AGR’s  Manager of Research Services Bill Slusser, a member of the Chinese Glass Expert Committee, and Senior Scientist Peter de Haan, conducted two Training seminars "Coating Technology" and "Fracture 1: Testing and Breakage Diagnosis of Glass Containers” in Beijing, China. The two seminars were conducted over five days to other members of the committee made up of glass manufacturers and fillers including Shandong Pharmaceutical Glass, China Resources Snow Breweries, NHB Glass, Beijing Huayuda Glass Application Technology Research Institute, Chengdu Hong Zhu Glass Additives, Qingdao Rotar Glass, Hebei Yanjing Glass Product, Anhui Deli Daily Glass, China National Packaging Product quality Supervision & Inspection Center ( Lanzhou),  O-I (Tianjin), Sichuan Yibin Global Group Ge La Si Glass Manufacturing and Hebei Xinji Tianyu Glass.

The Coating seminar provided a complete explanation of the role of surface coatings in the maintenance of glass surface strength, their application in both the hot end and the cold end as well as solutions to the problems associated with the use of coatings.  In addition, the participants were instructed in desired coating thickness levels and the techniques required to measure thickness. Fracture 1 taught students appropriate fracture diagnosis techniques that are needed to solve glass breakage and other performance related problems.

Featured in the picture are Mr. Yang Jing Ting, China Glass Expert Committee, Secretary General; Mr.Ni Xiao Dong, China National Packaging Product Quality Supervision & Inspection Center (Lanzhou),  Vice Director; Mr. Zhao Wan Bang, China National Association For Glass Industry, Secretary General; Bill Slusser AGR; Peter de Haan AGR and Mr. Yang Peng, Interpreter.

To learn more about all of our Training Seminars or to schedule Private In-House Training visit the TRAINING section of our website.