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 […]
Read Consulting Failure Analysis Blog
In addition, READ CONSULTING provides services to industry in the areas of failure analysis, process development and process improvement. Read Consulting is prepared to use its experience and expertise to analyze customers' specific problems.
Bungee Cord Failure Analysis
Bungee cords are often used to secure cargo. However, they can fray and age. The cloth cover can open up and allow UV degradation of the rubber inside. In addition, heat can also cause the interior rubber to degrade. Before using a bungee cord, be sure to examine it to be sure it is in […]
Analysis of an Event Chair Failure: Chair Collapse
Read Consulting determined the root cause for the failure of an event chair. The chair collapse under a restaurant patron at a Cinco de Mayo event. This chair was being properly used. This is a folding chair in which one leg slides forward during deployment. The top of the moveable leg slides in a slot […]
Product Defect: Tempered Glass Window Defect
New construction window scratching is a common problem. Common contributors are surface contaminates such as stucco, dirt (most dirt contains sand) and concrete. Window experts at Read Consulting often are asked to examine scratched windows and determine the cause of scratches. These windows were not scratched. Microscopic examination of the streaked portions of a representative […]
Failed Champagne Bottle Analysis
Read Consulting Failure Analysis Laboratory examined a failed champagne bottle that had exploded in a user’s hand. The pressure in a champagne bottle is approximately 90 psi. The user’s hand was severely cut due to the release of pressure when the bottle failed. All cracking emanated from near the top of the bottle. In addition, […]
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