The hollow glass market has to catch up on new technologies to achieve a higher efficiency and reach customers' expectations. Belgian company Socabelec, has developed an automatic spray system for Heye International. The system efficiently replaces the manual operation of swabbing the blank moulds. However, it only achieved the required results with the development of a specially designed lubricant by Belgian-based VDV Lubricants: the Glassline SwabMatic 180. The two companies have demonstrated that the machine and appropriate lubricant can generate substantial results: zero rejects from swabbing, no need for section sops, a 75% saving on lubrication consumption and improved operator safety. Recent on-site testing on a Heye IS machine - NNPB process/light bottles, has proven these results and the glass plant was happy to see a higher production output within the specifications. For more information, please visit: www.glassline.be or www.socabelec.com
