Tin Bath

FLOAT TIN BATH

GENERAL

The HORN® tin bath is the unit used to form float glass according to the highest geometrical and optical requirements.

Complete tin bath consisting of:

  • Basic Engineering and documentation
  • Steel casing
  • Casing refractories
  • Graphite built-in components
  • Tin bath roof including suspension and heating
  • Tin bath bracing
  • Media supply equipment
  • Tin bath bottom cooling
  • Tin bath equipment and machineries
  • Special equipment for thick glass production
TIN BATH

1 Steel casing
2 Graphite bar
3 Liquid tin (600 – 950 °C)
4 Endless glass bath
5 Refractory

TIN BATH ROOF INCL. SUSPENSION AND HEATING

The roof consists the refractory lined casing along with roof suspension, heating elements and thermocouples.

6 Roof suspension
7 Roof steel construction
8 Roof casing
9 Heating element

MEDIA SUPPLY EQUIPMENT

Media supply equipment for compressed air, cooling water, cooling air, nitrogen, hydrogen, sulfur and electricity.

 
BOTTOM COOLING

The float bath bottom cooling provides a constant steel casing temperature of 120 °C.

 
TIN BATH EQUIPMENT

To adjust glass thickness, width, temperature, smooth surface and tin current flow.

1 Tweel
2 Hot end cooler
3 Top roller machines
4 Pusher / Fence
5 Pusher / Fence camera
6 Safety barrier
7 Safety barrier camera
8 Exit cooler
9 Sealed lehr hood
10 Dross box

BENEFITS

  • Design according to customers’ specifications
  • For the most demanding applications
  • Highest geometrical and optical quality of the float glass
  • High quality material and auxiliary equipment

CONTACT

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