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LandGlass: What to include when inspecting glass tempering machines

Some advice from LandGlass about what items should be included in the monthly and yearly inspection of glass tempering machines.

Monthly inspections should include

  • The tempering furnace must be cooled down once every month for ceramic rollers and tempering section cleaning.
  • Check whether the furnace heating elements show grounding fault and the heating elements work properly
  • The chains and bearings of the furnace must have effective lubrication.
  • Clean dust from the electrical cabinet and inverter cooling ducts.
  • Check the quenching blower coupling for concentricity.
  • Check the blower blades for deformation and cracks.
  • Replace the circulating cooling water to ensure that the water quality meets the standards.
  • Check if the heating wire terminals and terminals in the heating electrical cabinet have become loose.

Yearly inspections should include

  • Oil in all reducers of the tempering furnace must be changed.
  • All drive bearings of the furnace must be purged and re-oiled.
  • The motor bearing of the quenching blower must be purged and re-oiled.
  • The convection blower must be replenished with oil as required.
  • Check whether the power supply system and grounding resistance value of the furnace meet the requirements.
  • Check the level of the roller conveyor of the tempering furnace with a flatness gauge.
  • Clean the inside of the air duct system and chiller with a high-pressure water gun.

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