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Failure Analysis of Broken Vinaigrette Salad Dressing Bottle

June 23, 2020 By Tom Read 2 Comments

Read Consulting failure analysis laboratory performed a glass failure analysis of a broken of vinaigrette salad dressing bottle. The bottle top broke off when the top was being twisted off and injured the user. The integrity of the bottle neck was in question. There was a suspicion of a glass defect in the bottle neck […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Glass Damage, Glass Failure, Manufacturing Defect, Photomicrograph

Failure of Plastic Fasteners Due to UV Degradation

May 27, 2020 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Often plastic structures are held together with molded in “clips”. These clips snap into place and hold the structure together. As a result, they see significant stress over their lifetime. Initially the clips operate satisfactorily; however, over time, they can become brittle if exposed to sunlight. The ultra violet wavelength region of natural sunlight  may […]

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Product Defect, Fatigue Failure of Glass Coffee Pot.

April 16, 2020 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

  Glass is a brittle material, and it is not expected to fail from fatigue. To test this possibility, a borosilicate glass (i.e. low coefficient of thermal expansion) coffee was selected. The coffee pot bottom was scratched using a wet scrubbing pad  It was then thermal “shocked” by heating it to 160° C and plunged […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Coffee Pot, Product Defect

Auto Front Suspension Failure Analysis: Rubber Fatigue

March 30, 2020 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Read Consulting performed a failure analysis on a failed automobile front suspension. The suspension failed causing the automobile to veer and crash. This suspension included a large rubber “disc” that absorbed part of the suspension deflection energy. Because this is system is in the front, it is critical for  steering and maintaining vehicle control. In […]

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Manufacturing Expertise

March 27, 2020 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Thomas L. Read, PhD. is a licensed manufacturing engineer with over 40 years of hands on experience solving manufacturing problems. This includes equipment and product design, product life testing and new product introduction. Read Consulting has analyzed first articles from overseas, performed failure analysis to pinpoint manufacturing problems and has advised numerous clients on issues […]

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1435 Fulton Road Santa Rosa, CA
Phone: 707-494-5089
email: info@readconsulting.com

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