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NOVAXION AND XPAR VISION

END OF PARTNERSHIP

As of June this year, Novaxion from France and XPAR Vision from the Netherlands have jointly agreed to
end their relationship.
Novaxion will continue to market its swabbing robot, partly itself, partly through agents and partly through
IS machine suppliers such as Bucher Emhart Glass and Bottero.
XPAR Vision has taken over the development of robotics, launching the so-called Blank Robot during

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LUBEN GLASS

INNOVATIVE MACHINES WIEGAND-GLAS

FOR MOULD TIAMA’S IQ SCAN

MAINTENANCE FOR MANUFACTURING

AND CONTROL EXECUTION SYSTEM

Ten years after the systems for the recognition German glassmaker Wiegand-Glas has
presentation of its of the weight loaded on the decided to invest into Tiama IQ Scan as a
patented polishing vibrating table to guarantee Manufacturing Execution System (MES) in its
system, non-destructive the correct setting of the 4 facilities.
for moulds and plungers, table itself. The machine, The glassmaker has adopted Tiama system
Luben Glass is now which does not require the to replace the existing solution at its plant in
presenting the new VR1, use of specialized labour, Ernstthal. The project also includes several
with which, thanks to new is ideal for polishing iAfis systems upgrades toTiama IQ Scan in
developments, provides without removing the the 3 other plants in Steinbach am Wald,
ultra-fast polishing material and thus ensuring Großbreitenbach, and Schleusingen.
(less than 1 hour) can the invariability of mould The group started to use Afis technology in
be obtained, regardless volume and the life of the 1996. Each day it produces more than eight
of the internal shape of moulds. million glass containers for the beverage and
the moulds and their The LMS V1 uses laser food industries.
dimensions, and less than scanning technology The Tiama IQ Scan’s role is to collect data
30 minutes for plungers. and is able to detect all from all machinery involved into the glass
This new machine is the measurements of the process, including Tiama inspection machines,
available in diverse lay- mould, compare them laboratory and mold shop.
outs as per the number with the project data With its web design, all actors of the glass plant
of moulds to be polished, and return a precise can monitor their production lines, understand
and can be equipped with and certified volume where the losses are coming from and therefore
automatic loading and measurement, all in less increase their efficiency.
unloading both of polishing than 5 minutes. The The Tiama IQ range was designed to support
material and items to be machine can be equipped glassmakers with real-time data, and allow
polished. Moreover, it with automatic loading access to relevant information required for the
can also be equipped with and unloading with pallets, decision-making process.
thus enabling This new step towards the smart factory
to control monitoring reinforces the Wiegand-Glas and
the moulds Tiama cooperation that started 25 years ago.
quickly and
automatically.

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