Forglass builds cullet treatment system for Saint-Gobain

Published 23rd May, 2023 by Jess Mills

For Saint-Gobain, Forglass designed and installed a treatment system for a particularly challenging type of float glass cullet.

Forglass has designed and built a cullet treatment system for Saint-Gobain's glass plant in Eggborough, UK.

In addition to improvements in melting technologies, Forglass is also developing batch plant solutions to meet the evolving needs of glass producers.

Saint-Gobain recently turned to Forglass with the request to design, fabricate, and install a treatment system for a particularly challenging type of float glass cullet.

The design of the Forglass Cullet Treatment System allows it to be built as an integral part of a glassworks’ complete cullet management and transport system – as is the case for this client.

It can also function completely independently, as a standalone system, including cullet storage and fully automatic weighing.

The Forglass cullet treatment system began with design, engineering, and modelling. Then it continued with testing, installation, and start-up - all the way to maintenance and support.

Cullet systems that include sorting and purifying are becoming increasingly critical, so the demand for such systems is growing.

Jess Mills

Glass International Deputy Editor

Jess is the Deputy Editor of Glass International magazine. She has been training in creative and professional writing since 2017, earning her degree in 2020. Prior to joining Quartz Business Media, Jess worked as a freelance writer for a variety of companies and publications.