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Revision as of 10:14, 4 January 2018
| Agr International, Inc. | |
|---|---|
Formerly called | Preston Laboratories |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Founder | Dr. Frank W. Preston |
| Website | www.agrintl.com |
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.
The company’s products also comprise quality testing systems for PET 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
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.
References
PETplanet Insider Articles
Issue 07 / 2017: Blowmoulder automation tools
Issue 03 / 2017: The automated laboratory
Issue 10 / 2016: Control is better
Issue 09 / 2016: Agr Int. to display the CrystalView system for managing PET bottle crystallinity
Issue 07 / 2016: Agr international opens centre in Italy
Issue 03 / 2016: Inspection: Bottle control
Issue 09 / 2015: Test equipment for PET – inspired by glass bottle manufacturing
Issue 03 / 2015: Light weighting and quality control
Issue 12 / 2014: Talks at Pack Expo 2015
Issue 01 / 2014: Looking into the crystal ball
