GOOD GOBS MAKE GOOD BOTTLES

20 years ago machine operators said that the bottle is made in the feeder. 

Process control has significantly improved over this time, but speeds have also increased.  Any variation in the trajectory of the gob through the delivery system can lead to variable quality of the bottle. 

You still cannot make a good bottle from a bad gob.

If the feeder delivers good gobs, and the delivery system is maintained to achieve optimum loading, then significant productivity improvements can be sustained.  Monitoring gob length, speed and diameter is a convenient way to monitor these variables. 

The new wireless PGM.V from GTS builds on the success of the S700-PGM, which for the past 10 years has been helping production staff around the world to maximise productivity and profitability.

The PGM.V measures length and velocity of gobs at shear point and blank load.  It provides a GobLI mode for quick measurements that are not stored and a storage mode to record routine checks.