| A |
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Preparation and mixing of the raw materials. |
| B |
- |
Stocking of the mixed raw materials. |
| C |
- |
Loading into the furnace. |
| D |
- |
Melting and homogeneization of the molten mass. |
| E |
- |
First cooling of the molten mass. |
| F |
- |
Second cooling, conditioning of the molten mass, and
formation of gobs. |
| G |
- |
Moulding of the glass bodies. |
| H |
- |
Homogeneization of the temperature of the glass bodies
before toughening. |
| I |
- |
Toughening of the glass bodies. |
| K |
- |
Cooling of the glass bodies. |
| L |
- |
Cold to hot thermal shock. |
| M |
- |
Cooling of the glass bodies. |
| N |
- |
Homogeneization of the temperature of the glass bodies. |
| O |
- |
Hot to cold thermal shock. |
| P |
- |
Stocking. |
| I |
- |
Physical and chemical checking of the raw materials. |
| II |
- |
Furnace controls: temperature, pressure, glass level in
the furnace, viscosity, temperature and oil flow, chemical analysis
of the combustion gases, and so on. |
| III |
- |
Temperature control of the molten mass in the feeder. |
| IV |
- |
Chemical and physical controls of glass. |
| V |
- |
Visual checking at random. |
| VI |
- |
Statistical checking of dimensions. |
| VII |
- |
Unitary checking to destroy the bodies including a speck. |
| VIII |
- |
Unitary checking to destroy badly quenched bodies. |
| IX |
- |
Visual unitary controls to reveal flaws of the glass bodies. |