Licensing Options
SmartMelter® Demonstration Program (SDP)
PaneraTech is currently enrolling customers for its SmartMelter® Demonstration Program. The program’s objective is to have glass manufacturers experience SmartMelter® first hand and better understand the sensors, the software, and the furnace inspection.
Under this program:
- Customer identifies a furnace that is at critical stage (i.e., planned for overcoat or glass leak concern through sidewalls).
- PaneraTech maps the furnace and enters it into SmartMelter® XSight software
- PaneraTech trains customer to use the sensors and the XSight software
- Trained customer personnel and PaneraTech jointly carry out furnace inspection and transfers the measurement data to the XSight software
- Customer views the actual health of their furnace on XSight and has access to the XSight for 6 months.
Please contact us at info@smartmelter.com to learn more about this program.
Licensing SmartMelter®
SmartMelter is directly available to glass manufacturers on an annual or furnace lifespan license basis. Under the license agreement, the customer retains a set of sensors, and has full access to the XSight Software.
Under the licensing agreement,
- PaneraTech delivers a set of sensors to the customer’s plant
- Customer’s plant personnel is trained to operate the sensors and to use the XSight software
- PaneraTech and customer jointly map the furnace and perform the baseline inspection;
- Customer themselves can perform unlimited furnace inspections
- Customer keeps comprehensive furnace maintenance records including other inspection records, endoscopic images and pictures
- Customer can implement standard inspection and furnace management policies across multiple plants via SmartMelter® software platform.