 We invite you to join our free, 45-minute Webinar entitled “The Do’s and Don’ts of Lightweighting”.
When: 09:30 AM EDT/13:30 GMT on Wednesday, July 15th.
The seminar will address cost benefits, time saving suggestions, and key analytical insights for successful glass container lightweighting initiatives.
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What is Lightweighting?
“The targeted reduction in glass thickness of a container, without compromising the strength and functionality of that container.”
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Bill Slusser, AGR Director of Research, will be conducting the webinar. Bill has been with AGR since 1998 and has been conducting research in the glass industry for nearly 30 years. 
He is responsible for the operational management of the Butler testing laboratory. He is also a principal instructor for the worldwide fracture seminars, design seminars and pharmaceutical seminars.
In his career, Bill has taught more than 200 in-person seminars with more than 2,000 different students. He is looking forward to his first opportunity to present virtually to a worldwide audience.
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 FROM SAND TO SHELF: ESSENTIALS OF GLASS CONTAINERS
A Webinar offering a comprehensive overview of what you need to know about glass containers, covering the highlights of glass as a material, container manufacturing, filling, testing, design, and fracture analysis.
Attendees will gain an appreciation for glass as a material and how it can be used to manufacture high quality glass containers, avoid defects and analyze breakage.
Topics to be covered:
• What is glass?
• Overview of glass container manufacturing
• Loads experienced during a container’s life cycle
• How container design affects performance
• Glass strength
• Container manufacturing flaws
• Glass container testing and evaluation
• Basics of fracture analysis
We will be conducting this multi part webinar mid 3rd Quarter.
More details and Webinar dates coming soon. Contact Us for more information.
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