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Wiegand-Glas relies on an integrated automation concept

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Wiegand-Glashüttenwerke GmbH

Steinbach am Wald Germany

Schleusingen, Germany
Steinbach am Wald,
Germany
Wiegand-Glas, a family-owned business and one of Germany’s top three container glass manufacturers, has three mainstays: environmental protection, sustainability, and innovation.

Within the industry, the new plant in Schleusingen – one of four plants belonging to the tradition-rich company that outputs over eight-million glass containers for the food and beverage industry every day – is already considered to be one of the most advanced in Europe and in the top echelon worldwide in terms of environmental protection and the use of cutting-edge technologies.  Objective: Integrated automation concept
As supplier of the plant-wide control system, one of Siemens’ tasks was to coordinate the individual OEMs. Siemens also ensured uniform standards for the hardware and software technologies and the interfaces used.

Simatic PCS 7 is ready to go as an open, high-performance, and highly available system based on standards. Combined with network technology from the same company, it forms a reliable whole. This is extremely important when all conceivable disciplines have to be aligned with one another: batch, furnace, feeder, etc., but also auxiliary installations including the cooling system, filter system, water treatment, and heat recovery – not to mention the integration of building services from Siemens Smart Infrastructure. 
“The fact that we can now control and view everything from a central control room greatly improves the work and training of plant operators”

Stefan Böckel, operations manager at Wiegand-Glas
Wiegand-Glas benefits from maximum production and energy efficiency that extends from the raw materials and hot end to auxiliary installations.

Many parameters such as energy consumption per kilogram of glass are now immediately apparent, which enables energy-optimized operation of the furnace.
At Europe’s most advanced container glass factory located in Schleusingen, Germany, Wiegand-Glas relies on an integrated automation concept based on the Siemens’ PCS 7 process control system
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