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GLASS-MANUFACTURING6 MIN READ

Build a mini-FMEA for pack-out breakage

Create a practical FMEA-style risk view for a glass pack-out failure mode.

Tall bottles occasionally chip at the shoulder during case packer transfer. The defect is rare but customer-visible and could create filling-line breakage. FMEA: failure mode -> effect -> cause -> current control -> stronger control The common trap is calling the risk low because occurrence is low, while ignoring high severity and weak detection after packing. Failure mode Bottle shoulder chips during transfer into the case packer. Define the failure as specifically as possible. "Breakage risk" is too broad to control. Effect Customer may find chipped or broken glass during filling-line handling. Severity belongs to the effect, not to how…

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