Recessed Label Panels - Another View

In response to K F Hahn's article on label recesses, the stress analyses were repeated for lightweight, non-refillable glass containers rather than open cylinders. Although recessed label panels induce stress concentrators at the ends of the label panel, they are not the highest stresses generated on the outside surface of the bottle. The maximum stress occurs in the bottom region of the container, yet bottles rarely fail in this highly stressed region.