Glass Blocks

	Control Systems	VSF Cooling
Feeders Cascade Bowl			Working End
	Combustion	Forehearths

Colorant Forehearths

Glass blocks are being used more and more frequently within modern architecture. Glass blocks offer transparency and light whilst maintaining the thermal and sound insulation properties required in today’s building regulations.

The proven BH-F 400 series working end and forehearth,
allows BH-F to offer glass conditioning solutions to the glass block producer in order to meet the demands placed upon them by their customers in terms of product quality, size and colour range.

The combinations of:

Longitudinal cooling

High turndown side heating

Graded insulation

are used to provide consistently good thermal homogeneity, and stability along with high cooling capacity,
relatively low cooling air usage, and lower fuel consumption.

Developed from experience gained by providing hundreds of forehearths to solve glass conditioning problems in a variety of glass sectors, all our forehearths are tailored to suit specific production needs.

Our forehearth systems can be supplied with the latest automatic advanced temperature control systems or alternatively can be integrated into the customer's own control system.

When the forehearth incorporates a colorant section, the glass colour range which can be produced covers shades from pale tints to black. The colour range is normally produced from a base of clear soda lime glass, but can also be produced from borosilicate or lead glasses. New colours can be created from coloured glass produced in the furnace itself.

Specifically designed for the production of large gobs for pressed products, such as glass blocks. The P90 pneumatic feeder combines the power of large bore cylinders with the ease of adjustment of the 900 series feeder.

In addition, BH-F have developed a range of Servo driven Feeders including the 1000 Series and the Electronic Slow Gob Feeder Mechanism.

The P90 Feeder, 900 Series Feeders , 1000 Series Servo Feeders and the ESG feeder can all utilise the BH-F cascade spout design to maintain the temperature homogeneity efficiency achieved in the forehearth as the glass flows through the spout.

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