Tin Bath Roof solutions for high performance float glass lines


TC FLOAT delivers complete engineering solutions for Tin Bath Roofs, a critical component of the float process used in modern flat glass production.
Below is an overview of the products and services that form the scope of our supply and design.

Float glass lines

Tin Bath Roof — Our core product

Advanced Engineering & Materials

  • High-performance refractories
  • Heaters & heating elements
  • Structural steel casings and associated equipment
  • Next generation heating systems
  • Optimised thermal configuration for stable ribbon formation

Complementary Components

  • Suspensions rods
  • Curtains
  • Handrails
  • Bath casing steelwork (customers design)
  • Bay 0 seal

Each component contributes to the stability, uniformity, and reliability required by modern float glass production lines.

Tin bath roof

Expertise & Technical Support for float Glass Manufacturers

Audit & Technical Studies

  • Heating pattern optimisation
  • Mechanical & electrical inspection
  • Refractory condition assessments
  • Supervision during installation or repair

R&D and Engineering

  • Anti nepheline solutions
  • Tin saving strategies for cold repair
  • Material performance improvements
Expertise and technical support for float glass manufacturers

Hot Repair

Maintenance and repair operations while the float line remains in hot condition.

Key interventions include: heating elements, refractories, new busbar if required.

Glass hot repair from TcFloat

Cold Repair — Full Overhaul

A complete refurbishment after a production campaign: inspection, dismantling, repair, recalibration

Glass cold repair