Emhart Glass Forehearth Control System Can Help Prevent the Unexpected

Regular maintenance is an expensive necessity but an unscheduled shutdown due to premature equipment failure can be even more costly.

Within the range of Emhart Glass forehearth controls, systems are available that can help eliminate the unexpected through continuous monitoring and status evaluation of both the control system, as well all major forehearth system components.

Successful forehearth operation depends on the performance of all its subsystems. A blocked fan filter, blocking burner nozzles, inaccurate air/gas ratio, or inaccurate actuator control all can affect the performance of the forehearth. In a predictive control system these, and many more components and subsystems, are continuously monitored and their status used to generate a predictive maintenance report that can be networked to any remote location or displayed via a high resolution SCADA graphics system. This allows the maintenance schedule to be accurately targeted and ensures optimum system performance.

Based on the latest PLC technology, Emhart Glass forehearth controls ensures system integrity through the use of hot stand-by processors and minimization of field wiring through the use of remote I/O panels and dual redundant network communications. The system also can be implemented on a wide variety of proprietary PLC architecture to fit individual customers’ preferences for specific PLC equipment.

Predictive maintenance is just one feature available from the range of forehearth and distributor control systems from Emhart Glass. From the simple to the complex, from analogue controllers to PLCs, from simple PID control to advanced 340 Forehearth control strategies, the range of forehearth control solutions from Emhart Glass are designed to fit all applications and budgetary constraints. For more information, contact your local Emhart Glass representative.