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Lehrs / Float- and display glass annealing lehr

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Lehrs / Float- and display glass annealing lehr

Description

Today, special attention is directed towards energy consumption. Pennekamp has addressed this issue and operates an internal heat recovery system, called “draft system”. It balances the heating (annealing) and cooling area of the lehr.

A centralized air cooling damper and air exhaust system monitors and maintains such balance for energy usage reduction, whereas the components are equipped with communication links among each other. The float and display glass annealing lehrs are designed in modules (zones), all at a length of 2,25m each, in order to suit the standard truck or container loading.
 

Thin Glass Specials (0,3 to 2,0mm)

- Balanced upper and lower ribbon heating/cooling

- Downscaled RET zone for optimized thin glass cooling results

- Minimized F Zone cooling

- Ceramically sealed inner hoods to minimize dust contamination

- All cooling air inlets with filters

- Retractable cover seal over F zones, to avoid dust contamination

- Optional full length cullet belt

Features

  • Glass ribbon width of up to 4,5m (15’)
  • All tunnels zones (A,B, C, D and RET) with inner linings, manufactured from heat and chemical resistant stainless steel
  • Electric radiation heating
  • Electrical heating system operated by thyristor controls
  • Six heating control loops across glass ribbon width
  • Heating elements and semi indirect cooler units are manufactured from high temperature resistant stainless steels
  • Integrated, electronically movable edge heaters
  • Indirect and semi indirect cooler inserts in annealing zones (A to C)
  • Six cooling control loops across the glass ribbon width
  • Special design down flow cooling fans in cooling zones (RET) to mix the internal air with cooling air
  • Modular zones with side wall inserts, for flexible installation of heating and indirect/semi-indirect cooling units
  • Special design for over and under ribbon heaters
  • Double lateral wall system with stainless steel surface
  • Use of ceramic rollers for glass transport for scratch minimization (low SO2)
  • Individual drives, one unit per roller (no open sprockets/oil pans)
  • Drive configuration by inverters, to compensate the glass shrinkage of ribbon
  • Additional backup inverters for operational roller drive safety
  • Roller support arranged by zones, for easier alignment and higher accuracy
  • Fully insulated lehr (all tunnel zones) with approx. 350mm (14”) ceramic fiber and mineral wool
  • Fully automatic air inlet damper systems for temperature curve control
  • Control of the lehr exit temperatures, required for optimal cutting results
  • Individual inverter controlled cooling banks (decentralized) in F zones
  • Optional automatic internal cullet removal system (patent pending) for RET and F zones
  • Automatic process control for the control and monitoring of temperatures by PLC and backup system
  • Optional communication processor (Ethernet or others) for link to plant process control
  • Electronic control of the internal air movements (drift system) for a minimization of the energy consumption
  • Optimal temperature distribution across the lehr width
  • Full scope supply incl. control and field wiring