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Allied Glass ............................28

Antonini .....................4r, 73-82

Ardagh ..................................26

Asfour Crystal .........................18

BA Vidro .................................19

BDF Industries ..........First Page,

....................................... 73-82

Berlin Packaging ...................25

Borosil ....................................18

British Glass ............................17

Car-Met ................... 23, 73-82

Cedar Glass ......................... 18

Changshu Jianhua Mould ......

........ Front Inside Cover, 73-82

China Glass ........................ 63

Colombia Glass .................. 30

Commersald Impianti ........ 28

Cuba Glass ......................68-71

DeCoSystem ................... 50-53

Drujba Glassworks ......... 19, 23

Emhart Bucher .....Back Cover,

................................. 31, 73-82

Emmeti-Sipac ............ 2, 73-82

Eurasia Glass ..................... 96

Fermac .................... 27, 73-82

Fluorital ....................43, 73-82

Fonderie Valdelsane ...............

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Fusiontec .........................65-67

futronic .............................48-49

glassonline ............... 23, 94-95

Glass Pack .......................... 84

Glasspex ............................. 72

Glass Service............ 15, 73-82

Glass Service (GS) ...........24, 28

GMIC .................................. 58

GPS - Glassproduktions-

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Heye .......................... 5, 73-82

Horn .....................9, 17, 73-82

Iran Glass ............................ 14

Iris Inspection ....................... 29

Kandil Glass ......................... 18

Libbey ...................................21

Mir Stekla ............................ 64

Misr Glass Manufacturing ......18

Moderne Mecanique ....32-34,

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Nampack ............................. 22

OCMI-OTG ... 32-34, 35, 73-82

Olivotto-Antas-Lynch-Lindner ..

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Perego Giancarlo ...................

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Piramal ..................................16

Ramsey Products .....29, 73-82

SIGMA .......................6, 73-82

Sisecam Glass Packaging ....19

Sisecam Group .....................26

Sorg Nikolaus ............. 3, 73-82

Sri Lanka Ceramics ...............16

Teichmann, Henry F. .......... 25

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TIAMA .......................13, 73-82

Verallia Argentina ................. 20

Verallia Oiry .......................... 29

Vetropack ................. 20, 85-93

Vidromecanica ..... .17, 19, 24,

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Vitrum............................18, 83

VOA - Verrerie dAlbi ............. 24

Wall Colmonoy ............... 36-42

Waltec Maschinen ...31, 73-82

Zecchetti ..................11, 73-82

ZIppe............ 44-46, 47, 73-82

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COLUMBUS (OH)USA

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COLOMBIA GLASS BOGOTColombia 24-25October

CHINA GLASS BEIJINGChina24-27May

MIR STEKLA MOSCOWRussia5-8June

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WORLD GLASS DIRECTORY 2016

BUCHER EMHART GLASS

Hinterbergstrasse 22CH-6330 Cham SwitzerlandTel: +41 - 41 - 7494200Fax: +41 - 41 - 7494271www.emhartglass.com

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A R E A S O F A C T I V I T Y

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As the worlds leader in equipment, services, and technology solutions, Emhart Glass continually sets new standards for glass container production flexibility. Offering the widest array of products available, Emhart Glass is able to meet the requirements of glass- makers regardless of their technology level, to become the solution provider for the glass container industry.

Forming Machines As the inventor of the modern-day IS ma-

chine, Emhart Glass revolutionized the glass production process. Today the machine port-folio includes:

1/ 1/ DG, 3 TG IS 5 SG, 5 DG, 85mm TG IS 5 1/2 SG, 5

1/2 DG IS 6 1/ SG, 6 1/ 1/ TG

1/ 6 1/ 1/ TG 5 TG, 95mm QG, 6 1/ DG

Glass Conditioning and Gob FormingFrom the advanced design of the 555 ser-

vo feeders to plungers, gob distributors, and shears, Emhart Glass offers a full ran-ge of glass conditioning and gob forming equipment incorporating the latest techno-logies.

Control TechnologyControls from Emhart Glass are at the

heart of the forming machine, which direct the key processes ranging from conditioning the molten glass, to the seamless integration of complex mechanisms in the glass produc-tion process. Today, the FlexIS Process Con-trol System is the primary control system for

the forming machine, and will be the founda-tion for advanced process feedback and automation systems.

Ware HandlingEmhart Glass products include a com-

plete line of leading technology servo-elec-tric mechanisms that include take-out, the FlexPusher, Ware Transfers, Conveyors and Flex Stacker.

Inspection SystemsEmhart Glass provides quality assuran-

ce solutions designed to meet almost any inspection requirement. The Emhart Glass total choice portfolio includes the new FleXinspect family, consisting of the most precise mechanical and vision inspection machines, as well as high-precision on-line statistical sampling systems.

Hot End and Cold End Technical Services As the technology leader and solution pro-

vider in the glass container industry for more

a comprehensive portfolio of customer ser-vice, training, customer process support and project mangement.

The training center in Sundsvall, Sweden, offers modern and up-to-date theo-retical and pratical training on all Emhart Glass hot-end equipment. In addition to the training center in Sundsvall, Emhart Glass established a satellite hot end training center

For the cold end, Emhart Glass has a Technical Service Center in St. Petersburg,

Germany, which serve as the central trai-ning, service and demonstration facilities.

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COLD-END INSPECTION REFRACTORY PARTS

CONTACTSMartin Jetter - President

Werner Gessner - VP SalesPARENT COMPANYBucher Industries

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES824

COMPANY FOUNDED1912

REGISTERED PATENTS170

SALES OFFICESEUROPEPrincipal:

Emhart Glass SA, Cham, SwitzerlandItaly, Savona:

Tel: +39 (019) 51 66 1Fax: +39 (019) 51 66 302

ASIASingapore:

Tel: +65 6778 1466 - Fax: +65 6778 9433

Japan, Kawasaki:Tel: +81 (44) 222 7371 - Fax: +44 (81) 222 4868

USASt. Petersburg, FL:

Tel: +1 (727) 471 1113 - Fax: +1 (727) 471 1290

Owensville, MO (Refractories)Tel: +1 (573) 437 2132 - Fax: +1 (573) 437 3146

Windsor, CTTel: +1 (860) 298 7340 - Fax: +1 (860) 298 7395

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ANGLO WATSONS GLASSALLIED GLASS CONTAINERS LTD.ALPHAGLASSALVER SPA -

GROUPE ENAVAANADOLU CAMANCHOR GLASS CONTAINERANCHOR RAND LTD.ANSUNG GLASS INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD.ANTONINEK HUTA SZKLA / O-IARAB PHARMACEUTICAL

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INDUSTRY CO. LTD.BDJ GLASS INDUSTRIES LTD.BEATSON CLARKBEIJING GERRESHEIMER

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EABL GLASSCERVE SPACHAGODA GLASSWORKS & CO.CHWAY CHEMICALS &

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Registration is open for participation in the 19th edition of the International Exhibition for Glass Products, Manufacturing, Processing and Finishing Technology - MIR STEKLA - to be held from 58 June 2017 in Moscow, Russia.In 2016 almost 8,000 visitors attended the exhibition, which hosted almost 190 exhibitors from 20 countries.These included leading Russian and foreign companies: AGR International, Ayrox Scrl, BDF industries, Brinolli Ermi 77, Glaston, Grenzebach Maschinenbau, Ernst Pennekamp, Glass Service, Gps Glasproduktions-Service, Henri F. Teichman, Imaca Bv, Buhler Technology, Motim Kadko Kft, Nicolaus Sorg, Pennine Industrial Equipment, RHI Ag, Ross Mould International, Waltec Maschinen, Msc & Sgcc, Luoyang Landglass, Heye International, Parkinson-Spencer, Refractories, Staraglass nd thers.

According to event statistics, visitors included senior executives, representatives of purchasing and marketing departments of major Russian and foreign

Mr. Sanjay Tiwari, Managing Director & CEO of Piramal Glass Ceylon PLC was elected as the new President of the Sri Lanka Ceramics and Glass Council at its 3th AGM held recently at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo.Mr Tiwari who took over Mr. Mahendra Jayasekera, CEO, Lanka Walltiles PLC is the 4th President of the Council. Speaking at the AGM, the new president gave his appreciation for the efforts and the contribution of all the past Presidents, namely Sunil Wijesinha, Dayasiri Warnakulasooriya and Mahendra Jayasekera. He highlighted the contribution of the Ceramic & Glass Industry to the overall economy of the country and their constant efforts in building the brand image of Sri Lanka.The Incoming President also emphasized the current challenges faced by the Industry and the need for support from the Government of Sri Lanka.He thanked Geological Survey & Mines Bureau, Export Development Board, The Employers Federation and ITI of Sri Lanka for their continuing support.The following were elected to the Board of Management of the Council: President, Mr. Sanjay Tiwari (Piramal Glass Ceylon PLC); Vice President, Dr. Jagath Pieris (Royal Fernwood Porcelain Ltd); Secretary, Mr. Navindra Abeysekera (Lanka Ceramic PLC); Assistant Secretary, Mr. Wasaba Jayasekera (Dankotuwa Porcelain PLC); Treasurer ,Mr. Yoshinarari Shimaya (Noritake Lanka Porcelain); Immediate Past President, Mr. Mahendra Jayasekera (Lanka Walltiles PLC); Committee Members, Mr. Anura Warnakulasooriya (Midaya Ceramic Co (Pvt) Ltd) and Mr. Wipul Kularathna, Samson Rajarata Tiles. The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce functions as the Secretariat to the Council.The Chief Guest for the event was Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy, Governor, The Central Bank of Sri Lanka. In his address to the gathering he gave an insight to the current economic situation of the country briefing on the past and subsequent developments, encompassing both internal & external factors that had influenced the current account deficit. He appreciated the efforts of the present Government in forwarding the economy in the right direction. The Governor also highlighted the importance of signing FTA with neighboring countries like China, India, Singapore and Pakistan.

MIR STEKLA 2017

BOOKINGS OPEN

SRI LANKA CERAMICS AND GLASS COUNCIL

PIRAMAL CEO ELECTED AS PRESIDENT

companies working in the construction, furniture, automotive, food, medicine, instrument making, greenhouse industries and other sectors which use glass products:

and processors, suppliers of raw materials, equipment, components

of translucent constructions, furniture, interior items, mirrors, automotive glass, glassware, household and art glass, glass blocks, etc.

faade making and construction companies, project owners and developers, project designers

architect bureaus and design studios

representing the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, Moscow City Government, state corporations, government agencies, housing and utilities companies

industry associations, research institutes, schools

For more information and to book a stand, visit www.mirstekla-expo.ru/en


On 6 December 2016 Horn Glass Industries AG held its first safety engineering seminar at its headquarters in Plberg. Markus Kick, Functional Safety Manger Automation, welcomed participants from all over the world. The seminar was to demonstrate and explain the meaning of Functional Safety to the customers according to latest European directive for thermoprocessing equipment DIN EN 746-2.Markus Kick said The industry is definitely more aware and concerned about safety than in the past. Our major goal is to ensure that all the workers understand the connections and demands on the design of protective systems. We describe which steps are possible and necessary in order to operate a safe furnace in different operating modes e.g. in high- and/ or also low demand range, independently from the manufacturer.By holding seminars worldwide Horn Glass Industries AG wants to support and educate their customers to succeed their goals. This is Horns highest priority. Markus Kick said Particularly with regard to safety technologies we want to demonstrate how to run the furnaces at every time under all topical directives and latest standards introduced by Horns department Safety Engineering.

HORN GLASS INDUSTRIES

SAFETY ENGINEERING SEMINAR

Adrian Curry, managing director of Encirc, has been appointed president of British Glass for a two-year term.Curry joined the organisations board, working with his industry colleagues to raise the profile of the industry as a whole, effective 1 January 2017.Curry said he was looking forward to working closely with the board to promote glass as a material.

BRITISH GLASS

ENCIRC MD NAMED AS NEW PRESIDENT

A key focus of my term will be driving the industry to become more sustainable, and in particular meeting the commitment to the Governments Industrial Decarbonisation & Energy Efficiency Roadmap. The aim of an 80% carbon reduction by 2050 is achievable, and some manufacturers, including Encirc, are already setting an example for other industries to follow.



Everything is ready for the forthcoming edition of the international trade show specializing in glass processing machinery, equipment and systems, to be held at Fiera

Milano Rho from 3-6 October, 2017.Big changes are in store for the 2017 edition of Vitrum, starting with the new pavilions that will host exhibitors and visitors. The show will take place at Fiera Milano Rho in pavilions 5 and 7, which are even easier to access from the entrance to the fair grounds, from the train stations and the Metro, and just a few steps from the Services Center where parallel events will be held.Exhibitors will enjoy multiple advantages, from extremely cost-effective pricing to a major discount on additional square meters over those occupied at the 2015 edition.They will also have free access to the e-Contact app for gathering Visitor data, a huge added value that makes it possible to easily and quickly build a database of business contacts. Free wi-fi will also be available throughout the entire exhibit area to businesses and to the public.During the Fair, seminars and workshops will be held featuring topics of interest to the industry, such as government incentives available to Italian firms for the renovation of the machine pool and industry technical regulations.Manufacturers will soon be receiving the new brochure that outlines the key features of Vitrum 2017, and the on-line form is now available on Vitrum site: http://applicationform.vitrum-milano.com/The organizational machine is gearing up for this new, exciting edition that will shine the spotlight on the multifaceted world of glass, with its innovations and products of excellence, over four days at Fiera Milano Rho designed to stimulate constructive conversation and mutual growth.

Egyptian glass exports rose by 3% in January-August 2016 to USD 96.14 million compared to USD 93.4 million at the same period of 2015.The latest report released by Egyptian Chemical Export Council (CEC) stated that ten firms seized 70.2% of total glass exports by the end of August 2016 with exports estimated at USD 67.5 million.Misr Glass Manufacturing Company S.A.E (MGM) was the largest exporter of glass products in January-August 2016 with exports estimated at USD19.8 million, capturing 29% of the total volume.Asfour Crystal was the second largest exporter since it seized 19% of total glass exports with exports worth USD12.5 million.The exports of Cedar Glass reached USD 5.6 million during the first eight months of 2016 while exports of Kandil

VITRUM 2017

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GLASS EXPORTS RISE

Glass reached around USD 5.1 million.The report showed that ten states captured 63% of Egypts glass exports in January-August 2016.Lebanon was the largest importer of Egyptian glass products with imports estimated at USD 11.5 million, getting 19% of the total volume.Following Lebanon, Sudan was the second largest importer since it captured 18% of Egyptian glass products, i.e. USD 10.6 million.Egypts total exports of glass products to Algeria recorded USD 8.9 million during the first eight months of 2016, while exports to Morocco hit USD 7 million and exports to Turkey reached USD 5.8 million, the report clarified.

Borosil Glass Works has announced it will amalgamate three related companies in order to simplify the group structure.The board of directors of BGWL, Hopewell Tableware, Vyline Glass

BOROSIL

THREE BUSINESSES AMALGAMATION Works and Fennel Investment And Finance has approved a scheme of amalgamation of three related companies with BGWL to derive synergies by bringing these entities under a single umbrella, and to pursue growth

opportunities. The move would also reduce the extent of related party transactions and eliminate cross holdings to simplify the group structure, BGWL said. The scheme envisages

amalgamation of Hopewell Tableware, a 100% subsidiary of BGWL, Vyline Glass Works, a promoter held company and Fennel Investment And Finance, an associate company with BGWL.


A Sisecam Group Company, Sisecam Glass Packaging, has won the WordStar 2017 award in the WorldStar 2017 Competition held by the World Packaging Organization with its Kestane Natural Spring Water Bottle in the Beverages category.Kestane Natural Spring Water Bottle designed by Sisecam Glass Packaging Design Chief Eda Ylmaz had also previously won the Competency and Silver Awards at the Crescent and Stars of Packaging Competition and the Excellent Design Award at the Design Turkey Competition.

SISECAM GLASS PACKAGING

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In the competition, which received 291 applications from 35 countries, the jury selected the winners in Wien on 17 November 2016.Germany and Japan won 20 awards, while China and the US won 16 and 15 awards, respectively. The UK and Spain received 12 awards in the competition, while Turkey and Austria won 11 awards. Turkey ranked the seventh among the countries in terms of the number of awards won.The awards ceremony of the competition will be held on 4 May 2017 at Dsseldorf, Germany during the Interpack Fair.

Bulgarias competition regulator has granted approval to Portugals BA Vidro to acquire Greek glassmaker Yioulas Bulgarian unit Drujba Glassworks.As the Portuguese company is not present on the Bulgarian glass container market, the market share of Drujba Glassworks will not change as a result of the acquisition, the Commission for Protection of Competition said in a statement.Drujba Glassworks has two glass container plants in Bulgaria - in Sofia and Plovdiv.Outside of its home country, the Greek group also owns glass container plants in Romania and Ukraine.The deal with BA Vidro includes Yioulas Romanian unit, Stirom, but excludes the Ukrainian glass container business, the Greek group announced in October.BA Vidro has eight factories - five on the Iberian peninsula, two in Poland and one in Germany, with a total of 2,400 employees. The group has an annual production of around 5 billion glass containers.

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Vetropack Austria recently celebrated two events and an anniversary, together with numerous guests including customers.The glass works in Pchlarn has been part of the Vetropack Group for 30 years. In addition, the new flint glass furnace was completed and the Vetropack Groups training centre was opened.The hosts of the celebration, Claude R. Cornaz, CEO Vetropack Holding, and Johann Reiter, Managing Director Vetropack Austria, welcomed not only a large number of customers and partners but also personalities from politics and business.Among those present were KR Sonja Zwazl,

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30 YEARS AND TWO EVENTS President of the Lower Austrian Chamber of Commerce, and State Parliament Deputy Karl Moser.The guests enjoyed the unique opportunity to take a look at the newly constructed white-glass furnace from the inside, before it is gradually heated up to 1580C for melting glass.Following on from the visit to the modernised production facilities, Vetropack Austria invited its guests to Persenbeug Castle. Frank Rehme, managing director of gmvteam and specialist in future technologies and innovations in retail trade, gave a talk entitled Packaging glass in the context of the shopper the brain buys! How the subconscious mind

influences decision-making processes when shopping.Investment in the modernisation of our production facilities is essential in todays economic climate. It secures our success and competitiveness in the long term, explains Claude Cornaz.The most important cornerstone of our success are, alongside the uniqueness of glass as a material, our employees know-how, our customer orientation and the way we constantly optimise our processes and technologies.We are proud to be able to look back on 30 years of dynamic development, an innovative spirit and high product quality at the Pchlarn Vetropack

plant, which can be attributed not least to the enormous commitment made by our employees.Production employees from all subsidiaries will benefit from the groups newly built training centre. This will also help us continue to meet the high demands on our products, is how Johann Reiter welcomed the success of Vetropack Austria.Vetropack Austria is the countrys leading manufacturer of glass packaging, employing a total of 668 people at its two glass foundries in Kremsmnster and Pchlarn. In 2015, 1.574 billion units of glass packaging were sold and net sales of EUR 181 million generated.

Verallia Argentina has won the gold at the Best of Wine Tourism 2017 event organised by the Mendoza Tourism Authority for its sustainable practices.The highest award, according to the general manager of the company Walter Formica, was won thanks to the set of actions that work in his company.Since signing, they have been promoting the programme Glass, a transparent action, by which the company collects used glass containers in containers, recycles them and converts the waste into new bottles.Through this programme a virtuous circle is generated because everything collected by the purchase of this glass is contributed to the Foundation of the Childrens Hospital Dr. Humberto J. Notti, which received $235,000 this year.This programme was implemented in Mendoza in 2012 and since then has not stopped growing. We have already collected a total of $235,000, the equivalent of 240,000

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dispersed bell-shaped containers, which people usually find in shopping malls and supermarkets. In them, people can leave their empty glass containers.The collected glass is bought by Verallia Argentina and the money of this purchase is donated to the Notti Foundation which destines this aid to a work of Hydrotherapy for the rehabilitation of children throughout the region of Cuyo.Thanks to a greater awareness of environmental care and helping those who need it the most, this year we reached 30 containers to deposit the bottles and empty bottles for recycling in the furnaces of Verallia Argentina, Formica said.


Libbey Inc. has announced that Sherry Buck, vice president, chief financial officer, left the company effective 31 December 2016, to pursue another professional opportunity.The Company has engaged the executive search firm Crist|Kolder

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Associates to conduct a comprehensive search for Mrs. Bucks replacement. In the interim period, Mrs. Bucks former duties will be assumed by Ronni Smith, vice president, corporate controller. William A. Foley, chairman and chief

executive officer of Libbey Inc. said, Sherry has been an instrumental part of Libbeys executive management team for the past four and a half years. During her tenure, Sherrys leadership helped transform Libbeys capital structure by significantly reducing debt and improving the health of our balance sheet. These efforts enabled us to make critical investments in our business that were necessary to compete effectively in a dynamic market environment. We thank Sherry for her service and wish her well in her new role. She leaves behind a highly

capable finance team that will continue to drive high quality financial analysis and reporting. Ronni is a strong and talented leader who can readily assume the interim CFO responsibilities.Ronni Smith has thirty years of financial experience in roles of increasing responsibility. She joined Libbey in May 2006 as the assistant corporate controller and was appointed vice president, corporate controller in 2012. Prior to joining Libbey, she was an accounting supervisor at Ford Motor Company. Smith began her career as a Senior Auditor at Arthur Andersen in 1986.



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2016 GROWTHPackaging group Nampak reported an 11% increase in total sales for the period to 30 September 2016 with group trading profit rising by 4%, despite macroeconomic challenges.The performance was due to the turnaround at Glass, good trading in Nigeria and Zimbabwe, volume increases from new customers and benefits from operational improvements that resulted in improved efficiencies and cost savings. The group-wide comprehensive performance improvement plan is delivering good results, said Nampak CEO, Andr de Ruyter.Basic earnings per share for the period increased by 11% benefiting from net abnormal gains of R258 million compared to R159 million net abnormal losses in 2015. The net abnormal gains were the net effect of the capital profit from the sale and leaseback transaction of R1.3 billion, the R681 million foreign exchange losses resulting from the devaluation of the naira and kwanza as well as net impairments of R360 million, says Glenn Fullerton, Nampak CFO.Headline earnings per

share, which include foreign exchange losses but exclude the capital profit and impairments, was down 48%. The foreign exchange losses, adversely impacted headline earnings per share by 86.1 cents.Glass delivered a trading profit of R105 million. De Ruyter said the turnaround resulted from better efficiencies and higher sales in key market segments. Despite volatile market conditions in beverages, as consumers came under pressure and customers adjusted their marketing activities, revenue was up 18%. Further incremental improvements are expected as demand recovers, said De Ruyter. Addressing the issue of restricted cash balances in Angola and Nigeria, De Ruyter said a liquidity ratio of 77% of invoices presented for payment in the period was achieved, up from 59%, in 2015 with the Isle of Man funding the shortfall through banking facilities. R990 million of Nampaks R2.0 billion (2015: R700 million) holdings in those countries was hedged by year-end, which significantly reduces the potential for further losses, he said.

The unavailability of US dollars, made the timing and quantum of conversion from local currencies to US dollars uncertain and sporadic, said De Ruyter. During the year, the Angolan kwanza depreciated by 23% and the Nigerian naira by 58% against the US dollar. As a result, the translation of the restricted cash to rands at the ruling official exchange rate resulted in the group incurring R681 million (2015: R161 million) in foreign exchange losses, he said. De Ruyter stressed that the current challenges do not fundamentally change Nampaks overall long-term investment rationale. Through prudent consideration of growth projects, Nampak continues to focus on strengthening its position in the key growth markets of Nigeria, Angola and Ethiopia. The Rest of Africa now contributes 52% to group trading profit. In addition, revenue in the Rest of Africa was up 26%, while trading profit rose 12% mainly due to market share gains on the back of new customer volumes as well as some import replacement. Revenue from the region contributed 31% to the group compared with 27% in 2015.Significant improvements were made in strengthening Nampaks balance sheet with the conclusion of the sale and leaseback transaction that increased group equity

and reduced interest bearing debt. The groups net gearing ratio is now 49% compared to 72% in 2015. For the period under review Nampak performed well within group debt covenants, and lenders are comfortable with Nampaks ability to service the debt, said Fullerton.A R1.2 billion positive swing in net working capital was delivered as active inventory management yielded positive results and improved collections reduced investment in trade receivables, added Fullerton. Despite the continued volatility and uncertainty in key markets, Nampak remains optimistic about the long term outlook. Should macro-economic factors stabilise, Nampak is in a good position to gain from substantial pent-up demand growth. The focus of all divisions in the short term is on achieving greater plant efficiencies making bottles and cans profitably and maximising cash generation, while leveraging the latest-generation factory machinery as well as good partnerships. Nampak will continue adjusting to the changing trading environment, while building for the future. The organisation has undergone significant restructuring and is now optimised, with most plants operating efficiently and at world class benchmark rates, said De Ruyter.

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Bulgarian glassware and bottle maker Drujba Glassworks has announced its consolidated net profit fell to 11.5 million levs (USD 6.25 million/EUR 5.88 million) in the first nine months of 2016, from 18.1 million levs in the same period of last year.Sales revenues fell to 191.6 million levs, from 202.5 million levs in the January-September period of 2015, the company said in a bourse filing last week. Cost of goods sold dropped to 148.6 million

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glass container business, which also included Drujba Glassworks, to Portuguese group BA Vidro for an undisclosed sum.Drujba Glassworks has two production units, one in Sofia and in Bulgarias second-largest city of Plovdiv, in the south of the country.

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Glass Service (GS) has set the 14th International Seminar on Furnace Design Operation and Process Simulation, for 21-22 June 2017 at the Hotel Horal mountain resort in Velke Karlovice, Czech Republic.In conjunction with the seminar, on 20 June, the ICG Technical Committee 15 & 21 Meeting and the GS Glass Furnace Model (GFM) User Meeting will be held.It is open to all wanting to learn more about Industry 4.0 and the optimization of their glass melting furnaces. The event takes place every two years and brings together 150+ glass experts from around the world to discuss the use of simulation & control tools, with the goal of optimizing the glass melting and forming process. Participants who are willing to submit an abstract can do so until February 28. For further information, please visit the GS website at www.gsl.cz or send questions to [email protected].

Vidromecanica has launched its new website with improved functionality, design and navigation. Besides these technical improvements, the new website also contains new sections and updated content.The website is formatted for viewing on a desktop, tablet or smartphone and includes information on the products. The updated version includes Fairs, News and Equipment details. The website is essentially directed towards the clients. It is possible to leave comments and send inquiries directly to the Vidromecanica team.The company is passionate about innovating into the next level in Hollow and Tableware glass technology. It is dedicated to offer services and technical support, providing thus energy efficiency in the highest production and best final glass quality. Engineering since 1984, Vidromecanica has supplied over 1100 machines for the glass industry and sold high-quality heat treatment machines to 60 countries.Take a look at the new website www.vidromecanica.com, which can be viewed in several languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Russian.

Verallia has invested considerably to modernize VOAs 2 furnaces, emblematic of the Groups glassmaking expertise.The teams working for VOA - Verrerie dAlbi celebrated the restart of its number 2 furnace on 6 January with a match-lighting ceremony. VOAs furnace no. 1 dedicated to the production of very high quality flint and extra-flint glass underwent a complete rebuild at the end of 2015 and came into service at the beginning of 2016. Fully refurbished in turn, furnace no. 2 which produces green, dead-leaf and cannelle-colored bottles has just restarted.With these new installations, VOA can rely on extremely flexible manufacturing assets to ensure the continuous production of a wide variety of bottle line-ups. VOA, that celebrated its 120th anniversary in 2016, employs more than 300 people and

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manufactures 800,000 bottles every day.Verallia, a manufacturing group wholly dedicated to glass packaging, is pursuing with this investment its operational excellence policy aimed at optimizing the quality of its products and services to satisfy its customers in France and for exports.Benot Chatillon, managing director of VOA Verrerie dAlbi said The modernization of furnace no. 2 and all its manufacturing lines concludes an investment program historically high for our site. Today, our plant is new and equipped with industry-standard tools. This is a key competitive strength that will help us to grow our presence on the market, support our differentiation strategy, and ensure that our customers are delivered an exemplary level of performance and service. We are proud to have the support of our Group, Verallia, and its shareholders.


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Berlin Packaging has announced that its packaging solutions for Torani Smoothie Mix, Olivio Spray Butter, and Lube-Tech Advanced Fuel Treatment were selected as

winners in the 2017 WorldStar Awards, one of the worlds most prestigious packaging competitions. Berlin led all US winners in the competition, accounting for one-fifth of the 15 total awards given to American companies.Judged by packaging industry experts during the most recent World Packaging Organization (WPO) annual meeting in Vienna, Austria, the WorldStar Packaging Awards are open only to entries that have previously won in a national or multi-national competition recognized by the organization. The WorldStar Awards are the largest and most important global packaging competition organized by the WPO. This years competition attracted 291 entries from 35 countries.For any company, winning a WorldStar Award is an honor and a sign of real packaging excellence. Berlin Packaging is delighted to receive this recognition on behalf of the work we do for our clients, stated Andrew Berlin, Chairman and CEO of Berlin Packaging. Our goal at Berlin Packaging is to help our customers be more successful and more profitable. Smart packaging design and execution is a core part of our formula, so these WorldStar awards help validate the effort put forth by so many people at Berlin, by our customers, and by our supply partners.Berlin Packaging, with three awards, was among the top winners worldwide. Torani Smoothie Mix, a winner in the Food category, is a cocktail mix that features a unique actuator/closure for efficient, one-handed motion. The self-sealing cap provides a thorough air barrier to maintain product freshness, and includes other benefits important to bartenders such as a non-chugging design to ensure smooth pouring accuracy.Also recognized in the Food category is Berlins entry for Olivio Spray Butter. The new package, which replaces an industrial-styled container, maintains the original package footprint while communicating the sleek, slender appearance of an imported olive oil bottle. The packages soft, rounded angles and elegant, elongated neck are better suited for female hands.Finally, the winning package for Lube-Tech Advanced Fuel Treatment incorporates an industry-first polypropylene measuring cup that snaps onto the neck of the brands PET bottle and features a lid for sealing out dirt and contaminants. By strengthening differentiation on the retail shelf, Lube-Techs new package yielded a 30% increase in sales while also reducing material usage by 16%.Representatives from 23 packaging associations around the world participated in judging the 2017 WorldStar Awards. Winners will be recognized in an awards ceremony and gala evening on May 4, 2017, in Dusseldorf, Germany.

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Sisecams net sales have exceeded TL 6 billion with an 11.5% increase in the first nine months.In the first nine months of 2016, Sisecam Groups net sales exceeded TL 6 billion with an 11.5% increase year-over-year, and the Group reported a net profit of TL 638.4 million for the same period. Sisecam Group, a global actor in business fields including all main areas of glass industry including flat glass, glassware, glass packaging and glass fiber, as well as soda and chromium chemicals increased its total consolidated net sales revenue by 11.5% year-over-year in the first nine months of 2016, exceeding TL 6 billion. The Group reported a net profit of TL 638.4 million for the same period.In the same period, Sisecam, a group with manufacturing activities in 13 countries in three continents and sales in all over the world, produced more than 3.3 million tons of glass, more than 1.6 million tons of soda and more than 2.7 million tons of industrial raw materials.In the first nine months of 2016, our consolidated net sales have surpassed TL 6 billion. The share of our international sales

Thanks to a creative partnership between the UKs oldest, family-owned jam and marmalade company Duerrs, and leading glass packaging company Ardagh, a striking new jar that is also perfect to reuse.Ardaghs designers were given a specific brief by Duerrs Managing Director, Mark Duerr, to develop a totally unique jar that looked like, and had the feel of citrus fruit. He provided an image showing what he had in mind, and trusted the long-standing relationship between the two companies to deliver the desired impact.Sales and Marketing Director, Richard Duerr says: The shape and format of preserve jars hasnt changed for a long time consumer research told us that we needed to do something to shake up the category and appeal to a younger consumer.What on paper sounded a fairly straightforward project was in fact full of technical challenges. To create a stunning and tactile citrus jar to the right size and scale, and replicate the peel effect. The Ardagh design team had to find the perfect balance between meeting the aesthetic expectations of the customer, the practicalities of volume production and the need for outstanding shelf presence.Through a combination of 3D printing, Prototyping and CAD sculptured embossing, the project evolved through numerous iterative development stages. Clear models (Perspex) were produced as part of this process to replicate what the finished glass jar would look like, specifically in relation to the peel effect on the surface.A critical tool in achieving the all-important peel effect was sculptured embossing. This advanced design software uses a haptic device, which gives the designer hands-on control to manually sculpt the most intricate and real-life effects on the surface of the container. In this case, the peel of the citrus, in glass. A further decision had to be taken about the labelling, which for all previous Duerrs products had used conventional paper labels. In this instance, as conventional labels would crease over the jars spherical surface, a full body shrink label was chosen.

representing the total amount of exports from Turkey and sales from overseas production is 52% in our consolidated sales. During the same period, international sales volume reached USD 1.1 billion. Thanks to ongoing efforts to optimize the cost structure and the geographical distribution of production activities, consolidated EBITDA reached TL 1.4 billion in the same period, Prof. Ahmet Kirman, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said.Sisecam Group reported total investments of TL 800 million and continued to support the national economy with an export volume of USD 508 million in the first nine months of 2016. Our aim is to further strengthen our financial structure by focusing on sustainability in such a way as to support our growth potential in the near future. Efforts to optimize production facilities and the cost structure will continue at an increasing pace, with a special emphasis

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Distil has unveiled a delightful new bottle created by Allied Glass for their quirky but highly successful RedLeg Rum brand. A unique and premium pack, the elegant white flint bottle features a mischievous Red Leg hermit crab intricately embossed on the base and also on the front panel, creating a distinctive visual identity which perfectly captures the brands island culture and laid back

Caribbean spirit.Red Leg crabs are commonly found in the Caribbean, their brightly coloured legs protruding from their shells appearing to have caught a little too much sun.Kate Alexander, Marketing Manager for RedLeg Rum says: We are delighted with the new RedLeg bottle which perfectly reflects the brands individual personality and infectious sense of fun.

Glass Service, a.s. (GS) has received an order to equip all forehearths at Gerresheimer Glass (GX) Lohr with Expert System III (ES III) control. GX Lohr, a producer of high-quality container glass, was among the first of its kind to use the GS ES III for fully automatic glass melter control, and has successfully done so for more than 10 years. The ES III is operating on all GX Lohr melters and is currently on several forehearths. The decision has been made to extend ES III control to all GX Lohr forehearths and allow ES III to improve glass gob homogeneity and stability, as well as improve control for fast, fully automatic job changes. Glass Service has performed 170 worldwide installations of ES III during the last 15 years.

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Verallias Oiry glass container plant in the Champagne region of France is employing the latest non-contact inspection technology from IRIS Inspection machines to deliver the exacting quality expectations of local customers. Oiry is located close to the town of pernay and is a leading manufacturer of sparkling wine bottles for many of the worlds leading Champagne brands. The subject of a major plant modernization during the past two years, the factory houses one melting furnace and four advanced production lines, with IRIS camera-based inspection machines now featured at the cold end of two

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lines. The first installation was completed on one line at the beginning of 2015 and comprises two Evolution 5 machines for the detection of faults, in particular stress defects in base and finish areas. Production flexibility is an essential element of Verallias manufacturing capabilities at Oiry, with the ability to make everything from small to very tall Champagne bottles. Purchased to replace existing automatic inspection equipment, the Evolution 5 machines were selected because of their impressive modular design and improved inspection results. These machines feature motorized cameras and can inspect all ware sizes in heights up to 600mm and diameters up to 200mm. Using the Evolution 5 equipment, production specialists at Oiry are able to perform fast and precise inspection of fine over finish, unfilled, overpressed, wire edge and other defects. Two more IRIS inspection machines have been installed in recent weeks, having been purchased for another refurbished and modernized line of the factory. Verallia specified two Evolution 16 machines for sidewall and sidewall stress inspection for this project. Thanks to the incorporation of the latest technical innovations, these machines successfully perform the inspection of engravings, irrespective of bottle orientation.

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XPAR Vision and Bucher Emhart Glass have extended the cooperation agreement made in June 2014, under which Bucher Emhart Glass launched its new BlankRadar (based on two of XPAR Visions products, the Gob Assist (GA) and the Blank Temperature Control (BTC)).Bucher Emhart Glass will sell the XPAR IR-D system under the Bucher Emhart Glass brand FlexRadar. It will replace the actual FlexRadar system which was developed by Bucher Emhart Glass. As with the BlankRadar, Bucher Emhart Glass will provide full support for the FlexRadar system, including sales & marketing, documentation, installation and maintenance, training and system integration. XPAR Vision will continue to sell, market and support their own IR-D system independently.

XPAR will also continue to implement future enhancements and developments to the system based on customers and Bucher Emhart Glass requests. The new FlexRadar will be available through Bucher Emhart Glass from Q2 2017. The extended cooperation takes the business relationship between XPAR and Bucher Emhart Glass to the next level and will allow both companies to focus on their core competencies and achieving the strategic goals. For Bucher Emhart Glass it is to realize the End-to-End vision for container glass production by automating the process from gob forming to the inspection of glass containers. For XPAR it is to develop hot end sensors, data integration and robotics for the purpose of efficiency improvement, weight reduction and automation.

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The factory started in 2011 with the first production lines for ampoules and vials sup-plied by OCMI/MODERNE MECANIQUE.

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In the new ampoule lines the glass tube will be loaded through automatic loaders ROBOGLASS. This loader allows to avoid the manual loading of glass tubes and consequently to reorganize more efficiently the distribution of manpower along the produc-tion line.

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With Glasstec being a regular focus for

Wall Colmonoy Limited (UK) and Franklin Bronze

Precision Components Glass Machinery

Plants & Accessories spoke to two of their key

people, Steph Curtis, Managing Director of

Wall Colmonoy Limited (UK), and John Nichols,

General Manager of FBPC, to get their views

on the show, as well as to gain first-hand

information on how they are working with the

market and making their businesses stand out.

Glass Machinery Plants & Accessories (GMP&A): Tell us about your back-ground.

John Nichols FBPC: I worked for over 30 years in industrial castings, from leadership roles in general management, sales, opera-tions and technical engineering. My focus is to develop and grow the FBPC business with a strong emphasis on continuous improve-ment, quality, innovation and cus-tomer service.

Franklin Bronze is heavily involved in the glass container industry and has been for over 30 years. We make precision investment castings. I am excited to be here at Glasstec to meet our customers. This is the glass event you must attend and where in one place I am able meet with customers and discuss current business and future opportuni-ties. Even now, and its just the second day, I can say that the show has been extremely ben-eficial for Franklin Bronze and Im glad I came. Theres a lot of learning involved here you get

Wall Colmonoy Limited (UK) and Franklin Bronze Precision Components (FBPC) working together to provide

the very best in quality, value, and service

Colmonoy Powders for Glass Container Industry


a lot of information over a three-day period, all in one place.

Steph Curtis Wall Colmonoy: I joined Wall Colmonoy in 2014. Before that I worked for 30 years in several different industry sec-tors for major international PLCs and SMEs. My experience taught me a lot about strategic busi-ness improvement, which we are applying at Wall Colmonoy. At Wall Colmonoy, we are focused on continuous improvement and profitable growth - health, safety and welfare of our employees; quality, cost and delivery of first class products; technical support and customer service.

Our products are aimed at maximising performance and extending the working life of components. This means having metallurgical and physical prop-erties to solve engineering prob-lems such as wear, corrosion, erosion and abrasion in sectors such as glass container of course, but also for oil and gas, rub-ber and plastics, power genera-tion, and steel. Our glass industy products range from alloy pow-ders to investment castings.

Being here at Glasstec is very important for us as we have been serving the glass container indus-try for over 65 years.

Glass Machinery Plants & Accessories (GMP&A): What can you tell us about the global market? Are things starting to move at last?

Steph Curtis Wall Colmonoy: Ive been with Wall Colmonoy two and a half years so this is my first time at Glasstec. Im meet-ing some of our customers for the second and third time, having visited them at their plants, but Im also meeting some customers for the first time. The opportunity to meet so many people in such a short period of time is fantastic! Glasstec always has been, and will continue to be an important trade-show for our company.

We are focused on improving our business and listening to our customers in order to meet their requirements with quality prod-ucts, technical and service provi-

sion that are aimed at helping them reduce their operational costs. For the glass container industry, our products are designed to help extend the service life of neck rings, guide plates, plugs, plung-ers and moulds all important parts in the manufacture of glass container.

Economic challenges are always going to be part of our work so its about being the best in your industrial sector. We are always looking for ways to add value for our customers.

John Nichols FBPC: Franklin Bronze operates globally and is a world leader in the sup-ply of nickel, bronze, and stainless steel castings for the Glass Mould Industry. We have witnessed the consolidation of the glass contain-er supply chain. Not surprising

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Glass parts provided as castings by Wall Colmonoy Limited

John Nichols, General Manager, Franklin Bronze Precision Components and Steph Curtis, Managing Director, Wall Colmonoy Limited


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as we operate in a global business environment. We see the con-solidation as an opportunity to get closer to our customers.

GMP&A - So how do you add value for your customers?

Steph Curtis Wall Colmonoy: How? Well, we focus enormously

on quality and cost management. In our sector it would be a big issue if you cannot manage costs correctly. Just like at FBPC, weve applied Lean Management and Manufacturing principles to our operations and in the last two and a half years weve made big steps forward in manufacturing think-ing and quality.

We have recruited a new management team these last two years. Now we have a very clear direction of where we are going, but the key to all this is quality, cost and delivery. We are, in fact, working closely on this at our premises in Pontardawe, South Wales, UK.


Also very important for us is Customer Service - responsive-ness to customer and market demand. The glass industry is very demanding and therefore the urgency that you need to respond and supply the industry is at the highest level, because of the speed at which the industry works.

John Nichols FBPC: Franklin Bronze has a very expe-rienced team with regards to the glass industry. Its a real lean way of working as all our products are made to order nothing in stock.

And this means that we need the ability to turn orders very quickly, usually within a six-week lead-time but thats not leaving us but leaving our customers bases. And for Franklin Bronze that also includes the transport time to ship the products across the Atlantic over to Europe. Once we receive an order and remember, we have no previous knowledge about it we need to get the order out in three weeks. The same orders may also include tooling.

This sector is extremely aggressive in terms of timing and respect of this timing is a requi-site that you must have to stay in the market.

Steph Curtis Wall Colmonoy: And in order to fulfill and respect that requisite you have to have the right attitude inside your com-

FBPC provides nickel, bronze and stainless investment castings to the glass industry.

Some examples of cast parts are shown below.

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pany and organization because planning, logistics and quality all have a common goal which is customer satisfaction. You must have the right attitude to oper-ate in this kind of environment, where time to market is so vital. At Wall Colmonoy we do.

Recently we have been under-going an important cultural and organisational change. And we have created a work environ-ment where employees can flour-ish we have set up a train-ing programme apprenticeship scheme which is tailor-made to our needs, because our needs are quite unique, especially at our location in South Wales. This means that everything we are doing is geared towards the future, starting with really solid foundations and we are now building on those foundations.

GMP&A When you say you

are training people, how do you train a person to do what you do at Wall Colmonoy?

Steph Curtis Wall Colmonoy: At Wall Colmonoy we are focus-ing on developing our Home Grown Talent with our Bespoke Apprenticeship Programme. This means hiring apprentices who

take part in a specific learn-ing and development programme that involves rotating through the different divisions of the company for three-month periods, along with college study. It involves young people of 16 and 17 years old who work and study at the same time. They go one day a week to college to study engi-neering aspects and learn the job first hand through a structured work programme.

This is structured to meet the unique needs of the business and to ensure the development of specialist skills and technical knowledge needed for its growth.

What we have created at Wall Colmonoy is a traditional appren-ticeship programme which we actually started up almost five years ago. This is what we have cre-ated and we are, in fact, attracting important interest from the South Wales area, where Wall Colmonoy has been chosen over bigger com-panies because of our specific apprenticeship programme.

This is what we call Home Grown Talent! In fact, our apprentices learn not only about the company, its products and processes, and the quality that we have, but it also means that

we can develop their minds, to align them with company cul-ture and our corporate vision of where we want to be.

It doesnt just stop there because we have people such as young engineers who are going on MBA (Masters in Business Administration) and other Masters programmes, and I also have a young engineer who is going to do a PhD project next year on the specifics of what we do.

So our apprenticeship pro-gramme is just a part of our training development programme and there are a number of other ones as well. We are doing a lot of this collaborating with the Welsh government.

GMP&A Do you have the same situation over there at Franklin Bronze?

John Nichols FBPC: Yes, we are also developing our own training model to support and develop young engineers. We have an example of an engineer who was hired after graduating from Penn State University. For over a year, this engineer has had the opportunity to train with Bob Barber, the former owner of Franklin Bronze. He has acquired practical skills in casting process engineering to complement the formal education he received at university. He also participated in the Investment Casting Institutes Industry Certification Course this past summer. Combining for-mal, classroom-based technical education with practical hands-on training will ensure develop-ing engineers are successful at

FBPC team members who participated in NWIRC 4-part Lean Champion Certification Course in September 2016


GMP&A And John, anything new at FBPC?

Yes. We have developed neck rings to be investment cast. Typically, they are sand cast. By moving from traditional sand cast to investment cast, the near-net-shape neck ring saves about 20-30% in material require-ments. Using investment cast rings further reduces machine time costs due to the weight reductions, and there are tooling-cost savings too.

The bi-metal casting an investment cast nickel-based alloy insert is investment-cast into the bronze neck ring improves wear and life in that it is the only area of the neck ring that contacts the molten glass in the bottle making process.

The investment cast rings hold a more precise location for the insert, which results in extremely even insert wall sections after final machining. This is impor-tant for maintaining consistent and even solidification and heat transfer from the glass bottle sur-face, as the insert material and bronze have significantly differ-ent thermal conductivity.

The investment cast inserted neck rings also offer superi-or and more consistent metal fusion at the interface of the bronze and the insert. This is due to the controlled pre-heat of the insert in the ceramic mold prior to the pouring of the bronze. Not only does the supe-rior fusion of the investment cast ring provide for a more secure hold of the insert in the casting, but it allows for supe-rior, and more consistent, ther-mal transfer. For this bi-metal casting, we won the Investment Casting Institute Commercial Award in 2015.

ABOUT Wall ColmonoyWall Colmonoy is an advanced materials company that manufactures surfacing and brazing alloys, castings, and precision machined components and provides advanced metal coatings, brazing and heat treatment services to the Glass Container, Aerospace, Automotive, Oil & Gas, Mining, Energy, Defense, and other industrial sectors.

guide plates, plugs, plungers and moulds for glass container industry. Wall Colmonoy provides wear-resistant Colmonoy and Wallex Surfacing Alloys and application equipment Spraywelder System and Fusewelder Torch - specially developed to extend the service life of glass mould components. Wall Colmonoy also produces engineered cast or fully machined glass mould components designed to optimise wear, corrosion, abrasion and heat resistant properties.

Known for our unique proven way of creating superior performing alloys that enhance engineered components, we pride ourselves on long-term strategic customer collabora-tion that produces value-added ideas and creative solutions.

Combining over 75 years of engineering technology with a progressive, visionary

smart innovation and shared growth.

More information about Wall Colmonoy is available at:www.wallcolmonoy.co.uk

WALL COLMONOY. Progressive Collaboration for Superior Performance. Worldwide.

Contact: Alise Jeremiah, Marketing Coordinator, [email protected], +44 (0) 1792 860622

FBPC. As we grow, this training model will ensure strong technical resources are in place to support that growth.

We are also actively working on a broad range of workforce development initiatives including a vigorous cross-training pro-gram. We are proud to have received funding from WEDNet, which serves Pennsylvanias manufacturers. The funding has been used to train operators and staff in Lean, Supervisory skills and other modern manufacturing techniques.

GMP&A Products are there any recent developments or in the pipeline?

Steph Curtis Wall Colmonoy: We are a very diverse business; we manufacture powder using the atomisation process, with various methods of deposition in application. We also have a foundry, manufacturing Nickel and Cobalt-based alloys for pow-ders and castings. We have a

precision machine shop as well as a specialist Aerobraze unit, where we provide a service to the industry.

This means that we are con-stantly developing products and applications in response to the requests and changes in demands that we receive from our customers.

For the glass container indus-try, we have our widely recog-nized range of Colmonoy 200-series, which were special-ly developed for the repair and protection of castings and mould parts. Those products are applied by our Spraywelder System and Fusewelder Torch. We see a good share of the industry still using this method however, we have also seen more demand for Plasma Transferred Arc or PTA and Laser deposition methods. So we have developed products to support these new methods. Some examples are Colmonoy 211, 215 and 315 for hardfac-ing grey cast iron or aluminium bronze moulds.

GMP&A So Steph, that means that when your customers need something new

Steph Curtis Wall Colmonoy: They actually come to us, we research what we have, and if one of our products matches their requirements we can supply the technical advice. Moreover, if they have something that is slightly out of the norm we work together to find a solution.

GMP&A We have here two different but complementary com-panies working together

John Nichols FBPC: Yes, we call ourselves sister companies working together. Here at Franklin Bronze we are dedicated 100 per-cent to investment castings.

GMP&A This means that if youve got a specific request from a customer that involves products and processes from both compa-nies, how would you go about the development of this kind of supply?

Steph Curtis Wall Colmonoy: Franklin Bronze was acquired by Wall Colmonoy back in 2014, and is therefore relatively new to the Group. We both work indepen-dently in the marketplace, but, at the same time, we are work-ing constantly on developing Best Practice across the Group. This means that we have Best Practice exchanges on a regular basis, which is about process improve-ment and maybe design improve-ment and if appropriate, enquiries in each direction too all part of our philosophy.

This means exchange of impor-tant technologies and experience which are, in any case, in slight-ly different sectors of the glass industry, but are, as you said, complementary. There is some overlapping but its definitely not a bad thing. And this is where Best Practice sharing comes in, giving us the best of both companies.

We still work independently commercially speaking in the mar-ket, which means that we techni-cally compete in the market, which is also an interesting dimension.P

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What helps us a lot is not considering this overlapping as a bad thing but looking at it from the geographical position that we both have and, of course, the areas that we work with.

Franklin Bronze, for example, predominantly covers North and South America and Europe.

We also work with Europe, along with South Africa, India, and Scandinavia. So with an overlap, our two businesses and our unique offerings give us the global coverage that we need as a business.

GMP&A Is there anywhere in the world where you are not present?

Steph Curtis Wall Colmonoy: Not in terms of markets. For example, in the US, Wall Colmonoy has a foundry for pow-der atomisation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a castings foundry in Franklin, Pennsylvania, there are also two Aerobraze compa-nies one in Cincinnati, Ohio and one in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. What we have in South Wales is all of those facili-ties and capabilities on one site. All this together gives us our global market coverage.

We at Wall Colmonoy, and I know, at FBPC, are proud to serve the glass container indus-try. We look forward to further developing and continuing to partner with the industry.

ABOUT Franklin Bronze

Precision Components

Components is a world leader in the manufacture of investment castings

manufactured include guide rings,

thimbles, blowheads, and top-plates.

-ty, consistent products supported by technical expertise, in-house tooling & machining, and automated pro-cessing.

was acquired by Wall Colmonoy

Components, LLC and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Wall Colmonoy. Wall Colmonoy, together

materials engineering organization -

lities located in the US and UK with close to 400 employees.

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business goals. Wall Colmonoy and

of delivering world-class technical expertise and support to customers.

More information about Franklin Bronze is available at:www.franklinbronze.com

Contact: Shelly Winters, Marketing / Sales [email protected], 814-437-6891 x104

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When Vetri Speaciali needed a new batch

plant, they contacted Zippe, with more than

95 years of experience in the glass industry.

Zippe designed, built and commissioned Vetri

Specialis batch plant, which has a furnace

producing more than 150 tonnes of glass a day.

W ith a team of 200 employees, ZIPPE provides expertise and capabilities to provide batch and cullet systems of any magnitude. ZIPPE has been a solution pro-vider for the glass industry for more than 95 years and auto-mation expert for more than 35 years, no matter if new plants or reconstructions, moderniza-tion of existing plants are car-ried out. Almost 45 of ZIPPEs employees create state-of-the art control technology as a key part of the optimal operation of a batch plant.

Vetri Speciali S.p.A. is an internationally leading company in the production and commer-cialization of hollow glass con-tainers in the special glass sector. For their new batch plant with a furnace producing more than 150 t/day, they contacted ZIPPE Industrieanlagen GmbH from Wertheim, Germany.

THE NEW BATCH PLANTZIPPE designed, built and

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