Mazzaroppi case history: tempering revolution for Cameo Glass

Cameo Glass is an important British company specialising in the production of customised glass solutions. For its site in Swindon, about an hour and a half from London, it chose a Mazzaroppi TP Compact furnace. A choice that makes us proud and that guarantees Cameo Glass UK several advantages.

Who is Cameo Glass?

Cameo Glass has two important things in common with Mazzaroppi: its specialisation in the glass sector and the fact that it is a family business. Since 1994 it has been producing tempered glass, lacquered glass and high-precision custom-made glass products.

For the sale and installation of the furnace, the Mazzaroppi team worked with the company’s official UK distributor, Stone and Glass Group.

Why did Cameo Glass choose the TP Compact?

The company chose a 1.9 m x 3.6 m TP Compact oven with convection.

This allowed Cameo Glass to:

• Replace its old tempering furnace with a larger model: The TP Compact is more compact, so although it is larger than the previous machine, it can be installed in the same space without requiring any adaptations or brickwork.
• Using the same electrical cabinets as the old furnace: TP Compact uses the same power as the previous machine, so there was no need to adapt the equipment. The new Mazzaroppi kiln was commissioned with a total installed power of only 315 KW.
• Record energy savings: compared to its predecessor, TP Compact has drastically reduced the company’s consumption and therefore its operating costs.
• Optimising production: TP Compact’s ease of use has made it easier for the company to set new quality standards.
• Having a furnace up and running in just 10 days: the installation was carried out over the Christmas period, allowing Cameo Glass to resume operations at the beginning of January. Even before the installation was complete, the furnace could be used for tempering and it worked perfectly.

The Mazzaroppi solution

The TP Compact furnace chosen by Cameo Glass is equipped with a new patented Mazzaroppi technology.

Thanks to this patent, the furnace guarantees an exceptional reduction in consumption peaks, thus significantly reducing energy consumption and, like all Mazzaroppi solutions, guaranteeing perfect tempering results.

This new technology joins others that have made Mazzaroppi furnaces the ideal choice for glassworks and companies of all sizes, such as:

• M Start&Stop function, which allows the furnace to be switched off every evening and restarted in just half an hour, reducing production consumption.
• M OptiConvection, the latest generation convection system.
• M Adapt, which ensures a responsive thickness change system with no waiting time.

Cameo Glass is delighted with their choice and we at Mazzaroppi are proud to have contributed to increasing their productivity while reducing their energy consumption.

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