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= Company Profile =

~~Intro~~

'''Agr International, Inc.''' is provides a line of products and services for quality control in the beverage and packaging industries in the United States and internationally. Its products for the packaging industry include on-line inspection equipment, laboratory testing equipment, ware handling products, and filling products.

=== ~~History~~ ===

~~History~~

The company’s products also comprise quality testing systems for PET [[Bottle making|bottles]] and [[preforms]]; and products for aluminum filler applications. It also offers container design services, consulting, in-house testing and evaluation, industry and equipment training, and product support. Agr International, Inc. is headquartered in Butler, Pennsylvania.

=== ~~Products / Technology~~ ===

~~Products~~

= Products / Technology =

AGR products for measuring and testing plastic containers and preforms manufactured from PET

=== by type: ===

* Laboratory: High-precision, semi-automated and automated testing and measurement instruments designed for quality management of bottles, preforms and similar products

* Online: Measurement, inspection and process management products that can be integrated into production lines for managing bottle and preform quality during the production process

* Manual gauges: Low cost gauges that can be used in the laboratory or along the production line for basic measurement of bottle and preform attributes

=== by application: ===

* Thickness

* Pressure

* Dimensional

* Attribute Testing

* Strain Measurement

* Surface Treatment

* Container Handling

* Volume

* Sampling

* Process Control

* Vision Systems

* Shelf-Life

= History =

Agr International, Inc. was founded in 1936. The company was formerly known as American Glass Research.

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{{PP Articles

|2024|03|36|Quality control and productivity improvement|

|2024|03|8|Indicor announces acquisition of Agr|

|2023|09|16|Laboratory throughput – the name of the game!|

|2022|12|37|Fewer rejects and more efficient control for bottle blowing|

|2022|11|36|Measuring packaging wall thickness|

|2022|07|24|Maximum productivity while meeting rPET goals|

|2022|05|22|Inspecting bottles with increased levels of rPET|

|2021|06|14|Maximised laboratory throughput|

|2021|03|44|A journey into the unknown|

|2020|09|51|Agr introduces the Gawis 4D high precision laboratory thickness & dimensional measurement system for plastic containers and preforms|

|2020|07|22|Meeting online rPET inspection challenges when producing PET bottles|

|2020|07|16|Digital control systems for PET bottle production|

|2020|05|34|Laboratory thickness and dimensional measurement system for plastic containers|

|2019|12|43|PET preform and container measurement|

|2019|09|57|High-precision laboratory thickness and dimensional measurement system|

|2019|07|30|Exceeding expectations|

|2019|03|39|Advanced thin-wall measurement for PET bottles|

|2017|11|48|Mould Control|

|2017|09|42|'Wasp-waist‘ bottle|

|2017|07|41|Blowmoulder automation tools|

|2017|03|31|The automated laboratory|

|2016|10|26|Control is better|

|2016|09|58|Agr Int. to display the CrystalView system for managing PET bottle crystalinity|

|2016|07|6|Agr international opens center in Italy|

|2016|03|26|Inspection: Bottle control|

|2015|09|41|Test equipment for PET – inspired by glass bottle manufacturing|

|2015|03|48|Light weighting and quality control|

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|2014|12|24|Management of CO₂ and water loss|

|2014|04|52|Improved shelf-life estimates|

|2014|12|26|Talks at Pack Expo 2015|

|2014|01|22|Looking into the crystal ball|

|2013|10|48|Peanut butter jar gets the vision treatment|

|2013|09|80|Better management|

|2013|07|42|Management, measurement and quality|

|2012|09|42|New inspection capability|

|2012|07|6|Agr offering Six Sigma|

|2012|04|40|Profiler gauges|

|2012|04|34|Agr provides an inside view|

|2012|03|39|Vision inspection products for plastic containers|

|2011|11|26|Reducing weight, increasing benefits|

|2011|05|8|Agr International expands process improvement services|

|2011|04|48|OptiCheck sidewall and label inspection system|

|2010|12|8|AGR International and PET Engineering agreement on development|

|2010|09|46|K-Show 2010 – Quality management systems|

|2009|05|25|New vision for PET and polyolefin manufacture|

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