Glyde Associates7 London Road, Uppingham, Rutland LE15 9TJTel: 01572 823252 Fax: 01572 823252 Email: Plastipack@aol.com Established: 1986 Professional staff: 1 Key personnel: B S Glyde, BSc, FIMMM; Diana Glyde, ARCA Services offered: Plastics generally, plastics packaging, machinery at all stages, technology (process and products), lecturing on above, industry studies, technical vetting of companies, project planning and supervision, patents, failures, accidents. Typical projects undertaken: Expert witness: accidents to production personnel, failures in production due to polymer faults, failure of plastics products causing damage or injury, failure of components due to manufacture or design, failure in conversion or moulding machinery, failures in ancillary machinery, patents. Consultancy: technical vetting of companies for development boards or for take-over, studies of plastics industries at home or abroad, taking charge of new projects, solving problems on plastics production lines, advising on environmental improvement of packaging products. Overseas experience: USA, Indonesia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia. Keywords: Polymer packaging; Failure analysis, plastics materials EXPERT WITNESS |