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vertical Open-Top Glass Washers

By salesnt P. Sadlek

    While many in the glass industry are familiar with horizontal flat glass washers_,they often do not realize the many advantages that a well-built, vertical open-top flat glass washer offers.
     American Glass Equipment s open-top glass washer is manufactured in 46-, 60- and 72-inch versions (the 84- and 96-inch machines are closed-top designs) with two, four six or eight brushes The working height is a comfortable 30 inches from the floor though it can be set at a lower height to correspond with the working height of Peter Lisec and Lenhardt 10 lines.
   The vertical glass washer also comes equipped with heavy-duty manual or motorized in/out conveyors. Other features include:
   Cost savings: The VGW6O-4 model costs less than $20,000. It is more versatile than 84- or 96-inch horizontal flat glass washers (which may cost three to four times as much), and one employee can wash larger glass.
   Stainless steel components: Heavy- duty steel tubing is used in the frame-work, and top-quality stainless steel is used in all the wet areas, including the brush shafts, conveyor and drive shafts; heavy-duty water tank; high-performance water pumps; non-lube hearings: solid main beam; and all brush covers, rinse covers, top and side panels and four easily rernovable sliding doors.
   Sound control: with the total sound control system in place, the vertical glass washer operates at approximately 70 decibels, well below the acceptable limit.        Additional features: A solenoid water-saver package and/or a heavy-duty inspection light package is available. The vertical glass washer is equipped with low-B, 12-inch-long segmented nylon brush segments mounted on plastic cores. These can be rotated easily to extend the life of the brushes. A low-water-level safety switch protects the water hearer from burnout. The wash water is heated by a heavy-duty₁thermostatically controlled water immersion heater and is recirculated to save water. The first rinse section is also recirculated water.
   Versatility: The vertical glass washer is capable of washing glass in thicknesses from 1/16 through 1/2 inch without any adjustment. It will wash glass as small as 2 by 10 inches arid as large as 120 by 120 inches.
   Ease of installation: The vertical glass washer is delivered in just three pieces--the main body (which is already tilted to the correct angle) and two conveyors (which are easily installed and automatically aligned).
   Ease of operation: The operating push-pull buttons are located on the front of the washer, at an easily accessible height. These are lighted but-tons with one for each function, including a lighted Emergency "STOP" button. The watertight control panel contains all UL-approved Allen-Bradley controls.
   Ease of maintenance: All of the motors and electronics are accessible outside of the washer's main body away from water and steam. The sliding stainless steel doors are quickly and easily removed, exposing the entire inside of the glass washer for inspection and maintenance when necessary. The conveyor wheels inside the glass washer can be removed by simply lifting them out of their stain-less steel brackets. Likewise, the conveyor wheels outside the glass washer are also easily removed- The gears are non-lube nylon.