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TECO has a wealth of experience in glass process and glass plant design. The technical papers below provide examples of TECO’s technical capability and experience.

New generation of end-port furnaces Part 1	New generation of end-port furnaces Part 2
The TECO Group had the opportunity to build two new end-port furnaces in 1994 and 1995. The requirements were very different, but the end result was two very similar furnaces. The first contract was for Gregg & Co., who decided to start a program of modernization. Their business is in flint containers. The second furnace was for Stolzle Flacconage, whose business is in the cosmetic and toiletry industry, calling for higher quality glass.	This second article describes the energy consumptions and emissions of the end-port furnace installed by the TECO Group at Gregg & Co. and Stolzle Flacconage. The results show that a well-designed furnace is capable of both delivering energy consumptions which are comparable with the best in the industry and keeping emissions down to the levels stipulated in the UK.

A Method for Improving Regenerative Furnace Efficiency	Looking for energy savings - getting our arms around the big picture
This report on an effective system of combustion control and heat recovery was presented at the 42nd Annual Conference on Glass Problems held at the Univ. of Illinois.	The easy savings in energy use have mostly been made by glass makers. This paper points out that it would be foolish not to at least consider taking more steps.

Cullet Handling	Batch plant modernization
Processing and effective handling of cullet for the batch.	Batch Plants require repair and modernization.

Better plant performance begins at the batch house	A well designed batch plant can improve profitability
An efficient batch plant supplying high quality mixed raw materials is the key to producing high quality glass from the furnace. Here Douglas D. Burgoon, of Toledo Engineering Co., urges manufacturers to look to the batch house as the starting point for improving overall plant performance.	High quality mixed batch is essential for producing high quality glass and maximizing production yields. Here Douglas D. Burgoon, of Toledo Engineering Co., points out that the glass making process starts at the batch plant and describes the critical features of a good batch plant design.

The Glass Industry - Electric Melter Design	A Designers Insight To All-Electric Melting
This is a two part technical paper on the electric melting of glass. The first article deals with the basic electrical engineering aspects of electric melting and the second article delas with the furnace and melting of glass utilizing electric energy.	This article takes a look at the pros and cons of electric melters using joule-heating.