Glass Industry Digital Platform

SGD Pharma has unique know-how and offers innovative premium quality primary packaging compliant with international Pharmacopoeias. From design to manufacturing, our teams will support you in the development and implementation of your project. SGD Pharma’s corporate quality policy is applied i...

Since 1995, Vertech’ has been the reference provider of software solutions for the glass industry. With a wide range of products, SIL provides manufacturers with very precise, real-time KPIs on the performance of the whole plant. Thanks to all this shared data and the full traceability of products, ...

YOUR PRESTIGE GLASS PARTNER For more than 200 years Stoelzle Glass Group has been known for its utmost know-how and excellence in the manufacturing of high-end packaging glass. Stoelzle manufactures moulded glass containers for the pharmaceutical, spirits, food, perfumery and cosmetic industry in...

FEVE is the Federation of European manufacturers of glass containers for food and beverage and flacons for perfumery, cosmetics and pharmacy markets. Its members produce over 80 billion glass containers per year. FEVE is the official voice of the glass container industry at European level. It pro...

NECK RINGS - PURE PRECISION Our bronze or cast iron neck rings are pure precision, whether none-welded or partially or fully welded. This also applies to the heat- and wear-resistant alloys we use.   GUIDE PLATES - ALL-ROUND PERFECTION Our guide plates are fully welded and made of steel, bronze, c...

The BlankRobot presents a revolutionary concept of automating multiple tasks at the blank side. Besides automatic blank and neck ring swabbing the BlankRobot delivers automatic delivery adjustment and in-section diagnoses. This is made possible by extremely precise swabbing with a new patented lubr...

SIDEWALL AND GEOMETRY INSPECTION EVOLUTION 12 NEO is an intelligent sidewall inspection machine with 12 HD cameras. Thanks to its unique optical design, EVOLUTION 12 NEO provides full body coverage. Equipped with a 21.5’’ touchscreen, these machines offer a full display of 12 to 16 images. The late...

Forglass is a technology company, specialising in the design and construction of glass furnaces and batch plants for producers of all types of glass, including packaging, tableware, float and fibreglass. The company’s business activities involve designing, computer modelling and testing of glass fu...

This APEGG training course is for production personnel who need to know how to prepare the “perfect” gob for glass container production (bottle & jar). During this course students learn the fundamentals of gob shaping and how a “bad” gob influences the quality.   This training course is split into...

NNPB forming process The five-step programme from APEGG will ensure a smooth introduction of the Narrow Neck Press & Blow (NNPB) process within any glass plant operation. Following the APEGG way the customer can expect to produce successfully bottles in NNPB within months, rather than spending pote...

The correct bottle design is as important as the product you fill into the bottle. Brand recognition comes before smelling or tasting the beverage. Understanding all the different hollow glass forming processes and equipment limitations allows our team to design organic shaped premium bottles.   A...

This APEGG training course is for production personnel who need to know how to identify and rectify forming defects in glass container manufacturing (bottle & jar). During this course students learn the fundamentals about defect cause & prevention, covering the NNPB, BB and PB process. This training...

The Glass Container Forming Defects App (GCFDA) is a digital glass defects manual that provides information about common glass defects, including glass defects pictures, standard names, and cause & remedies. This App contains information about the source of defects in glass bottles and jars for any ...

DES, the world's first independent system to use smart algorithms for eliminating glass container forming defects. This system gives clear step-by-step instructions to the glass forming machine operator, memorizes actions taken, analyses decisions made and distributes them to all production lines, p...

The world’s first Gob Forming Simulator that simulates the forming of a glass gob under real industrial conditions. This simulator can be used to understand the gob formation on any type of feeder equipment, no matter if servo or mechanical feeder mechanism are being used. With this simulator glass ...

Ring size calculator This Gob / Orifice Calculator allows glass makers to determine the required refractory orifice ring size (diameter) based on the ideal glass gob for the production run. Enter the glass container weight (bottle or jar) and select the desired length/diameter ratio of the gob - th...