Glass failure analysis expert witness performs a failure analysis on a broken beer bottle. According to the witness t, e bottle “explosion” occured as the bottle was being set down. The glass expert examined the failed bottle and the failure analysis showed that the bottle failure resulted from damage to tbe knurl on the bottom […]
Glass Bottle Damage; GLass Bottle Failure Analysis
Glass expert illustrates wine bottle damage that occured during corking. This product defect occured during cork insertion. The “push rod” was off center, and it impacted the top of the bottle. As a result, there was a crush point that would have resulted in a crack during cork removal by the user. Glass failure analysis […]
Glass Expert Performs Bottle Failure Analysis
A glass failure expert witness performs a failure analysis on a failed cosmetic bottle. As received, the top of the bottle had broken off. Upper left is a photograph of ‘as receceived’ failed bottle. Approximately one half of the bottle finish had broken off. Read Consulting performed a glass failure analysis to determine if this […]
GLass Expert Discusses Chill Cracks
Glass failure analysis expert witness discusses a common glass bottle manufacturing defect. After the bottle has been formed it is removed hot from the clam shell tool. If it encounters any localized cooling at this stage, it can form a manufacturing defect called a “chill crack”. Thermal shock cause the cooled area to shrink, and […]
Cosmetic Bottle Failure Analysis
Glass failure analysis expert witness performs failure analysis on a broken small cosmetic bottle. This bottle failure occured when it was being capped on the line. The objective of the analysis was to determine the cause of the failure and to advise the bottle manufacturer. The bottle broke into two pieces, and these are shown […]
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