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The glass furnace is the heart of a glass plant — a continuous operation running 24/7 for 10–15 years between rebuilds. Furnace design, refractory selection, and combustion system efficiency determine energy consumption (the largest operating cost) and glass quality. The GCC's glass industry operates float glass and container glass furnaces, with energy cost being a primary competitive concern. We supply furnace equipment and components.

What we supply

• End-fired and cross-fired recuperative furnaces for container glass
• Float glass tank furnaces with tin bath and annealing lehr
• Electric boosting systems — molybdenum electrodes, power control units
• Combustion systems — gas burners, oxygen enrichment, oxy-fuel conversion
• Refractory materials — fused cast AZS, silica, zirconia for furnace lining
• Forehearths and feeders — temperature conditioning and flow control to forming
• Heat recovery systems — regenerators, recuperators, batch preheaters

How the project proceeds

1. Define the glass type, pull rate, and energy target
2. Select furnace design and combustion technology; prepare thermal balance
3. Source refractory materials and combustion equipment from qualified suppliers
4. Support furnace construction, heat-up, and start-up

Why Infinity

Furnace energy efficiency is the primary economic driver for glass plant investment. We source combustion equipment and boosting systems that demonstrably reduce specific energy consumption — electric boosting and oxy-fuel burners can reduce energy use by 15–30% compared to air-gas combustion in older furnaces.