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 Analyzes Window Damage
Glass failure analysis expert analyzes scratched windows on new construction. There have been numerous occasions where a glass expert has been brought in the determine the cause of window scratching. This is often on new construction that has a stucco exterior. Post construction window claening is critical because of […]
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 […]
Grinding Wheel Failure Analysis
Failure analysis expert witness performed a failure analysis on a broken grinding wheel. This is part of a product liability case where it was claimed that the wheel broke apart during normal use and injured the user. Examination of the wheel showed that the wheel had been broken by someone clamping it and breaking off […]
Manufacturing Defect on Tempered Glass Window
Glass failure analysis expert witness performed a root cause failure analysis on window defects found on a recently built custom home. The upper left photograph shows the defect from the building exterior. The window defect resembles a dust or dirt streak and was not detected until the post construction window cleaning. In all cases, the […]