Furnace Life Extension: Debris Removal And Ceramic Welding

In the distant past, cleaning of furnace port necks and port mouths was a maintenance task many glass manufacturers need not attend to. At that time, furnace loads were not as high and furnace campaign lives were not as long as they are today. In today's world of smaller furnace crews and in many plants the elimination of the hot repair crew, the manpower necessary to do this labour-intensive work is no longer available. Fuse Tech/Hot Tech has developed a method of port cleaning that combines some of yesterday's tools with today's technology to make improvements over the previous way of doing this important furnace maintenance.