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Glass Failure Analysis of Borosilicate Glass Coffee Press

August 23, 2022 By Tom Read 2 Comments

Over the years, Read Consulting glass failure analysis laboratory has performed numerous glass failure analyses on broken borosilicate glass coffee presses. The presses are made from 2 to 3mm thick annealed low expansion borosilicate glass. The low expansion glass is required to reduce thermal shock when hot liquid is poured into the cold glass container. […]

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Sun Tea Jar Glass Failure Analysis; This is a Design Defect

August 20, 2022 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Read Consulting was engaged to determine the cause for the injury to a user of a sun tea jar. While lifting the sun tea jar by its handle, the jar fell out of the top and broke. When this occurred, the user tried to grasp the jar as it was falling and was injured by […]

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Corrugated Cardboard Box Failure Analysis

August 20, 2022 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Read Consulting was asked to analyze an accident in which an employee was lifting a Corrugated box containing 12 bottles of soda water from which a bottle fell through the bottom; it exploded, and caused an eye injury. The cardboard container was being lifted (as expected by the box manufacturer) with the box’s hand holes. […]

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Winery Bottle Manufacturing Defects

April 13, 2022 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Read Consulting, a glass failure analysis laboratory, was hired to analyze defective glass bottles. These bottles arrived from the manufacturer with defects. Because only still wine is to be bottled, none of the defects discovered can cause cracking. Below are details of the two prevalent bottle defects from the glass bottle manufacturer. Blank Tear   […]

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Product Liability Design Defect: Glass Candle Holder

April 2, 2022 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

  A glass chimney intended to hold a candle failed at the bottom,  and injured the user. The glass chimney has several design defects. It is made with high thermal expansion soda lime glass (borosilicate glass is a better choice), and it is closed on the top (the top should be open to allow heat […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Design Defect, Product Liability

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1435 Fulton Road Santa Rosa, CA
Phone: 707-494-5089
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