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lity. Luigi Bormioli rivals fine crystal in appearanceand elegance, but is affordably priced and widelyavailable.

As Italian glassmakers go, Luigi Bormioli is rela-tively young, but the company’s devotion to design aes-thetics and glass craftsmanship are rooted in Italian glass-making methods that have flourished on the Venetian island ofMurano since the Middle Ages. While Venice symbolizes glassartistry of the highest order, the lasting contribution of Muranoglassmakers was the creation of a clear, brilliant glass calledcristallo. In time, their once-secret processes spread across

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mitted to the purest sands, potash and other materials used in the manu-facture of high-quality glass.

Most of the company’s glassware is made at the Luigi Bormi-oli glassworks in Parma, while some items are manufac-tured by skilled artisans in glassworks in Germany, Turkeyand China.

In order to produce glass of the highest quality, the com-pany prefers to manufacture its products from thepurest of materials and not recycled glass, but also has certain collections that are madefrom recycled product.

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COMPANY DATACompany OfficersA. Bormioli: PresidentV. Di Giuseppantonio: General DirectorF. Nardiello: Sales Director Perfumery divisionGiovanni Rosati: Head of PurchasingAnnual turnover Euro 130 millionQuality certifications VISION 2000, SA8000Tot. number of employees: 1,070Company founded: 1946Nominal capital: Euro 30 millionNumber of furnaces: 5 - Tons/day (total): 290Fuel used: electrical energy, gasNumber of production plants (domestic/abroad)Domestic: no. 2, Abroad: no. 1Plant - 1 BORMIOLI LUIGI SPAAddress as abovePlant - 2 BORMIOLI LUIGI SPAStabilimento di AbbiategrassoVia F.M.Visconti 1, Z.I. Mendosio20081 Abbiategrasso (MI) - ItalyTel: +39-02-94019111 - Fax: +39-02-9466795Abroad: no. 3Number of employees at plant: 860Number of furnaces: 5 - Tons/day (total): 215Fuel used: Electrical energy, GasMachines/equipment - Suppliers:IS - Emhart, H28 - Emhart, Olivotto 090 - OlivottoPlant productionTableware, Perfume bottles

Plant - 3 BORMIOLI LUIGI FRANCE57, rue du Grand Morin - Z.I. de la Prairie St. Pierre77120 Coulommiers - FranceTel: +33-01-64046837 - Fax: +33-01-64046840Plant Manager Michel AudinotExport: yesCommercial office BORMIOLI LUIGI FRANCE SA182, Rue La Fayette - 75010 Paris - FranceTel: +33-1-40372537 - Fax: +33-1-40378572E-mail: Valerie Mattiussi: [email protected] Blondeau: [email protected] Patricia MathonCommercial office BORMIOLI LUIGI U.S.A.5 Walnut Grove Drive, Suite 140Horsham, PA 19044 - USATel: +1-215-6727111 - Fax: +1-215-6727115Manager Marcel TrepanierCOMPANY PRODUCTION:Bottles and containersPerfume (Primary glass manufacturer)Colours: Black, Blue, Brown, Dark Green, Half Green, LightGreen, WhiteProduction techniques: Machine-made, Moulds in houseCapacity/shape:from 5 ml. to 1200 ml. narrow neck, wide mouthDomestic glasswareDecanters, Stemware, Tableware, Tumblers(Primary glass manufacturer)Made of: Crystal

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BERLIN PACKAGINGINTEGRATION WITH CONTINENTALPACKAGING

Berlin Packaging, a leading full-service sup-plier of plastic, glass, and metal containers and

closures, has completed the integration of all operationsof Chicago-based Continental Packaging Solutions,which it acquired in December 2010. The integrationprocess included the rebranding of all Continental salesand warehouse locations, along with transitioningemployees and back-end technology to operate in theBerlin Packaging environment.

Integration has resulted in the expansion of BerlinPackaging’s footprint to more than 80 locations acrossNorth America, along with a dozen additional ware-houses and new sales offices in Boston, Miami,Milwaukee and Champaign, Illinois.

Other results are the full integration with BerlinPackaging’s Oracle/PeopleSoft order, inventory, and

delivery management systems; access by formerContinental customers to a broader array of services,including custom packaging and graphic design, capitallending, and consulting; enhancement of BerlinPackaging’s on-the-ground Asian sourcing capabilitieswith the addition of Continental’s supplier network andorder volume; consolidation of sales leads, new productnews, and other communications for the two companies’joint suppliers under the Berlin Packaging umbrella.

The acquisition of Continental Packaging was BerlinPackaging’s second acquisition in ten months, follow-ing the acquisition of Pittsburgh-based All-Pak, Inc. inMarch 2010.

NAMPAKINVESTMENTS IN BOTTLE MANUFACTURING

South African container glass manufacturer,Nampak Wiegand Glass, is to invest almost ZAR

500 million in rebuilding and expanding one of its furnacesat its glass bottle manufacturing facility in Johannesburg.

According to the company, Furnace 2, which wasnearing the end of its useful life, will be rebuilt at a larg-er capacity and improved bottle-forming equipment willalso be installed.

“This will enable Nampak Wiegand Glass to meetcustomer demand and enter new markets from which itwas previously excluded.”

Commissioning has been planned for the first quarterof 2012.

“Nampak Wiegand Glass is part of Nampak’s core met-als and glass segment and this investment strengthens ourposition as a reliable supplier to the growing glass packag-ing market,” Andrew Marshall, Nampak CEO said.

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US fibreglass recycling company, GlobalFiberglass Solutions, Inc., is said to be in

talks with international fiberglass manufacturers, stategovernments and national government representativesto build and manage facilities to collect and recyclefiberglass. Once collected, the fiberglass will be usedto manufacture products that will be much strongerand recyclable.

The proprietary technology and process will changethe way fiberglass and other previously non-recyclablematerials will be disposed of, also saving landfillsfrom toxic non decomposing material. Fibreglass, infact, is very slow to decompose.

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NEW, IMPROVEDCHEMICALS FOR GLASSMOULDS CLEANING

Ecotecne has released a new line of solid chemicalsmeant to foster the ultrasonic action of its system forcleaning the moulds used in the hollow glass industry.

Ecotecne’s team has, over the past two years,reviewed and innovated all parts of its patented machin-ery and its ultrasounds generators are now, says theItalian company, the most powerful and multi frequen-cy, and can provide surplus energy whenever needed toachieve an in-deep cleaning of the dirtiest pieces.Transducers have been re-designed and upgraded inorder to support and transmit maximum power efficient-ly. The cleaning cycle has been revised and Ecotecnecan now offer the same quality of service and cleaningeffect with different system sizes, ranging from themanual single-tank ECO1 to the most sophisticated,fully automated seven-tank ECO7.

Codenamed Ecobasic and Ecoacid, the new chemi-cals continue Ecotecne’s proud tradition of integratingthe latest technologies into its high-quality, easy-to-useplants. The chemicals have been developed in-housewith the assistance of regional universities and with thecollaboration and technical expertise of a private labo-ratory specialized in formulating new chemicals for cur-rent industrial use.

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the cleaning tanks and no longer transportedand manipulated in liquid form;

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storage, reduced transportation costs, reduced ecological impact, reduced transportation risks –solid compared to liquid form.Products are supplied with instructions and can be

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GERRESHEIMERGOOD START TO NEW FINANCIAL YEAR

Gerresheimer AG, one of the leading global sup-pliers to the pharma and healthcare industry, got

off to a good start in the new financial year. “We continuedon our successful course in the new financial year. Weexpect particularly strong growth over the coming years inthe emerging countries. Our latest acquisition of theBrazilian company Vedat strengthens our position in theemerging markets and expands our product portfolio,” saysUwe Röhrhoff, CEO of Gerresheimer AG.

In the first quarter of the financial year 2011 (1December 2010 to 28 February 2011) Gerresheimer sub-stantially increased its revenues, with a 5.2% rise to EUR236.6 million. At constant exchange rates, the growth ratewas 2.9%. There was also a further rise in demand for cos-metics products.

In the first quarter of 2011 Gerresheimer increased itsadjusted EBITDA to EUR 41.8 million, 9% up on the prioryear. The adjusted EBITDA margin improved by 0.7 per-centage points on the prior year to 17.7%. Net incomealmost tripled to EUR 7.1 million in the first quarter.Earnings per share also improved substantially from EUR0.06 to EUR 0.20. Net financial debt was reduced by EUR84.4 million in comparison with the prior year to EUR318.2 million. In addition, Gerresheimer introduced earlyrefinancing.

“The worldwide demand for medicines will continueto rise in the coming years. Demographic change,increasing incidence of acute and chronic diseases,growth of self-medication and the need for healthcare inthe emerging countries will contribute to this. Thesemegatrends provide the basis for our future growth.With our products and services we can contribute toimproving health and well-being,” says Röhrhoff.

For FY 2011 Gerresheimer’s guidance is that revenuegrowth as reported including Vedat will be 7 to 8%,equivalent to revenue growth of 6 to 7% at constantexchange rates. The company assumes that the adjustedEBITDA margin will reach around 20%. In 2011, thecompany expects to invest around EUR 80 million.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING DECIDESTO PAY DIVIDEND

At the meeting of shareholders in Düsseldorf theCEO Uwe Röhrhoff summarized the year as follows:“The financial year 2010 went very successfully for us.Our products and services are very popular with ourinternational pharma customers. We achieved our tar-gets and actually exceeded some of them. We wish toallow our shareholders to participate in this success.”

“In the coming years we see further major growth

opportunities, particularly in emerging countries. Wewant to become the leading global partner for solutionswhich contribute to improvements in health and wellbe-ing,” Röhrhoff added.

The dividend of EUR 0.50 per share is basically tax-free for shareholders based in Germany. No dividend waspaid in the prior year.

With capital stock representation of 68.27% theGeneral Meeting passed the following resolutions onagenda items:

ITEM 2: Appropriation of net earnings for the financialyear 2010: votes in favour 99.99%

ITEM 3: Formal approval of the actions of the mem-bers of the Management Board for the financial year2010: votes in favour 96.34%

ITEM 4: Formal approval of the actions of the mem-bers of the Supervisory Board for the financial year 2010:votes in favour 98.52%

ITEM 5: Election of the auditor for the financial year2011: votes in favour 99.69%

Gerresheimer is an internationally leading manufactur-er of high-quality speciality products made of glass andplastic for the global pharma and healthcare industry. TheGroup realizes revenues of around EUR one billion andhas 10,000 employees at 45 locations in Europe, Northand South America and Asia.

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WHITEHOUSE SCIENTIFICNEW MD APPOINTED

Whitehouse Scientific, a leading producer ofglass microspheres for calibration, has promoted

Jamie Storey to the position of managing director. Storeyhas worked at Whitehouse Scientific for almost 10 yearsand has management responsibility for the company,while founder Graham Rideal is CEO. Lauren Prince issales and marketing director.

“I am delighted to welcome Jamie to his new role,” saidRideal. “Not only has he been involved in managing thecompany over recent years, he has also been running thelab and has overseen production. This combination ofexperience and expertise means he has a unique insightinto our products, as well as understanding our customersand their needs.”

“As CEO I intend to concentrate on the company’s scien-tific and product development, and will also be able toaccept the many invitations to participate in industry confer-ences, provide input to international standards committees,and fulfil an increasing number of speaking engagements.”

HNGILSCHEDULED INVESTMENTS IN FACILITIES AND PRODUCTION CAPACITY

Hindusthan National Glass Industries Ltd.(HNGIL) has announced that it will invest up to

INR 5,000 crore over the next five years to set up newfacilities and expand existing capacity. Total productioncapacity in the last fiscal was 9.40 lakh tonnes, and thecompany said it expects to reach 12 lakh tonnes in the2011-12 period.

“We are looking to invest nearly INR 5,000 crore toset up a greenfield facility and also to augment capaci-ty in the existing plants,” HNGIL President R.L.Khandelia said.

HNGIL already has plants at Bahadurgarh, Haryana;Nashik, Maharashtra and Neemrana, Rajasthan, and issetting up a new one at Naidupeta in Andhra Pradesh.

The new facility, which will be located in Rajasthan,Haryana or Madhya Pradesh, is expected to cost aboutINR 2,500 crore to set up.

“We are looking for about 500 acres of land and arein talks with the governments in these three states andwherever we find the land we will set up the new facil-ity,” Khandelia said, adding that the new plant will havethree manufacturing container glass units as well as twofor float glass.

Capacities at existing facilities are also beingenhanced, Khandelia said.

“We have already spent INR 160 crore atBahadurgarh for equipment and machines in the last fis-cal. This year we plan to spend another INR 160 crorein this facility,” he added.

At present, production at the Bahadurgarh plant istwo lakh tonnes per annum, which is expected to reach3.1 lakh tonnes by 2012. The company is also increas-ing the capacity of its Nashik plant with an investmentof INR 500 crore, which will go from 400 tonnes perday to 1100 per day by March 2012.

The Neemrana plant will also increase productioncapacity to 650 tonnes per day by April 2013 from thecurrent 200 tonnes per day, thanks to an investment ofINR 500 crore.

A new plant at Naidupeta in Andhra Pradesh willinvolve an investment of INR 650 crore, and is expect-ed to be operational by March 2012 with a capacity of750 tonnes per day.

HNGIL posted net sales of INR 1,545 crore last fis-cal and has forecast INR 2,200 crore this fiscal.

“We are looking at a healthy growth rate of 12-15%in the next couple of years,” Khandelia said.

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newsFRIGOGLASSEXPANSION OF GLASS OPERATIONS

Frigoglass, the largest glass bottle producer inWest Africa, has announced that it has reached

an agreement to acquire 80% of the shareholding inDubai-based glass bottle and jar manufacturer, Jebel AliContainer Glass Factory Fze (JAG).

JAG is located in the Jebel Ali Free Zone and, sincethe start of operations in 1997, has been a competitiveplayer in the international market with exports to Southand East Africa, Asia and Europe.

JAG has a 68,000 sq.m. facility with state-of-the-artmachinery and equipment, including a highly energyefficient Sorg end-fired twin-pass regenerative furnacewith a capacity exceeding 360 tons per day, and 340employees. JAG achieved sales of USD 41.6 million in2010. Frigoglass will acquire 80% of Jebel Ali for USD

6.8 million cash, assuming USD 23 million net debt.The transaction, together with additional working capi-tal requirements, is expected to be financed throughnew debt.

Frigoglass Glass Operations, based in Nigeria, hasthree furnaces and capacity exceeding 600 tons per day.

Petros Diamantides, managing director of Frigoglass,commented: “We are delighted to announce this signif-icant opportunity to expand our Glass Operations andbelieve that Jebel Ali Glass offers a very attractive fit interms of its strong technical expertise, long-standingcustomer relationships and attractive market presence,which will drive the continued growth of FrigoglassGlass Operations. The global glass container market islarge and expanding, currently valued at approximatelyUSD 27 billion.

Frigoglass will, with this deal, be able to increase thegeographic coverage of its glass business to Europe, aswell as to fast growth markets such as East and SouthAfrica and Asia, where demand for glass containers hasconsistently outstripped supply in recent years.

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O-I1Q RESULTS

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (O-I) 1Q 2011 earnings fromcontinuing operations attributable to the company

were USD 0.44 per share (diluted), compared to USD 0.48per share (diluted) in the prior year. Adjusted net earnings(non-GAAP) were USD 0.47 per share, compared to USD0.48 per share in 1Q 2010. Flooding in Australia negative-ly impacted 1Q 2011 earnings by USD 0.04 per share.

Net revenue increased from the prior year as recentacquisitions and improving market conditions drove a7% increase in tonnes shipped. Volumes improvedacross all regions.

Higher shipment and production levels increased seg-ment operating profit to USD 199 million in 1Q 2011, com-pared to USD 193 million in the prior year, despite addi-tional costs including elevated cost inflation.

1Q net sales were USD 1.719 billion in 2011, up fromUSD 1.546 billion in the prior year quarter primarily due tohigher sales volume and favourable foreign currency trans-lation effects.

Net earnings from continuing operations attributable tothe company in 1Q 2011 were USD 73 million, or USD0.44 per share (diluted), compared with net earnings fromcontinuing operations in the prior year of USD 82 million,or USD 0.48 per share (diluted). Exclusive of the items notrepresentative of ongoing operations listed in Note 1, first-quarter 2011 adjusted net earnings were USD 79 million, orUSD 0.47 per share (diluted), compared with adjusted netearnings in the prior year 1Q of USD 82 million, or USD0.48 per share (diluted).

Chairman and CEO Al Stroucken said, “Our shipmentswere up from prior year levels across all regions and end-use categories. Higher volumes reflected last year’s acqui-sitions in South America and China as well as improvingeconomic conditions. Stronger volumes boosted our pro-duction levels and capacity utilization rates. However, thebenefit of greater shipments was offset by higher costsincluding elevated cost inflation and interest expense onadditional borrowings to fund recent and future acquisi-tions. We are also investing in our sales and marketingcapabilities to drive future profitable growth.”

O-I reported 1Q 2011 segment operating profit ofUSD 199 million, up from USD 193 million in 2010.While the combined effect of price and product mix wasessentially flat with the prior year, global shipments (intonnes) increased 7%. Acquisitions completed in 2010represented more than 5% of this volume growth. Theremaining increase was due to organic growth. 1Q earn-ings benefited USD 52 million primarily due toimproved capacity utilization and footprint realignmentefforts conducted in the prior year.

However, O-I incurred USD 49 million of cost inflation

driven by higher raw material and energy prices and USD9 million of costs related to flooding in Australia.Additionally, operating expense increased USD 12 millionfrom the prior year to support sales and marketing initia-tives and the initial deployment of an SAP information sys-tem in North America.

Net interest expense increased USD 21 million from theprior year as a result of additional borrowings to fundacquisitions.

The company reported total debt of USD 4.363 billionand cash of USD 430 million. Net debt was USD 3.933billion, an increase of USD 295 million from year-end2010. The increase in net debt was primarily due to aUSD 158 million use of free cash flow to support season-ally higher working capital levels as well as USD 110million of foreign currency translation. Available liquid-ity was USD 728 million under the company’s globalrevolving credit facility.

Asbestos-related cash payments during 1Q 2011 wereUSD 33 million, compared to USD 34 million in the firstquarter of 2010. New lawsuits and claims filed during thefirst three months of 2011 were consistent with the sameperiod last year. The number of pending asbestos-relatedlawsuits and claims approximated 5,900, flat with year-end2010 levels.

With regards to the company’s outlook for the secondquarter, Stroucken said, “We expect higher shipment andproduction levels compared to the prior year due to ourrecent acquisitions and improving demand for glass pack-aging. While we anticipate elevated cost inflation givenhigh energy prices in Europe, an improving demand profileshould create a more receptive environment to pass alongadditional costs over the course of 2011. We also expect ourinvestments in marketing and innovation to benefit futureearnings. Overall, free cash flow should improve to approx-imately USD 300 million in 2011.”

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FMCSODA ASH PRICE

INCREASESFMC Wyoming Corporation hasannounced that it will increase the price of its

Grade 260 ‘dense’ soda ash sold to South African cus-tomers by USD 30 per metric ton and will increase theprice of its Grade 100 light soda ash sold to SouthAfrican customers by USD 50 per metric ton, effec-tive immediately, or as contract terms permit. Thisincrease is necessary for FMC to recover increasingcosts and continue to invest in its operations as theglobal demand for soda ash increases.

FMC Wyoming Corporation is a subsidiary ofFMC Corporation, a diversified chemical companyserving agricultural, industrial and consumer marketsglobally for more than a century with innovative solu-tions, applications and quality products. The compa-ny has about 4,900 employees at its global locations,operating in three segments: agricultural products,specialty chemicals, and industrial chemicals.

UKPACKAGING TARGETS MET

The UK has met its 2010 packaging recycling andrecovery targets despite a decrease in the tonnage

of glass recycled in the last quarter of 2010. More than 7.7million tonnes of packaging were recycled or recoveredduring the 2010 compliance year, while the actual 2010 tar-get was 6.8 million tonnes.

However, UK packaging producers met their material-specific target for glass only by a small margin as 1.64 mil-lion tonnes of glass packaging were sent for recycling in2010. The glass target was met with the help of PackagingRecovery Notes (PRNs) carried from 2009 into 2010.

About 330,000 tonnes of glass packaging was sent forrecycling or reprocessing between October and December2010, more than 50,000 tonnes less than in 2009. Thismeans that there was less surplus to carry forward to 2011,and that carry over has decreased to 12,000 tonnes com-pared to around 63,657 tonnes the year before.

In December 2010, adverse weather conditions led tolow glass PRN prices. A fraud investigation by the EA alsotook place in this period, resulting in the firm being sus-pended. According to Environment Exchange market direc-tor, Ian Andrews, the glass 2010 PRN figures were a causefor concern because the PRN system only had 12,000tonnes to ‘carry over’ as opposed to 64,000 tonnes.

“Although the figure is a cause for concern I believe thatmuch of the tonnage which was missing from the last quar-ter of the year will be made up by the first quarter of 2011.Only when data is published for the first quarter of 2011will we really know if there is going to be an issue withglass this year.”

He also said that, traditionally, glass carry over is nor-mally more than 60,000 tonnes as opposed to 12,000 tonnesand that this puts glass PRNs in a ‘precarious position’.

Comparing fourth-quarter with third-quarter PRN pro-duction, paper was down 30,248 tonnes, glass dropped144,803 tonnes, aluminium increased by 166, steel wasdown 16,197, plastic dropped 15,696, wood 26,393, andrecovery increased 9,137 tonnes.

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LIBBEY1Q 2011 RESULTS

Libbey Inc. announced that sales for the firstquarter of 2011 were USD 181.0 million, com-

pared to USD 173.9 million in the first quarter of 2010,up more than 4%. The company reported a net loss ofUSD 1.0 million, or USD 0.05 per diluted share, for thefirst quarter ended 31 March 2011, compared to netincome of USD 55.4 million, or USD 2.76 per dilutedshare, in the prior-year quarter. Excluding special itemsof USD 0.3 million during the first quarter of 2011,Libbey had a net loss of USD 0.7 million or USD 0.03 perdiluted share, compared to a net loss (excluding specialitems of USD 56.4 million), of USD 1.0 million and dilut-ed loss per share of USD 0.05 for the first quarter of 2010.The special items in the first quarter of 2010 included again of USD 70.2 million, which represented the differ-ence between the carrying value and the face value of thePayment in Kind (PIK) notes which were redeemed inFebruary 2010. This gain was partially offset by thewrite-off of USD 13.4 million of unamortized fees anddiscounts on the refinanced floating rate senior notes andABL credit facility and call premium payments.

Libbey also presented its revised segment financialresults, which reflect the company’s new reporting struc-ture reorganization from geographical regions to oneglobal company. Under the new structure, Libbey hasGlass Operations and Other Operations. The revised seg-ment results do not affect the company’s previouslyreported consolidated financial results.

For the quarter ended 31 March 2011, sales were USD181.0 million, compared to USD 173.9 million in theyear-ago quarter. Sales in the Glass Operations segmentwere USD 162.1 million, an increase of over 4%, com-pared to USD 155.1 million in the first quarter of 2010.Primary contributors to the increased sales included salesincreases in excess of 50% in the China sales region andover 5% in the US and Canada region. Sales in the USand Canada region grew as the result of an over 12%increase in sales to US and Canadian business-to-businesscustomers and sales increases of almost 7% to US andCanadian retail customers, compared to the prior-yearquarter. Sales to US and Canadian foodservice glasswarecustomers increased less than 1% in the quarter, as severewinter weather in January and early February adverselyimpacted sales of foodservice glassware. Sales inFebruary and March of foodservice glassware reboundedslightly, increasing over 4% compared to February andMarch 2010. Other Operations segment sales were USD19.2 million, compared to USD 18.9 million in the prior-year quarter, as sales to World Tableware customersincreased over 6% during the quarter and the total sales of

Syracuse China and Traex products were lower byapproximately 5% versus the prior year.

The company reported income from operations ofUSD 10.7 million during the quarter, compared to incomefrom operations of USD 10.8 million in the year-agoquarter. Income from operations, excluding special items(see Table 1), was USD 10.7 million in the first quarter of2011, compared to income from operations of USD 11.1million during the first quarter of 2010. Factors contribut-ing to the small decline in income from operations (bothincluding and excluding special items) were higher sell-ing, general and administrative expenses offset by highersales and higher gross profit margins. Gross profit marginincreased to 20.0% in the first quarter of 2011, comparedto 19.5% in the first quarter of 2010.

Libbey reported earnings before interest and taxes(EBIT) of USD 10.9 million, compared to EBIT of USD66.9 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBIT,excluding special items, was USD 10.3 million in the firstquarter of 2011, compared to USD 10.4 million duringthe first quarter 2010. Adjusted segment EBIT was USD17.4 million for Glass Operations, compared to USD 15.4million in the year-ago quarter. The Other Operations seg-ment reported adjusted segment EBIT for the first quarterof 2011 of USD 2.9 million, compared to USD 3.5 mil-lion in the year-ago quarter.

Libbey reported that adjusted EBITDA was USD 21.2million for the first quarter, compared to USD 20.8 mil-lion in the first quarter of 2010.

Interest expense increased by USD 2.0 million in thefirst quarter of 2011 to USD 11.6 million, compared toUSD 9.6 million in the year-ago period. The primary dri-ver of this increase was the fact that a portion of theCompany’s debt carried a low effective interest rate inJanuary 2010, prior to the debt refinancing completed inFebruary 2010. Lower debt levels in 2011 partially offsetthe change in interest rates.

Libbey reported a net loss of USD 1.0 million, or USD0.05 per diluted share, for the first quarter ended 31March 2011, compared to net income of USD 55.4 mil-lion, or USD 2.76 per diluted share, in the prior-yearquarter. Excluding special items of USD 0.3 million dur-ing the first quarter of 2011, Libbey had a net loss of USD0.7 million or USD 0.03 per diluted share, compared to anet loss (excluding special items of USD 56.4 million), ofUSD 1.0 million and diluted loss per share of USD 0.05for the first quarter of 2010. The special items in the firstquarter of 2010 included a gain of USD 70.2 million, rep-resenting the difference between the carrying value andthe face value of the Payment in Kind (PIK) notes whichwere redeemed in February 2010. This gain was partiallyoffset by the write-off of USD 13.4 million of unamor-tized fees and discounts on the floating rate senior notesand the ABL credit facility and call premium payments.

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As of 31 March 2011, working capital, defined asinventories and accounts receivable less accountspayable, was USD 199.1 million, compared to USD181.2 million at December 31, 2010, and USD 190.5 mil-lion at 31 March 2010. A principal factor in the increasedworking capital was a planned growth of inventories inMexico to accommodate scheduled furnace rebuilds.Working capital as a percentage of last 12-month net saleswas 24.7% at 31 March 2011, compared to 24.9% at 31March 2010.

Free cash flow was a use of USD 27.0 million in thefirst quarter of 2011, compared to a use of USD 20.9 mil-lion in the first quarter of 2010. The primary contributorswere increases in inventories and the timing of cash inter-est payments.

Libbey reported that it had available capacity of USD64.9 million under its Asset Backed Loan (ABL) creditfacility as of 31 March 2011, with USD 4.4 million inloans outstanding. The company also had cash on hand ofUSD 13.1 million at 31 March 2011.

Libbey also announced that it expects to close later

today on the sale of substantially all of the assets of itsTraex subsidiary to the Vollrath Company. Libbeyexpects to receive net proceeds of over USD 13 million,which will contribute to additional debt reduction.Libbey expects to record a gain on the sale of betweenUSD 2.5 million and USD 3.5 million during the secondquarter of 2011.

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1Q 2011 RESULTSOwens Corning has report-ed consolidated net sales

down 2% to USD 1.24 billion in 1Q2011, compared with USD 1.27 bil-lion in 1Q 2010.

1Q 2011 net earnings were USD24 million, or USD 0.19 per dilutedshare, compared with net earnings ofUSD 48 million, or USD 0.38 perdiluted share, in 1Q 2010. 1Q adjust-ed earnings, when adjusted to thecompany’s expected full-year effec-tive tax rate of 28%, were USD 25million, or USD 0.20 per dilutedshare, compared with USD 53 mil-lion, or USD 0.42 per diluted share,in 1Q 2010.

Owens Corning’s primary safetymetric improved by approximately30% over the company’s full-year2010 performance.

1Q earnings before interest andtaxes (EBIT) was USD 61 million in2011 compared with USD 83 millionin 1Q 2010. In 2010, the companyhad certain items that managementbelieves were not the result of cur-rent operations. After adjusting forthese items, Owens Corning’s 1Q 2010 adjusted EBIT was USD 97 million.

Gross margin as a percentage of net sales was 16% in 1Q 2011compared with 19% in 2010.

During the 1Q, Owens Corningreached a definitive agreement tosell its glass fiber reinforcementsplant in Capivari, Brazil.The transaction, which is expectedto close during 2Q 2011, is subjectto regulatory approval and othercustomary conditions.

Owens Corning reaffirmed that2011 adjusted EBIT is expected to

grow to USD 475 million. Thistranslates to adjusted earnings pershare (EPS) growth of more than30%. The company expects to bene-fit from revenue and margin growthwhile continuing to maintain disci-pline in managing headcount andoperating costs.

In the Composites segment, thecompany believes that sales volumewill continue to trend upward asglobal industrial demand increasesthroughout 2011. The company’snew Reinforcements facility inChina and other investments infacilities that took place in the quar-ter are expected to begin contribut-ing to profitability in 2Q 2011. Inaddition, the company expects tocomplete the expansion of itsRussian facility by the end of 2011.

In the Building Materials seg-ment, continued weakness in the US housing industry is expected to impact construction-relateddemand throughout 2011. The com-pany expects US new residentialconstruction to improve modestly in2Q 2011.

While the roofing market contin-ues to operate well below its poten-tial, the company believes full-yearEBIT margins of 20% are achievablefor this business in 2011.

The Insulation business is expect-ed to benefit from improving marketconditions and volume as the yearprogresses. The company expectsthe EcoTouch™ plant conversions tobe substantially complete in the sec-ond quarter and to return this busi-ness to profitability in the secondhalf of the year.

Cash taxes are expected to be lessthan USD 30 million in 2011. Thecompany estimates a long-termeffective tax rate of 25% to 28%based on the blend of effective taxrates for its US and non-US opera-tions. The effective book tax rate for

2011 is expected to be 28%.General corporate expense in

2011 is estimated to be betweenUSD 80 million and USD 90 mil-lion. General corporate expenseincludes corporate staff and otheractivities that support the operations.

Depreciation and amortizationexpense will be approximately USD340 million in 2011.

Capital expenditures in 2011 areexpected to total approximatelyUSD 400 million.

At the end of the first quarter of2011, excluding the impact of inter-est rate swaps, Owens Corning hadtotal debt, less cash-on-hand ofUSD 1.86 billion, compared withUSD 1.57 billion at the end of2010. Total debt less cash-on-handwas higher compared to year-enddue to seasonal working capitalneeds and contributions to the com-pany’s pension plans.

The company continues to focuson generating cash and maintains astrong balance sheet with ample liquidity. Owens Corning has nosigni-ficant long-term debt maturi-ties until 2Q 2014.

Owens Corning’s federal tax netoperating loss carry-forward was USD 2.4 billion at the end of 1Q 2011.

The company closed on a USD250 million accounts receivablesecuritization facility at the end ofthe first quarter which brings addi-tional liquidity, diversifies fundingsources and reduces borrowingcosts.

Net Composites sales increasedduring 1Q 2011 compared to thesame period in 2010. More than halfof the increase in net sales was theresult of higher selling prices duringthe quarter. The upward trend in sell-ing prices that began in 4Q 2009continued during 1Q 2011. As aresult, selling prices of key product

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EBIT for 1Q 2011 increased 55% compared with the same period in 2010. Higher selling pricesand production leverage each had about the samepositive impact on EBIT. These items were partiallyoffset by material and energy inflation costs as well as increases in selling, general and administra-tive expenses.

Net sales in the Building Materials segment werelower in 1Q 2011 compared with the same period in2010. Most of this decrease was related to lowersales volumes within the Roofing business. Saleswere also negatively impacted by 4Q 2010 divesti-ture of the North American Masonry Products busi-ness and lower sales in the Insulation business.

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PIRAMAL GLASSNET Q4 DOUBLES; EBIDTAINCREASES; 35% DIVIDEND

Piramal Glass Limited (PGL), a leading globalcontainer glassmaker, has reported a record Profit

After Tax for a single quarter of INR.36 crores.Consolidated sales for the same period rose 16% fromINR.284 crores to reach INR.329 crores.

Operating EBIDTA for the fourth quarter of financial year 2011 increased by 51% to INR.90crores compared to INR.60 crores for the same periodprevious year. The company’s operating EBIDTA marginshave been increased to 28% - an improvement of 630 bps.

Vijay Shah, managing director at Piramal Glass said:“We are witnessing a record year at Piramal Glass. Ourinvestment strategies of the last few years are bearingfruits. Our focus on the high margin ‘Premium’ cosmeticsand perfumery segment has led to a phenomenal 31%

EBIDTA in India. Our US turnaround has continued withoutstanding results and Sri Lanka too has recorded thebiggest year ever.”

For the financial year ending March 2011, PGL hasreported a sharp increase in its net profit to INR.103.3crores compared to INR.3 crores for the year ending March2010. For the same period, company posted a revenue jumpof 10.4% to INR.1218 crores from INR.1104 crores, whilethe Operating EBIDTA increased by 39% from INR.221crores to reach INR.307 crores.

Ajay Piramal, Chairman of Piramal Group, hailed thecompany’s turnaround, “Our great record run has contin-ued in FY2011 as well. Piramal Glass has attained a 50%global market share in nail polish bottles while maintain-ing leadership position in Indian pharmaceutical marketwith 35% market share and 91% market share in SriLanka. Piramal Glass has successfully emerged as theonly Asian player in the global glass manufacturingwhich is dominated by European players. We are truly onour way to be amongst the top three global flaconnageglass companies globally.”

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ounded in 1946 in Tuscany,30 kilometres from Florence,Antonini Srl began manufac-turing annealing and decorat-

ing lehrs over 50 years ago. Thehigh quality of the products manu-factured, favoured the rapid growthof the company, which is now well-known in the European, Asian,African and American markets,with over 1,000 machines installed.

The main objective of Antoninihas always been to create energyefficient machinery guaranteeing theutmost attention to environmentalprotection and its company philoso-phy is just that: to design lehrs withlow energy consumption… to manu-facture low-maintenance lehrs.

PRODUCTIONAnnealing lehrs

The guarantee of low energyconsumption during any kind ofuse, long service life thanks to thehigh quality materials used, maxi-mum uniformity and stability tem-perature-wise, completely automat-ed control, ease of setting regula-tion and thermal curve variationand display and extremely limitedmaintenance requirements.

Antonini lehrs may be heated

using any kind of gas, by electricityor by diesel oil, either directly, withlive flame, or indirectly, using heatexchangers.

Decorating lehrsThese lehrs comprise an unc-

overed infeed section, necessary toautomatically or manually load thearticles; a warming, cooking andcooling tunnel, fitted with a state-of-the-art flue gas exhaust and heatrecovery system; and uncoveredsection that gathers the article atoutfeed.

Mould pre-heating ovensThe technology used for the

mould pre-heating ovens is analo-gous to that of the annealing anddecorating ovens, thus ensuringenergy efficiency and low mainte-nance requirements. The heatingsystem may be direct, indirect orelectric. Mould pre-heating ovensmay be manufactured according tostandard types and sizes or basedon specific customer requirements.


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Right: a ‘classic’Antonini anneal-ing lehr.Below: Antoniniburners

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GMP&A: The first questions that we are all asking our-selves is: How are things going? Are we out of the crisis– if not when will it end? Barbara Antonini informed usthat, according to what the company is seeing, the come-back is not so far away.

Barbara Antonini: The beginning of the year has notbeen so bad really, with orders coming in from Europe, aswell as from Russia even if, with regards to the lattercountry, they have a slower pace and regard more long-term projects. We are therefore seeing the market slowlybut surely waking up again.With regards to the rest of the world, we have an ongoingproject in South America, but it’s really too early to speakabout it!Of course, with the market moving more and moretowards specialization, the container glass sector is alsoseeing requests for specific processes – especially withregards to bottles and decoration, with continuously morecomplex shapes and sizes, as well as elaborate andhigh-precision decoration.

GMP&A: And what about the transport of these (delicate) items? How do you ensure that they are tran-sported into the lehrs in the correct way without gettingdamaged?

Barbara Antonini: Our transport belts are all made ofthe highest quality material and, in the case of the smal-ler and decorated containers for the perfumery and phar-ma sectors, for example, they are made exclusively ofstainless steel.

GMP&A: How is Antonini coping with the continuousrequests for high-tech, specialization and energysavings?

Barbara Antonini: Antonini has always been involved indeveloping and improving its products. This does notalways mean faster speed, higher capacity and thereforegreater yield, and often, in our case, regards reducingenergy consumption, lowering heat dispersion, and gua-ranteeing the best investment for our clients. We can dothis in many ways: with better air circulation, improved

burners, more specific and better control and, of course,software. All these features can change the operationsand output of a lehr radically. As with all Antonini pro-ducts, our burners and circulators are made entirely in-house – designed by our technical department and con-structed directly by our workers.”

GMP&A: We all know that Antonini products are made tolast and that strength is one of their main features. So,how do you go about improving something that is alreadythe “top of the range”?

Barbara Antonini: We can speak about improvementsto the structure of the lehr, and, of course, another impor-tant feature of our machines is the fact that insulation istop quality. We use only rock wool, and it is actually inser-ted by hand! This is real “Made in Italy” machinery andproduction.Other improvements that have been carried out are thoseregarding controls and software, all developed in-house,as well as our services, which are always being studiedand improved. One of the most important services weprovide is installation at the client’s premises, carried outby our technicians.

GMP&A: What can you tell us about Antonini’s marketpresence? What are your main geographical areas?

Barbara Antonini: We have always had a good rela-tionship with worldwide glassmakers, with an almostglobal presence and collaborating with importantnames such as Saint-Gobain and Owens-Illinois in bothEurope and South America. This is a further confirma-tion of the quality of our products, which have theadvantage of being standard-based, but which can becustomized as per requests of clients and of themarket. This standardization gives Antonini an impor-tant advantage with regards to production time: alongwith the benefit of being made entirely in-house, it canenable us to have a machine ready for installation inabout two to three months.So you see that at Antonini we are continuously at workto provide our clients with the best quality, ensuringexcellent craftsmanship – Made in Italy!

SPEAKING TO BARBARA ANTONINIabout market and development

ified to meet new productionrequirements, without the need topurchase a new lehr. In any event,should a new lehr be purchased,Antonini will trade in the machineand provide an advantageousappraisal of used machinery.

CONTROL SYSTEMSThe electric panel contains all

the electrical and electronic compo-nents required to control and oper-ate the entire lehr. The electricpanel may be designed to be man-aged through a local computer orPLC, by remote or through a per-sonal computer. ■

SERVICESOverhauls/Upgrades

By applying the technologyknow-how acquired in the manu-facture of its lehrs, Antonini canmodify, repair, transform andupgrade any brand of annealing anddecorating oven, coordinate anddesign complete installations.

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and qualified technical servicemakes Antonini machines a solidinvestment in that at any time,based on various operative needs;they may be transformed and mod-

HEATING SYSTEMSDirect heating system

This system is used in almost allthe annealing and decorating lehrsbecause it guarantees the best per-formance/consumption ratio. Basedon the gas pressure available onsite, the lehr may be fitted withburners for medium pressure,which are extremely simple in thatno fan is required to create combus-tion air, or traditional low pressureburners with a fan.

Indirect heating systemThe heating devices - radiant

tubes - placed in the lehr areas, areused as heat exchangers. They aremade up of a U-shaped, refractorysteel tube with a feeding burner onone end and the flue gas exhaustchimney on the other end. Varioustypes of fuels may be used for indi-rect heating, such as any type of gasor diesel oil. The chimneys releasethe flue gas from the upper part ofthe lehr, where they are gathered intwo manifolds. Via Medaglie d’Oro della Resistenza - 50057 Ponte a Elsa (FI) - Italy

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acing current demand, hollowglass manufacturers have toincrease the quality level oftheir production, especially

with regards to the base area of arti-cles. Jars and baby food containermanufacturers are particularly con-cerned by this challenge.

MSC & SGCC has developednew optical and software toolsdedicated to the base inspection,enabling the highest possibleprecision on defect rejection andclassification.

These new features are fullyintegrated into the MULTI4 baseand finish inspection machine.This is achievable with the operator friendly interfacealready known on MULTI4 andMCAL4 systems.

The new inspection capabili-ties have been developed, test-ed and qualified in partnershipwith some of the most repre-sentative glass container manu-facturers in the baby food andjars sector. This cooperationhas been decisive to bringMULTI4’s quality and precisionof inspection to match the actu-al challenges and be ready forthe continuous increasing of thequality and productivity demand.

MOULD SEAM RECOGNITIONWhen trying to get the best possible

quality on baby food containers, mould

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As with many sectors of the glass

industry – and not only – quality is

becoming more and more an

essential feature. This article presents

our readers with the latest

development regarding inspection of

containers – from MSC & SGCC – the

new ‘smart tools’ of the MULTI4.Mould seam recognition


MULTI4-machine

seam recognition is critical inorder to reach optimal detectionperformances while keeping avery low rate of false rejection.Bad mould seam recognition inthe software is usually one of themost common origins to poor per-formances and/or high false rejec-tion rate. The already existingobject recognition tools of theMULTI4 base inspection systemhave been extended to face thischallenge with new features.Using new software processing, itis now able to classify the mouldseams with a high level of accura-cy, taking into account fragmentedseams or highly out of centre ones.It enables defect rejection veryclose to the seam even if the defectis part of the seam itself.

DOT MANAGEMENTThe presence of engraved dots

as mould numbers can alsodecrease the possible sensitivity ofvision inspection systems. Toavoid rejection of commercialwares because of dots that couldbe considered as defects by thesystem, the global sensitivity hasto be reduced. A new softwaresolution is now available, whichachieves full recognition of dotcharacteristics and positioning.

The software is now able to followthe dot positions on round articlesand is thus able to make the differ-ence between the dots themselvesand possible defects around them,even if direct contact existsbetween a dot and a defect.

STIPPLING INSPECTIONAnother strong detection limita-

tion is related to the stippling area.As this area can have various opti-cal signatures, especially in termsof contrast variation, it may bevery difficult to find the best pos-sible precision of inspection in the

stippling. The new available soft-ware is able to recognize the stip-pling signature, even if its charac-teristics vary during productionrun, making the detection ofdefects inside this area possible. Itwill eliminate the stippling signa-ture from the image processing tofocus only on possible defectsdetection.

ENGRAVING MANAGEMENTWhen dealing with round arti-

cles as it is usually the case inbaby food industry, there is oftenan engraved area in the base of the


Dot identification Defect detected in the stippling

Engravingmanagementability to fol-low the logo

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article: logo, brand, … this can beproblematic as the logo will turndepending on the article orienta-tion. As a consequence, a poorsetup compromise has to be madein order to avoid good wares rejec-tion. Innovative software is nowbringing the solution.

The image processing based onlearning will be able to ‘follow’ theposition of the logo, depending onany given article orientation. Withthis technology, very high sensitivi-ty outside the logo area can bemaintained. The logo itself will beprocessed with dedicated classifica-tion and defects recognition tools.

The learning techniques allow quickand easy setup of this feature.

LOW CONTRAST DETECTIONAs quality level demand is

increasing, some objects that werenot considered as critical defectsbefore are now becoming a realissue for container manufacturers.This includes spikes, blisters, lapsand folds. As the standard opticalsystems dedicated to base inspec-tion cannot reach this level of per-formance, a new solution is nowavailable for that particular type ofdefect. The system works with adedicated light source, optimized

for low contrast objects, combinedwith a fully dedicated camera sys-tem and software.

This system enalbes the rejec-tion of any low contrasted object,matching the highest quality levelsrequired by today’s baby foodcontainers and jars market.

CONCLUSIONSWith the MULTI4 new smart

tools, glassmakers have a solutionto provide satisfying quality levelin the baby food industry. As com-petition is getting stronger, MSC& SGCC would like to contributein making glass packaging moreattractive with respect to otherpackaging modalities. ■

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MSC & SGCC SOLUTIONS

Standard system Multi4 low contrast detection

Market overall constraints MSC&SGCC Solution

Defective mould seam have Evolved mould seam recognitionto be detected

Defects in or around the dots Dots characteristics managementare no longer acceptable

The presence of a logo should Dedicated area following the logonot affect the quality level

Even the lowest contrasted Low contrast optical and softwaredefects have to be rejected solution

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IS machines have served the glass-

container industry well. Originally

developed by Emhart Glass, IS technology

has been in use for over 80 years, and is still

going strong. However, these eight

decades have seen continuous change

and modernizations to improve efficiency,

flexibility and quality.

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are still in use. In 2004, we intro-duced FlexIS, the first fully inte-grated control system that couldoversee the glass-container formingprocess from the feeder to thestacker. Since then, almost 400complete systems and 120 stand-alones have been installed. As aconsequence of this success, the

ontrol systems are criti-cal to reliability and pre-cision, and have beenthe focus for some of

the most dramatic leaps in technol-ogy at Emhart Glass. During the1980s, Emhart created the T600control, which became the industrystandard for 25 years. Many units


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T600 control system became obso-lete in 2006, with a guaranteed sup-ply of spare parts until 2016.

BIRTH OF TS-EEmart’s latest control innova-

tions offer new levels of integra-tion, usability and modular expan-sion. In 2010, customers began toask whether FlexIS could beexpanded to encompass aFlexPressure System (FPS), Flex-Pusher, Servo Takeout (SETO) orServo Invert (SEI). In response, werestructured FlexIS to create thefully integrated FlexIS TS-E(Timing System Expandable) con-trol system.

TS-E uses the same componentsas before, but unifies the section,machine and ware-handling con-trollers into a single system. Itssimple, three-module configurationhelps to keep spare-parts costs to aminimum. The system is capable ofcontrolling both pneumatic andservo-electric devices, and can alsomix analogue and servo valveswithin the same event.

TS-E can control a maximum of12 sections, or as many as 24 in tan-dem configuration. All the existingdrive components can be retained,as can the gearbox. TS-E is now fit-ted as standard on new IS and AISmachines, and a special versionwith a larger cabinet is includedwith NIS machines.

CABINETS AND CONTROLS

TS-E is housed in two differentcabinet types: one type for the sec-tion controller, and the other forthe machine controller and ware-handling controller. The new cabi-net design allows for simple step-by-step expansion with FPS, FlexPusher, SETO and SEI,as our customers have requested.TS-E is the first control system tointegrate FPS control within thesection control.

One section controller cabinetmanages the section timing forfour sections. Up to four servo dri-

tions, showing both theoreticaland real curves. UC supports amulti-language database, so oper-ators around the world can use itin their first language.

The Hand Held Terminal givesan operator near the IS machineinstant access to the key functionscovered by the UC – viewing andchanging setup parameters, view-ing input status, activating mecha-nisms and troubleshooting.

The blank-side panel is locatedoverhead on the blank side of thesection, while the blow-side panelis located on the conveyor in frontof each section. These two panelsfeature switches and buttons withfunctionality clearly indicated withpictograms. Operators can overrideor disable each mechanism individ-ually, to allow manual operation,initiate an automatic calibrationcycle for all the section’s servo-mechanisms or activate special

cycles including cold blank/blowcycle, manual swab, deliveryrequest, normal stop and blow-sidespecial cycle.

The feeder operator station pro-vides an interface for all the feed-er’s servo-mechanisms: feeder,tube, shear and gob distributor. Theuser can optimize settings for thegob-forming axis and gob delivery.Finally, the ware-handling controloperator station facilitates manage-ment of all ware-handling servo-motors.

STANDALONE CONTROLSYSTEMS

Not every customer is in a posi-tion to replace their entire controlsystem at a stroke; others may wishto integrate systems from differentmanufacturers. To support this,Emhart Glass’ control systems arealso available as standalone sys-tems. As well as being integratedwith TS-E, the servo-electric invert(SEI) control system is now avail-able as a standalone, complement-ing the FlexPusher and ServoTakeout (SETO) modules that arealready available. Now any stand-alone configuration can be realized,including pusher (860 orFlexPusher), SEI and SETO, onlines with six to twelve sections.

Standalone systems are con-trolled via an LCD touch screenwith function keys. Connectivity isvia an Ethernet interface. Eachmechanism has its own local-dis-able switch, and there is also anoverall E-stop. In the full configu-ration, to control two or threemechanisms, standalone controlsfeature a main cabinet forFlexPusher controls and an exten-sion for the SETO and SEI drives.If controls for just one servo-mech-anism are required, only the maincabinet with the requested axis isused.

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ves can be added in order to sup-port FlexPusher, SEI, SETO andother additional functions.Communication and synchroniza-tion are achieved via TCP/IP overEthernet, which allows for remoteaccess and control via the Internet,if required. The system alsoincludes a CAN open bus connec-tion for configuring devices.

Moving across to the other cab-inet, the machine controller drivesthe five gob-forming servo motors,ensuring precise and controlledmotions for tube rotation, tubeheight, feeder plunger, shear andgob distributor. The ware-handlingcontroller manages the variousservo-motors involved in smoothcontainer handling: conveyor,ware transfer, cross-conveyor andstacker. In addition the ware-han-dling controller can control theconveyor height. The optionalWare Handling Supervision(WHS) operates as stuck-and-down ware reject. The PressureControl Unit (PCU) is also option-al, and manages in a closed loopup to12 compressed air lines of anIS machine forming process.

HUMAN INTERFACEThe best technology is nothing

without effective control. On TS-E, operators use a human-machineinterface (HMI) comprising theUniversal Console (UC), the HandHeld Terminal (HHT), blanksidepanel, blow-side panel, feederoperator station and ware handlingcontrol operator station. The UCruns on a standard Windows PCwith a touch screen, housed in anair-conditioned cabinet.

The FlexIS software featuresergonomic pull-down menus forrapid navigation, with which oper-ators can quickly set the desiredparameters or import/export jobfiles. The software also providesalarms in the event of problems,together with reports on status,production and downtime. Servoaxis parameters are representedwith intuitive graphical visualiza-

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CASE-STUDY the story behind the FlexPusher SP

Five years ago, Emhart Glass introduced theFlexPusher. Since then, more than 2,000 FlexPusherunits have been installed, and are now sweeping glasscontainers onto customers’ conveyors quickly andaccurately, much to the satisfaction of everyone invol-ved. FlexPusher made it possible for quadruple-gobNIS machines with up to 48 cavities to produce up to800 bottles per minute. In fact, its performance is sosuperior to pneumatic pushers that they have alreadydisappeared from the scene.

Analyzing the issueTwo years ago, an Emhart Glass customer installed a 12-section triple-gob AIS machine for producing non-round180-millilitre brandy flasks at high speed. Ware-handlingdifficulties surfaced soon after start-up: as is often thecase, it proved to be a challenge to get the non-round flasks at the correct angle to the conveyor belt. An Emhart Glass service engineer analyzed the issueon site in partnership with the customer. He then desi-gned a new type of FlexPusher finger that would placethe flasks at an angle of 45°. This improved performan-ce considerably, but the new finger design featuredmany different parts, which led to issues with wear andmaintenance.The service engineer reconsidered the design in part-nership with a mechanical engineer and the EmhartGlass R&D team and they concluded that a solid one-piece aluminium finger would overcome the maintenan-ce issue – and improve performance too. A prototypewas tested at the Emhart Glass ware-handling labswith promising results. During the next visit to the customer, the new fingerdesign was installed and tested. The lab results werereplicated in the factory, enabling the customer tospeed up a difficult production process – a major stepforward.

Best in class comparisonThe two ‘best in class’ pushers currently on the marketdiffer in two ways: the complexity of the mechanism andthe means of adapting the motion profile to differentwares. FlexPusher’s nearest rival is more complicated,with a three-axis servo – which also makes it moreexpensive. In terms of adjustment, FlexPusher’s interface lets theoperator set key parameters as needed, adapting thepusher to everything from single-gob to quadruple-gob

production of containers in any size. FlexPusher is alsocompatible with the full range of Emhart Glass machi-nes, from SIS to NIS. In contrast, its nearest rival hasfixed cam profiles. The two pushers offered equalperformance on the difficult non-round-container task.But the new aluminium finger made the difference, boo-sting performance – even when attached to the rivalpusher.

Reduced radius, improved performanceBased on this success, Emhart Glass product mana-gers and engineers felt they could improve performan-ce even further and push for higher cavity rates.Following design studies and simulations, they decidedto reduce the radius of the FlexPusher arm, allowing fora totally different motion profile. Prototype tests in theEmhart Glass ware-handling lab soon confirmed theexpected benefits and superior performance.For non-round flasks, the new profile delivers improvedcollection from the dead plate, executing a full rotationso that three flasks are pushed on to the conveyor com-pletely parallel to one another, accurately hitting theavailable ‘window’ of space. Software parameters werealso adapted to integrate these new capabilities intothe interface.

Proven in the fieldFollowing a live demonstration at Emhart GlassSweden, the customer who had faced problems withnon-round flasks decided to upgrade their complete 12-section triple-gob machine with the new short-radiusFlexPusher. The upgrade was duly carried out on site,with the conveyor moved 25 millimetres further out toallow space for the new movement. After a few motion-profile adjustments, the short-arm FlexPusher proveditself capable of handling non-round flasks just aseasily as standard round bottles. The customer was so pleased that he ordered short-radius FlexPushers for 12 new machines to be installedin greenfield developments and plant extensions.Emhart Glass used this experience to develop a valua-ble portfolio exten-sion: a high-perfor-ming pusher forhigh-speed appli-cations where fullware-range flexibi-lity is not required.

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Ch-6330 Cham 2Switzerland

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portfolio covers all customerneeds for a flexible, scalable, best-fit control system allowingseamless and straightforwardfuture expansion. ■


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BDF INDUSTRIESMACHINERY AND EQUIPMENTMechanical feeder mechanisms, servo parallelshears, servo feeders, gob distributors, ISmachines, servo invert, servo take-out, steppingmotor servo pushers, ware transfers, cross con-veyors, servo stackers.TOOLS AND ACCESSORIESFull range of interchangeable spare parts, vari-able equipment for SG, DG, TG for 4 1/4",5", 5 1/2", 6 1/4" C.D., jigs and fixtures.PROCESS AND QUALITY CONTROLNew electronic integrated control systems,stand alone invert and take-out systems, plunger-up control systems.SERVICESInstallation and start-up, training, IS machineand module refurbishing services.

BOHEMI CHEMICALSPROCESS AND QUALITY CONTROLMBTC.

BOTTERO MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENTIS machines. Gob distributors. Feeders.PROCESS AND QUALITY CONTROLElectronic timing systems, pusher systems,drives for gob distributors, shears, feeders andplungers.

DE PIERIMACHINERY AND EQUIPMENTPress (Injection) for chandelier lighting pendants.

EMEMACHINERY AND EQUIPMENTComplete plants for hot- and cold-end cullet treat-ment.PROCESS AND QUALITY CONTROLMotor and process control.SERVICESEngineering, design and supply of completeplants, including assembly and commissioning.Maintenance, staff training and assistance.

EMHART GLASSMACHINERY AND EQUIPMENTServo Gob Distributor, Delivery Equipment(Delivery Suspension Support System andConversion, Scoop/Troughs/Deflectors), NIS™Machine, IS Machines. Container FormingProducts: 3rd Generation Valve Block withNew Section Frame, AIS Blank and Blow MoldSupport Mechanism, Blowhead Mechanism(Large/Small), Dynamic Blowhead BalancingDevice, Flex Pressure System (FPS™), FunnelMechanism (Large/Small), Pantographic Baf-fle Mechanism/Arms and Holder Conversion,Quick Change Plunger Mechanism.Hot-End Ware Handling Products: Cross Con-veyors, Main Conveyor (8000 Series), PushBar Stacker, Pushers (860 AC Servo), Takeout(Constant Cushion, Servo-Electric), Ware

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MSC INSPECTIONWORLDWIDEPROCESS AND QUALITY CONTROLI-care, hot-end engraving system.

MT FORNI INDUSTRIALIMACHINERY AND EQUIPMENTFurnaces for stem and bowl pre-heating.TOOLS AND ACCESSORIESCombustion systems for fire polishing machines,oxy-burners, special burners.

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NOVAXIONMACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT Ampoule making machines: FA 30, FA 36,FA 36D. Vial making machines: FLA 20E,FLA 35. Automotive lamp blowing machines:LAMP 20.PROCESS AND QUALITY CONTROLElectronic devices for ampoule machines to pro-duce first bottom of each glass tube.SERVICESEngineering and design. Technical assistance.Training.

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GLASS SERVICEMACHINERY AND EQUIPMENTGathering robots, up to 10 and 20kg of glass,automatic shears, pick-and-place robots to placehot pieces in the lehr, feeder mechanism channel.TOOLS AND ACCESSORIESGathering balls and special suction cups.PROCESS AND QUALITY CONTROLElectronic timing systems, driving systems, feed-er control.SERVICESEngineering, technical assistance, staff training,transfer of expertise.

KYP ACCESSORIESMACHINERY AND EQUIPMENTAmpoule forming machines.SERVICESMaintenance, consulting and development.

LUBROTECHSOLUTIONSMACHINERY AND EQUIPMENTManual and automatic spray equipment.SERVICESConsultation on lubricant and application matters.

MERSEN FRANCE TOOLS AND ACCESSORIESUniversal fitting stacker bars, take-out tongs wthfloating inserts, guide gobs, dead plates, sweep-out ams, sweep-out fingers.

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ACID FUMEREDUCTION PLANTSGlass Service

AIR COOLINGSYSTEMSBDF IndustriesF.I.R.E.GT Glass TechnologiesKYP AccesoriesMCR System (BDF Group)

ALLOYS FOR MOULDSFima-Olimpia FonderieFonderie BartalesiFonderie Valdelsane

AMPOULE AFTER-FORMINGMACHINES

KYP AccesoriesModerne Mecanique

AMPOULE FORMING MACHINESKYP AccesoriesModerne MecaniqueOCMI OTG

ANNEALING LEHRSAntoniniCar-MetHornKYP AccesoriesMT Forni IndustrialiPennekampSklostroj TurnovVidromecanica

AUTOMATIONBDF IndustriesEmhart GlassF.I.R.E.F.O.R.T.E.futronicGlass ServiceGT Glass TechnologiesHornKYP AccesoriesMCR System (BDF Group)NovaxionOlivotto-Antas-Lynch-Lindner

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Glass ServiceNovaxionOlivotto-Antas-Lynch-Lindner

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Glass ServiceGT Glass TechnologiesHornMT Forni IndustrialiPreriscaldo ForniStara GlassVidromecanicaZippe

BATCH/CULLETPREHEATERSGCG - Glass ConsultingGroup

GT Glass TechnologiesZippe

BATCH PLANTSEMEGCG - Glass ConsultingGroup

Glass ServiceGruppo MineraliMT Forni IndustrialiPreriscaldo ForniStara GlassTeichmann, Henry F.VidromecanicaZippe

BENDING FURNACESMT Forni Industriali

BLAST FURNACESLAGGruppo Minerali

BLOWING LINESNovaxionOlivotto-Antas-Lynch-Lindner

BLOWINGMACHINESNovaxionOlivotto-Antas-Lynch-Lindner

BRONZE ALUMINIUMFOR MOULDSNovaxion

BURN-OFF MACHINESNovaxionOlivotto-Antas-Lynch-Lindner

BURNERS & ACCES-SORIESCar-MetF.I.R.E.F.O.R.T.E.GCG - Glass ConsultingGroup

Glass ServiceGT Glass TechnologiesHornKYP AccesoriesMT Forni IndustrialiPreriscaldo ForniS.I.G.MA.Stara Glass

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GT Glass TechnologiesKYP AccesoriesStara Glass

BURNERS/OXY-FUELGCG - Glass ConsultingGroup

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CAST IRON FORMOULDSFima-Olimpia FonderieFonderie Valdelsane

COATING OF GLASS -SYSTEMS & MATE-RIALS(HOT/COLD-END)BDF IndustriesBohemi ChemicalsFluoritalGCG - Glass ConsultingGroup

H.C. StarckHornLubroTech SolutionsPennekampVidromecanica

COATING OF/FORMOULDS - SYSTEMS & MATERIALSBDF IndustriesCommersald

COLD-END LINESAll GlassBDF IndustriesEmhart GlassF.O.R.T.E.MSK CovertechPennekampSipacSklostroj TurnovThimonVidromecanica

COLOURS & ENAMELSBohemi ChemicalsFluoritalGCG - Glass ConsultingGroup

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CONSULTING SERVICESBDF IndustriesEmhart GlassF.I.R.E.GCG - Glass ConsultingGroup

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Thanks to their 50 years’ experience inthe container glass market, MSC & SGCCrepresent today the only provider of aglobal solution for the glass industry. Weoffer a complete range of hot-end and cold-end equipment:

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• TOTAL TRACER: laser hot end engrav-ing system for traceability down tothe single container.

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designed by Veda-Pack designers.The plant is equipped with two glassfurnaces and six machine lines, aswell as a screen printing workshopthat enables the company to decorateall kinds of produced goods.

The production site also includesa railroad spur (for loading andunloading the goods and materials),an area for waste glass, a storagearea for finished products, as well asoffices and domestic compartments.The plant was designed and con-structed with the space for expan-sion of production if and when nec-essary, with the possibility of con-structing a second glass furnace andan additional workshop. Investmentsregarding the construction of thethird furnace will double the produc-tivity of the enterprise making it oneof the most important plants ofEurope.

PRODUCTIONBusiness model

Veda-Pack activities are carriedout according to the principles ofProcess Based Organization. Thismodel enables to define the mosteffective methods of work, quicklytaking on the positive experience ofthe other companies. Moreover, thismodel provides the opportunity forthe company specialists and officialsto constantly perfect their know-ledge and skills.

QualityFrom the first day of its activi-

ties, Veda-Pack’s goal was to work

JSC Veda-Pack is a pri-vate independent manu-facturer of glass packag-ing. In 2005, the compa-

ny separated from Veda Holding,which grouped together differentbusinesses, but maintained the busi-ness relationship with CJSC Veda, amember of the holding.

About five per cent of the totaloutput of CJSC Veda-Pack glasspackaging is destined to CJSC Vedaorders. The main articles producedby the plant are beer bottles, babyfood jars, jars for juices, coffee.CJSC Veda-Pack is the most versa-tile manufacturer of transparentglass in Russia (more than 20changes of product per month withsix lines).

THE PLANTAll productive capacities of Veda-

Pack are concentrated at the plantlocated 120 kilometres west ofSaint-Petersburg, in Kingisepp,which has almost 600 employees.Plant buildings occupy 54,000square metres of the total area of250,000 square metres, with produc-tion of 580 million glass articles peryear. Manufactured items go to theleading manufacturers of beer,vodka and foodstuffs of Russia.

Designers at Veda-Pack have con-tributed in the design of the shapeand outward appearance of the jarsfor the widely known Russian brandFruto Nyanya. The shape of the bot-tle for Nevskoe Ice beer made bybrewing company Baltica was also

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HIGH-QUALITYservice for international foodcontainer glass

GLASSWORKS PROFILE

Being able to

respond quickly and

precisely to the

demands of bottlers is

just what the

glassworks presented

in this article. Starting

in the 1990s as part of

the Veda group of

companies, Veda-

Pack has moved on

to become an

independent glass

packaging

manufacturer with

the aim of constant

growth, with industrial,

ecological and, of

course, personnel

safety always in mind.

with multinational companies withup-to-date systems of quality man-agement. Aiming to fulfil the severerequirements of its clients, Veda-Pack has set up its own system ofquality management.

Constant increases in productquality levels have been, and are,possible thanks to the followingprinciples:• plant personnel is involved in the

daily control of the industrialprocess;

• constant search for new ideasand decisions on how to decreasedefects;


1.1 Analytical laboratory

1.2 Laboratory forexpress analysis of rawmaterials, furnacecharge, glass

1.3 Laboratory forexpress analysis.Thorough selection ofsuppliers. Achievementof glass transparencyby low content ofcolouring components

1.4 Weighhouse


• additional means areinvested in developmentand integration of hightechnologies (first of all,industrial processes suchas stabilization in thecourse of forming, andimproving inspectionequipment before and afterannealing);

• operators are personallyresponsible for their workand leadership of CJSCVeda-Pack - for the execu-tion of the quality policy;

• the determinant criterionwith regards to the choice ofsupplier and auxiliary mate-rials is not the price, but thequality of the suppliedmaterial;

• special attention is paid tothe creation of an effectivelogistics system of the fin-ished product (bar coding,control and preparation ofthe delivery);

• company specialists carry outregular monitoring of demandthat enables to react quickly to allmarket changes.

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CLIENTSVeda-Pack is a supplier of glasspackaging for many importantproducers of beer, juices, strongand low alcohol drinks, babyfood, instant coffee. Its list ofclients includes names such as:Baltika - Nevskoe Ice, Twist;Heineken - Amstel; SUN InBev -Sibirskaya Korona, Tin’koff,Klinskoe, T, Zooom, BRAHMA;juice and baby food producerLebediansky - FrutoNyanya; KraftFoods - Jacobs and MaxwellHouse instant coffee, tea andcoffee producer Orimi Trade -Jokey coffee.

Admission control of raw material

Furnace charge preparation

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

2.1 2.2 2.4

2.3

2.1 Control room in theworkshop of furnacecharge preparation. Allinformation about equip-ment operation andabout the process ofpreparation of furnacecharge plummet comeshere

2.2 Gallery through whichthe furnace chargemoves to glassmelters

2.3 Mixing compartment. Inthe mixers, the chargeis mixed and moistened

2.4 Proportioning-mixinglines (totally automated)

2.5 Workshop of furnacecharge preparation andgallery of service line


Company History1996 The multi-discipline group of companies Veda

was founded by businessman Kirill I. Ragozin.Companies producing and distributing alcoholicdrinks, as well as those working on different deve-lopment projects, entered the group.

2002 Veda-Pack was founded. The first stage of theglassworks started in Kingisepp on the base ofthe former metal working plant. It was a uniqueproject for Russia: glass packaging companieshad not been constructed there since Soviettimes, most high quality glass packaging hadbeen imported up to this moment. The new com-pany began to master the production of the mostrequested goods: bottles, jars for instant coffeeand baby food. The factory became part of theVeda group of consolidated companies.

2003 Veda-Pack passed the corporative quality audit ofKraft Foods and integrates press-and-blow technology for coffee jars. In the same year, twoproduction lines for bottle decoration wereassembled. Veda-Pack became the first company in Russianot only to produce but also decorate glasspackaging.

2004 The second stage of the plant, the construction ofwhich was started immediately after the firststage, was put into operation. The second line ofthe glass plant has the same production facilities,as well as more modern glass-forming andinspection machines. The plant now produces upto 600T of products per day. The same year, theconstruction of the second glass package plantbegan in Ruzaevka, Mordovia. The design and preparation work started for the construction of the float-glass plant inNovgorod region.

2005 Kirill Ragozin, founder and owner of the Vedagroup of consolidated companies, passed away.Veda-Pack left the group and became a private

independent manufacturer of glass packaging.ZAO Veda-Pack and ZAO Veda became autarkicand independent one from another, each with itsown shareholder membership. The same year,the quality audits of Coca-Cola, Sun Interbrewand Heineken took place. The production of baby food jars started.(Lebedyansky).

2006 Significant progress was made in the increase ofplant efficiency, involving the reduction of costs,improvement of organization and quality systemmanagement.

2007 The successful introduction of a process busi-ness-model was observed: since then, the activi-ties of Veda-Pack have been carried out accor-ding to ‘Process Based Organization’ principles.Application of this model has enabled to determi-ne the most effective production methods, perfec-ting knowledge and skills.In the same year, strategically important contractswere signed with the leaders of food industry. Production volume increased to 580 million itemsor 18 per cent, thanks to increased efficiency.

2008 The launching of the NNPB (Narrow Neck PressAnd Blow) process took place, and the companybegan to produce lighter packaging and toperform engraving.

2.5

Flashing

4.1 Triple-gob glass-formingmachine

Glass-forming machines

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duction of goods and delivery ofthe same to destinations indicatedby the clients.

Modern technological equip-ment enables the company to pro-vide its clients with product meet-ing international quality standards.

High quality service is guaran-teed thanks to continuous contactwith each and every client, lookingfor and providing a personalizedapproach to solving the most com-plicated questions.

COMPANY MISSION ANDSTRATEGIES

Veda-Pack’s main goal is to be areliable supplier of glass packag-ing for its clients, and to establishlong-term partnership relationswith them. At the head of companybusiness there are three mainbases: a solid team of profession-als, a well thought out scheme ofindustrial processes, the mosteffective organization model.

The successful achievement of

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OUTLOOKThe development potential of

Veda-Pack is confirmed in manyways. The integration of modernproduction methods enables tomaintain expenses stable withregards to the increase in produc-tion volumes and total growth ofbusiness, while international cus-tomers continue to value the qua-lity of Veda-Pack’s production.

Moreover, the constantly expand-ing range of suppliers of raw materi-als and auxiliary materials, increasedefficiency with all types ofresources, which enables regular andcontinuous improvement in the qua-lity of glass.

Veda-Pack offers a series ofcomplex services: from the elabo-ration and design of the externalappearance of glass articles to themanufacture of the mould set, pro-

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3.2

3.4

raising the quality of service, andextending its stock of products.The list of Veda-Pack’s main competitive advantages compriseshigh quality and food safety of outgoing goods, as well as the readiness to launch the produc-

all company goals involves carryingout a series of long-term strategies.

Strategy 1. Working out the balancedportfolio of clients and finished goods

Veda-Pack pays great attentionto its work with clients: constantly

6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 Inspectionequipment

6.4 MSC inspection machines

6.5 SGCC inspection machines

6.6 Inspector’s workplace


Packing

Control of finished products

6.1 6.2

7.1

7.2

7.3

6.5 6.6

6.3 6.4

7.1 Packaging - thermoshrinkable film

7.2 Packing

7.3 Vertical and horizon-tal winding of palletlayers by polypropy-lene ribbon (equip-ment OMS (Italy) andSTRAPEX(Switzerland) andpacking into shrink-able film – palletiz-ers EMMETI (Italy)

3.1 Doghouse of glassmelter #2with charge loaders

3.2 Glassmelter

3.3 Model of glassmelter

3.4 The central computer displaysthe main parameters ofglassmelter operations

3.5 The process of glass meltinginside the furnace

3.5

Warehousing

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9.2


directions of the execution of thisstrategy are steady improvementof the industrial process and activeinvestments in purchasing newequipment, along with the intro-duction of high technologies.

Strategy 3. Concentration ofinvestments in high technologies

Building up an optimal organi-zation model that can be freelytransferred to new productionareas takes more than a year. Toreach the best result at this stage

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Decoration

tion of technically complicatedarticles quickly.

Strategy 2. Building up a systemof quality management thatmeets the most strictrequirements of the modernmarket

Striving to achieve the absoluteleading position in this field ofactivity with regards to quality offinished products, Veda-Packworks to create the most effectivequality managing system. The key

9.1 Electronicstock-takingand management

9.2 Warehousing

8.1

8.2

8.1 Decoration byenamels with pre-cious metals.Matting of the arti-cles. Crockerydecoration

8.2 Two eight-colourscreen printingmachines fromFERMAC (Italy)and KAMMANN(Germany).Productivity ofeach machine isup to 2,000,000cylindrical articlesper month

constantly improved andenables to successfully preventthe occurrence of any contin-gencies at the plant;

• all plant staff - without excep-tion - is involved in environ-mental preservation activities;

• all suppliers and plant partnershave the necessary licenses andcertificates and optimum eco-logical standing;

• Veda-Pack carries out constantmonitoring of the ecologicalaspects of the plant’s influenceon the environment and pro-vides open access to the resultsof these investigations for allconcerned parties. ■

10.1 and 10.2 Loading terminals

Phosphorite Industrial ZoneLeningrad

188480 KingiseppRussia

Tel: +7 – 81 – 37596000 Fax: +7 – 81 – 37596000E-mail: [email protected]

www.vedapak.ru/eng

VEDA-PACK

As a socially responsible compa-ny, CJSC Veda-Pack pays specialattention to maintaining thefavourable environmental set-upof the region. Producing highquality goods, the company worksto minimize the influence of itsactivities on the environment. Thecompany actively introduces up-to-date systems of ecological man-agement that meet all require-ments of international standardsand agree with up-to-date levels ofscientific, technical and societydevelopment.

In practice, the plant’s environ-mental protection policy is execut-ed following basic approaches:• increased production volumes

are realized at the expense ofintegration of new progressivetechnologies and equipment,the rise in automation level ofindustrial processes leads todecreases in emissions conta-minating the environment;

• the efficient use of raw materi-als, natural resources and ener-gy, lead to increased recyclingvolume;

• special attention is paid to allnorms of preservation of theenvironment in the use andrecycling of products, includinghealth protection and safety ofcompany personnel and thepopulation of the area aroundthe plant;

• Veda-Pack’s safety system is

of company development, Veda-Pack directs all investment flowsto the perfecting of the existingproduction area. Priority projectsare those aimed at the introductionof high technologies.

Strategy 4. Development of all staff members and creationof the process-organization model complying with the best worldwidestandards

The key point of Veda-Pack’sstrategy is productivity gain,improving the quality of finishedproducts and service level thanksto the constant development of allstaff members, productionprocesses and organizationalmodel of the company.

Strategy 5. Improving corporativemanagement

Improving corporative manage-ment results in higher businesstransparency, which, in turn,enables to attract investmentresources at lower cost.

As a result, Veda-Pack’s regularclients can count on long-termreliable deliveries at more compet-itive prices.

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYThe company’s ecological poli-

cy is tightly linked with Statestrategy in the field of industrialand ecological safety, efficientexploitation of natural resources.

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not only standard, but also light-weight bottles and glass jars ofvarious designs.

The high level of the QualityManagement System organizationhas helped Rasko to become a sup-

TRONG TRADITIONSAND NEWOPPORTUNITIES

Rasko has a centuries-long history. It was in 1814, whenthe company’s parent plantAnopino Glass Plant was foundedin the Vladimir region.

Rasko was established in July1998 in association with Americanpartners on the foundations of theAnopino Glass Plant. Launching ofthis new glasswork, equipped inline with modern European pro-duction facilities, have enabledRasko to become one of the biggestglass production facilities inRussia in terms of technology.

Total production capacity ofRasko is 1,000 million glass bot-tles per year of all major colours:flint, brown and green. The formof glass bottles can be both stan-dard and exclusive and productioncapabilities enable to switch toproduction of articles of differentcolours and shapes.

Company product mix: glasscontainers ranging from 0.2 to 2litres of any shape, which can only

be made by modern sectionalmachines, supplied by Sklostroj(Czech Republic) and GPSGlasproduktions-Service GmbH(Germany). Blow-blow and press-blow methods enable to form

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A HISTORY OFMODERNIZATION

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This article presents one of Russia’s most

well-known glassworks – Rasko (Russian

American Glass Company). Thanks to

continuous commitment from its owners

and management, and, of course, the

experience of its workers, this company

has become, over the years,

recognized for the quality of its

production, both for the domestic

market and internationally.


plier of such world leaders in theglass industry, such as SUBMiller,AB InBev – beer, Kristall,Rospischesnab – spirit beverages,Mozhaiskoe moloko – dairy pro-ducts, all with:• consistently high production

quality;• utilization of advanced tech-

nologies and continuous produc-tion improvement;

• competitive price of glassware;• production expansion and port-

folio diversification;• responsibility to partners and

society;• environmental liability.

CERTIFICATIONSIn 2004, preparatory work prior

to ISO certification was completed.The Anopino Glass Plant receivedthe QMS (Quality ManagementSystem) Certificate from DetNorske Veritas in October 2004,while the Voronezh plant was ISOcertified in 2005. In October 2008,Rasko received a QMS Certificatevalid until 2012.

Quality control at Rasko is per-formed on the production lines ofboth plants by machines, whichensures 100 per cent automaticcontrol of glass products for all key

defects types. This system enablesRasko products to comply with thequality standards of the world’sleading breweries. Owing to thisfact, and a smoothly running sys-tem of quality management, Raskosuccessfully passes audits of thebiggest brewing companies, whichare its potential consumers.

NEW GLASS PLANT ANDTECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS

In 2001, Rasko started up a newglass plant construction inVoronezh, launching the first line in2002 and the second in 2003. Today,Voronezh glass plant has threeglass-melting furnaces and sevenmachine lines for bottle production.

RASKOcompany mission and goal

- Constant increase in the company’s quality management system andfood safety management

- Occupation and development of marketing outlets due to quality pro-ducts and increased safety, along with the establishment of long-termrelations with business partners

- Investigation and implementation of breakthrough technologies to gainengineering performance standard of production, which is competitivewith the engineering level of leading manufactures and companies inthe country and abroad

- Meeting clients’ expectations and requirements- Product mix renewal and diversification- Creation of the system of employee stimulation measures to improve

labour performance and productivity, exertion of efficiency and constantimprovement in each employee’s competence


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The history of Anopino Glass Plant1814: Anopino Glass Plant was founded in 1814 in the

former Sudogda district of the Vladimir provinceby a merchant of the second guild Jacov Barskov.The plant was located on the domain of Barskovmerchants in Onopino wasteland near Zhary villa-ge in 60 kilometres from Vladimir. Later the letter“O” was transformed into “A”.

1917: The plant was nationalized and workers began tomanage the plant themselves. At that time, therewere two glassware workshops at the plant. One –the so-called ‘old’ workshop – had a batch-typefurnace for dark glass production. The secondworkshop had two Malyshev glass tank furnacesof continuous operation for white glass production.

1927: The dilapidated ‘old’ dark glass workshop wasredeveloped. The building, in which two furnaceswere arranged, was partially destroyed, and a newSiemens furnace was installed to replace the twoolder furnaces.

1932: The product range was expanded from just bot-tles, to include milk pots, jam jars, no-spill inkpots.

1941: In the course of reconstruction, the tank furnacewas replaced by a Siemens-Drelle furnace.

1941: During almost the whole period of World War II,work at the glass plant in Anopino was suspended.

1944: The plant was handed over from the Departmentof Light Industry to “TULAG” MIA (Ministry of theInterior).The old plant resumed manufacturing.Documentation was prepared for reconstructionand for construction of a new machine-furnaceworkshop and supporting services. The plant pro-file was changed to flat glass manufacturing.

1948: A new plant of window glass production was laun-ched in February. After the new plant started ope-ration, the old tank furnace was stopped and allold glassware manufacturing was halted.

1949: A question was raised once again concerning

reconstruction of the plant, along with a return tothe old plant profile: bottle production.

1950: The first stage of reconstructing the plant beganwith bottle manufacturing on VVM semiautomaticdevices.

1952: During the second stage of reconstruction, whenthe plant was stopped for global reconstruction ofthe machine-furnace workshop, a new gas station,boiler house, lehr room, machining shop andpower substation were constructed. At the sametime, equipment was installed for the VVM-10mechanized bottle production machines.Reconstruction took almost two and a half years.

1954: The plant became an automated enterprise, sup-plied with VVM-10 units, a modern gas station, fourHungarian pits with soap drums, batch mixers etc.

1963: The plant switched from peat to gas heating.

1966: Household (hand) mirror manufacturing started inthe former gas station building.

1969: To increase production volume, the plant wasreconstructed again. New IS-6-2 machines wereinstalled. The reconstruction of the main workshopraised the question of a new batch house, whichwas constructed the same year.

1970: Mirror aluminizing was mastered (instead of silve-ring). In 1974, the cassette method of mirror edgeprocessing was introduced. In 1980, 180employees worked in the mirror department, whichhad an annual output of RUB 950,000.

1973: A new batch house with automated batch mate-rials processing was put into operation.Construction of the new warehouse was finished.

1981: Furnace and production lines were overhauled.Zonal automation of tank furnace heating rate wascarried out.

1983: Two VV-12 glass-forming machines for 0.5-litrebottle manufacturing were installed.

1991: By decision of Gus-Khrustalnyi, ExecutiveCommittee of District Soviet of People’s Deputiesof Vladimir region, the plant was re-registered as ajoint stock company: Anopino Glass Plant.

1999: Anopino Glass Plant JSC became a part and abase of Rasko Co. Ltd. (Russian American GlassCompany).


Prior to 2006, ‘double-blowing’technology had been used in bottleproduction. Rasko specialists,working in association with Czechpartners, then created a capitalinvestment project aimed at mod-ernization with AL-1110 glass-forming machines. This projectresulted in the mastering of NNPB(narrow-neck press blow) technolo-gy of bottle production, enablingproductivity growth of 22 bottlesper minute, as well as higher costefficiency.

In 2008, Rasko implementedanother investment project at theVoronezh glass plant. This projectincluded installation of a new fur-nace with capacity of 320tonnes/day (Horn Glass Industries,Germany) new high-technologyglass-forming equipment, and two10-section IS-machines. (EF 10STAT.6” and GPS).

Along with additional capacity atVoronezh glass plant, Rasko contin-ued production modernization atAnopino glass plant in 2008

A new production line for glasscontainer production was launched(GPS-10 6” glass-forming machine,feeder, conveyor unit and stacker).This enabled to decrease raw mate-rial consumption, increasing tech-

nological line capaci-ty and producingbrand new types ofglass products.

PRODUCTIONFrom the beginning

of Rasko’s history,glass bottle productionin machine workshop#1 was carried out byfour VV-7 rotor glassforming machines and,in machine workshop#2, by IS-8-2 sectionalmachines.

A new glasswork (glassworkshop #3), which doesnot produce for anyEuropean glass work-shops, was launched inJanuary 2000, resultingin the tripling of highquality production output,comparably with 1996, making theplant the biggest in Russia.

Th first glass furnace in Russiawith a capacity of 300 tonnes/daywas built to feed three high-per-formance machine lines fit withCzech sectional machines AL-1110-2. A new batch house withautomatic processing of batchpreparation was launched.

Production output increased to302 million bottles a year.

Rasko also carried out recon-struction of the first glasswork #1:outdated VV-7 and IS glass formingmachines were replaced by AL sec-tional machines, increasing produc-tion capacity enormously.

As a result of this reconstruc-tion, production output in 2002increased 92.2 million bottles,compared with 2001.

In 2007, the glass-formingmachines underwent further mod-ernization, increasing productionby another 4.3 per cent. Thoroughoverhaul of machines with ventila-tor replacement led to productiongrowth of 0.5 bottles on 15 percent and 0.33 bottles on 5.3 percent. Cold repair of bath furnace#3 was also carried out.

In 2008, Rasko implementedanother investment project at theVoronezh glass plant. The projectincluded the installation of a newfurnace (Horn Glass Industries)with 320 tonnes/ capacity day and new high-technology glass-forming equipment - two 10-sec-tional IS-machines (EF 10STAT.6” type) (GPS).

Along with capacity addition atthe Voronezh glass plant, Rasko alsocontinued production modernizationat the Anopino glass plant. A newproduction line for glass containerproduction was launched (GPS-10 6glass-forming machine, feeder, con-veyor unit and stacker). Thisenabled to decrease raw materialconsumption, increasing line capac-ity and to manufacture brand newtypes of glass products.

Bld. 32 Pochtovaya Str.settl. Anopino

Gus-Khrustalny districtVladimir regionRussia 601530

Tel: +7 – 49241 – 52052Fax: +7 – 49241 – 52161


www.rasko.ru

LLC RASKO

In September 2008, Raskobought two Evolution 12 inspectionunits, and in September-October, thelaunch of a new finished goodswarehouse resulted in the elimina-tion of losses during storage.

The company involves leadingspecialists of the plants in stafftraining, as well as sendingemployees to educational cen-trers, universities and foreignglass plants to gain experience.

Rasko is in constantprogress with targeted perspec-tives of equipment moderniza-tion and processes refinement,as well as implementation ofsophisticated managementtechnologies. ■


COMPANYSTRUCTURE

Rasko Headquarters (Anopino, Vladimir region)

Branch of Rasko “VoronezhContainer-Glass Company”(Voronezh)

Rasko -Management” (Moscow)Representative office in Vladimir

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HE XXII CONGRESSICG President, Dr. Fabiano

Nicoletti, the ICG2010President, Prof. E. Zanotto,

and the leader of the ExecutiveSecretariat, Mr. L. Belmonte wel-comed almost 400 delegates andguests to the 22nd triennial ICGCongress at the Pestana Bahia Hotelin Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

After the initial speeches, theWeyl, Gottardi, President’s andTurner Awards were presented andthe Weyl award winner (J. Mauro)gave a talk on aspects of hisresearch activities; the Gottardiwinner (M.J. Pascual) unfortu-nately was unable to attend. Theprestigious President’s Awards for

long-term contributions were pre-sented to Prof. H. A. Schaeffer,Prof. G.H. Frischat and Prof. D.L.Pye; the Turner Award for hisexceptional service to the CTC asChair was given to Dr. K. Bange.This was followed by a RoundTable Discussion on “Glass,Energy and the Environment”moderated by Dr. Bange. Prof. R.Beerkens, Dr. R. Langfeld and Dr.H. Arribart gave short presenta-tions on the topic and this was fol-lowed by a question-and-answersession involving the audience.

OPENING CEREMONYDuring the opening ceremony

Prof. Zanotto strongly encouraged

all session chairs to promote dis-cussion and not simply presenta-tion of results. The sessions on:Education; Structure andVibrations; Waste Management;Bubbles; and Bioglasses werespecifically allocated time slotsand these were much appreciatedby their audiences. Even the ses-sion on Education ran for 40 min-utes after the last lecture had fin-ished and there was standing roomonly in the lecture theatre. Duringthe course of the event, 10 TCsorganized sessions, some workingas pairs to examine particularissues from different points ofview. Good examples of suchcooperation were: Blister forma-

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The venue of the XXII ICG Congress was Bahia, Brazil, where 310

participants from 35 different countries, giving 192 oral

presentations and 210 poster sessions, met. Special focus was

given to discussions on issues concerning ‘sustainability and the

environment’.

tion at the Glass-refractory inter-face (TC11 and TC14); structuralaspects of glass crystallization(TC03 and TC07); and Modellingof bubbles and gases in the glassmelt (TC14 and TC21). TC04,TC05, TC16, TC22 and TC26 alsohelped to organize sessions cover-ing glasses for medical and dentalapplications, vibrations and struc-tures, nano-structured glass coat-ings by sol-gel, immobilizationprocesses for nuclear and hazard-ous waste, glass structure-propertyrelations, and vibrations and struc-ture. Prof. Arun Varshneya also rana very popular short course onFundamentals of Glass Scienceand Technology, based on hisrecent book.

EXTENSIVE SPONSORSHIPPROGRAMME

An extensive sponsorship pro-gramme was organized offering anumber of different entry levels.This generated 14 sponsors, help-

ing to keep the conference fee at amodest level and to defray some ofthe meeting costs. L. Belmonte(member of the ICG SteeringCommittee) chaired theSecretariat for the conference withsignificant support from his com-pany Abividro.

This organization gathers 16 ofthe most important companieslocated in Brazil; these companieswork closely with the construction,packaging and automobile indus-tries together with the markets fordomestic utensils, furniture, etc.

Founded on 11 April 1962, theinstitution aims to promote andenhance the use of glass, system-atize information from all sectorsof the productive chain, to stimu-late the continuous improvement oftechniques in this industrial activityand to represent it on everythingthat is of common interest.

Modern and competitive, theBrazilian glass industry works inconcert with the demands of the

society and actively encouragesincreased recycling of glass.

FACTS AND FIGURES OF THEEVENT

At the event, there were 310 reg-istered and fully paid participantsfrom 35 different countries, giving192 oral presentations and 210poster sessions.

However, 350 delegates hadbeen expected and, in spite of thebest efforts of the congress secre-tariat, almost 20 delegates failed togive their oral presentations.

RESULTS OF THE ICGMEETINGS

During the course of theICG2010, the CoordinatingTechnical Committee (CTC) ofICG arranged both a technical anda business meeting. During thetechnical meeting, the leaders rep-resenting a cluster of TechnicalCommittees (TC) presented anoverview of the activities of these


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TCs and future plans. The TCsalso assembled a set of postersdescribing their work to theCongress delegates.

While the previous year hadseen a decrease of activity as aresult of the global credit crisis,this had been partly counter-balanced by a growing use of tele-conferencing facilities. There wasalso evidence of growing interac-tions between TCs as a result ofcomplementary interests, and anincreased use of roadmapping todevelop research programmes.

Apart from teleconferencing,committees were increasinglydeveloping their own websites andusing blogs as communicationtools. The previous year saw thepublication of two books (‘MakingGlass Better’ by Bange andWeissenberger-Eibl, ‘Winds ofChange’ by Parker and Durán, thethird edition of a book on the histo-ry of ICG) both of which were dis-tributed during the Congress. AnICG Roadmap Workshop on“Surfaces, Interfaces and ThinFilms” was held in Paris in August2010, and a second ICG SummerSchool for Students was organizedin Montpellier in July 2010. Up toSeptember, ICG TCs had orga-nized at least 11 symposia in 2010and several events were beingplanned for 2011.

At the CTC Business Meeting,Prof. Beerkens was appointed asthe new Vice-Chair of the CTC andMr. S. Jamieson was appointed asthe Chair of ‘Chemical Durabilityand Analysis’ (TC02). A new com-

mittee on Energy Efficient applica-tions is under consideration. The ICG website is currentlyundergoing a major overhaul;when this is complete the latestAnnual Reports of the TC activitieswill be made available.

FINANCIAL STATUS OF ICGThe Steering Committee (SteCo)

examined the financial status ofICG during its meeting andacknowledged some exceptionalexpenditure particularly on itemssuch as the books published thisyear and their shipping costs,together with the RoadmappingWorkshop. The proposed budgetwas also accepted for 2011, withthe agreements that attempts wouldbe made to achieve balance.

Fee levels for the NationalParticipating Organisations (NPOs)based on glass production levels intheir countries were agreed, and afee for the category of AssociateMember was set at EUR 180.

The Glass ManufacturingIndustry Council (GMIC) wasapproved as an Associate Memberwith Michael Greenman as repre-sentative. A meeting with theIndian NPO was planned to discussways of enhancing interaction.Prof. Shevchenko resigned as theRussian representative on theSteering Committee and Prof.Hirao also ceased membership as aresult of ill health. MasahiroTatsumisago (Japan) and ManojChoudhary (United States) wereaccepted as replacements. A newnon-technical committee to

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ICG is a non-profit international glass society consisting of 34 national orga-nizations in glass science and technology. The aim of ICG is to promote coo-peration between glass experts. ICG organizes Technical Committee (TC)work (laboratory round robins, publication of scientific and technical papers).ICG organizes the International Congress on Glass every three years.

About the International Commission

ON GLASS (ICG)

EVENTS AND MEETINGS

ICG2010 president E. Zanotto

ICG President F. Nicoletti

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improve the visibility of the ICG inthe glass community and improvecontact and communication withthe NPOs was set up with K. Bangeas its chair. This committee willwork on the base of the ambassadorconcept where individual ambas-sadors are responsible for the real-ization of the defined tasks in cer-tain geographical areas.

The ambassadors are as follows:• North America: Michael

Greenman• South America: Lucien

Belmonte• Asia/Australia: Peng Shou• Europe: Klaus Bange

This Committee will be closelyconnected with the ManagementBoard and will report to the SteCo.A new logo was approved for ICG,designed by L. Belmonte and histeam at Abividro.

ICG COUNCILThe ICG Council, consisting of

the representatives of the 34 NPOs,also met in Salvador. One of thechief responsibilities was to agreeon the organizers for ICG2016.After presentations from those

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