Emhart Glass S.a.

Inge Ulf Friberg

Leo Diehm

Thomas Bewer

Eliseo Angelo Di Nitto

Christian Von Ah

The invention refers to a glass forming machine which includes a blank station for forming a parison () from a gob of molten glass () and a blow station for forming the parison () into a container () and an invert mechanism () which can move a neck ring () from the blank station to the blow station by a rotary motion and which further includes a swab robot and a control device for the swab robot, wherein the control device is set up so that the swab robot can swab and thus swab the neck ring () when the neck ring () is in an intermediate position between the blank station and the blow station. Defects in the production of bottles can thus be avoided.

Glass forming machine comprising a swabbing station and method

A control unit configured to control a section of an I.S. machine having a blank station including a first plurality of mechanisms and a blow station including a second plurality of mechanisms is provided. The control unit includes an operator interface configured to receive a first input and a second input from an operator. The control unit includes a controller configured to transition the section from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation. Upon receipt of the first input the control unit is configured to supply power to either the first or second plurality of mechanisms and not to supply power to the other. The control is configured to move one of the mechanisms to which power is being supplied in the second mode of operation based on the second input received from the operator.

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Malmö, Sweden

Inge Ulf Friberg