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Failure Analysis of Broken Vinaigrette Salad Dressing Bottle

June 23, 2020 By Tom Read 2 Comments

Read Consulting failure analysis laboratory performed a glass failure analysis of a broken of vinaigrette salad dressing bottle. The bottle top broke off when the top was being twisted off and injured the user. The integrity of the bottle neck was in question. There was a suspicion of a glass defect in the bottle neck […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Glass Damage, Glass Failure, Manufacturing Defect, Photomicrograph

California Glass Expert Performs a Failure Analysis of Sparkling Liquor Bottle Failures

July 19, 2013 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

A bottling line for sparkling drinks was suffering from a high rate of  bottle failures on the bottling line. In addition, several bottles failed on the shelf after bottling. Read Consulting was asked to perform a glass failure analysis to determine the cause of failure of three bottles that had failed “on the shelf”. Two […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Glass Bottle, Liquor Bottle.Glass, Manufacturing Defect

Glass Experts Examine Hotel Window Defect

March 20, 2013 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

   The glass experts at Read Consulting performed a window defect analysis on defective windows at a hotel. The windows began to appear dirty, and no amount of cleaning could remove the “dirt”. When initially installed, the insulated glass (I.G.) windows appeared normal. However, over time they began to appear perpetually dirty. Using a microscope […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Hotel Window, Manufacturing Defect, Product Liability, Window Defect

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 […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Expert Witness, Glass, Manufacturing Defect

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

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