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The ability to predict and verify the performance of a container, well in advance of mold creation, is invaluable. The AGR Proof of Design service helps our customers streamline project schedules and delivers confident product launches. We are pleased to announce an upgrade to this trusted service with the introduction of our enhanced Proof of Design report format. The enhanced format provides key testing data and conclusions at a glance. With contemporary, tailored figures and tables which allow our customers to quickly make data-driven decisions.
Of course, we still include the key value-add  benefit that differentiates us from other testing. We don’t just report the data. Leveraging our fracture analysis expertise we analyze low strength failures and indicate the cause and the corrections necessary to achieve acceptable quality and performance.
The Proof of Design services provides customers with assurances that their production quality and container design are world-class. “Ultimately, the goal for glass packaging is to prevent breakage and enable our customers to fill with confidence”, said Dr. Wenke Hu, AGR Senior Scientist. “Whether it is a lightweighting project, new product development or a desire to increase filling line speeds, a sound bottle design with high quality glass production is imperative for success. We feel our service gives our customers the best chance to achieve those goals”, said Hu.
AGR developed and began offering the enhanced report in Q1 of this year. To date, customer response to the clear and comprehensive tables and supporting color coded graphics has been overwhelmingly positive. The new format simply communicates the key points more efficiently.
If you are interested in a Proof of Design Study for your new design or your existing glass packaging Contact Us.
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, The Netherlands. The lab has completed its first full year of operations and AGR CEO Henry Dimmick declares it has more than met its first year objectives. “Our goals were to create and staff a state of the art testing laboratory for glass containers and be able to offer all of the same core glass testing services American Glass Research is known for, including: Fracture Diagnosis, Proof of Design Testing, Filling line and Glass Manufacturing line audits, Container Design Study, as well as Label, Decoration and Closure Analysis”, said Dimmick.
containers. Additionally complementary AGR equipment housed at the laboratory includes the following: Line Simulator, Hot End Coating and Finish Coating Measurement Systems, Tilt Table, Polarimeter and MBTxt thickness measurement guages. State of the art optical and polarizing microscopes along with an array of metrology devices round out the capabilities of the facility.
Dr. Clarissa Justino de Lima has joined the AGR Testing Laboratory team in Delft, the Netherlands as a Senior Scientist. "We have continually expanded our staff to meet our growing needs and are pleased Clarissa is joining us and bringing a wealth of experience" said Peter de Haan, Senior Scientist and Manager of the Delft lab. Clarissa’s main areas of responsibility will include fracture analysis, container testing as well as seminar instruction.
The second half training seminar schedule has been finalized and gets underway in picturesque Lake Ammersee, located just outside Munich, Germany starting with “Fracture 1: Testing and Breakage Diagnosis of Glass Containers” September 9-11 followed at the same location by “Evaluation and Lightweighting of Glass Container Designs” September 12-13. These back-to-back seminars allow participants to attend both minimizing travel. Due to the popularity of Fracture 1, a second seminar has been added in Lake Ammersee September 16-18.
