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Though you might not realise it, dry compressed air affects every unit of glass manufacturing.

Use of Compressed Air in the Glass Industry

Compressed air power pneumatic machines used in glass manufacturing units.

Forming machine
Double edge machine
Sheet glass trolley
Forvet – Drilling machine
Water jet machine

Units where compressed-powered pneumatic machines are used:

Hardening plant
Glass designing unit
Machining center
Glass cutting plant
Turning center

Applications

Glass blowing
Blending
Stationery transfer device
Cooling
Conveying
Clamping
Molding
Mixing
Cleaning

Problems
A major problem in compressed air systems is the presence of water, dust particles, oil (oil particles are introduced by lubricated air compressors), and solid contaminants, which can adversely affect air quality.

If the contaminated compressed air is used through pneumatic tools and machines, then there will be the following problems:

Malfunctioning of pneumatic tools and machines
Sluggish and inconsistent operation of valves and cylinder
Corrosion in pipelines, cylinders and other components
Increase in downtime
Increase in maintenance cost of pneumatic machines/tools/controls
Freezing in exposed lines during cold weather

Moisture in compressed air also leads to problems such as:

Low-level glass consistency and homogeneity, as moisture pollutes the glass
Uneven/poor toughening processing
Loss of strength/fogging of glass
Poor quality of glass leads to an increase in wastage

Solution

Remove moisture/water, dust particles, oil (lubricated air compressors introduce oil particles), and solid contaminants from compressed air.

The Delair Solution

Delair offers a wide range of refrigeration and adsorption dryers that remove water/moisture from compressed air.

Delair Refrigeration Dryers

This dryer operates on the method of cooling the air to near freezing point to remove the moisture and reheating it to approximately 10°C below the incoming compressed air temperature at nominal conditions.

Delair Adsorption dryer

The dryer is based on the principle of heatless regeneration and the physical properties of the desiccant to adsorb and desorb water vapour. It uses the pressure swing principle/purge air to regenerate the desiccant bed.