Meet Gary Smay, an expert in Coating Technology, Fracture Diagnosis and Cord and Annealing Issues. Although recently semi-retired, Gary continues to share his 45 years of experience to the benefit of our technical staff. Gary recently returned from China following the presentation of a private training seminar on the “Advanced Testing and Fracture Diagnosis of Glass Bottles”. Gary obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania and his Master’s Degree in Polymer Science from Carnegie Mellon University. Besides China, Gary has conducted training in 35 different countries worldwide over the course of his career. He is next slated to teach in our open enrollment seminars offered in Krakow Poland and Munich Germany this Fall.

Two historic “Legacy Papers” entitled “Discussion on ‘The Strength of Glass Containing Cracks’ ” and “The Time Factor in Testing Glassware” issued in the 1930s are being made available this week on our website.  Both include the writing of Dr. Frank Preston, founder of AGR in 1927 and demonstrate the earliest consideration of glass strength and static fatigue. In the 1920’s investigators worldwide were researching the meaning of glass strength. Dr. Frank Preston and his colleagues were among those who began searching for this value through experimentation to define glass strength.  In 1930, Dr. L. H. Milligan published the first paper which was followed by a discussion by Dr. Preston. In this paper, the various factors that affect glass strength were uncovered and discussed. In 1935, Dr.

AGR now has a LinkedIn Company Page with relevant weekly posts such as “Did you Know…”, “Defect of the Month”, Expert profiles and more. If you are a producer or a filler of glass containers, visit our page and consider ‘Following’ us. Your ‘Follow’ will be consistently rewarded with content that increases your glass container knowledge. And you can join us in a dialogue on the industry issues of the day. Click here to visit our page and see past posts  https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-glass-research?trk=prof-following-company-logo

AGR is now offering a new Training Seminar “Audit of Glass Plant Operations” for both fillers and manufacturers on September 29 – 30 in Butler, PA, USA.  It is designed to instruct on how to conduct a detailed audit to assure high quality.  To learn more or register go to  http://www.americanglassresearch.com/training/schedule

AGR’s Bill Slusser will be giving a talk entitled “Intelligent Lightweighting of Glass Containers” at the ISBT  Annual Meeting on Tuesday April 28 in Savannah, Georgia, USA. The talk is part of a panel on “The Environmental Impact of Packaging".  Sound interesting? Contact us if you’d  like more information on a Lightweighting Design Study http://www.americanglassresearch.com/testing/design-study

“Soup to Nuts”  (meaning from beginning to end) is what we now offer our customers in the Conceptual Bottle Design process with our expanded Comprehensive Container Design Service. To read more about how we can assist you from the earliest design stages through a successful launch, read our just released e-Newsletter Volume 2/Issue 1:  http://www.americanglassresearch.com/library/e-newsletters