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Glass Furnace Inspection Case

How a glass plant inspected its melter online and planned repairs on real condition.

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01 / The Challenge

Hidden Wear in a Hot Melter

A glass furnace could not be cooled for inspection without major production loss, yet the team needed to know the real condition of crown and sidewall refractory.

Surface readings hinted at wear, but the exact location and severity inside the melter were unknown.

02 / Approach

How We Inspected

1

Select Port

Chose an existing observation port on the melter.

2

Insert Probe

Inserted the cooled endoscope into the burning area.

3

Live View

Viewed crown, sidewall and glass-contact zone live.

4

Record

Captured images and video of the worn areas.

5

Report

Provided references for maintenance planning.

03 / Findings

What We Found

Crown erosionSidewall wearGlass attack zoneSurface spallingLocal hot spot
04 / Outcome

The Result

Repairs planned on real condition
No emergency shutdown
Refractory life better managed
Production kept stable
Faster maintenance decisions
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