An Oxy-Gas Furnace For Lead Crystal Glass Melting

To facilitate higher product yields and further growth, St. George Crystal Ltd embarked on a new technology batch and furnace operation. Operational problems and quality requirements were the prime drivers motivating the search for this new technology. St George constructed an oxy-fuel-fired furnace with an elaborate baghouse addition to filter particulate emissions, rebuilt the batch house, and tied the control scheme together through a PLC platform. To-date, promising results have been achieved from the investment.