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Book SynopsisThis conference proceeding includes 18 papers.
Table of ContentsForeword vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgements x
Advanced Feeder Control Using Fast Simulation Models 1
Oscar Verheijen, Olaf Op den Camp, Ruud Beerkens, Ton Back, and Leo Huisman
Application of IR-Sensors in Container Glass Forming Process 11
Joop Dalstra
Transmitted and Reflected Distortion of Float and Laminated Glass 25
Ulrich Pingel and Peter Ackroyd
Inspection: Going Beyond Just Finding Defects 37
Christian von Ah
Quality and Glass Production Improvements Through Statistical Process Control at Fevisa in Mexico 45
Jesus A. Ponce de Leon and Juan Rafael Silva-Garcia
Application of Microwaves in Glass Conditioning 63
Peter Vilk
The Development of the Emhart Glass 340 Forehearth 71
John McMinn
New Developments in Stirrer Technology 81
Duncan R. Coupland and Paul Williams
Spinel Refractories and Glass Melting 91
Chris Windle
Getting Fired Up with Synthetic Silicates 107
John Hockman
Tall Crown Glass Furnace Technology for Oxy-Fuel Firing 113
H. Kobayashi, K. T. Wu, G. B. Tuson, and F. Dumoulin
A Designer's Insight Into All-Electric Melting 131
Carl W. Hibscher, Peter R. H. Davies, Michael P. Davies, and Douglas H. Davis
Lessons Learned in Developing the Glass Furnace Model 145
Brian Golchert
The SORG@ VSM@ All-Electric Melter for 180TIDay Container Glass Design, Installation and First Experience 155
Matthias Lindig and Jan De Wind
The US. Glass Industry-Moving in New Directions 163
Michael Greenman
Joining Organic Materials with Inorganic Glass-Future Composite? 171
John T. Brown
Challenges to the US Glass Industry: Will the US Manufacture Glass in 2020? 181
Warren W. Woll
