Services

Services

Batch Houses, Raw Materials & Cullet
Evaluation of batch preparation and raw-material systems, including weighing, mixing, moisture control, particle-size distribution, segregation, cullet quality, material consistency, contamination, and batch-house operating performance.

Furnaces, Combustion & Refractories
Operational and technical support for glass-melting furnaces, including combustion, heat transfer, energy performance, refractory condition, furnace life, rebuild planning, operating strategy, failure analysis, and troubleshooting.

Forehearths, Feeders & Thermal Conditioning
Assessment and optimization of glass conditioning systems, including temperature uniformity, cooling and combustion balance, pressure behavior, control strategy, operating stability, and response to pull or product changes.

Process Control & Advanced Process Control
Review, development, and application of conventional and advanced process-control strategies. This includes PID performance, cascade control, feedforward, model-based control, MPC, supervisory control, process instrumentation, and control-loop optimization.

Technical Due Diligence
Independent assessment of glass plants, technologies, projects, acquisitions, investments, and operating claims. Reviews can address technical feasibility, installed capability, production assumptions, furnace condition, capital requirements, operating risks, and opportunities for improvement.

Expert Analysis & Expert-Witness Services
Experienced independent technical analysis for litigation, insurance claims, equipment failures, contractual disputes, process-performance questions, and other matters involving glass manufacturing. GlassHouse has direct experience in expert-witness work and can provide document and data review, causation analysis, technical opinions, expert reports, deposition support, and testimony.

Training & Technical Development
Customized technical training for operating, engineering, and management personnel in subjects including glass melting, furnace operation, combustion, batch and raw materials, annealing, process control, quality, and manufacturing economics.