Latest revision as of 08:54, 8 July 2024

Company Profile

Agr International, Inc.
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 03 / 2024: Quality control and productivity improvement
Issue 03 / 2024: Indicor announces acquisition of Agr
Issue 09 / 2023: Laboratory throughput – the name of the game!
Issue 12 / 2022: Fewer rejects and more efficient control for bottle blowing
Issue 11 / 2022: Measuring packaging wall thickness
Issue 07 / 2022: Maximum productivity while meeting rPET goals
Issue 05 / 2022: Inspecting bottles with increased levels of rPET
Issue 06 / 2021: Maximised laboratory throughput
Issue 03 / 2021: A journey into the unknown
Issue 09 / 2020: Agr introduces the Gawis 4D high precision laboratory thickness & dimensional measurement system for plastic containers and preforms
Issue 07 / 2020: Meeting online rPET inspection challenges when producing PET bottles
Issue 07 / 2020: Digital control systems for PET bottle production
Issue 05 / 2020: Laboratory thickness and dimensional measurement system for plastic containers
Issue 12 / 2019: PET preform and container measurement
Issue 09 / 2019: High-precision laboratory thickness and dimensional measurement system
Issue 07 / 2019: Exceeding expectations
Issue 03 / 2019: Advanced thin-wall measurement for PET bottles
Issue 11 / 2017: Mould Control
Issue 09 / 2017: 'Wasp-waist‘ bottle
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 crystalinity
Issue 07 / 2016: Agr international opens center 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

External links

Agr International Website

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+'''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.
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+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.
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+= 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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+|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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