4. Manufacture of drawn glass ampoules, bottles and pillboxes
Ampoules for drinkable or injectable pharmaceutical products and certain small bottles for liquid, powder or solid pharmaceutical products (capsules) are manufactured from tubes obtained by drawing. This technique uses the same basic principles as molded glass in terms of melting and thermal conditioning. It then differs significantly in the shaping of the tubes and the manufacture of the articles concerned.
In both cases, the technology consists of two distinct stages, usually carried out at different sites:
tube production by drawing ;
manufacture of ampoules or vials by forming tubes on carousel machines.
Compared with bottles manufactured using the molded glass technique
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Bibliography
References
Thesis
- - http://www.sudoc.abes.fr
- SOLIN (G.) - Contribution à la connaissance de l'utilisation du verre et de quelques matières plastiques pour le conditionnement primaire des liquides en pharmacie. - Université...
Standardization
French and European standards relating to glass packaging are set out in chapter H 35 Industries de l'Embouteillage of the Recueil des Normes published by AFNOR. Below is a list of the main ISO and AFNOR (Association française de normalisation) standards concerning glass packaging.
- Bouteilles utilisées comme récipients-mesures. - FD H 35-000 - 10-75
Glass packaging for liquid foods
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Organizations
International Bottling and Packaging Technical Center (CETIE) http://www.cetie.org
Chamber of mechanical glassmakers of France (CSVMF)
Fédération des cristalleries et verreries à la main et mixtes (Federation of hand and mixed crystal and glass makers)
European Container Glass Federation...
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