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Convection yield and capacity and is economical
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to use, as most of the heat is trans-
furnace sales off ferred by radiation. Both top and bot-
tom heating systems are patented.
to a booming start The Smart Cycle furnaces exceed
radiation heating furnace speed by at
Feracitas and Risto Nikander have least 50% for clear float glass.
had experience of the best convection Heating speed is up to 32 sec/mm for
processes in the world since 1996. clear float glass thicknesses.
Nikander has invented improvements For low emissivity and coated
and cost savings features to these glass, comprehensive data is not yet
processes and has been granted available, but based on earlier experi-
patents for them. Shanghai Refine ence of other good convection heating
Machinery Co., Ltd. and Feracitas technologies, the expected heating
signed an agreement in 2011 regard- speed should be in the range of 35-40
ing technical and commercial cooper- sec/mm.
ation to exploit these patents. Smart Thanks to the performance and
Cycle™ furnaces are based on proven characteristics of Smart Cycle™,
Refine furnace technology, with sales got off to a quick start in China,
Feracitas convection patents and tech- with five furnaces sold in just a few
nology, and the first Smart Cycle™ weeks. Six of these furnaces have
was started up only a short time ago. been sold, three of them are complete
Smart Cycle top convection offers The first Smart Cycle forced machines, while three furnaces
more uniform convection air impinge- convection heating furnace has replace only the radiation heating of
ment on glass surfaces than existing flat glass sizes of 2,400 x existing tempering machines.
processes, focusing heat onto the 5,000mm, but can also make Thanks to this tried and tested tech-
areas where heat is more needed. curved glass of 2,400 x nology, export sales have also started.
Bottom heating utilizes a roller tem- 2,500mm. Thicknesses range Additional information is avail-
perature stabilizing system, which from 4 to 20mm, for clear, low- able from sales@refineglass.com and
makes operations easier, increases E and soft coated glass feracitas@gmail.com.
New standards for ng better cooling and, as a result, per- will, according to the company, be
fect processing quality. able to experience increased diamond,
cup wheels This new family of Glaston longer life, for a more and more cost-
Bavelloni wheels provides the optimal effective grinding process.
Glaston Bavelloni has recently balance between higher feed rate and
introduced new metal cup wheels quality of surface finish. Customers www.glaston.net
with working rim and diamond thick-
ness of 8mm developed by its highly
active R&D department.
The aluminium central hub has
been completely reengineered with
considerable benefits. Better
weight distribution ensures
higher stability, involving
lower torsion forces and vibra-
tions. At the same time, distri-
bution of water circulation
delivered to the grinding area
has definitely improved, granti-