65th Conference on Glass Problems

Charles H. Drummond, III, received his PhD from Harvard University in 1974 and his research interests are primarily focused on the structure and properties of amorphous solids or glasses. This includes bulk glasses of scientific and commercial interest and glasses present in crystalline materials. Dr. Drummond is the director of the Annual Conference on Glass Problems, and has received the Governor's Award for Emerging Technology and the Cramer Award from the American Ceramic Society.

• Foreword viiPreface ixAcknowledgements xAdvanced Feeder Control Using Fast Simulation Models 1Oscar Verheijen, Olaf Op den Camp, Ruud Beerkens, Ton Back, and Leo HuismanApplication of IR-Sensors in Container Glass Forming Process 11Joop DalstraTransmitted and Reflected Distortion of Float and Laminated Glass 25Ulrich Pingel and Peter AckroydInspection: Going Beyond Just Finding Defects 37Christian von AhQuality and Glass Production Improvements Through Statistical Process Control at Fevisa in Mexico 45Jesus A. Ponce de Leon and Juan Rafael Silva-GarciaApplication of Microwaves in Glass Conditioning 63Peter VilkThe Development of the Emhart Glass 340 Forehearth 71John McMinnNew Developments in Stirrer Technology 81Duncan R. Coupland and Paul WilliamsSpinel Refractories and Glass Melting 91Chris WindleGetting Fired Up with Synthetic Silicates 107John HockmanTall Crown Glass Furnace Technology for Oxy-Fuel Firing 113H. Kobayashi, K. T. Wu, G. B. Tuson, and F. DumoulinA Designer's Insight Into All-Electric Melting 131Carl W. Hibscher, Peter R. H. Davies, Michael P. Davies, and Douglas H. DavisLessons Learned in Developing the Glass Furnace Model 145Brian GolchertThe SORG@ VSM@ All-Electric Melter for 180TIDay Container Glass Design, Installation and First Experience 155Matthias Lindig and Jan De WindThe US. Glass Industry-Moving in New Directions 163Michael GreenmanJoining Organic Materials with Inorganic Glass-Future Composite? 171John T. BrownChallenges to the US Glass Industry: Will the US Manufacture Glass in 2020? 181Warren W. Woll