Cybersecurity is no longer a secondary requirement in the industrial controls’ world. In a glass manufacturing operational technology environment, completing a risk assessment is the first step in building a reliable and robust cybersecurity program and should be the starting point for defining requirements, explains Eurotherm’s Param Chana. The full version of this article appears in the Sept/Oct 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Specialising in glass melting expertise and advanced laboratory technologies, Glass Service offers the know-how and simulation software to help manufacturers select the most energy/cost-efficient way to melt glass. Erik Muijsenberg shares the company’s strategies for keeping furnaces operational in the face of a possible natural gas shortage. The full version of this article appears in the Sept/Oct 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive (sponsored by FIC)*.

For its first-ever benefit-sharing deal Bucher Emhart Glass, provider of equipment for the glass container industry, has partnered with Thai manufacturer BG Container Glass. The enterprise will see both companies collaborate as partners to improve performance and share in the rewards. The full version of this article appears in the Sept/Oct 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Daniel Owen, CEO of B2B marketing agency The Armstrong Partnership underlines the importance of giving sustainability an identity within an organisation and shares an inspiring client story. The full version of this article appears in the Sept/Oct 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Established in 1871, the Stoelzle Oberglas facility in Köflach, Austria is today the headquarters of the Stoelzle Glass Group and has recently been upgraded with a new furnace. Georg Feith, CEO of the Stoelzle Glass Group speaks exclusively to Glass Worldwide about strategic investment, sustainability goals and the success of the company’s Flint Prestige Recycling glass. The full version of this article appears in the July/August 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

In an exclusive Glass Worldwide interview, Şişecam Chairman and Executive Member of the Board Professor Dr Ahmet Kırman details the construction of the company’s first glass packaging facility in Europe and summarises its latest activities in the flat glass, glassware and glass packaging sectors. The full version of this article appears in the July/August 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Since he joined as CEO in 2018, Bormioli Pharma has made good use of Andrea Lodetti’s 25 years of cross-industry experience. Having already taken great strides to achieving ambitious sustainability goals, Mr Lodetti illustrated his broad approach to responsible company management in an exclusive Glass Worldwide interview. The full version of this article appears in the July/August 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Europe’s only dedicated event for the decoration of glass, the GlassPrint conference and exhibition will return to Düsseldorf, Germany on 25–26 April 2023. Call for papers and discounted early bird registration have been announced. The full version of this article appears in the July/August 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Savari Kognole shares her experience of joining CelSian as a Computational Fluid Dynamics Engineer and considers the glass industry’s challenge of attracting the next generation of workers. The full version of this article appears in the July/August 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.