RATH: Your reliable partner with future-proof refractory solutions for the entire glass manufacturing process
Vienna, May 12, 2025
- RATH products are manufactured worldwide in state-of-the-art production facilities, using the latest application know-how.
- Sustainability is a key focus: With its innovative refractory solutions, RATH supports the glass industry’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and improve energy efficiency.
- RATH offers comprehensive expertise in providing heating and melting solutions from a single source.
RATH's pioneering solutions for the glass industry include, among other things, advanced solutions for the regenerator and melting end, the newly developed Vibrorath channel block qualities, the new FOURATH®4 feeder expendables series and the innovative ceramic hot gas filter elements, that help companies comply with emission limits.
Longer service life with the new, advanced FOURATH®4 feeder expendables series
An excellent example of RATH’s support for the glass industry is the FOURATH®4 series: Developed and manufactured with an optimized formulation exclusively by RATH, the new product series FOURATH®4, which includes spouts, spout covers, tubes, orifice rings and plungers, extends service life, improves glass quality, and reduces costs. Customer feedback confirms its high efficiency and quality in glass production.
Smoothest surface for the best material flow: Newly developed channel block qualities
RATH attaches great importance to continuous research and development in order to be a reliable and strong partner for all types of high-quality glass production. One example of this is the Vibrorath K99 high-alumina and Vibrorath 420 zircon-mullite channel blocks, which enable efficient melt flows thanks to their smooth surface. These newly developed channel block qualities are made of premium materials and manufactured using the most precise technology.
Solutions for the entire glass manufacturing process
As a reliable partner for the glass industry RATH offers premium refractories for the entire glass manufacturing process including solutions for the regenerator and the melting end. This includes for example a complete concept for regenerators, including magnesia and zircon magnesia regenerator bricks, alumina wall bricks, and 1000x500x200 mm bottom blocks, etc.
Ready for the future with RATH ceramic hot gas filter elements
A hot topic in the glass industry is the early removal of dust from particulate-contaminated exhaust gases at high temperatures, an approach that offers both ecological and economic benefits. The need for inefficient cooling of exhaust gases solely for filtration is eliminated by RATH's innovative ceramic hot gas filter elements. Using RATH ceramic filter elements improves the energy balance, as the exhaust gas temperature doesn’t need to be lowered and then reheated.
For many years, the company has developed innovative ceramic hot gas filter elements that enable the filtration of particle-laden industrial flue gases at temperatures up to 1000 °C, reducing emissions of nitrogen and sulfur oxides, as well as of fine particulates. These hot gas filter elements are manufactured in Europe using RATH fibers and are available in variable lengths from 1 to 6 meters. This technology helps the glass industry meet stringent emission protection requirements in industrial plants. In addition to ensuring compliance with environmental regulations, plant operators can return e. g. dusts to the production process by filtering them from the exhaust air, thus improving plant efficiency and conserving raw material resources.
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Contact:
Anja Rauter
Global Manager Marketing Communications
T +43 1 513 44 27 - 21 76
E anja.rauter@rath-group.com
Thomas Binder-Krieglstein
Head of Group Marketing
T +43 1 513 44 27 - 21 74
E thomas.binder-krieglstein@rath-group.com