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Glass Containers - Mechanical, Thermal, Dimensional and Chemical Properties

EPTIS factsheet 1641961 | Last revision 2026-10-27 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1641961 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1641961

PT provider
PT provider PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS
Based in Argentina
Language(s) English
Remarks PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS (Buenos Aires, Argentina) operates this proficiency testing scheme in accordance with ISO/IEC 17043. Statistical evaluation of results follows ISO 13528. The scheme is intended for laboratories that test glass containers such as bottles and jars, including laboratories working under ISO/IEC 17025. Since its launch in 2011, the scheme has been organised annually without interruption. Over this period, more than 45 laboratories from 32 countries have participated, making each ILC exercise part of a long-standing series of comparable international results.
Keywords
Product groups Glass and ceramics
Package for goods distribution
Testing fields Mechanics
Materials evaluation
Technical details
Test item Tested property Testing method
Glass containers (bottles and jars) Resistance to chemical attack ASTM C225 (SQ-3504)
Verticality EN 29008 (SQ-3507)
Height and non-parallelism of finish with reference to container base EN 29009 (SQ-3531)
Internal pressure resistance EN ISO 7458 (SQ-3510)
Thermal shock resistance and thermal shock endurance EN ISO 7459 (SQ-3547)
Capacity by gravimetric method EN ISO 8106 (SQ-3526)
Resistance to vertical load EN ISO 8113 (SQ-3557)
Aims of the PT scheme
Target group of participants
Linked to specific legislation / standards ASTM C225-85 (2019) EN 29008:1994 EN 29009:1994 EN ISO 7458:2004 EN ISO 7459:2004 EN ISO 8106:2004 EN ISO 8113:2004
Additional, subsidiary aims validation of testing methods
Number of participants Bilateral ILC: Participant laboratory compared to Reference laboratory or Reference material
Accredited or otherwise reviewed by a 3rd party
Operation is commissioned / requested by
Fees and frequency
Participation fee Consult us
Regularly operated Yes (At request)
Year of first operation 2011
Contact details of the PT provider
Provider Contact person
PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS
Pareja 3981 - Villa Devoto
Buenos Aires
Argentina

Phone: +54 9 11 2614 6800
Fax:
Web: https://www.ptsouthquality.com/ https://www.ptsouthquality.com/
Ms. Esther Casas
Phone: +54 9 11 2614 6800
Fax:
Email: ecasas@ptsouthquality.com ecasas@ptsouthquality.com
If you find any mistakes please contact the responsible EPTIS coordinator in Argentina, Ms Eliana Ditta. Ms Eliana Ditta.
Any questions or problems? Please contact us at eptis@bam.de.
Application version: 1.23-SNAPSHOT.20230502124635-7925ae379a631fc1ececff45d2921c8db38877d5