American Glass Research is a full service independent research and testing laboratory with expertise in testing, design analysis, analytical testing, consulting, training, inspection, product liability and auditing for the glass container industry
Are you testing bottles straight off the end of the lehr for vertical load strength?
While those samples may look ideal, their glass surfaces are often untouched by downstream handling that introduces real-world damage. The result of those tests are extremely high strength values that can be misleading and may not reflect performance in actual capping.
If a bottle won’t even break in a vertical load test, what does that data really tell you about failure risk in normal handling?
To get results that truly represent filling line conditions, your testing strategy matters.
Contact American Glass Research for expert container performance testing.