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 […]
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.
Corrugated Cardboard Box Failure Analysis
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. […]
Winery Bottle Manufacturing Defects
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 […]
Product Liability Design Defect: Glass Candle Holder
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 […]
Failed Tempered Glass Washing Machine Lid
Traditionally, a top loading clothes washer has a steel top. This means that a person can safely put part of their weight on the washer top. Recently, some manufacturers have replaced the steel top with a piece of tempered glass (on the order of 1/8” thick) darkened on the bottom with a glass frit coating […]
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