The Control Center is the data hub for the forming line. It collects and interprets the data from the smart sensors, the forming and inspection machines.

The glass industry is facing a “knowledge drain” with experienced operators going to retirement. This creates the need to qualify new operators that just started their career in the container glass industry. The Defect Animation Tool helps to overcome this challenge.

The Lineserver 3 provides centralized functions for all forming lines that are controlled by a FlexIS 2 or 3 control system. The forming lines need to be connected to the Lineserver through the FlexIS plant network, which can be specified in the package. It is however also possible to integrate the Lineserver 3 computer into an existing Lineserver/FlexIS plant network.