Automation & data

Without a doubt, the future of glass forming is digital. In the glass-container factory of the future, the forming process will be controlled and optimised automatically by digital technology, with little or no intervention from human operators.

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Controls

Bucher Emhart Glass has reliable and innovative control systems for managing the different types of IS machines in its portfolio. There has been a quantum leap with the introduction of the FlexIS Control, a control system born from the collaboration between Emhart Glass and Jetter AG, merged now in the Bucher Group.
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Data products

The Control Center is the data hub for the forming line. It collects and interprets the data from the smart sensors, the forming and inspection machines.
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Process products & robots

One platform, one interface. FlexRobot 2 from Bucher Emhart Glass brings FlexRobot control entirely into FlexIS, eliminating the need for a separate control environment. The result: better process visibility, easier operation, and tighter control over the process.
In addition to unifying the user experience by eliminating a separate system, FlexRobot 2 delivers the same consistent swabbing performance, proven safety features, and seamless integration with the forming machine that users have come to expect from its predecessor.
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Closed loops

By providing automatic adjustment, the closed loop products greatly help to achieve tighter production limits and faster start up times after job changes. 
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Traceability

Total traceability in the production process means the possibility to attach all production information and inspection results to an individual glass container.