MaintBoard for Glass Manufacturing
CMMS for Glass Manufacturing Plants
Reduce furnace downtime. Improve line stability. Maintain quality output.
MaintBoard helps glass manufacturers maintain furnaces, forehearths, IS machines, lehrs, conveyors, robots, compressors, and utility systems with complete reliability and safety tracking.
Key Benefits
- Minimize furnace and IS machine breakdowns
- Improve forming and annealing line reliability
- Track maintenance across high-temperature equipment
- Strengthen safety, traceability, and ISO compliance
Maintenance Challenges in Glass Manufacturing
- Furnace Downtime & Hot Repairs
- Unplanned furnace stoppages or refractory issues cause massive production loss.
- Electro-Mechanical Failures
- IS machines, forehearths, cooling systems, and robots face heavy thermal and mechanical wear.
- Inconsistent PM Execution
- Critical tasks like lubrication, cooling checks, gob distributor maintenance, and conveyor PM are often missed.
- No Real-Time Equipment Visibility
- Supervisors cannot see machine health, downtime reasons, or pending jobs instantly.
- Manual Records During Hot Conditions
- Technicians working in hot zones cannot maintain paper-based checklists reliably.
- Poor Spare Parts Tracking
- Critical spares like sensors, cylinders, belts, bearings, and cooling components run out unexpectedly.
Workflow
How MaintBoard Improves Line Reliability
MaintBoard digitizes PMs, inspections, furnace checks, spare parts planning, and downtime analytics across your entire glass plant.
- Digitize Daily Furnace & IS Machine Rounds
- Technicians record temperatures, lubrication, cooling checks, and mechanical conditions from mobile devices.
- Automate PM Schedules
- Plan lubrication, refractory checks, mold changes, cooling fan inspections, and conveyor maintenance.
- Track Spare Parts & Consumables
- Monitor sensors, fans, belts, cylinders, bearings, refractories, and cooling components.
- Breakdown & Downtime Tracking
- Record stoppages, capture failure codes, and analyze downtime across forming and annealing lines.
- QR-Code Machine Access
- Technicians scan assets in hot zones to view PMs, manuals, or raise breakdowns instantly.
- Attach SOPs & Drawings
- Upload P&IDs, cooling layout diagrams, robot manuals, and refractory instructions.
- Complete Equipment History
- All past PMs, breakdowns, repairs, and inspections are accessible in one place.
Features
Key Features for Glass Manufacturing Plants
MaintBoard gives glass plants the tools to reduce downtime, improve thermal stability, and ensure consistent product quality.
- Furnace Maintenance
Track refractory checks, burner inspections, temperature readings, cooling systems, and pressure monitoring.
- IS Machine Management
Schedule lubrication, mold changes, pneumatic checks, alignment tasks, and cooling system maintenance.
- Forehearth Maintenance
Monitor temperature zones, drive systems, refractory wear, and cooling units.
- Annealing Lehr Monitoring
Track cooling fans, rollers, heating zones, sensors, and drive mechanisms.
- Conveying & Material Handling
Maintain motors, belts, chains, gearboxes, bearings, and conveyors.
- Failure Analytics
Analyze downtime trends, repeated IS faults, furnace issues, and cooling system failures.
Where MaintBoard Fits in Glass Manufacturing
MaintBoard supports every major machine type used across float glass, container glass, and specialty glass plants.
- Furnace Area
- Manage refractory checks, cooling systems, burners, valves, and thermal cycles.
- Forming & IS Machines
- Track lubrication, mold maintenance, pneumatic systems, and alignment.
- Forehearth
- Maintain temperature zones, refractory sections, fan systems, and drive units.
- Annealing Lehr
- Monitor heating zones, cooling blowers, rollers, and motor systems.
- Inspection & Packaging
- Maintain conveyors, robotics, palletizers, and QC equipment.
- Utility Systems
- Track compressors, chillers, cooling towers, boilers, and electrical systems.
Metrics
Impact of CMMS on Glass Manufacturing Performance
Glass plants using MaintBoard achieve measurable improvements across furnace uptime, quality stability, and overall line performance.
20–35%
Reduction in furnace & IS machine downtime
Digitized PMs and better spare planning prevent production stoppages.
15–30%
Improved line stability & quality
Reliable thermal and mechanical systems improve product uniformity.
3×
Faster troubleshooting
Technicians access history, temperature logs, and manuals instantly from mobile devices.
Glass Manufacturing Maintenance FAQs
- Can MaintBoard manage furnace maintenance?
- Yes. MaintBoard tracks refractory checks, burner inspections, cooling systems, and thermal PM tasks.
- Does MaintBoard support IS machine breakdowns?
- Absolutely. You can manage lubrication, mold changes, pneumatic repairs, and cooling system issues.
- Can technicians access SOPs in hot zones?
- Yes. QR codes allow quick access to manuals and PMs without paperwork.
- Can we track downtime reasons across forming lines?
- Yes. MaintBoard logs stoppage reasons, categories, and duration for full traceability.
- Is MaintBoard suitable for multi-line operations?
- Yes. You can manage multiple furnaces, forming lines, and annealing lehrs from a single system.
Ready to Improve Reliability in Glass Manufacturing?
See how MaintBoard helps glass plants reduce downtime, improve line stability, and manage complex high-temperature equipment effectively.