• SIMATIC PCS 7 for container- and float-glass lines.
• Siemens CALOMAT devices for continous measurements of hydro- and oxygen.
• The network includes all components, from the transfer substation and medium-voltage distribution system to the main low-voltage distribution systems. For the low-voltage switchgear, SIVACON-S8 cabinets were installed.
• A complete Siemens solution was also chosen for the transfer substation.
• Switches with a diagnostic capability that cover the process level combined with the latest SIMATIC S7 410H controllers are used for communication via PROFINET and PROFIBUS.
• The SIMATIC ET 200iSP decentralized peripheral system was selected.
• Siemens was also a dependable partner for field instrumentation.
• Switchgear from Siemens, redundant power-supply units, and drive technology using SINAMICS G120 and G150 frequency converters.

Horn Glass is a growing global designer and provider of complete glass-melting technology from a single source with headquarters in Plössberg, Germany. Its products include machines like batch chargers and top-roller machines as well as heating equipment, tin-bath roof heating, and electrics boosting. Project planning experts at Horn Glass can also design and deliver all parts of the media supply equipment down to the last detail. Most importantly, Horn Glass has made its name as a technology supplier that manages complete projects and can integrate all partners and interfaces.

In the largest project in the company’s history, Horn Glass and partners have equipped the largest glassworks in Central Asia and handed it over on a turnkey basis in spring 2018.