How to improve your profitability with the latest glass processing machinery and software solutions

Eero Jalkanen

Did you know that, on average, quality costs in the glass industry can amount to 25% of sales? This is mainly due to machinery being used far below its design capacity and the total manufacturing process not being under control. Let’s take a few good examples to prove our point. A good capacity for an Insulating Glass Unit (IGU) is 800 units per shift, while the reality is only 400-600 units. And when it comes to furnaces, a good usage is 60-70%, but the reality is often less than 30%. In each of the above examples, the flow of the process is malfunctioning. When the process is not properly managed, errors accumulate and the whole process is as weak as its weakest link.

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The Authors

Mr. Eero Jalkanen Product Group Manager Glaston Services Ltd. Oy Mr. Jalkanen is the Product Group Manager of Glaston Services Ltd. Oy in Finland. He is responsible for advanced flat tempering lines and specializes in convection technology. Before joining Glaston i... Read more