Glass International Issue
December 2018
2 Editor’s Comment
2 International news
8 Company profile: Steklarna Hrastnik
Embarking on a digital journey
12 Digital glassmaking: Siemens
A digital consultancy for glassmakers
17 US Overview: The Silica Chronicles
Glass recycling in the United States
25 Country profile: Indonesia
Indonesian glass is thriving
28 Company profile: Tata Chemicals Europe
Tata’s successful transformation
33 Lubrication: Xpar Vision
BlankRobot: a step towards full forming process control
37 Lubrication: Graphoidal
A modular lubrication system
39 Events review: British Glass Focus Awards
The winners
48 Country overview: British Glass
British Glass CEO’s insight into the UK glass industry at GPI
50 Conference review: Glass Focus
A focus on digital glassmaking
52 Digital printing: O-I
O-I Expressions: A digital printing method
54 Environment: BV Glas
The glass industry is geared up for the circular economy
59 Lubrication: Condat
Exciting forecast for lubricants
60 Lubrication: futronic
Swab cycles monitored automatically
64 History: Prof John Parker
Helium in glassmaking
66 John Henderson: Glass diversity