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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

Glass Failure Analysis of Wine Bottle

May 29, 2017 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Failure Analysis - Wine Bottle Bare Neck

California Glass Failure Expert performs failure analysis of wine bottle revealing a manufacturing defect. In this case, the root cause is a piece of unmelted glass.

Filed Under: White Papers Tagged With: Bottle, Failure, Glass

Glass Failure Analysis of Beer Bottle

May 28, 2017 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Beer Bottle Failure Analys

California Glass Failure Expert performs analysis on an exploding beer bottle. Failure analysis demonstrates that previous damage caused the delayed failure.

Filed Under: White Papers Tagged With: Bottle, Failure, Glass

Failure Analysis of Cracked Auto Mirrors

May 25, 2017 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Failure Analysis Auto Mirror Glass

California Glass Failure Expert analyses failures of heated automobile rear view mirrors. During the start of the scribe and break process, the scribe tool would crush the glass. This crush initiated the thermal stress failure.

Filed Under: White Papers Tagged With: Auto, Glass, Mirror

Glass Expert Performs Glass Failure Analysis of Glass Pie Plate

May 22, 2017 By Tom Read 3 Comments

Glass Failure Analysis of Glass Cookware

California Glass Failure Expert analyses broken glass cookware. This is a Pyrex pie plate that broke during use.

Filed Under: White Papers Tagged With: Glass Cookware, Pie Plate, Tempered Glass, Thermal Crack

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Phone: 707-494-5089
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