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Furnace combustion

and channels For o-i poland

During the reconstruction tests were carried out. At arrangement of the - Gas reduction skids and
of a furnace at O-I present, Glass Service is flanges for connection to left-side combustion
Produkcja Polska S.A. concluding tests on the the system pipes makes channel and relative
in Poznan, Glass Service skids. on-site assembly easier. distributor
srl received an order for The skids supplied have The supply consists of: - Gas reduction skids and
the design, construction a new and different - Gas filtering skids for right-side combustion
and installation of the horizontal layout on a the furnace channel and relative
combustion skids for the frame with less depth - Reduction and distributor
furnace, and two channels. compared to previous measurement skids for - Cooling plant with
Glass Service received skids, so as to have a furnace gas distributors and
the order in March 2017; single and easier access - Inversion skids channels.
the production of the area both with regards to - All instrumentation, All equipment supplied
equipment started in May, the reading of instruments Venturi valves and is conform to EN746/2,
and in November 2017 and for their maintenance. connection to existing ATEX, SIL2 e PED
assembly and final on-site Furthermore, the aligned piping regulations.

steklarna Hrastnik

investment and glass capacity increase

Steklarna Hrastnik envisages major investments in All employees from the lighting glass production unit will be
production with the aim of further development, expansion, offered a redeployment within the company.
and growth. By the spring of 2018, the lighting glass “We will offer them conditions of employment that will be
production unit will be transformed into the packaging glass comparable with the current, if not better,” said Peter Cas,
production unit. General Director.
Steklarna Hrastnik will invest EUR 4.2 million in the “The transition to new jobs will be gradual and employee-
purchase of a new IS machine for packaging glass and friendly. Nothing will happen overnight. Employees will
the transfer of the existing machine to Vitrum, increasing be integrated into the mentoring system in order to get
furnace efficiency by 25 tonnes per day. acquainted with new production technologies, learn new
Once it has obtained the necessary permits, the company tasks, and thus make it easier to take on new jobs.”
plans to increase capacity in its Hrastnik plant, in particular The special glass packaging and perfume and cosmetic
the capacity of the furnace by 200 tonnes per day, which will packaging market has been an opportunity for expansion, as
also create 150 new high-value added jobs. demand has steadily increased in recent years.
Since the onset of the crisis in 2008, demand in the market The increase in demand was exceptionally high this year.
of lighting glass has dropped sharply, at the expense of the “We have decided to take action now, when the market of
increasing uptake of LED lights. special glass and perfume and cosmetic packaging enables
Steklarna Hrastnik has also faced a sharp price competition opportunity for expansion,” said Mr Cas.
in this market, which is promoted by cheap products from The packaging glass unit has no room for the integration
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Agrado Sa the Chinese market. of machines, equipment and logistics, which are needed to
Avda. San Roque , 26 - Pol. Industrial La Postura
28340 Valdemoro - Madrid - Spain
Tel.: +34 - 902325032 - Fax: +34 - 918954891
E-mail: spain@agrado.es - www.agrado.es
Andrej Božic President of the Glass Division also pointed increase capacities. However, the lighting glass production
EUROPA
CONTAINER GLASS
AFRICA grado S.A. has a solid experience out that Steklarna Hrastnik has invested EUR 2.8 million areas will provide the opportunity to do precisely that.
in the fi eld of manufacturing am-
DOMESTIC GLASS Apoules and vials for the pharmaceuti-
cal sector. Its current facilities, located in
one of the best industrial parks of the south
ASIA PHARMACEUTICAL GLASS of Madrid, inglobe a total area of 6,700
m2, where stands the company’s plant
of 4,800 m2. Each and every one of the
departments of the facilities has been de-
signed according to the requirements of the
AMERICAS TECHNICAL & INDUSTRIAL GLASS Glassworks in the development of lighting glass unit over the past eight The glass factory envisages more than a 30% increase for
pharmaceutical industry, on the basis of the
different external audits realized to Agrado.
Product handling areas controlled ISO-8,
duly separate warehouses, quarantine zones
and other departments, make the factory one of the most modern facilities of the domestic and international market.
Through the years, starting from its foundation date in 1966, Agrado has achieved to stand out among the
competitors turning into one of the leading companies in the pharmaceutical industry as much into Spain as
internationally. years. the packaging programme.
The glass ampoules are based on French machinery Moderne Mecanique MM-30 in the same manner as in
vials, number one manufacturer worldwide since the 40s. The current capacity is 75 million ampoules per
year and it includes all market formats, from the opened ampoules to the closed ampoules ISO, and all interme-
diate approved formats for the pharmaceutical industry. All the company’s production machines are constantly
updated through a R & D department and through new equipment improved by the same manufacturer.
Our philosophy, based on total reinvestment of all our benefi ts for more than 40 years of experience and makes
us one of the glass manufacturers of reference for the sector of packaging material for the pharmaceutical indus-
try, is complemented with optimal facilities, machinery and constant application of R & D to all our production In 2018, Steklarna Hrastnik would have to invest at least By reorganising production, Steklarna Hrastnik will set the
processes and quality.
an additional EUR 2.5 million in furnace renewal, which conditions for optimising production, raising profitability
would be an over-investment for a programme that is not and new investments in the coming years.
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