Significant business improvements don’t have to come with hefty price tags. At Bucher Emhart Glass, our priority is you – the customer. We take the time to understand your operational and financial challenges, ensuring we provide tailored solutions that meet your needs. Our cost-effective upgrade portfolio takes you on a step-by-step journey of automation, enhancing factors from productivity to quality and reducing your costs without a high capital outlay.

Smart, strategic steps can significantly extend the life cycle of your assets.

The latest innovation in glass manufacturing technology is the Plunger Process Control 2 (PPC2) from Bucher Emhart Glass. This system is built on the foundation of the existing Plunger Process Control system from Bucher Emhart Glass. It combines established screens that users are familiar with, along with the FlexIS UC2 architecture, ensuring ease of use.

The PPC2 provides a modern interface for systematic data extraction, allowing glass producers to gain key process insights for each container formed on the machine.

PPC2 is the standard for all new machine and upgrade projects. The system design facilitates an easy upgrade path for existing machines equipped with PPC1. Upgrading to PPC2 can usually be performed without stopping production. It involves replacing the PPC1 Master with the new PPC2 components which can be prepared while the machine still produces. The removed PPC1 Master can be retained as a spare in the glass plant.

The Plunger Process Control 2 from Bucher Emhart Glass represents a significant advancement in glass manufacturing technology. By enhancing process monitoring, improving quality control, and offering precise gob weight management, PPC2 is set to become an indispensable tool for glass manufacturers aiming for excellence.

We invite you to learn more about PPC2 and explore how it can benefit your production processes. For more information, please contact your local Bucher Emhart Glass representative or visit our website.

-  Enhanced flexibility
-  Modular concept
-  Easier future upgrades

The improved air supply piping for IS/AIS machines adopts a modular approach, offering a flexible solution to meet customer requirements while allowing for future modifications to the air supply line for each function.
In recent years, numerous requests for customized air supply design for IS and AIS machines required significant engineering and manufacturing efforts.
With the introduction of the Modular Air Supply Piping, Bucher Emhart Glass presents a solution that can accommodate customer needs, by selecting specific “modules” for the air supply line.

-  Automatic temperature measurement reduces workload to control process.
-  Multiple measurement points per section reduce downtime. 
-  Automatic re-measuring when measurement is out of range.

The Temperature Control System (TCS) uses a highspeed pyrometer mounted on an automatic positioning system on the blank side. It measures blank mold, plunger and neck ring temperature. The different temperature readings are displayed and recorded. These temperature readings give the process the transparency needed to reduce blank mold, plunger and neck ring temperature variations and lead to improved process stability. 

The Temperature Control System (TCS) has evolved through three versions to address growing industry needs, offering improvements in reliability and connectivity at each stage.

• Non-contact optical assembly with motorized positioning
• Camera and light source in a sealed optical assembly
• Optical setup recalled for fast repeatable job changes

• Versatile, powerful, and user-friendly touch screen interface
• State of the art Server-Client architecture 
• Multi article operation at the same time

Together with the FlexIS 3 Bucher Emhart Glass introduces a new user interface called UC2 (User Console 2). 
The UC2 sets a new benchmark for the operation of an IS machine. It is a versatile, powerful and user-friendly touch screen interface. It uses the state-of-the-art Server-Client architecture, which allows a simultaneous operation on multiple clients.
It is also the foundation for any future developments. Especially for the Bucher Emhart Glass End To End developments.