PASSION & EXPERIENCE
Specialist knowledge and expertise are necessary to help implement new technologies or processes and to improve production efficiency. The Glass People of Heye are your production experts to meet future...[more]
Welcome to the team!
We are pleased to welcome our new Director Sales Michael Tölle to our team. Michael has many years of experience in machinery and plant engineering and passion for driving customer success. With a strong focus on building...[more]
Focus on the essentials! Fundamentals of good glassmaking never change – new technologies enhance them. Heye Glass People know the right mix. You are kindly invited to this...[more]
SmartLine 2: Advanced Evolution in Inspection
Accurate results also in special operations such as mini-ware and non-round containers[more]
Heye BlankSideRobot - enhance your efficiency!
With its precise swabbing and minimal lubricant usage, our BlankSideRobot revolutionises glass container production - offering 24/7 reliability and multi-weight capability. It has an integrated design, safety features and LED...[more]
Heye at Glassman Latin America 2024
The "Glass People" at Heye are looking forward to meeting you at our booth no. D8 in Mexico City during Glassman from May 15-16! Convince yourself of our latest innovations for your smart plant! [more]
Heye is coming to Mexico!
Symposium in Mexico City on May 14[more]
Heye successful at China Glass in Shanghai
Thank you very much for this great event! It was nice to meet you there! [more]
REGIONAL SYMPOSIA ASIA: GREAT START - GREAT AUDIENCE!
The Heye Asia Roadshow kicked off on November 20 in Osaka, Japan. Many representatives of the local container glass industry listened to the introduction of Heye’s leading edge products and services. Under the motto "Smart...[more]
UNITED IN COMMON PASSION FOR GLASSMAKING
Crown Sivesa and Heye celebrate partnership of 50 years[more]
Heye Regional Symposia in Asia
SMART SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR GLASS PLANT [more]
Let's meet at Glassman Asia in Seoul on September 20 & 21 - booth no. C06
Register now and talk to our experts about complete production lines, NNPB lightweight production and inspection technologies! => Listen to Gregory Lecat on 20th September, 11:50h-12:10h: Saving weight - saving...[more]
Heye Newsletter 1/2023
Today we have sent out our newsletter with latest information about NNPB, digitisation and latest activities. Click here for the entire newsletter or subscribe here for the next newsletter! We are looking...[more]
Heye's smart plant toolbox
Digitisation in container glass plants: A smart plant combines the best Industry 4.0 concepts in order to produce glass containers in an energy-efficient and profitable way. The smart plant is highly automated, able to keep a top...[more]
Great customers, great team at Glassman USA!
We like to thank our customers for the many interesting conversations and our team for transferring the enthusiasm of what we do. During the two days of the show we presented the latest features of the Heye SpeedLine...[more]
Sustainability goals achieved with Heye equipment: The Dual Motor Shears
The double servo shears mechanism is one of Heye's top sellers in the market. Main reasons are the cutting precision, the long lifetime and the ease of use (easy change of shear blades). A French customer has the double motor...[more]
'Future Day' at Heye
On 27 April 2023, Heye International offered 19 pupils an insight into working life. At this year's 'Future Day', the teenagers learned about work processes and training opportunities in a mechanical engineering company. The...[more]
Partners for 20 years!
Heye happily celebrated the 20th anniversary of its supplier partnership with leading sustainable, innovative packaging solutions provider, Orora Limited in Australia. Anniversary celebrations took place early February...[more]
From February 8 to 9 the Glassman show opens its doors again
Glass manufacturers from glassmaking facilities around Europe are welcomed in Istanbul to get informed about latest innovations and trends. Presently, the Turkish glass industry is enjoying an increase in demand and massive...[more]
Many thanks for your visit!
It was wonderful to meet in-person again at this year's glasstec in Düsseldorf 936 exhibitors displayed their product highlights and more than 30,000 visitors came to the 26th glasstec show. After a pause of four years,...[more]
How digital innovations pave the way for an energy and cost reduced operation
Earlier this year Heye appointed Hans-Peter Müller as Managing Director. He outlines his vision for the company and how digital technology will remain at the forefront of its portfolio to save energy and operating costs.[more]
Verallia España relies on Heye International inspection technology
Verallia España will install two Heye International’s SmartLine 2 inspection machines in its new cold end line at the Montblanc, Spain, plant. The HiSHIELD SmartLine 2 has been developed as an inspection and sorting...[more]
Joining forces for the silver cup!
Summer, sun, dragon boats - and the Heye dragon team right in the middle of it all! At the 18th fun regatta of the Hamelin Canoe Club we are proud to have achieved 13th place in the silver finals! Congratulations to the team and...[more]
Heye Dragons ready to fly!
Hier ist Teamarbeit gefragt: Die Trommlerin gibt den Takt an und die Paddler nehmen den Rhythmus gemeinsam auf und bringen das Drachenboot ins Ziel. Endlich hat das Team der Heye-Drachen nach zweijähriger Corona-Pause wieder...[more]
Glassman Latin America: A resounding success
When the doors of Glassman Latin America opened, the long wait after the fair break caused by Corona finally came to an end. For Heye International, exhibiting at the Glassman was the first major fair participation after a break...[more]
Electric mobility at Heye International
Conserving resources and avoiding emissions: For a future towards increased sustainability, Heye International also focuses on e-mobility. An electrically powered VW e-Up has been part of the fleet since April, replacing a...[more]
Roadmap to the future
You are kindly invited to inform yourself on the latest solutions Heye is offering for a Smart Plant. A Smart Plant combines the best Industry 4.0 concepts in order to produce glass containers in an energy-efficient and...[more]
On the digital road to success
The Smart Plant is highly automated and able to keep a top quality level at low unit costs. This digital future has already started. However, the processes to achieve optimal results require sophisticated knowledge and...[more]
Heye bids farewell to long-standing works council
For 38 years, Bernd Warnecke has dedicated his working life to Heye International, 16 of which as Chairman of the Works Council. He retired at the end of March. Occasions like this are usually celebrated at Heye...[more]
Digitalisation drives innovations in glass inspection
Heye’s development of new inspection equipment responds to market demands, which are currently dominated by two trends: premiumisation and the journey to net zero. [more]
Mexican glass manufacturer selects Heye SmartLine 2 check inspection machine
Mexican glass manufacturer, Vidrio Formas has successfully installed Heye International’s latest SmartLine 2 including Ranger 2 check inspection equipment to deliver high performance at its new production site in...[more]
Heye Process Control: An incomparable success story
As it reaches over 1000 process controls delivered to customers, Heye is the leading partner for process optimisation, regulation and digitalisation of the NNPB process. The Heye Process Control 4.0 (HPC) was the crucial...[more]
NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR AT HEYE INTERNATIONAL
Hans-Peter Müller will join Heye International as Managing Director on 18th October 2021. In his role, Hans-Peter will be responsible for the development and implementation of the future strategic approach of the...[more]
The glass plant of the future
Adopting the latest Industry 4.0 technologies is now crucial for the international glass container industry. Supplier of production technology and performance equipment for the container glass industry Heye International can...[more]
Ware Handling for best results
In modern glass container manufacture, high production results require good forming techniques. There is also a need for a modern ware handling system to meet increasing speed and precision demands. Heye International provides...[more]
Heye and Iris cooperate at Carib Glassworks
Camera and check inspection solutions specialists, Iris Inspection machines and Heye International have gathered in a synergy. The cold end alliance, named WENSPECT, has proved working together as one, its ability to overcome...[more]
Maximising the advantages of process visualisation
Ardagh Group’s Knottingley glass container facility in the UK is benefitting from the recent conversion of an existing production line to Simotion® servo drive and FMT control technology. Glassmachinery, Plants &...[more]
Retirement of Dirk Pörtner, Managing Director of Heye International
As a progressive company, Heye-International is always looking ahead and not backwards. However, special events give us an opportunity to look back on mutual successes with joy, pride and gratitude. The retirement of Heye...[more]
New Support for Global Heye Team
We are Glass People Heye welcomes the French company Cadres en Mission as new sales agent in its Glass People community. As representative to the market Mrs. Mélanie Basset will manage all Heye PlantPilot and Quality Control...[more]
CO-Retrofit: Now we're doing it colourful!
The CO starwheel machine is very popular still today and it can be easily upgraded to the latest certification and safety levels without the need for new acquisitions. Heye International‘s cold end specialists offer several...[more]
Benefits of structured Project Management
Keeping the overview is essential for every project. Many tasks are complex and need specialist knowledge and expertise. Sophisticated project management leads to specified and structured procedures during entire project period,...[more]
Inspection takes a starring role
Where special becomes normal - the SmartLine 2nd generation starwheel inspection successfully combines speed, reliability and flexibility to deliver accurate results. Special operations like mini-ware and non-round containers are...[more]
EVERY GOB IS USED. NO ENERGY IS WASTED.
HIGH FLEXIBILITY WITH THE HEYE MULTI WEIGHT FEEDER Gobs of different weights can be produced on a single IS-Machine simulaneously - also in NNPB. BENEFITS Several different jobs per machine Samplings are easy to...[more]
Virtual Glasstec 2020: Thanks for joining!
Successful Presentations held on Hot End & Cold End Technologies Carsten Sorof, Sales Manager Hot End Technologies The presentation on Hot End end technologies showcased the Heye SpeedLine IS-machine. A brief overview...[more]
German plant upgrade features advanced Heye production technologies
Ardagh Group’s Germersheim glass production facility in south west Germany has been the subject of a substantial investment in recent months. One of the facility’s two melting furnaces has been completely rebuilt and as part of...[more]
Virtual Glasstec 2020: Be our guest!
Heye International will take part in Virtual Glasstec 2020 as an exhibitor. From October 20 to 22 the event offers knowledge transfer, top-class lectures by renowned speakers on current topics relating to glass production and...[more]
New sales partner for Spain and Portugal
Heye International is pleased to have a new, strong sales partner: EMC S.L.L.[more]
Malaysia’s Jg Containers benefits from Heye production expertise
Advanced hot and cold end technologies from Germany’s Heye International are helping Jg Containers (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd to maximise glass container production yields at the customer’s Klang glassworks in Selangor. Glass...[more]
New Heye starwheel inspection machine benefits Stoelzle
Stoelzle Oberglas in Köflach, Austria, is successfully operating the latest glass container technology from Heye International for more than one year: the SmartLine 2 starwheel inspection machine proved to combine speed,...[more]
WE ARE GLASS PEOPLE - WELCOME TO THE TEAM
What characterizes the perfect team? Which skill diversities can enrich the quality of a whole service team? And what are the benefits for the customer? These and other questions have been discussed and deepened during a...[more]
Keep pace, save money: Retrofit option for inspection machines
Obsolete inspection equipment can be upgraded to the latest certification and safety levels without the need for new acquisitions. The retrofitting of existing machines is often a good alternative to buying new kit. Heye...[more]
Camera-based weight control provides precise gob management
Heye Process Control now integrates the benefits of visual gob measurement[more]
HEYE STATUS LIGHTING: SAFETY AND LIFE CYCLE BENEFITS
Glass Worldwide July / August 2019 issue, click here for the entire article The latest generation of IS machines can be equipped with sophisticated status lighting to provide enhanced safety, while also increasing mould life...[more]
Heye wins innovation award with Swabbing Robot
The degree of innovation has been clearly recognized on the international market[more]
Delivering the benefits of comprehensive concept solutions
The development of increasingly large machines with higher production speeds requires careful consideration to be given to other production elements at the hot end of the glass container manufacturing process. Heye...[more]
Manufacturer's benefit of Multi Weight production
Assortment production masters ever increasing demands.[more]
SmartLine2: Next generation of starwheel inspection
Speed, reliability and flexibility in glass container inspection [more]
WENSPECT® - together for complete lines
Commercial alliance focuses on complete inspection solutions[more]
One million bottles a day – on one IS line
One million bottles per day on one IS line. This benchmark has become reality recently on a beer-line with high-speed ware handling from Heye. Often underestimated, fast and smooth ware handling is a decisive factor to reach high...[more]
Heye Swabbing Robot proves successful at Orora
Glass Machinery, Plants & Accessories 1/2018 High performance, high flexibility and high safety are today’s key words in every container glass facility with low cost on the other side. Any rejection or...[more]
Heye Smart Plant Strategy successfully implemented at two major glassworks
Latest technology commissioned at Thai Glass Industries and Ardagh[more]
Heye Smart Plant Concept
A move towards Smart Plant Concepts in the container glass industry[more]
How Industry 4.0 can improve container glassmaking
Interview with M. Ziegler, Marketing Manager at Heye International[more]
Flexible inspection - from Smart Plant equipment to Retrofit
Glass Worldwide Jan./Febr. 2018 Capital expenditure and budget issues are becoming increasingly important in the modern world of glass container production. As supplier of state-of-the-art technology, Heye responds with...[more]
Heye Company Update -
TECHNOLOGY, PEOPLE AND COMPLETE SERVICE[more]
High performance inspection for leading South Korean glassmaker
South Korea’s high-tech glass container manufacturer Kumbi Corp has successfully installed Heye International’s latest SmartLine check inspection equipment to deliver high performance at its Incheon and Onyang manufacturing...[more]
Dual Motor Shears: Heye sets standards in lifetime
Glass Russia, November 2017 (Russian article) This shear mechanism for gob feeders is a compact unit which can be adapted to different feeder types and their arrangements. The shear blades move on a circular arc....[more]
Profit maximization by precise ware handling equipment
Glass Russia, October 2017 (Russian article) Competitive production processes require good forming techniques, as well subsequently as a modern ware handling system to meet increasing speed and precision demands....[more]
Heye innovations benefit Taiwan Glass
Increasingly, Asia’s glass container producers are turning to Heye International for innovative and reliable solutions for their production lines. Among the company’s high profile customers is the Hsinchu factory of Taiwan Glass....[more]
Shear mechanism innovation sets standards in operation
Glass Worldwide March/April 2017 A recent Heye International development, this shear mechanism for gob feeders is a compact unit that can be adapted to different feeder types and their arrangements. The shear blades move on a...[more]
Ruscam standardises on Heye Rotor Mechanism
Glass Worldwide May/June 2017 Leading Russian glass container producer Ruscam has standardised on the Heye Rotor Mechanism, equipping every feeder channel on all production lines with the proven technology.As important...[more]
Precision leads to higher yield
Glass International, Dec./Jan. 2017 Ware handling itself begins with the pusher system, which transports containers from the dead plate to the conveyor belt. Two years ago Heye launched a highspeed pusher type 2158. The...[more]
Smart Plant Concepts for smart glassworks engineers
Glass Worldwide - Sept./Oct. 2016 Information integration is among the many exciting challenges posed by Industry 4.0, employing concepts that make extensive use of sensors, the processing of collected data and its intelligent...[more]
Swabbing on the run
Glass Worldwide, May/June 2016 All four high speed Tandem IS machines at Ardagh’s Moerdijk glass container plant near Rotterdam have been equipped with specially developed robots to perform essential mould swabbing...[more]
Heye International announces new Sales Director
With effect from April 1, 2016, Heye announces the appointment of Jens Langer as Director Sales & Marketing. Since many years, Jens Langer has gained extensive experience as international Sales & Marketing Director as...[more]
Contactless 3D measurement with latest multi-point sensors
Glass Worldwide Jan./Febr. 2016 Heye International’s Mark Ziegler and Gerd Schütz discuss the importance of wall thickness measurement in the high speed manufacture of lightweight glass containers and the use of Chrocodile...[more]
Heye SpeedLine: Success story at Ardagh in Dongen
Glass Worldwide Jan./Febr. 2016 The Ardagh Glass factory at Dongen has been at the forefront of glass container manufacturing technology for many years, employing the latest forming equipment innovations to maximise...[more]
Innovative inspection solutions for leading Middle East glassmaker
Heye International GmbH is working closely with the Middle East’s largest glass container producer to support continuous investment in its cold end quality control equipment. As part of this extensive investment, eight SmartLine...[more]
Heye Robot combines enhanced productivity and operator safety
An important breakthrough in the automatic swabbing of glass container forming equipment is among the latest innovations from Heye International GmbH. Delegates to the company’s specialist safety workshop in Lyon this May were...[more]
Heye strengthens position in CIS-countries
The economies of the CIS countries continue to provide successful business opportunities for glass container production technology specialist, Heye International GmbH. In recent years, the company’s dedicated sales and service...[more]
Heye strengthens position in Central and South America
The growing economies of Central and South America continue to provide successful business opportunities for glass container production technology specialist, Heye International GmbH. In recent years, the company’s dedicated...[more]
Heye builds on Cold End inspection strength
The modernisation of existing cold end inspection machines represents an increasingly important activity for glass container production technology specialist, Heye International GmbH. As well as offering the advanced HiSHIELD...[more]
Benchmarking & KPIs: What does good performance look like?
Glass International - April 2015 In the day-to-day work of a glass plant, special expertise is necessary not only when production is interrupted but when new technologies are being implemented or plant performance is being...[more]
Industry 4.0 in container glass production
Glass Machinery, Plants & Accessories No. 5/2014 Industry 4.0 is a major trend on everyone’s lips, referring to the fourth industrial revolution. Projects have been started in many companies. In Germany, the biggest...[more]
Safety workshop planned prior to Glassman Lyon
Technical Directors and Plant Managers from the international glass container community will meet in the old town of Lyon on 5th May 2015 – the day before Glassman Europe exhibition takes place in the French city – for a workshop...[more]
NNPB: Less weight - less energy - less environmental impact
Kanch Jan./March 2015 Success Factors of NNPB The results of many studies survey show us: Rising energy costs remain a key issue in the container glass industry. At the same time, environmental aspects become more and more...[more]
New non-contact inspection modules improve job-change times
GlassWorldwide Jan./Febr. 2015 Quality is increasingly important, with producers of consumer goods caring about the quality and consistency of their brands on a global level. Product safety and purity are major...[more]
Heye Multilevel Safety Concept
Glass Worldwide 11/2014 In line with a global trend to improve safety conditions throughout glass container factories, Heye International is convinced that safety-related investments result in higher productivity....[more]
Modernisation for IS-Machines
Glass International - 01/2015 Modernisation portfolio for IS-Machines When making investment decisions, often it comes to the point where the question “new machine or overhaul of an existing one?” has to be answered....[more]
HiSPEED Project in Thailand delivered
Asianglass 08/2014 Less than two years ago, our colleagues have met the people from L. Lighting Glass at Glasstec 2012 to discuss a project. Often, it takes ages before it really starts-off. Not this time. Already in...[more]
Ware handling for best results
High results in production require good forming techniques, as well as a modern ware handling system to meet increasing speed and precision demands. Ware handling itself begins with the pusher system, which transports containers...[more]
Heye Plant Management System - Benchmarks for improving Production
How is our efficiency, which trouble do we have and why? Where do we lose production and which defects are produced? These are the key question for a plant manager today. The HiSHIELD Plant Management System is a designated...[more]
Heye SpeedLine: Evolution in IS-Machines
IS-Machine Evolution - Glass Worldwide Mar/Apr 2014 Heye sees four major requirements in the IS-Machine segment for maximum output: High safety in every respect, an optimum cleanliness, user-friendliness and high speed. The...[more]
Production under control
When assessing glass plant efficiency, it is helpful for the plant manager to know what troubles exist and why, precisely where production is being lost and which defects are produced. The HiShield Plant Management System is a...[more]
Heye International Symposium 2013
The invitation-only Heye International Symposium 2013 was staged in December in the historic Castle Hotel Münchhausen in the Weser region of Germany, attracting an impressive attendance of 70 representatives from leading...[more]