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Services Offered by Centre for Development of Glass Industry

The Centre is dedicated towards development of glass industry by providing best services, support and facilities to glass manufacturing units / industries. Our areas of services and facilities are:

1. Physical Laboratory
Carries tests for Glass Density, Annealing Point, Softening point, Co-efficient of Thermal Expansion, Viscosity, Refractive index, Divitrification, Thermal shock and General measurement of stress and strains and also Sieve analysis of raw materials, Furnace temperature measurement and Flue Gas Analysis....... [View Details]


2. Chemical Laboratory
Chemical Laboratory is fully equipped to carryout qualitative as well as quantitative analysis of Raw materials, Finished Glass, Refractory materials etc. It is equipped with sophisticated equipment such as Spectrophotometer, Flame Photometer and Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer . It is also capable of batch formulation of different type of Glasses.........  [View Details]


3. Pollution Control
In view of the urgent need of Environmental Protection, DGI has established its own Pollution Control Division to address the various environmental problems. The division is headed by a qualified and experienced Environmental Engineer. The division is looking after the Environmental Problem of PTDU as well as the industrial clusters of Firozabad Town. The section is fully equipped with the most modern requisite facilities for Stack Emission and Ambient Air Quality Monitoring. The division has a full-fledged environmental laboratory recognized by UP Pollution Control Board. UP Pollution Control Board has awarded its Prestigious Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Project of Firozabad town to CDGI...... [View Details]

4. Combustion Engineering

The Combustion Engineering Division aims at conservation of energy through various measures. Facilities of analysis of flue gases as well as monitoring of furnace temperature are available at the Centre. The Centre is capable of designing and constructing various types of fuel efficient furnaces for application in  the Small Scale Glass Industry. Combustion Engineering Division is equipped with Flue Gas Analyzer (Model KM 900 & Testo 33 Germany), Optical Pyrometer, Radiation Pyrometer....... [View Details]


5. Product and Technology Development (PTDU)

The Product Technology Development Unit (PTDU) primarily stands to demonstrate batching, melting, forming and finishing technologies for Glass units. Batch formulation, preparation of new Glass compositions as also the new products is an integral part of PTDU. The Unit is capable of melting Glass in  quantities ranging from 2 Kg to 1500 Kg/day in Pot Furnaces and Day Tank Furnace........ [View Details]
 
6. Consultancy & Trouble Shooting Services
The Centre has a team of Professionals to offer consultancy in the areas such as Plant Layout, Furnace Design, Equipment Selection, Product Development, Mould Development, Batch Formulation, Pollution Control, Energy Conservation,  Trouble Shooting on Process....... [View Details]

7. Job Work

In Firozabad, basically two types of furnace are used for glass melting viz. Pot Furnace and Tank Furnace. Pot Furnace are further of Two types viz Open Pot and Closed Pot. Melting Process in the Pot Furnace is Batch Type whereas that in Tank Furnace is continuous type. Open Pot Furnace are generally used for bangle making but in some cases for glassware also. Closed Pot Furnace are exclusively used for making glassware. Tank furnace are generally used for making glassware but in some cases glass bangles also........ [View Details]