At the hot end XPAR Vision’s IR-D system detects the intensity and asymmetry of infrared
radiation emitted by the hot glass containers. The pre-conditional IR-D measures the
variation of intensity and asymmetry of all glass containers over time. An increase in intensity variation at a certain cavity is an indication for bad gob loading.
The Gob Assist ensures to find, to maintain and to retrieve the optimal gob loading within
seconds, thus eliminating an important source of process variation, thus eliminating critical defects related to bad gob loading.
Through an intuitive user interface, the optimal gob loading for this cavity can be obtained and retrieved.
Connected to the company’s network the Gob Assist and IR-D enable remote access for
production specialists to review the status of the forming process and apply changes to
settings and configurations.
Combined with other XPAR solutions, XPAR Vision provides real-time process information
of the hot end forming process from the cutting of the gob until the glass containers
enter the annealing lehr.