Page 43 - Glass Machinery Plants & Accessories no. 1/2018

With well over 100 years of experience in glass

processing machinery, Forma Glas is now looking

to become an all-round supplier in the tableware

sector. In this article, the company presents its

developments for this year, including the fully

automatic tableware control system.

with top quality new generation new generation oF es per day with affordable refill
machines to support existing automatiC CraCk-oFF costs for laser.
production lines. Continuing the maChine (asa) with laser The modular design of the
company’s development towards This year Forma Glas has ASA enables to offer the sys-
becoming an all-in-one supplier, launched a new automatic crack- tem also as a stand-alone laser
Forma Glas can now provide off machine for tumbler and module.
several kinds of presses, high stemware products, and has a Main benefits:
end blowing machines, stem special machine design available - crack of the caps at the cold
stretching equipment, flame pol- for large items with diameters of end
ishing systems, conveyor belts, up to 300 millimetres, and wall - suitable to all known crack-off
cracking-off machines with laser thickness up to 7 millimetres. machines at the cold end
and table ware control systems. The flexibles mounting of grind- - replacement of thermal shock
This means that the company ing and seaming stations with - glasses up to 3mm wall thick-
can now provide the machinery single-, double- and triple load- ness
required for high-end tableware ing systems is also an important - reducing of scrap during crack
production – with the exception advantage. The machine has a of process
of furnaces. capacity of up to 75,000 glass- This module is also available

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