Gerresheimer has commissioned a modernised all-electric glass melting furnace from Horn Glass Industries at its Momignies glass manufacturing plant in Belgium.
Horn installed its in-house developed e-Fusion Power Boosting Technology, which offers reduced CO2 emissions and increased energy efficiency to decarbonise glass production.
Horn subsidiary JSJ designed the furnace, which will be used to produce cosmetic glass containers in flint on multiple production lines.
The new furnace F4 has a rectangular furnace shape for a more even convection to improve glass melting/refining performances.
The furnace, powered by renewable electricity with 50% melting capacity flexibility, will allow Gerresheimer to reduce its CO2 emissions, increase glass quality as well as reduce energy consumption.
The cold top all-electric furnace incorporates Horn's latest design features that offer a specifically engineered furnace structure as well as a steelwork-integrated cooling system to extend the furnace lifetime.
In addition, a new and improved swivel mechanism for the top electrodes has made it much easier to swing them in and out, both in terms of effort and time.
Within this furnace rebuild, Horn supplied a complete package of design, refractory engineering, delivery of the steel structure and equipment as well as the complete construction works.
Its scope of supply also included the emergency combustion system, e-Fusion power boosting system, measuring and control equipment as well as tank and throat cooling.
The complete construction works and heating-up process were accompanied by the Horn supervisor team to ensure a trouble-free commissioning.
Gerresheimer's operating personnel were prepared to take over the system through tailored training.
The new all-electric, energy-efficient glass melting furnace went into operation in October last year.