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The development of increasingly large
performance ware transfer and
machines with higher production speeds an efficient and stable three-axis
servo lehr loader. With these co-
requires careful consideration to be given ordinated components, the Heye
team was able to successfully ful-
to other production elements at the hot fil the customer’s requirements.

end of the glass container manufacturing INCREASED DAILY
TONNAGES
process. Heye International’s hot end Apart from the challenges
posed by this case study, howev-
development activities are aimed not only er, Heye recognises the industry-
wide demand for increased daily
at high performance machinery but at the tonnages, even with machines of
lower section numbers. This in
introduction of sophisticated concepts, turn places additional demands
on the performance of the feed-
as the company strives er, the feeder mechanics and its
controls.
to offer customers Only recently, a daily output
of 140-150 tonnes was consid-
a comprehensive ered high but today, 180 tonnes
and above are standard. Via the
overall solution, without introduction of the type 575
feeder (capable of 200 tonnes/
weaknesses. day performance levels), Heye

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