What is a Glass Packaging Container

The glass bottle packaging container is a transparent container made of molten glass frit by blowing and molding. Glass packaging containers are mainly used for packaging liquids, solid medicines and liquid beverages.

There are many types of glass packaging containers, which are classified as follows. And we hope this article can give you a clear understanding of the classification of glass packaging containers.

1. Classified by bottle geometry
① Round bottle. The cross-section of the bottle body is round, which is the most widely used bottle type with high strength.

② Square bottle. The cross-section of the bottle body is square, the strength of this bottle is lower than the round bottle, and it is more difficult to manufacture, so it is less used.
③ Curved bottle. Although the cross-section is circular, it is curved in the height direction. There are two types of concave and convex, such as vase type and gourd type. The new form is very popular with users.
④ Oval bottle. The cross section is elliptical, although the capacity is small, but the shape is unique, and users love it.

2. Classified by purposes
① Bottles for alcohol. Almost all wines are packaged in glass bottles, mainly round bottles.
② Daily packaging glass bottles. It is usually used to pack all kinds of small daily commodities, such as cosmetics, ink, glue, etc. Because there are many kinds of commodities, the bottle shape and sealing are also diverse.
③ Canned bottle. There are many kinds of canned foods, and the output is large, so it is self-contained.
Wide-mouth bottles are often used, and the capacity is generally 0.2 to 0.5L.
④ Medical bottles. This is a glass bottle used for packaging medicines. There are brown small mouth bottles with a capacity of 10~200mL and infusion bottles of 100~1000mL, which are completely sealed.
⑤ Bottles for chemical reagents. Used for packaging various chemical reagents, the capacity is generally 250～1200mL, the bottle mouth is mostly screw or ground.

3. Classified by bottle size
① Small bottle mouth. It is a glass bottle with an inner diameter of less than 20mm, which is mostly used for packaging liquid materials, such as soft drinks and beer.
② Large bottle mouth. Also called canned bottle, the inner diameter of the bottle mouth is greater than 30mm, its neck and shoulders are short, and the bottle shoulders are flat, mostly in the shape of cans or cups. Due to the large mouth of the bottle, it is easy to load and discharge. It is mostly used for packaging canned food and viscous materials.

4. Classified by colors
There are colorless transparent bottles, white bottles, brown bottles, green bottles and blue bottles.

5. Classified by bottleneck shape
There are neck bottles, non-neck bottles, long-neck bottles, short-neck bottles, thick-neck bottles and ampoules, etc.