Dear Madame or Sir,

“OPTIMELTTM, to boldly go where no glassmaker has gone before”.
Together with his team, Edward has built the new furnace control system and related cabinets. He is constantly developing furnace information to provide to the furnace operators.

The OPTIMELT project at Libbey Leerdam will enhance glass manufacturing knowledge frontiers. Besides the immediate benefits on fuel efficiency and emission reductions, the project will also benefit the employees at the Libbey Leerdam plant. They will be trained to operate this state of the art system to become one of the most efficient glass plants in the world, and therefore improving their long term employment opportunities. At the same time, LIFE OPTIMELT project investments will directly boost the regional economy for several years during the project execution.

Libbey and Praxair experts have jointly developed a training program for its operators, daily specialist, engineers and maintenance personnel. In total about 110 Libbey team members will attend theoretical training sessions and practical modules.

This is a key process to ensure a safe and smooth project startup, while maintaining project execution on time.