Compressed air and technical gases are essential for the glass industry. From forming and cooling to handling and inspection, clean and dry air helps maintain process efficiency and consistent glass product quality across hollow, flat, and specialty glass production.
Key Process Applications
Forming and Molding: Dry and particle-free air supports precise mold cooling and forming processes, helping to reduce the risk of defects and support consistent forming performance.
Pneumatic Handling Systems: Clean air powers pneumatic tools, conveyors, and actuators, supporting smooth material flow and automated handling of fragile glass products
Inspection and Testing: High-quality compressed air is used in leak testing and cleaning of glass containers, avoiding contaminants that can compromise product appearance or performance
Surface Treatment and Coating: Oil-free, dry air is essential for surface treatments and coatings, avoiding contamination that can reduce durability and clarity
Combustion Air for Oxy-Fuel Furnaces: Moisture-free combustion air supports consistent flame temperatures, supporting efficient melting and stable combustion performance.
Gas Supply for Specialty Applications
In addition to compressed air, technical gases like nitrogen, hydrogen, and oxygen play a role in glass production processes. Nitrogen and hydrogen are used for atmosphere control and reduction processes in specialty glasses, while oxygen is essential in modern furnace combustion systems.
Benefits of Clean Air and Gas
Moisture, oil, and particulate contamination can cause visible defects, reduce the lifespan of critical components, and lower process efficiency in glass production. Clean air and gases help reduce maintenance requirements, improve yield, and support a consistent, high-quality product.
Designed to Help Meet Industry Norms
Glass production often demands air and gas purity in line with ISO 8573-1. Donaldson systems are designed to help meet these requirements by reducing particulates, moisture, oil aerosols, and vapors. Suitable purification components include:
Dryers supply clean, dry air with dew points as low as –40 °C (or –70 °C for critical applications), supporting stable operation and helping protect downstream equipment.
Coalescing and particulate filters capture moisture, oil aerosols, and solid contaminants to safeguard forming, control, and automation systems.
Oil-free and breathing air solutions deliver purified, odor-free air for sensitive applications.
At Your Service
We offer scalable service plans to help keep your compressed air and gas systems operating efficiently. From scheduled inspections to preventative maintenance and full diagnostics, our service team helps minimize downtime and maintain system performance.
Peace of Mind for Your System
In the glass industry, quality and uptime are everything. With Donaldson as your partner, you get reliable filtration and drying technologies backed by experienced support, giving you peace of mind that your compressed air and gas systems will keep pace with production needs.
