This article discusses risk management for furnaces, which require a complicated balance of priorities: Optimising furnace life while preventing glass leaks, with the backdrop of a constant push to extend furnace life. However, the lack of deterministic tools to identify furnace weak areas has prevented manufacturers from taking a proactive maintenance approach and safely extending the life of furnaces while minimising production disruptions.
Origin
Paneratech, Chantilly, Va, Usa
Journal Title
Glass Worldwide Sept-Oct 2016 94
Sector
Refractories
Class
R 863