Read Consulting failure analysis lab performed a glass failure analysis on a failed aircraft windshield. The windshield of a turbo-prop aircraft suddenly cracked during descent through clouds. Initially it was thought that static electricity had caused the glass failure. Initially it was proposed that the static electricity sought the aircraft “ground” through heating wires in […]
Food Contamination: Wine Bottle Contaminant
Although Read consulting is a failure analysis lab, Failure experts at Read Consulting have worked with numerous food packaging companies to determine the cause of food contamination and work with food packaging companies to correct the problems they are encountering. In this case, a claim was made that a mobile wine bottling line was damaging […]
Failure Analysis of Glass Encapsulated Zener Diodes
Failure Analysis Lab examines performs a failure analysis on surface mount glass encapsulated Zener diodes. These diodes were in an appliance control board, and they are surface mounted to the underside a printed circuit board. The entire board is encapsulated in rigid polyurethane. There was a significant yield loss due to cracking of the glass […]
Glass Expert Performs Failure Analy on Low E Windows
California failure analysis lab was asked to determine why windows in an expensive hilltop home failed. The windows in question were Lo- E windows that were tinted to absorb infra-red light. At this location two south facing, side-by-side windows cracked. The window expert at Read Consulting was asked to perform a glass failure analysis to […]
Tempered Glass Expert Performs Failure Analysis
California Failure Analysis Lab routinely performs tempered glass failure analysis. In this case the glass expert determined that the tempered glass failed as a result of a pointed object that created crush damage that penetrated the compressive layer of the tempered glass. The glass was a large piece 10 mm thick. Thus, the compressive layer […]
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