START-UP OF THE FIRST FURNACE WITH FUEL/OXY FIRING

...AT VERRERIE DU LANGUEDOC (PERRIER VITTEL France) PERRIER VITTEL France entrusted STEIN HEURTEY with the conversion of its No. 1 furnace of 360 t/day to fuel/oxygen firing. This rebuild took place in the course of July and August 2001 with an effective start-up on September 16th. In addition to the supply of a part of the equipment, STEIN HEURTEY was in charge of the coordination and of the demolition and rebuild of the furnace. Within this very tight schedule, a great part of the steel structures was rebuilt to improve the furnace design : - reduced melting surface, - optimised electric boosting in partnership with PENELECTRO (www.penelectro.com) - change to fused-cast refractories for the crown. Today this bottle glass furnace of 360 t/day is the major fuel/oxygen firing reference in France. Visit our web site at http://www.stein-heurtey.com