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Glass Solutions@Siemens

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Modernization at Cardinal in the USA 

As part of a cold repair carried out at its float glass plant in Menomonie, Wisconsin, Cardinal wanted to update all the plant's automation technology with an integrated solution that had a high system availability and reliability necessary to sustain continuous glass production. More

 
 

Energy efficiency for the glass industry

Trends, concepts and innovative products, systems services and solutions.

 

Solutions for float glass

When Cardinal Glass Industries prepared for a 90-day planned shutdown to perform a cold repair on its Menomonie, Wisconsin, float glass plant, it wanted to make sure the control system would work dependably for the next 15 to 20 years. After considering several automation vendors, Cardinal Glass Industries chose an integrated and fully-redundant PCS 7 control system from Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. Today, the control system reliably automates the entire “hot end” of the production process and provides the trending, diagnostics, and communications needed to keep the plant running reliably and efficiently.