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CA Glass Expert Performs Bottle Failure Analysis

June 8, 2012 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Overview of Assembled Bottle 8X Mag. View of Origin on Bottle 40X Mag. View of Origin on Neck 40X Mag. California glass expert was asked perform a glass failure analysis on numerous small cosmetic bottles. These bottles all failed where the neck intersected the shoulder of the bottle. Microscopic photos of a representative failure are […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Bottle, Glass, Manufacturing Defect, Product Liability

Device Patent Dispute: Automobile Rear View Mirrors

January 18, 2012 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Read Consulting, a California failure analysis laboratory, often becomes involved with device patent disputes. In this case a patent dispute focused on external automobile rear view mirrors that had integral flashers showing through openings in the mirror. The assembly consisted of an array of LED lights that were behind the mirror, and these flashed through […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Automobile, Glass, Rear View Mirrors

Construction Defect Analysis, Window Damage

January 13, 2012 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

California Failure Analysis Expert Witness performs a glass failure analysis on defective tempered glass windows installed in a public building. One of the construction defects was window scratching. Representative windows were removed and sent to the Read Consulting California failure analysis lab. This allowed a detailed investigation of the window defects. The failure analysis determined that […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Glass, Macrophotograph, Tempered Glass, Window

Discussion of Beer Bottle Defect

December 27, 2011 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

California failure analysis expert witness discusses bottle defects that can affect the bottle strength. In this case there are a string of bubbles in the glass that are mear the surface. There are cases where these bubbles have reached the surface and have opened. This will weaken the bottle by generating  stress risers and thinning […]

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

Tempered Glass Failure: Nickel Sulfide Particle

November 26, 2011 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

California failure analysis expert examines glass door failure to determine the root cause of the failure. The subject tempered glass door failed spontaneously, and because the glass was verticle, the broken pane remained intact. Read Consulting failure analysis laboratory was able to obtain the origin and perform a root cause failure analysis. The attached 25X Nomarski photomicrograph […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Glass, Glass Door, Tempered Glass

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Phone: 707-494-5089
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