6. Parachuting
Finishing is the set of operations used to modify the appearance of "bare" packaging in order to personalize it for aesthetic and/or functional purposes. Finishing can be carried out either on the manufacturing site (glassworks), by independent specialist companies, or on the product's packaging premises.
Two main categories of finishing can be distinguished (these categories are sometimes combined); among the most commonly used are :
glass removal: acid etching, sandblasting, laser marking;
addition of other materials: inkjet marking, screen printing, hot transfer, pad printing, thin or thick polymer coatings, metallization, pre-labeling by the glassmaker, labeling by the packer.
With these different techniques, it's possible to operate on a few...
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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
- Bouteilles...
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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