quality, aiming for 2-3 percent energy cost savings, plus CO2 and NOx emissions reduction, with a Return on Investment (ROI) of about 6 months.
Especially during COVID-19, with low operator and engineering personnel in attendance, the ES IIIâ„¢ has contributed to keep all systems running in optimal automatic mode without risk of exposure to the virus.
The GS-ASENS NIR furnace camera can monitor a glass furnace with specialized Artificial Intelligent software analysing what is going on in your furnace and inform ES IIIâ„¢ to take actions if needed.
Even with this past year’s travel restrictions GS was able to realize about 40 new installations worldwide, reaching now a total of 290 installations. The rollout is supported by embedded installation partners from many leading engineering and control firms.