A discussion of the parameters amenable to automatic control in glass production is introduced by a short description of the glass-manufacturing process. Recuperative and regenerative tank furnaces are touched upon. Stabilization of the process by individual automatic control of all quantities influencing the process, is shown to be desirable. These quantities are: the temperature of the fuel oil, the oil flow rate, the pressure of the atomizing air, the combustion air flow rate, the oil to air ratio, the pressure inside the furnace, and the temperature and level of the molten glass in the feeders to the glassworking machines. A discussion is devoted to the automatic reversal of the burners in a regenerative furnace, which must take place every 20 to 30 minutes. In the choice and installation of control equipment – hitherto largely pneumatic – emphasis is placed on reliability. The use of electronic control equipment in glass production is gradually gaining ground.