BOC is helping Saint Gobain Glass to boost productivity at one of its European furnaces.
The company has installed its 35th CGM(tm) advanced melting technology system on one of Saint Gobain’s float glass furnaces, which produces glass used around the world in automotive manufacturing and building construction.
In a 90-day trial in late 2005, the CGM technology enabled Saint Gobain to boost production by 19 per cent over air fuel operation, and nine per cent over the conventional oxy-fuel boosting technologies used in the furnace before the CGM system was installed.
Following the trial, Saint Gobain agreed to adopt the technology under a longer-term contract.
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