AUTOMATIC SUBSTITUTION OF BLANK MOULDS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF HOLLOW GLASS PRODUCTS

摘要

A process for manufacturing a hollow glass product using an I.S. machine and a robot that can move alongside the blank moulds of this machine, characterized in that the robot is capable of replacing one or more blank moulds, section after section. An I.S. machine for manufacturing hollow glass products, comprising a robot that can move alongside the blank moulds, characterized in that the robot is capable of carrying several tools having different functions, simultaneously and/or alternately, chosen from an electromagnet, and/or a spray tube for greasing by spraying, and/or an optical pyrometer, an infrared or equivalent viewing port and/or a rotary abrasive tool and/or a camera or equivalent.