More performance in glass production

Our linear actuators facilitate the technology shift

Since introducing WITTENSTEIN actuators, iPROTec GmbH has improved the performance of glass machines at Zwiesel Kristallglas AG and made the handling process more reproducible.

Servo technology offers crystal clear benefits


Servo technology is increasingly taking the place of pneumatics whenever existing machinery and equipment are modernized or optimized. Expensive compressed air can be dispensed with and the risk of leaks is eliminated. Servo technology also convinces with crystal clear performance benefits: better controllability, more precision and superior reproducibility of the overall process. All of this enables significantly higher productivity, which is why iPROTec chose linear actuators made by WITTENSTEIN for a retrofit project at Zwiesel Kristallglas.

Linear actuators take the place of pneumatics. Together with WITTENSTEIN we achieved a successful technology shift.


Klaus Lesche, Technical Sales Manager Glass Machines at iPROTec GmbH.


IPROTEC: COMPREHENSIVE EXPERTISE IN THE GLASS INDUSTRY

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iPROTec GmbH of Zwiesel builds special-purpose machines for the glass industry and employs around 120 staff.

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ACCELERATED PRODUCTION PROCESSES

ACCELERATED PRODUCTION PROCESSES

Zwiesel Kristallglas’ machines manufacture about sixty thousand tumblers, wine glasses and vases fully automatically every single day.

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OUR ACTUATORS INCREASE PERFORMANCE

OUR ACTUATORS INCREASE PERFORMANCE

iPROTec has managed to speed up the empty run considerably because the linear actuators supplied by WITTENSTEIN are separately controllable.

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SPECIALIST FOR HARSH ENVIRONMENTS

SPECIALIST FOR HARSH ENVIRONMENTS

Extreme temperatures, soot particles, glass dust, very fine oil particles and steam in the air – the conditions in which glass is manufactured are very harsh indeed.

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