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Knurling Study White Paper Published

Read our recently published White Paper on the stresses generated in the bearing surface under internal pressure and heel impact loads. The paper examines the differences in stress levels for the four common knurl configurations.  Read about the differences. Download it now free from our White Paper library.

AGR Presents at Challenging Glass 8 Conference

American Glass Research Senior Scientist, Dr Clarissa de Lima presented a co-authored paper entitled “Effects of composition on the durability and weathering of flat glass” at the ‘Challenging Glass 8 Conference’ at Ghent University in Belgium, on June 23, 2022.   Here is a brief from the abstract:  Among the environmental factors affecting glass weathering are humidity, exposure time, temperature, and the presence of pollutants in the atmosphere. Notwithstanding that the weathering produced depends on numerous factors, the important weathering effect of high humidity may be specifically mitigated by using a good chemical composition for the glass. To evaluate this relationship, flat glass samples from three sup-pliers were studied.

You can download the paper from the “Challenging Glass 8 Conference” HERE. Or visit our White Paper Library to read.

New White Paper Published

We are pleased to share with you our recently released white paper "Identifying breakage issues in crown closure bottles" written by Dr. Clarissa L. Justino de Lima and Peter de Haan of our Delft, the Netherlands testing laboratory.  The paper was published in the March/April issue of Glass Worldwide.

Download our white paper HERE.  

Research Engineer, Brain Collins retires after 35 years at AGR

Our American Glass Research Research Familly wishes Brian the best of luck for a long, relaxing and properous retirement.

Brian has carved out an impressive legacy during his time at AGR. He developed an expertise in the operation and maintenance of multiple Scanning Electron Microsopes over the courese of his career and is considered a world leading expert in Stone Identification and is a subject matter expert based on his teachings. 

He co-authored a book entitled, "Color Atlas of Stones in Glass".  Learn more about it or order it here.

He will be greatly missed here at AGR for both his knowledge and fellowship but realize he has earned his chance to enjoy retired life.

All the best to you Brian.