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Glass containers are an important part of Plastic Pet Water Bottles Factory the packing

process for many industries. They are a simple, cheap, and sturdy way to

distribute a product to consumers. And there are a surprising variety of styles

which can be used: Boston round bottles are perfect for pharmaceutical products,

delicate Eros bottles are designed for perfumes, Paragon jars for holding food,

and so on. What is interesting to note is that each glass container is

manufactured through the same process. Many people use them, but few know how

their glass bottles, jars, and jugs are actually made.

The glass container manufacturing process is actually quite

simple. First, a mixture of raw materials called the batch is prepared. It is

composed of sand, soda ash, limestone, feldspar, cullet, and small amounts of

other chemicals and decolorizers. The batch is then brought to a glass

furnace—typically an I.S. or individual section machine—where it is melted at

approximately 2800 degrees. Two different methods can be used to produce glass

containers on the I.S. machine: the blow and blow process and the press and

blow process. They are fairly similar, and the seven major steps of the blow

and blow process are as follows:

Takeout—the

container is moved to a cooling plate and is then pushed to a conveyor belt.

The press and blow process is the same, except that the

parison (partially shaped glass) is formed by pressing rather than blowing the

shape. This alternative process is used on containers with finish openings

large enough to allow the plunger to enter to form the internal shape of the

parison.

Knowing how suppliers make their glass bottles, jars, and

jugs will help you understand your product process from start to finish. Not

only that, it is useful to know the packaging possibilities when dealing with

reps. For more information, check out these great industry resources:

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