A device for manufacturing hollow glass articles, namely an IS machine, includes a plurality of adjacent stations (3), which form a row and respectively accommodate at least one blank mold that encloses a mold cavity, the inner walls of which have to be coated with a lubricant in accordance with a defined spray pattern by means of a spraying device (8) that can be moved along the row during the course of the glass forming operation. In order to ensure a reproducible spray pattern, a calibration station (10) is provided and equipped with a test mold (12), wherein the spraying device (8) can be displaced up to an inspection position, in which it is arranged opposite of the calibration station (10), in order to verify the correct function of a lubrication process based on a spray pattern in the test mold (12) and, if necessary, to correct the lubrication process.

A device for manufacturing hollow glass articles, namely an IS machine, includes a plurality of adjacent stations (3), which form a row and respectively accommodate at least one blank mold that encloses a mold cavity, the inner walls of which have to be coated with a lubricant in accordance with a defined spray pattern by means of a spraying device (8) that can be moved along the row during the course of the glass forming operation. In order to ensure a reproducible spray pattern, a calibration station (10) is provided and equipped with a test mold (12), wherein the spraying device (8) can be displaced up to an inspection position, in which it is arranged opposite of the calibration station (10), in order to verify the correct function of a lubrication process based on a spray pattern in the test mold (12) and, if necessary, to correct the lubrication process.

A burner head actuator for lubricating glassware molds of a glassware forming machine includes a base mount and a guide post carried by the mount. A gearbox housing carried on the guide post carries a gear train including drive and driven gears. A servomotor is coupled to the gearbox. A burner head arm is carried by the gearbox housing and coupled to the driven gear for rotation relative to the gearbox housing about an arm axis. The arm includes a burner head leveling gear train including a drive sprocket direct-driven by the driven gear about the arm axis and a driven sprocket driven by the drive sprocket via a chain. The servomotor rotates the gearbox drive gear, thereby rotating the gearbox driven gear and burner head arm, and thereby rotating the leveling gear train so that the burner head remains level as the arm is rotated about the arm axis.

A burner head actuator for lubricating glassware molds of a glassware forming machine includes a base mount and a guide post carried by the mount. A gearbox housing carried on the guide post carries a gear train including drive and driven gears. A servomotor is coupled to the gearbox. A burner head arm is carried by the gearbox housing and coupled to the driven gear for rotation relative to the gearbox housing about an arm axis. The arm includes a burner head leveling gear train including a drive sprocket direct-driven by the driven gear about the arm axis and a driven sprocket driven by the drive sprocket via a chain. The servomotor rotates the gearbox drive gear, thereby rotating the gearbox driven gear and burner head arm, and thereby rotating the leveling gear train so that the burner head remains level as the arm is rotated about the arm axis.

A robotic mold lubrication system and glass container forming system having the robotic mold lubrication system. The robotic mold lubrication system includes a rail, a carriage moveable along the rail, a motor for moving the carriage along the rail, a tank carried by the carriage and holding lubricant, and a lubricant applicator subsystem having an applicator. The system further includes a robot, an object detection sensor, and an onboard control system carried on the carriage and having at least one processor and memory for storing computer instructions. The robot and the object detection sensor are carried by the carriage. The onboard control system is configured to use the at least one processor to control movement of the carriage along the rail based on sensor data obtained from the object detection sensor.

A robotic mold lubrication system and glass container forming system having the robotic mold lubrication system. The robotic mold lubrication system includes a rail, a carriage moveable along the rail, a motor for moving the carriage along the rail, a tank carried by the carriage and holding lubricant, and a lubricant applicator subsystem having an applicator. The system further includes a robot, an object detection sensor, and an onboard control system carried on the carriage and having at least one processor and memory for storing computer instructions. The robot and the object detection sensor are carried by the carriage. The onboard control system is configured to use the at least one processor to control movement of the carriage along the rail based on sensor data obtained from the object detection sensor.

An apparatus for shaping a workpiece made of glass using minimum lubrication is provided. The apparatus includes device for heating the workpiece, a shaping station with at least one forming tool for shaping the workpiece, and at least one spray nozzle for applying an oil as a lubricant onto the surface of the forming tool. The forming tool exhibits heat dissipation such that the temperature on the contact surface of the forming tool during the shaping process is kept below 300 C. The amount of oil dispensed by the spray nozzle per forming step and application instance is less than 0.1 g.

An apparatus for shaping a workpiece made of glass using minimum lubrication is provided. The apparatus includes device for heating the workpiece, a shaping station with at least one forming tool for shaping the workpiece, and at least one spray nozzle for applying an oil as a lubricant onto the surface of the forming tool. The forming tool exhibits heat dissipation such that the temperature on the contact surface of the forming tool during the shaping process is kept below 300 C. The amount of oil dispensed by the spray nozzle per forming step and application instance is less than 0.1 g.

A device for manufacturing hollow glass article consists of a plurality of modular stations that, among other things, comprise blank molds and finish molds, wherein a housing is provided and can be displaced along a blank mold side in order to carry out at least control and servicing functions, and wherein said housing is formed by a key-like structure that is open in the direction of the blank mold side and serves as a carrier for at least one manipulation element consisting of multiple sections. On its free end, this manipulation element carries a tool or a device that is ready for use after it has reached the respective station. The shielding effect of the housing reliably protects an operator side against accidents due to inadvertent interventions in machine motion sequences.

A device for manufacturing hollow glass article consists of a plurality of modular stations that, among other things, comprise blank molds and finish molds, wherein a housing is provided and can be displaced along a blank mold side in order to carry out at least control and servicing functions, and wherein said housing is formed by a key-like structure that is open in the direction of the blank mold side and serves as a carrier for at least one manipulation element consisting of multiple sections. On its free end, this manipulation element carries a tool or a device that is ready for use after it has reached the respective station. The shielding effect of the housing reliably protects an operator side against accidents due to inadvertent interventions in machine motion sequences.