Topics to be covered are:

  • General Principles of Fracture Diagnosis
  • Interpretation of Fracture Surface Markings
  • Factors Affecting the Strength of Glass
  • Identifying Stress Concentrator Types
  • Understanding Fracture Patterns
  • Several hands-on workshop sessions to provide experience in solving field breakage problems

A brief review of Surface Treatments, Cord and Annealing concepts will be also covered. This seminar is beneficial for personnel in all aspects of the glass manufacturing and container filling industries.