The Sorg Group has completed the reconstruction of Furnace 1 at BG Container Glass (BGC)’s plant in Prachin Buri, Thailand.
After more than 17 years of operation, the furnace built by Sorg for the BGC affiliate company Prachinburi Glass Industry (PGI) was due for reconstruction.
As part of the engineering work, Nikolaus Sorg revised the complete furnace design, bringing it in line with the latest furnace technology standards.
The focus of the revision was to the increase the melting capacity from 180 tpd to 215 tpd.
This was in addition to the longevity of the furnace, increasing energy efficiency, and reducing emissions.
Sorg supplied the necessary equipment for the reconstruction of the regenerative endport furnace, with a melting area of approximately 65m2 for the production of flint containers.
This included a new boosting system consisting of a melting and barrier booster, as well as a Sorg STW working end.
The batch is now fed by two CPO 400D feeding machines from EME, a subsidiary of the Sorg Group.
The installation of the equipment, the assembly of the furnace steel and the refractory material, including heating, filling and commissioning of the furnace, was supervised by the service specialists from Nikolaus Sorg and SKS.
Sorg thanked the PGI team for its co-operation and wished them a long and successful furnace campaign.