There
has been great progress in
the development and manufacture
of glass products in the last
half century. In the field
of applying air in the manufacture
of glass, Kirk & Blum has
contributed to this progress
while simultaneously accumulating
a half-century of valuable
experience in this specialized
field, Kirk & Blum engineered
air systems are used for furnace
cooling, man cooling, mould
cooling and sheet cooling,
as well as combustion air systems
and dust control systems in
the glass industry.
General
view of plate glass furnace
cooling systems, showing skew
beam and port neck drop pipes
and adjustable hung arch manifold,
installed in a southern automotive
glass plant. At the furnace
glassline, Kirk & Blum
patented cast aluminum nozzles
apply cooling air for maximum
effectiveness at the potential
erosion spots.
An
instance of Kirk & Blum
cooling on a 6 Section IS
Machine in a midwest bottle
plant. This design accomplishes
a unique cooling application
on the conveyor system.
General
view of a sheet cooling system
providing controlled amounts
of air on both sides of the
glass. This type of system
is designed into the modern
plant to increase production
and conserve floor space.
