Forming & IS machine
Individual section
A self-contained forming station within an IS machine. Each section runs an identical forming sequence on its own timing cycle, decoupled from neighbouring sections.
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IS machine
The Individual Section machine — the dominant container glass forming machine. Each section forms ware independently, allowing one machine to produce multiple containers in parallel and offering redundancy when one section is taken offline.
Section timing
The sequence and duration of each forming step within a section; the master variable that ties all forming actions together.
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