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PANERATECH THERMOSEAL GROUP

SMARTMELTER VALIDATION IN BLIND BRINGING PRODUCTS

TRIAL ON A FURNACE BOTTOM TO TRADE SHOWS

PaneraTech has successfully demonstrated measurement of a furnace bottom in AROUND
a blind trial on a float line furnace.
A major US-based float glass manufacturer approached PaneraTech to use the THE WORLD
SmartMelter solution to measure and monitor the residual thickness of the fur-
nace bottom on a float line furnace that was near the end of its campaign. Themoseal is presenting its products
Eight months before the planned shutdown date, PaneraTech performed an ini- at several trade fairs this year.
tial assessment of the furnace bottom. The company continued to monitor the The company manufactures and
progress of glass infiltration at the furnace bottom over the next several months. supplies high performance warm edge
Prior to the furnace drain for rebuild, PaneraTech performed a final survey of spacers and accessories – Thermobar
and submitted a report indicating the final thick- (0.14 W/mK) and Thermoflex
nesses of the furnace bottom. (0.135 W/mK). Throughout 2017
After the drain, the float glass team selected the company will be bringing its
several spots and measured the actual physi- award-winning service and warm
cal thicknesses of the furnace bottom. This was edge product range to: The FIT Show
compared with the SmartMelter measurements. (23-25 May); China Glass (24-27
The SmartMelter sensors had measured residual May); GlassBuild America (12-14
bottom thickness within 0-5mm (0.2 inch) of the September); Vitrum (3-6 October)
actual bottom thickness. and ZakGlass in Mumbai.

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