Design and glassware firms have joined forces to launch a new pint glass, which they claim is the safest and strongest tumbler produced to date, designed to help cut crime in busy drinking environments.
Launched this week in the UK, the Ultimate Pint was produced by the French firm Arc International and the design agency Design Bridge, which had both been involved in the launch of two ‘safer’ pint glasses introduced last year.
According to Arc International, the latest version is safer and stronger than previous glasses, and is less likely to break into shards that can be used as weapons.
Reverse Breakage
The Ultimate Pint uses a system called SFM, or stress fracture management, which promotes reverse breakage when the glass is hit against another hard surface.
“Each glass goes through a process called tempering (sometimes called toughening in the UK),” explained Helene Klimsza, drinkware product director at Arc.
“This process takes the glass and super heats it just to the point prior to melting; the glass is then rapidly cooled. This creates a skin around the glass that is much stronger and resistant to shocks.”
The new glass, which has already been through a live testing period at pubs across Greene King, Marston’s and Town & City portfolios, is said to be five times stronger than normal glass.
The tumbler is also designed to have a uniform thickness and no sharp angles so that any shock can travel throughout the glass with little resistance.
