BILL SLUSSER SPEAKS AT CRAFT BREWER'S CONFERENCE
On April 10, 2010, Bill Slusser presented a talk at the Craft Brewer's Conference held in Chicago, IL. The talk was entitled "Bottle Response to Known Loads" and was intended to provide understanding to bottle users regarding the areas of concern for typical loads such as internal pressure, impact and vertical load.
MIKE DAVIS PUBLISHES TWO PAPERS
Mike Davis recently had two seperate papers appear in two very different publications. The first was an article entitled, "Glass Bottle Design and Performance", which appeared in the The Wiley Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology, 3rd Edition, p. 555 - 565
The second article was entitled "Effects of Laser Coding on Glass Bottles and Its Effects on Performance of the Ware" which was published in Glass Worldwide, Jan/Feb 2010, [27] p. 512 - 514.
NEW TRAINING SEMINAR-Evaluations of Glass Manufacturing Plant Operations
The "Evaluation of Glass Manufacturing Plant Operations" seminar is intended to benefit both filling line and glass container manufacturing personnel who are responsible for evaluating the operation of glass container manufacturing plants. The seminar is designed to instruct personnel on the aspects of the manufacturing process that must be thoroughly reviewed to assure a high level of on going quality. It covers the importance of adherence to policies and procedures for reaction, containment and rejection of faulty material. It also instructs the attendee on methods to evaluate derived data so that it can be utilized to implement continuous improvements into the manufacturing process.
Key Topics:
- Discussions to provide a detailed understanding of the glass container manufacturing process
-How key segments of the manufacturing process can affect container quality
-Practices for defect detection, correction and prevention
-Implementing an appropriate evaluation process which measures compliance to standards and those requirements that are necesssary to attain high quality levels
-Implementing a procedure to evaluate the quality of the production process and not simply to assure that data are being recorded
-Methods utilized to conduct glass plant evaluations from preparation through scoring and follow-up including a meetign with facility leadership to review procedures, practices, policies, documentation and to determine corrective actions.
AGR to present "Testing and Fracture Diagnosis of Pharmaceutical Glassware" seminar in Munich, Germany
March 3-5, 2010 will mark the first offering of the "Testing and Fracture Diagnosis of Pharmaceutical Glassware seminar in Munich, Germany. The open enrollment session will be presented in English by David Machak and Michael Kovac. click to register
AGR ANNOUNCES NEW HIRE-STEVE SPENCE RESEARCH ENGINEER
Steve's previous experience includes work as a process engineer and manager of product development. His principle areas of focus will include the evaluation of cord and annealing stress and computer design analysis. His expanded responsibilities will include analysis of surface treatments, seminar instruction, and container testing. Steve holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Aleksander Broda Promoted to Regional Commerical Manager, ACL Labs
American Glass Research is pleased to announce that Aleksander Broda, located in Krakow Poland, has been appointed Research Commerical Manager of AGR Container Labs, the European division of American Glass Research.
Agr Container Labs serves the glass container industry in Europe, Asia and Africa, provding breakage analysis, regualar QA Testing, Container Design and Educational Services.
ACL's European location offers the same core capabilities American Glass Research has provided from the USA since 1936. ACL was created to better serve customers by eliminating time zone and physical distance barriers, and to achieve the short response time expectations of today's market.
NEW TRAINING SEMINAR-GLASS CONTAINER TECHNOLOGY
American Glass Research is pleased to announce a new training seminar offering entitled "Glass Container Technology". This seminar is intended for personnel both in the glass container manufacturing and glass packaging industries.
Specific Topics discussed in the seminar are:
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What is glass and how can it be used to manufacture high quality containers?
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General overview of the glass manufacturing process with attention to those areas that could result in problems.
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What is normally expected of containers in a filling line and during consumer use?
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The response of bottles to applied loads.
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The affect of design features on the behavior of bottles.
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Glass strength issues.
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Glass container testing including test selection and interpretation of results
Attendees will gain a much greater appreciation for glass as a material and how it can be used to manufacture high quality containers.
This seminar will be presented in conjuntion with ATIV on May 29-30, 2008 in Parma Italy and on November 18-19, 2008 at our facility in Butler, PA. For more information, please consult our 2008 training schedule or contact Linda Pilosi for details by phone at 724-482-2163 or by e-mail lpilosi@agrintl.com
