Lubrication
A complete lubrication package for glass manufacturing Andrew Clarkson* explains how Graphoidal can provide a total package for an integral part of the bottle forming process.
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tailor the lubrication for the gob delivery equipment. The industry requires consistency for all aspects of the production process, this is achieved by the equipment monitoring and control programmed into the shear spray system. To have accurate repeatability offers better and sustained gob delivery, reducing oil and water consumption. Bacterial growth is a risk that can affect shear spray systems causing unexpected downtime and a loss in production. Using an Oil in Air system, the Oil is mixed with the water at the Spray Bar eliminating the potential for bacterial growth within the pipework, potentially reducing production downtime and unexpected maintenance. The ability to dose of up to 1/2000
ratio Oil to Water consistently, precisely with automatic back and detailed human interface unit offers confidence and great return on investment. Graphoidal Multi Shear Spray Systems have been designed to keep up with a fastmoving consumer goods environment, and to instil assurance and reliability that is a necessity for the container glass industry. The system is equipped with automatic redundancy programmed to activate under alarm conditions. This ensures consistent and stable lubrication delivery while reducing the impact to production. Easily defined alarms allow for quick and easy fault finding, combined with on-site training given by our specialist Continued>>
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raphoidal Developments, the Chesterfield, UK-based lubrication and engineering systems specialist now offers a complete solution for shear and gob delivery lubrication and cooling. Its expertise is in precise pumping, control of mixing, dosing and spraying of the lubricants and coatings which form a vital part of the glass production process, both in hot end and cold end areas. As a Rondot Group company, its success has been achieved by providing our customers with the support they require, with the ability in some instances to remotely support with our advances with Industry 4.0. With thousands of products installed globally, Graphoidal Developments has a proven track record in the supply of quality equipment to the glass packaging industry. Development of the Graphoidal Multi Shear Spray Unit brings further benefits with the addition of upper funnel lubrication, as shear and gob delivery is a critical component to the bottle forming process. (Fig.1) The addition of lubricating the upper funnels improves the delivery process, whereas previously the funnels may have relied on excess lubrication from the shears with no control. With Graphoidal’s direct lubrication process, it gives the customer full control of their lubrication, with the ability to manage consumption. The reduction in oil and water usage on the delivery system can potentially reduce container defects, which could also reduce consumable costs. Graphoidal’s centralised shear, funnel and scoop system provides the operator with a central control station. The user-friendly easy-to-use software empowers the operator to independently monitor oil consumption on a line-byline basis, while also allowing the user to accurately alter the dosing ratio to
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