Heye International Gmbh

Bernard Vorspel

A device for manufacturing hollow glass articles, namely an IS machine, includes a plurality of adjacent stations (), which form a row and respectively accommodate at least one blank mold that encloses a mold cavity, the inner walls of which have to be coated with a lubricant in accordance with a defined spray pattern by means of a spraying device () that can be moved along the row during the course of the glass forming operation. In order to ensure a reproducible spray pattern, a calibration station () is provided and equipped with a test mold (), wherein the spraying device () can be displaced up to an inspection position, in which it is arranged opposite of the calibration station (), in order to verify the correct function of a lubrication process based on a spray pattern in the test mold () and, if necessary, to correct the lubrication process.

Device for manufacturing hollow glass articles

A device for manufacturing hollow glass article consists of a plurality of modular stations that, among other things, comprise blank molds and finish molds, wherein a housing is provided and can be displaced along a blank mold side in order to carry out at least control and servicing functions, and wherein said housing is formed by a key-like structure that is open in the direction of the blank mold side and serves as a carrier for at least one manipulation element consisting of multiple sections. On its free end, this manipulation element carries a tool or a device that is ready for use after it has reached the respective station. The shielding effect of the housing reliably protects an operator side against accidents due to inadvertent interventions in machine motion sequences.

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Breda, Netherlands

Bernard Vorspel