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Glass Expert Performs Glass Bottle Failure Analysis

September 5, 2012 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Read Consulting failure analysis lab was asked to determine the cause of failure of a small glass cosmetic bottle that had failed in on the filling line as the cap was being tightened. A glass failure analysis was performed using a low power microscope. The root cause of the failure was a chill check on the bottle neck. This damage  occurred during bottle manufacturing. The bottling company will work with the bottle manufacturer to eliminate this manufacturing defect.

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