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Off’, available with 13, 26 or 39 CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT
stations; depending on the cus- TOWARDS BEING AN ALL-IN-
tomer’s demands for speed. ONE SUPPLIER
Putting into operation the first
IMPLEMENTING AUTOMATIC cracking off and tableware con-
TABLEWARE CONTROL trol systems puts the company
SYSTEMS in line with its aim to become an
Manual quality control of all-in-one supplier for tableware
tableware products always products. Forma Glas can now
used to be a high expendi- provide several kinds of press-
ture for all glass manufactur- es, high end blowing machines,
ers. Advanced image processing servo gob feeders, stem stretch-
and software technology now ing equipment, flame polishing
enables to implement an auto- systems, conveyor belts, crack-
matic tableware control system. ing off machines and tableware
In cooperation with external control units. The company
experts, Forma Glas recently can therefore now provide the
put into operation the first fully machines required for high-end
automatic system, called TCS tableware production, excluding
(Tableware Control System). furnaces. O
TCS uses up to ten cam-
eras in combination with a
sophisticated software solution,
thus enbling to detect virtually
all possible flaws in different FORMA GLAS GmbH
sizes.
Salzburger Straße 1
5145 Neukirchen an der Enknach - Austria
Tel.: 0043-7729-20299
Fax: 0043-7729-20290
E-mail: info@formaglass.com
www.formaglass.com

result, up to 2300 high-level stem
ware products or 2700 tumblers
can be produced per hour.
SATISFYING THE DEMAND
FOR HIGH QUALITY POST
PROCESSING MACHINES ASA
Considering the importance of
proper post processing systems
for producing high quality glass-
ware, Forma Glas recently decid-
ed to re-enter this market. A new
automatic cracking off machine
is being built and will be commis-
sioned at the beginning of next
year. This machine uses three
separate high level lasers, thus
reaching cutting rates almost
exceeding the output of the afore-
mentioned stemware and tumbler
line. This machine is now being
sold as ‘ASA – Automatic Crack

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