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Dishwasher testing is carried out to determine the suitability of a product and its decoration to cyclic washing.
Testing is usually carried out to an in house method based on BS EN 12875-1 and determines whether any visual changes to the glassware occurs after 125 cycles. Testing to further standards may also be available on request.
Independent experts in glass research, analysis and testing, Glass Technology Services Ltd (GTS), have launched a glass industry training requirements...
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Learn about glass strength, damage and an analytical approach to failure investigation with the experts in glass, Glass Technology Services Ltd, as they...
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Following the success of Glass Technology Services’ Pharmaceutical Workshop in March, their glass training programme continues with a range of entry...
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The EnviroGlass project set out to investigate the challenges identified within the glass industry’s 2050 decarbonisation roadmap and identify cost-effective...
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A novel project using laser technology to improve existing glass-cutting techniques is set to revolutionise glass processing capabilities across the industry. Independent...
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This project aims to develop new technology to allow surgeons to customise joint replacements at the time of surgery on the rare occasions when there is...
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This project brings together partners with expertise in additive manufacturing, glass technology and orthopaedic implants. The aim is to develop...
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The remains of a broken wine bottle were received by Glass Technology Services Ltd and the customer, a prominent UK brand, requested to know the reason...
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A well-known cookware brand received a customer complaint that a glass cafetiere ('French Press') "exploded" whilst full of hot liquid...
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Leading an innovative project to develop a fibre drawing tower that can be used to produce novel bio-resorbable phosphate-based glass fibres. Phosphate...
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MATCh aims to improve the quality of patient’s life through increasing the life-expectancy of hip prostheses through developing new macroporous glass-ceramic...
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Glass Technology Services Ltd (GTS) is providing photonics and material science expertise to a development project on laser illuminated eye-safe sensors,...
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A salon brand received a serious injury complaint from a consumer where it was reported that glass had been found within an anti-aging cream. Concerned...
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A high street name requested routine quality assessment of a new product line, as a case of due diligence. How did GTS help? During the quality assessment,...
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A number of glass fragments had been reported to be present within two bottles; the brand owner had checked the densities of the fragments and bottles...
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This project aimed to assist the Russian industry in developing and implementing a glass recycling scheme in Russia. The main objective of the assignment...
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The RESTORATION project aims to create novel bioceramic composites using a combination of mechanical design, materials, processing, clinical delivery and...
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A customer producing articles manufactured from two different glasses fused together ('cased glass') discovered that, during production, many...
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The aim of the project is to carry out research in nanotechnology and to encourage researchers to take up jobs in the European nanotechnology...
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The project has worked extensively with stakeholders in the beer, cider and spirits sectors, and in particular brand owner-fillers and the UK glass manufacturers,...
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A cathode ray tube (CRT) is composed of two different types of glass – one used for the funnel and neck sections and the other used for the screen....
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This study aims to give an overview of the UK supply chain for recycled glass by looking at the estimated a risings of different glass types, current collections...
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Phase I Project Summary This project has conducted what is believed to be the widest-ever study of the performance of crushed and ground glass in real...
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The project has worked extensively with stakeholders in the wine supply chain, and in particular retailers, brand owner, fillers and the UK glass manufacturers,...
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BRE and GTS investigated the use of waste material to generate a building product or high value lightweight aggregate for insulation purposes Project...
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"Bottle Rightweighting - a process of packaging design and production to optimise packaging weight, whilst taking into account the requirements of...
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GlassRite Wine, a WRAP funded project delivered by British Glass, ran from July 2006 to March 2008. The project supported the supply chain for the wine...
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Project Summary Staffordshire University has developed and patented a new technology (known as "Stoneglass") which can convert virtually any...
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With the implementation of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive and growing concern about the environmental impact of CRT glass,...
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There are two issues which have the potential to hinder the closed-loop recycling of container glass in the UK: the colour imbalance of glass packaging...
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GTS, in a WRAP-funded extension to the Container Lite project, worked with the Co-Op to look at lightweighting opportunities for a range of their own-label...
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Although using recycled glass in furnaces saves valuable raw materials, reduces energy consumption and lowers emissions of CO2 a study, commissioned by...
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Recycling waste material is an important element in a sustainable society, one that the glass industry takes seriously, setting great store by its claim...
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This study gave an overview of the UK supply chain for recycled glass by looking at the estimated arisings of different glass types, current collections...
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With over 1.5 million tonnes of glass still ending in landfill in the UK, even a small percentage reduction through the lightweighting of bottles and jars...
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Project Summary The UK window (flat) glass industry currently recycles approximately 10% of the estimated 500,000 tonnes of such glass entering the...
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The aim of this project, undertaken on behalf of WRAP, was to undertake trials in order to understand the practical, technical and economic viability of...
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The study clearly demonstrates that the best environmental option for recovered UK cullet is returning it to domestic container glass manufacturers...
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GTS has conducted an 18-month project to investigate options for maximising cullet use in production of container glass. The project, supported by WRAP...
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Approximately 105,000 tonnes of waste CRT glass is available annually; this project set out to investigate the potential use of the panel glass...
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Glass making is a high-temperature, energy-intensive process and manufacturers are well aware that over 70% of the energy they use in the furnace is in...
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This study, conducted for the Food Standards Agency (FSA), consisted of a programme of experimental work designed to increase understanding of migration...
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