René Meuleman started his career in the glass industry in 1968 as an employee of Vereenigde Glasfabrieken, later BSN and Owens-Illinois. He built a broad experience in the design and development of electronic quality equipment for container glass manufacturing and was involved in the implementation of their first-generation electrical furnace boosting systems, PLC and DCS systems, as well as electronic timing systems for IS-machines. In 2007 he joined the Eurotherm by Schneider Electric group where he became responsible for the technical and commercial glass business development focusing on the automation and electrification of the glass industry. He started at CelSian in early 2021.
