To squeeze, or not to squeeze, that is an interesting question!
Squeeze testing, also sometimes known as simulated impact testing is a destructive test that can be performed on glass containers during...
Let’s talk about something that it is not controversial!
And then, there are those things that are not controversial (confused with this beginning? Please check my previous post). Those things...
Let’s talk about something controversial!
You know… There are those subjects that when come up during a conversation between friends are bound to give much discussion. I would say...
Mould Number Reader (MNR) = Basic Tool for Quality Control
Personally I am not a fan of DIY jobs. In fact I try to avoid them at all costs. I prefer to pay to professionals who – for sure – can do...
The will and the way
“Where there is a will there is a way” In one – or more … - of my previous posts I have mentioned that I think that what really makes the...
The art of follow up in glass container Quality Control.
Human manual inspections are an important part of the Quality Control plan in a glass container plant. In the Hot End that type of...
The guy on the screen
When I use to work in a glass container plant, we use to have a sort of private joke among ourselves whenever we were facing a problem in...
A real challenge to the inspection machine
In a glass container plant – automatic inspection machines – are considered to be the basic pillar of the quality control system. The...
It´s the communication, stupid!
By nature glass is a material which is peculiar. It is very strong if undamaged and very weak if severely scratched. Its strength it is...
Quality Control (QC) activities in a glass container plant – Overview.
In the glass container manufacturing process everything starts with the reception and storing of the different raw materials. As a first...
