AGR has just released the new German translation of our website which has all of the same visuals and functionality including descriptions of all core services, Sample Submission Forms, and the Training Seminar Schedule and Catalogue.  Additionally it includes all the interactive features  “Ask Our Experts”, “Contact Us” and seminar registrations. Go to the very top of the homepage or CLICK HERE to visit our German website: http://www.americanglassresearch.com/de

The Testing & Fracture Diagnosis Training Seminar in Munich, Germany has been filled and is now closed to registrations.  Two training seminars in Munich are still accepting registrations: “Coating Technology” October 26 & 27 and “Evaluation and Lightweighting of Glass Container Designs” November 2 & 3. Click here to register or lean more about all of our Training Seminars.   http://www.americanglassresearch.com/training/seminar-catalogue

Did you know that… during an impact, the magnitude of the contract stresses generated and potential for damage increases as the radius of impact object or the area contacted decreases?  This photo depicts a Percussion Cone in the form of a circular ring crack  that is extended into a conical fracture. It was caused by a hard, blunt object pressing into or impacting the glass surface under a perpendicular, direct force.  Want to learn more about advanced fracture diagnosis? Visit our Seminar Catalogue.   

The AGR technical paper “Using NNPB forming technology for refillable beer bottles” was published in the July/August issue of Glass Worldwide. Dr. Wenke Hu, Bill Slusser, Peter de Haan and Gary Smay consider the internal pressure and vertical load implications of using NNPB forming technology for refillable beer bottles. You can read it in our White Paper Library.

AGR’s Bill Slusser and Steve Spence recently traveled to Cairo, Egypt to conduct two training sessions for Middle East Glass. The sessions, entitled ‘Advanced Testing and Fracture Diagnosis of Glass Bottles’ and ‘Evaluation and Lightweighting of Glass Container Designs’ were well attended. The classes provided participants with higher level fracture diagnosis techniques as well as insights into how bottles design features can affect performance along with intelligent lightweighting techniques. If you are interested in setting up a Private Training session for your location, Contact us.

Interview with 50 year glass industry veteran Phil Ross: Phil Ross has worked in the glass industry for over 50 years and is celebrating his 20^th year with American Glass Research as a Seminar Instructor specializing in Batch and Furnace Operations and Stone Analysis.

Q 1: What would you say have been the most significant changes to Batch and Furnace operations in your 50 years in the industry?  The Glass industry has been around a long time and I’ve been in it for only small window.  Instrumentation, sensors and controls allowing us to gain more insight into the entire glass manufacturing process.  In the glass melting furnace, the application of mathematical and computer modeling is allowing us to better understand what is happening with combustion, heat transfer, and glass convection.