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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.

Window Defect Failure Analysis

December 19, 2017 By Tom Read 2 Comments

Read Consulting glass experts were asked to determine the root cause of window failures at a recently built hotel. Over the period of two to three years, the windows began to appear as if they were dirty with a swirly pattern. Attempts to clean off the “dirt” were unsuccessful. As a result a number of […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis, White Papers Tagged With: architectural glass, Low E coating, window defects

Plastic Failure Analysis: Automobile Part

February 21, 2017 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Read Consulting was asked to perform plastic failure analysis on a broken pickup truck tailgate latch. Attached are a series of photographs demonstrating the latch and the cause of failure. The latch is mostly held to the back gate with two machine screws that are screwed into PEM inserts pushed into bosses when the plastic […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Plastic Failure Analysis, Plastic fatigue

Hotel Window Defect Failure Analysis

January 12, 2017 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Glass Failure Expert performs a root cause failure analysis on some defective hotel windows.

Filed Under: Failure Analysis

Glass Expert Performs a Failure Analysis on a Broken Wine Bottle

June 22, 2016 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Read Consulting glass experts performed a failure analysis on a broken wine bottle. The failure analysis determined that the side of the cork screw had exited the cork and created glass damage that initiated a failure when the cork was being removed. The side of the cork screw crushed the interior wall of the bottle […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Bottle, Failure, Glass

PVC Plastic Pipe Failure Analysis

June 22, 2016 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

 Read Consulting a California failure analysis lab often performs plastic failure analysis. The failure analysis laboratory was asked to look a a broken 3″ diameter PVC pipe. In this case, the plastic plumbing broke due to bending overload. At the origin the failure started as overload the white portion at the origin (see the 10 […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Pipe Failure, Plastic Pipe

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