About Agr International

Agr International offers a variety of equipment and services specifically designed to meet the quality assurance and process management needs of the global container and packaging industries. From the latest in automated blowmolder management systems crucial to the manufacture of ultra light-weight PET bottles, to the high-precision automated measurement and testing stations that verify that glass containers meet quality and safety standards, Agr products play a crucial role in managing container and packaging quality.

Agr products can be found throughout the world and are relied upon in major bottle production facilities and brand companies such as Coca Cola, Pepsico, Suntory, Anchor, Inbev, OI, Graham, and Verallia, to name a few.

About Agr

We at Agr understand that our customers need a supplier that offers more than just equipment. To that extent, our commitment is to provide a comprehensive approach to quality management - including container design services, production and process consulting, in-house testing and evaluation, on-line and laboratory equipment, as well as industry and equipment training through continued product support.

From our roots in container design and analysis to today's advanced testing and inspection technologies, Agr’s staff of experienced professionals continue to innovate and work with our customers to provide the highest quality of services as well as the latest, most accurate and appropriate products to help container manufacturers and brand owners achieve optimum production quality and efficiency.

Agr offers timely communication and service from our headquarters and manufacturing facility in Butler, PA, USA, and our strategically located sales and service offices throughout the world.

Along with our division American Glass Research, Agr provides container manufacturers throughout the world with the most advanced technologies available for product quality assurance.

 

Equipment Service & Support

Agr International is committed to customer satisfaction from initial discussions to installation and product support. The Technical Service group of Agr ensures that this commitment is kept.

The knowledgeable, experienced technicians in the Technical Service group offer many services to Agr customers including equipment installation and training, field services, troubleshooting, customized service contracts, equipment training schools, and repair services. This group includes personnel from Agr headquarters as well as from our satellite offices in China, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Russia and Poland. Agr maintains three strategically located facilities that provide repair capabilities and offer a high level of regional support services. These facilities are located in:

All Technical Service representatives are factory trained to complete equipment installation in a timely manner, ensure that the equipment operates according to specification, and provide training for operators and maintenance personnel. Following installation, Agr technicians are available via telephone, fax, and email to troubleshoot and answer customer questions. Technical Service representatives are also available to assist operators and maintenance personnel or service the equipment. The focus of this group is to provide service and support in keeping Agr equipment at peak performance.

 

Glass

Products specifically designed for manufacturers, fillers and beverage companies that produce or process glass containers

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Sampling Pressure Tester

Automated at-the-line pressure testing for glass containers

OLT Family of Glass Container Thickness Products

On-line thickness measurement of glass containers

All-Shapes Spacing Device

Product spacing for bottles and packages

Container Spacing Device

On-line spacing for round containers

Laboratory

Dimensional Sampling Gauge (DSG)

High-precision, automated dimensional measurement system for glass containers

Thickness 360™ Gauge

High-resolution thickness measurement of glass containers

OmniLab® automated sampling system

Comprehensive at-the-line measurement and pressure testing system

Ramp Pressure Tester 2

Advanced pressure testing instrument for glass containers

Seal Surface Coating Measurement System

Coating measurement system for the seal surface of glass containers

Finish Coating Measurement System

Coating measurement system for the finish region of glass containers

Hot End Coating Measurement System

Coating measurement system for the bodies of glass containers

Fill Height Tester

Automated fill height volume measurement system

MBT 7200 & 7400

Portable, high-precision thickness measurement for non-ferrous materials

Vertical Load Tester

Vertical load strength measurement for glass containers

Hand Held Thickness Probe

Portable thickness measurement of glass, plastic or other non-conductive materials

Line Simulator

Filling line abrasion simulation

Density Comparator

Measurement of glass density

Impact Tester

Impact, dent and puncture resistance testing of containers

Tilt Table

Measurement of container lubricity and coefficient of static friction

Polariscope

For evaluating residual strain in rigid containers

Standard Strain Discs

Reference standards for use with the Agr Polariscope

Manual Gauges

Digital Calipers

Measurement of bottle and neck finish dimensions

Fill Height Syringe

Container fill level adjustment for fill height and volume measurement

Height Gauge

Overall height measurement for bottles and preforms

Illuminated Magnifying Glass

Visual defect inspection for containers and preforms

PI Tape

Quickly measure the circumference of cylindrical containers

 

Plastic

Products specifically designed to meet the needs of preform manufacturers, plastic container manufacturers, fillers and beverage companies

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Process Pilot® Automated Blowmolder Control System

Automated blowmolder control system for PET container production

Process Pilot® Family of Products

Total process control and quality management for PET containers

Pilot Profiler™ Material Distribution Management System

Comprehensive in-the-blowmolder thickness distribution measurement for PET containers

Pilot Profiler™ Conveyor

Thickness distribution measurement of PET containers on a table top conveyor

Pilot Vision™ System

In-the-blowmolder, vision-based inspection system for PET containers

OptiCheck™ Sidewall/Label System

In-line vision inspection of plastic container sidewall and label

OptiCheck™ Finish/Seal Surface System

In-line finish dimensional gauging and seal surface defect detection

Container Spacing Device

On-line spacing for round containers

All-Shapes Spacing Device

Product spacing for bottles and packages

M-RULE® Container Performance Model

Software-based shelf-life and material utilization prediction tool

Laboratory

Gawis® Systems

Comprehensive, automatic laboratory-based measuring systems for plastic containers and preforms

Profiler Gauge PG9800T

Non-destructive plastic bottles wall thickness measurement and profiling system

Profiler Gauge PG9810T

Barrier testing for multi-layered containers and preforms

PPT3000

Volume expansion, pressure testing and shelf-life prediction for plastic and related containers

Combi

Automatic volume and vertical load testing in a single unit

Fill Height Tester

Automated fill height volume measurement system

MBT 7200 & 7400

Portable, high-precision thickness measurement for non-ferrous materials

Hand Held Thickness Probe

Portable thickness measurement of glass, plastic or other non-conductive materials

Preform Thickness Gauge

High precision measurement for determining material concentricity and distribution of PET preforms

TopLoad Tester (TL2000)

Vertical load testing for rigid containers

VacTest (VT1100)

Vacuum testing for wide-mouth and hot-fill containers

Vision Bottle Gauge (VBG7000)

Automated dimensional measurement of plastic containers

Preform Vision Gauge (PVG4100)

Automated preform measurement of neck finish and external dimensions

M-RULE® Container Performance Model

Software-based shelf-life and material utilization prediction tool

Manual Gauges

Hot Wire Bottle Cutter

Easy-to-use method for cutting containers for section weight analysis

Light Polarizer

View material flow and stresses in PET preforms and petaloid bottle bases

Base Clearance Gauge

Measurement of base clearance

Digital Calipers

Measurement of bottle and neck finish dimensions

Digital Balance

Weight measurement of preforms and bottles

Fill Height Syringe

Container fill level adjustment for fill height and volume measurement

Gate Center Gauge

Verify the centricity of the injection point of a blown bottle

Height Gauge

Overall height measurement for bottles and preforms

Illuminated Magnifying Glass

Visual defect inspection for containers and preforms

Manual Preform Thickness Gauge

Preform thickness and concentricity measurement

Manual Preform Perpendicularity Gauge

Verification that the body of a preform is perpendicular to the finish surface

Preform Cutter

Cut preform for further analysis

PI Tape

Quickly measure the circumference of cylindrical containers