Glass Futures

We've officially opened the Global Centre of Excellence for glass in R&D, innovation and training! 🎇 Read the full story: 👉 https://lnkd.in/e_tw2vK6 Thanks to the ongoing support of our founders, members, funders and supporters that we could reach this point – but this really is just the start. The facility will soon be home to a unique experimental furnace and other technology that will pioneer ways of making carbon neutral glass. Over 100 guests attended the official opening which brought together Glass Futures members from around the world including glass manufacturers and university academics with funders and local politicians. It was a wonderful to work with local talent such as the St Helens College apprentices who catered the event before heading to the World of Glass Museum who hosted us for a drink's reception and glass blowing demonstrations. Juergen Maier CBE FRS | Innovate UK | Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | St Helens Council | British Glass | Glass Technology Services and many more!

Best in 'glass'! ⭐ We were proud to be a part of the prestigious Glass Technology Live showcase at glasstec – International Trade Fair to display the work undertaken as part of the Industrial Fuel Switching programme, funded by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 👉 https://lnkd.in/dH3jVnMc Collaboratively with our members and partners, we identified fuels that emit circa 80% less scope 1 CO2 emissions than traditional natural gas. Read more about that here 👉 https://lnkd.in/euRAzsWU We also recently kicked off a £6m project starting with trials at Pilkington United Kingdom Limited to identify and demonstrate a variety of economically and technically suitable low-cost bioderived fuels to help the industry achieve UK net zero targets 👉 https://lnkd.in/eZ64DdQi This special show presents innovations and the latest product developments from research practices across the themes of #decarbonisation, #digitaltechnologies and #circulareconomy. Partners of the event are the four renowned technical universities of Darmstadt, Delft, Dresden and Bochum, which organise the innovation show as a university network. Image copyright: Messe Düsseldorf / ctillmann

That's a wrap on glasstec – International Trade Fair, 2024! 👏 We thoroughly enjoyed seeing so many familiar faces and connecting with new people to talk about the future of glass💡🤝 Thank you for a great reception at the Glasstec conference for our joint presentation with Siemens, 'Reducing glassmaking emissions: a gateway to the digital future of process control technology' by Aston Fuller and Mike Houghton. It was a pleasure to see some of our members there including AMETEK Land, DSF Refractories & Minerals Ltd, F.I.C UK Limited, Fickert + Winterling, Grenzebach Group, Guardian Industries, Merkle International, Inc., Pilkington United Kingdom Limited / NSG Group, Parkinson-Spencer Refractories Ltd, RHI Magnesita, SEFPRO, and Stara Glass S.p.A.

The team are at glasstec – International Trade Fair, come and say hello 👋 We are proudly displaying the model replica of our pilot line and we would love to talk to you about how we could collaborate!

Glass Futures and Siemens to pave the way at glasstec for emission reductions 💡 Don’t forget to be at the glass trends live stage at glasstec 2024 to see Mike Houghton (Glass Futures Chairman of the Board and Chief Commercial Officer - Process Industries Software at Siemens) and Aston Fuller (Glass Futures General Manager) offer the latest information on 'Reducing glassmaking emissions: a gateway to the digital future of process control technology': 📍 Hall 10 / A70 🕝 14.30 – 14.50 📅 Tuesday 22nd October (day one) See the latest issue of Glass International International for an in-depth article about the Glass Futures / Siemens collaboration: https://lnkd.in/edf-5brq Meet the Glass Futures experts and check out a model replica of our revolutionary pilot line on our shared glasstec stand with the AIGMF (13/A22) and see our low carbon glass exhibits in the prestigious Glass Technology Live section in hall 11. You can also head over to T&T's stand (13/D61 to see our visionary IS machine before it's installed in our Innovation Centre. In addition to Siemens, many other Glass Futures members will be presenting the latest technological advances at glasstec, including AMETEK Land , DSF Refractories & Minerals Ltd , FIC, Fickert + Winterling, Grenzebach Group, Guardian Industries, Merkle International, Inc., Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, Parkinson-Spencer Refractories Ltd, RHI Magnesita, SEFPRO and Stara Glass S.p.A. (https://lnkd.in/ety5vk52). glasstec image copyright: Messe Düsseldorf / tillmann

Glass Futures cold end inspection, lehr and roll plate machine are now installed! 👏🙌 🌟 Join our General Manager, Aston Fuller for an exclusive look at the ongoing developments at our Global Centre of Excellence in St Helens. Discover how we're pushing the boundaries of innovation and sustainability in the glass industry 👉 https://lnkd.in/e3Hr4SHw Stay tuned for our next update as we draw closer to the finish line! 🏁 #GlassFutures #Innovation #Sustainability #CentreOfExcellence

𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 £𝟔 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 Glass Futures has conducted a successful, industrial-scale #biofuel trial at Pilkington UK’s site in St Helens. The trial was part of a project to demonstrate low-cost bioderived #fuels for #industrial #glass and ceramics sites. The project will see Glass Futures conduct five trials in total to develop a detailed understanding of these fuels, their availability and potential CO2 savings. It will also assess their compatibility with Carbon Capture Utilisation & Storage (CCUS) technologies in a project led by C-Capture Ltd., Leeds, demonstrating the potential to remove CO2 from the flue gas emissions. Caio Mendonça, R&D Senior Decarbonisation Technologist at Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, said: "This groundbreaking trial is an exciting step towards net-zero, and highlights our dedication to sustainable innovation within the glass industry. “By testing biofuels at an industrial scale, we are pushing the boundaries of what is possible and demonstrating the power of cleaner, low-carbon alternatives to natural gas." #glassindustry #research #decarbonisation #sustainability #uk

A major milestone this month towards a lower-carbon future for the glass and foundation industries 🎯🏆 Glass Futures £6m project kicks off trials to demonstrate low-cost biofuels have the potential to achieve UK net zero targets Read the full story 👉 https://lnkd.in/eZ64DdQi An industrial trial was successfully undertaken at member Pilkington United Kingdom Limited's (part of NSG Group) Greengate site in St Helens. The first of five trials seeks to identify and demonstrate a variety of economically and technically suitable low-cost bioderived fuels for a range of industrial glass and ceramics sites with furnaces of varying designs and scales. Not only will the project develop a detailed understanding of these fuels, their availability and potential CO2 savings but will also assess their compatibility with Carbon Capture Utilisation & Storage (CCUS) technologies in a project led by C-Capture Ltd., Leeds, demonstrating the potential to remove CO2 from the flue gas emissions. This project is funded by the UK government under the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero's Industrial Fuel Switching 2, phase 2 programme, funded within its Net Zero Innovation Portfolio. Huge thank you to our project partners: Encirc | Ardagh Group | DSF Refractories & Minerals Ltd | O-I | Pilkington United Kingdom Limited/NSG Group #innovation #biofuels #fuelswitching #carbon #CO2 #netzero

Yesterday I delivered my latest LEGO model commission to Glass Futures in St.Helens. The model is going to be taken to the glasstec – International Trade Fair .The model is of the new experimental glass furnace at Glass Futures which will support research and inovation to help decarbonise the glass industry. Thanks to David Hughes for inviting me to design and build a really interesting and unique project. #lego #commission #modelbuilder #tradeshow

💡 Visionary IS machine heading to Glasstec and Glass Futures! 🌟 Visit T&T’s stand at Glasstec (13/D61) for an up-close view of the brand new ISX machine. Embodying the latest servo technology, the machine will later be installed at the Glass Futures Innovation Centre to meet all R&D production flexibility needs.   Glass Futures will be exhibiting separately on a shared stand with the AIGMF (13/A22), as well as being present in the prestigious Glass Technology Live section in hall 11 and on the Glass Trends Live conference stage in hall 10 for a joint presentation with Siemens at 14.30 on Tuesday 22 October.   For an article about ISX machine published in Glass International, visit https://lnkd.in/eS8rFG-i