4. Packaging glass manufacturing
The industrial manufacture of container glass belongs to the hollow glass sector, which also includes glass packaging used in the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries, as well as household crockery comprising glasses, cups, plates, salad bowls, dishes, etc.
It runs continuously, 7 days a week, in three shifts, to optimize productivity and, consequently, production costs.
The steps are shown in figure 5 . They boil down to the preparation of a mixture of components, which is then melted and shaped.
The packaging then undergoes several heat treatments at different temperatures to give it a number of properties. Finally, the packaging undergoes various checks. After this, they...
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Bibliography
Books and magazines
Regulations
Regulation (EC) no. 1935/2004 of October 27, 2004, materials and articles brought or intended to be brought into contact with foodstuffs.
Standards and norms
- Machines et installations pour la production, le façonnage et la transformation de verre creux - NF EN 13042 -
- Management de l'hygiène dans la fabrication des emballages destinés aux denrées alimentaires - NF EN 15593 -
- Récipients en verre, fabrication et vocabulaire - ISO 7348 - 1992
- Récipients en verre, résistance à la pression interne - ISO 7458 - 2004
- Récipients en verre. Résistance...
Directories
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Food packaging glass manufacturing
• Verre on Line, the French glass portal http://www.verreonline.fr
• Glass Industries Federation http://www.fedeverre.fr
• French Federation of Glass Professionals...
Statistical and economic data
History of hollow glass
There are many different types of natural glass:
space: the result of meteorites, and among these tektites is the glass known as libyque;
atmospheric: the result of lightning action: fulgurites ;
animal: skeleton of certain sponges ;
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