Product Development & Mould Design BOOT CAMP

RUBIN GLASS, located in Pleven, Bulgaria, challenged Empakglass's team, in the context of its new GreenField Project and Plant extension, to prepare its newly set Mould Design Department, the base know-how to become proeficient and independent while developing glass containers but also the necessary mould equipment.

In a Boot Camp logic, the team from RUBIN GLASS was in Empakglass's HQ in Lisbon for three straight weeks, on which the know-how was built from the foundations, the basics in glass process up until subjects as diverse as "simulating" a conversation with a client proposing a bottle design and from there, using a CAD software, to develop the actual container, check the IS machine limits, most suitable production process, weight vs brimful capacity and finally extending from there up until the mould equipment drawings, the materials and parison development.

As a complement to the actual training, visits to Mould Equipment Facilities were made and also a Glass Production Facility, in order to provide an insightful vision of the actual process. Our deep thanks to NeckMolde, Metavil and Intermolde as well as Vidrexport, for letting us visit their production facilities.

Any greenfield project sucess's, as we know, depends directly on the set of skills, know-how and positive attittude from all the people involved, we wish RUBIN GLASS all the success and the trust in Empakglass for supporting them on this journey.

Would you like to know more?

If you need more detailed information on the fees, dates and target audience, contact Empakglass through: training@empakglass.com or management@empakglass.com

These are seminars developed by professionals to professionals, on the glass packaging industry and industries that also contact with glass as a packaging material.

Contact directly the local office of Empakglass in Bulgaria or our HQ in Portugal:

Phone: +359 898803090 (Bulgaria) or +351 218079529

e-mail: office@empaksolutions.com or management@empakglass.com

https://www.empakglass.com/

Sincerely,

Hélder Remédios & Yordan Kamenov Management Team, Empakglass – Performance Solutions & Empak Bulgaria Ltd

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Empak/Emhart Webinar with DURAN®

After returning from Fevisa, Mexicali, still in February, Empak and Emhart held another Product Development & Mould Design Training (PDMDT), this time in our Webinar format.

This time, the client to request our webinar format, was DURAN®.

DURAN® is dedicated in producing laboratory glassware made from borosilicate glass 3.3.

This glass is well known for its chemical resistance and inert behavior, minimal thermal expansion and the resulting high resistance to thermal shock. It also conforms to the requirements of Type 1 neutral glass suitable for pharmaceutical applications.

This training, in particular was quite interesting as it was the first time that this training was around a non classic soda-lime glass.

It was delightful to share different insights and to come (once again), to the conclusion that glass properties, glass temperature and viscosities, have a dramatic influence on how IS production settings are made, as well as for tolerances and clearances!

Once again, we focused on a holistic approach, ranging from glass properties, IS timing and even the impact of glass conditioning, gob temperature and delivery system in order to develop the building blocks for a successful mould design.

As part of our tradition in these trainings, we invite the attendees to bring real case scenarios to challenge Empak's PAKForming Simulator and this time was no exception.

Our deep thanks to the participants from DURAN® who brought a lot of interest and discussion onto the subjects, something that truly makes Product Development and Mould Design such an important aspect on the Supply Chain of Container Glass Industry.

Would you like to know more?

If you need more detailed information on the fees, dates and target audience, contact Empakglass through: training@empakglass.com or management@empakglass.com

These are seminars developed by professionals to professionals, on the glass packaging industry and industries that also contact with glass as a packaging material.

Contact directly the local office of Empakglass in Bulgaria or our HQ in Portugal:

Phone: +359 898803090 (Bulgaria) or +351 218079529

e-mail: office@empaksolutions.com or management@empakglass.com

https://www.empakglass.com/

Sincerely,

Hélder Remédios & Yordan Kamenov Management Team, Empakglass – Performance Solutions & Empak Bulgaria Ltd

Empak's concept of Mouldshop on new GreenField Project

As part of Empakglass's support on a Greenfield Project for a particular client, we have developed a new Mouldshop Layout.

This is a part of the business, for which Empak isn't so well known, but definitely something we have been doing already for several years, from furnaces until the mouldshops.

The idea here is to have the best possible workflow in between bench and conventional lathes, as well as for a dedicated and climatized CNC room, with proper anti-vibration floor, keeping as much natural light as possible entering the space. Adjacent to the mouldshop, will stay the mould warehouse.

Also, one particular room in the installation will be dedicated to Mould Quality Checkups and statistical analysis, correlating results in between mould dimensions/volumes and the actual glass containers being produced.

As we consider that information is paramount, even in the Mouldshop, there will be an LCD screen stating the on time efficiencies, to demonstrate that also the work that is made here as got a direct impact on the glass plant production results!

Would you like to know more?

Contact directly the local office of Empakglass in Bulgaria or our HQ in Portugal:

Phone: +359 898803090 (Bulgaria) or +351 218079529

e-mail: office@empaksolutions.com or management@empakglass.com

https://www.empakglass.com/

Sincerely,

Hélder Remédios & Yordan Kamenov Management Team, Empakglass – Performance Solutions & Empak Bulgaria Ltd