Honeywell Thermal Solutions has expanded its portfolio of combustion products for the glass industry with its PrimeFire FH burner. Featuring next generation oxy-fuel technology, the PrimeFire FH is Honeywell’s latest innovation in glass forehearth technology with a patent pending burner/block design that provides a maintenance-free, long lasting product for container, e-glass and wool glass applications.

The new burner is designed to be cooler running for longer burner life, while still providing improved fuel usage and NOx reduction.

The PrimeFire FH is available in three sizes that provide optimal performance across a range of capacity needs. It is also hydrogen-ready.

With glass manufacturing traditionally being a complex and challenging process that is very energy intensive, there is an ever increasing focus around the world on reducing CO2 emissions and some companies are looking to hydrogen – or hydrogen mixed with natural gas – as a fuel source.

Burning hydrogen can significantly reduce CO2 emissions and contribute to the drive towards a carbon neutral future. However it is not necessarily possible to use equipment designed to burn natural gas for burning hydrogen.

Honeywell offers a wide variety of burners for the glass industry that are hydrogen-ready today – meaning no modifications are needed to the burner and the user can switch to burning hydrogen immediately. More information about what Honeywell is doing with hydrogen is available, along with downloadable brochures, on the company’s website.

www.thermalsolutions.honeywell.com

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