A GLASS PRODUCTION LINE HAVING DYNAMIC PRODUCTION CONTROL AND A TEMPERING FURNACE WITH A DEDICATED DELIVERY DEVICE AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING A GLASS PRODUCTION LINE TEMPERING FURNACE

摘要

A glass production line comprising a cutting table, a tempering furnace downstream of the cutting table, wherein the furnace includes a loading station that includes a changeable set of uniquely identifiable work piece storage loading locations adjacent the loading station with each storage loading location adapted to receive a work piece therein for subsequent processing on the tempering furnace, wherein a subset of the uniquely identifiable work piece storage loading locations is moved away from the loading station when it is emptied of work pieces for the tempering furnace and a new sub-set of uniquely identifiable work piece storage loading locations is moveable adjacent the loading station to provide the changeable set of uniquely identifiable work piece storage loading locations adjacent the loading station, and a dynamic optimizer coupled to the tempering furnace for dynamically scheduling furnace layouts for glass work pieces to be tempered within the furnace, wherein the dynamic furnace optimizer is adapted to schedule work pieces from uniquely identifiable work piece storage loading locations not currently adjacent the unloading station based upon a minimum yield gain.