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Experiences in consulting and engineering

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2022 - France

Project Management and Site Supervision for the construction of a new electric glass melter (150Tpd) (to produce high quality liquor bottles)

2022 - Belgium

Mooving a forehearth on a running furnace

2020/2021 - France

Interim Project Manager - Batch house & Cullet return system

2019 - Belgium

Basic layout for new glass decorating plant

2019 - France

Interim Project Manager - Audit Batch house & Cullet return system

2018/2019 - Brazil

Project Management and Site supervision for a new glass plant (Float Glass)

2017 - Germany

Detail Engineering for a new furnace regenerator

2017 - Belgium

Production manager (crisis situation) in a tableware plant

2017 - Germany

Basic engineering for a glass plant extension (to double the capacity)

2016 - Africa

Furnace & Batch house audits - Engineering & Erection of a new forehearth on a running furnace

2016 - Belgium

Consultant for the erection of machines (layout & civil works)

2014/2015 - France : New glass plant (pharma-borosilicate)

Consultancy (batch house, electric melter, oxygas melter, filter)

2012/2013 - Belgium : Existing tableware glass plant – complete upgrade & modernization

Project management for a new furnace (140tpd), including field supervision

2011 - Belgium : Existing tableware glass plant - Furnace audit

Audit of 2 furnaces and repair proposals

2010 - Libanon : New container glass plant

Feasibility study for the setup of a glass processing facility

2009 - Germany : Existing container glass plant

New layout for production and batch house

2009 - Germany : New container glass plant

Basic engineering for the production layout and the buildings for a new glass plant (Green field)

2009 - Middle East : Production consulting

Procedure and documents for production follow-up (from batch to packing)

2008 - Germany : Extension of existing glass plant

Complete engineering for the extension of an existing glass plant (bottle production) – from batch house to packing…

2008 : Upgrading of glass recycling plant

Upgrading and maintenance program for an existing recycling plant

2008 - Middle East : New glass plant

Feasibility study of a new glass plant in Middle East

2007/2008 - Cairo, Egypt

Basic engineering for the production layout and the buildings for a new tableware glass plant. Detailed engineering for the pipe-work and the utilities

2007 - Belgium : Plant

Complete audit of an existing glass plant before take over by new owner

2007 - France : Upgrading production lines

Complete engineering, project management and site supervision in an existing glass plant (from a worldwide known group) with replacement of complete production lines, including :
 general layout drawings hot end and cold end
 detail engineering for IS machines support and platforms at all levels
 engineering for an overhead crane to install above IS machines in production
 cooling duct design for 8, 10 and 16 section machines
 hot cullet collecting with automatic emergency systems and direct recycling
 basement reorganization (improvement of circulation and safety)
 heavy safety procedures

2007 - Morocco : Pre-project for extension of existing glass plant

Complete feasability study including :
 general layout showing all needed equipment from batch house to packing
 optimization of flows (production, goods and people)
 proposals for new buildings and new auxiliary equipment

2007 - Belgium : Recycling plant

Again… extension of a glass recycling plant (for flat glass recycling)

2006 - Belgium : Decoration plant

Layout for a complete new glass decoration plant (serigraphy of tableware)

2006 - Belgium : Furnace rebuild

Complete project management of a 240 tpd furnace rebuild, including field supervision (6 weeks from glass to glass)

2005 - Belgium : Recycling plant

Extension of an existing glass recycling plant

2005 - Middle East : Feasibility study for a new glass plant

Feasibility study for the erection of a new glass plant

2005 - Belgium : Furnace Audit for tableware plant

Audit and advises in a tableware plant for a furnace rebuild

2005 - Moscow : Glass plant consulting

Consulting for the erection of a new plant for bottle production

2004 - Belgium : Furnace audit

complete furnace audit and proposals for repairs

2004 - Romania : New small glass plant

supply, erection and start-up of a new glass plant (500 Kg/day) with used and overhauled equipment

2004 - Germany : Existing glass plant

new layout for production and batch house extension

2004 - China : New glass plant

basic layout for feasibility study

2004 - Belgium : Refractory supplier

3D model of a glass furnace for a catalog

2004 - Belgium : Tableware

3D design of new glasses for a catalog

2002/2003 - Antwerp, Belgium

Study, construction and start-up for a glass recycling plant for float glass (10Ton/hour).

2002 - Tunisia : Batch house (as subcontractor)

Construction and layout drawings for a new batch house for container glass.

2002 - Korea : Batch house(as subcontractor)

Construction and layout drawings and stability calculations for a new batch house for container glass.

2001 - Belgium : Bottle design

3D-design of special shape beer glass for a brewery.

2001 - France : Bottle design

3D-design of big perfume bottle (Guerlain - Shalimar).

2001 - Russia : Batch silo (as subcontractor)

Construction drawings and stability calculations for a batch silo in an existing building.

2001 - Egypt : GCC

Basic engineering for the production layout and the buildings for a new glass plant. Detailed engineering for the pipe-work, electricity supply and distribution, and the utilities.

2001 - Moscow

Consultancy job for a furnace rebuild

2000 - Belgium : La Manufacture du Verre

Study and rebuild of a furnace 300Ton/day. Very low budget and very short time schedule.

1998/1999 - Ghlin, Belgium

Restructuration of an existing glass plant, under receivership. Management by objectives. Optimization of labor forces, organization and communication. Business plan and preparation for a new restart after bankruptcy.

1998 - Ghlin, Belgium

Basic design of a new furnace 300Ton/day with oxy-burners.

1996 - Ghlin, Belgium

Study and rebuild of a furnace 180Ton/day, end fired, and the production lines with 4 IS-machines, lehrs, cold-end, packing.

1995 - Jumet, Belgium

Rebuild of a furnace 230Ton/day, cross fired, and the production lines with 4 IS-machines (6 and 3 x 10 sections), lehrs, cold-end, packing. New batch house with recuperation of existing storage silos.

1993 - Mol, Belgium

Study and construction of a full-automatic recycling plant for bottles and jars, 35Ton/hour.

1992 - Mol, Belgium

New factory with construction of a new furnace 320Ton/day, end fired, and the production lines with 3 IS-machines (3 x 12 sections), lehrs, cold-end, packing and shrinking. New buildings for the complete production lines, including offices, workshops, warehouses and social building.

1991 - Courcelles, Belgium

Study of a complete new modern glass plant on a green field, with 2 end fired furnaces 400Ton/day.

1990 - Ghlin, Belgium

Basic design and rebuild of a furnace 300Ton/day, end fired, and the production lines with 4 IS-machines (6, 8, 10 and 12 sections), lehrs, cold-end, packing. New glass recuperation system for cold and hot glass.

1990 - Mol, Belgium

Partial turn-key job. New installation in existing plant of a furnace 150Ton/day, end fired, and the production lines with 2 IS-machines (2 x 8 sections), lehrs, cold-end, packing. New furnace and hot-end building.

1989 - Mol, Belgium

Study and rebuild of a furnace 120Ton/day, end fired, including the production lines with 2 IS-machines (6 and 10 sections), lehrs, cold-end, packing. The furnace was a new design made by the GPM-team. New furnace and hot-end building.

1987 - Ghlin, Belgium

Study and construction of a new furnace 180 Ton/day, end fired, and 3 production lines with IS-machines, lehrs, cold-end, packing

1986 - Jumet, Belgium

Rebuild of an existing furnace 190Ton/day, cross fired, and the production lines with 3 IS-machines (3 x 8 sections), lehrs, cold-end, packing