Richard McKinnis

Agr International Inc. offers a variety of equipment and services specifically designed to meet the quality assurance and productivity improvement needs of glass and plastic container manufacturers, preform manufacturers and fillers using glass, plastic and related containers. Agr’s products for plastic include in-the-blowmolder thickness control and process management systems for PET containers as well as high-throughput, vision-based on-line inspection systems for containers and preforms, automated measurement devices and a variety of manual gauges that can be used in the laboratory or on the production floor. For glass containers, Agr offers a broad array of equipment for the production line and the laboratory including automated sampling systems as well as an extensive line of laboratory products for coating measurement, pressure testing, strength testing, volume measurement, and quality gauging. Agr’s American Glass Research division offers a host of specialized consulting, training, and analytical services for glass packaging. Experts from the American Glass Research division work with container manufacturers and fillers to lightweight and optimize containers, improve quality and productivity, as well as provide training to industry personnel worldwide. Agr International is strongly committed to be the industry leader in container quality management while offering products that can help bottle manufacturers improve efficiencies, reduce costs and contribute to responsible management of resources. Headquartered in Butler, Pennsylvania, USA, Agr provides worldwide sales and service of our on-line and laboratory inspection equipment. Agr also maintains sales and service offices in Europe, Asia and Latin America.