| AGST
FINISH - All Glass Sprinkler Top Finish with a very small inside
diameter that allows the contents to be sprinkled from the bottle
instead of running freely. |
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| AQL
- Acceptable Quality Level. This is a term used in statistics
to denote the degree of acceptance to which customers will work in
evaluating a shipment of containers. |
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| AMBER
- A chromatic (brown) color of glass or plastic containers. Used primarily
to protect the contents of the container from exposure to light. |
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| ANNEALING
- A controlled temperature method of gradually cooling glass containers
in ovens or lehrs to avoid the creation of stresses and strains within
the glass due to natural or uneven cooling. |
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| APPLIED
COLOR LETTERING - Applied Color Lettering is colored lettering
or design applied to glass containers. |
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| AUTOCLAVE
- An apparatus for sterilizing, using superheated steam under pressure. |
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| BEAD
- See "Neck Bead" |
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| BLANKS
- The mold parts used in all glass container machines for preliminary
formation of glass in preparation for the most efficient completion
of glass containers in the finish molds where bottles are blown. The
blank forms the parison; hence the parison itself is at times referred
to as the blank. |
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BODY DIMENSIONS - The width, thickness, diameter, and height
of a container including measurements, controlling contours, or
other physical dimensions.
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"C" DIMENSION - A measurement of the corkage area of a wine
bottle.
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| CAPS
- Term used for metal or plastic closures. |
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| CLOSURE
- Another name for cover, seal, lid, end, or cap. |
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| CLOSURE
LUG - Found only on lug twist caps, it fits under the glass lug
for secure sealing. |
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| CONTINUOUS
THREAD (CT) - A continuous spiral projecting glass ridge around
the finish of a container for at least one full turn. Same term applies
to metal ridge in cap to match the glass thread. |
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| "D"
DIMENSION - Specific finish dimension that is part of a standard
terminology used by the glass container industry. |
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| "E"
DIMENSION - Specific finish dimension that is part of a standard
terminology used by the glass container industry. |
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| EAR
- Name given to the finger grip of pressed glass between the shoulder
and finish of a ½ gallon, gallon, or other glass jug to facilitate
holding the jug. |
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| "F"
DIMENSION - Specific finish dimension that is part of a standard
terminology used by the glass container industry. |
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| FINISH
- The glass surrounding the opening in a container, so called
because when hand-blown, it was the last part formed. It is now the
first part formed but is shaped to accommodate a specific type of
closure by pressure of the neck rings. |
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| FLINT
- A glass industry term used to describe clear glass. |
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| "G"
DIMENSION - Specific finish dimension that is part of a standard
terminology used by the glass container industry. |
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| GPI
- Glass Packaging Institute. An organization comprising almost
all glass container producers to establish policies such as standardization
and to develop industry-advertising programs. (Address is 515 King
St., Suite 420, Alexandria, VA 22314 http://www.gpi.org/). |
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| GLASS
LUG - Ridge of glass forming taper thread area to engage cap lug. |
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| GROSSAGE
- Quantity in terms of gross, usual denomination used in glass
container terminology (144 units = 1 gross) |
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| HEADSPACE
- The space between the level of the contents in the neck of a
container and the closure. |
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| HERMETICALLY
SEALED CONTAINER - Container designed to be secure from the entry
of microorganisms and to maintain the commercial sterility of its
contents. |
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| "I"
DIMENSION - Specific finish dimension that is part of a standard
terminology used by the glass container industry. |
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| I.D.
- Abbreviation for Inside Diameter |
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| "J"
DIMENSION - Specific finish dimension that is part of a standard
terminology used by the glass container industry. |
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| "K"
DIMENSION - Specific finish dimension that is part of a standard
terminology used by the glass container industry. |
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| "L"
DIMENSION - Specific finish dimension that is part of a standard
terminology used by the glass container industry. |
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| LEHR
- The long, heated oven through which glass containers move on
a conveyor belt so that gradual cooling will properly anneal and remove
stress from the glass. |
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| LIP
- The extreme outer edge of the top of a container intended to
facilitate pouring. |
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| "M"
DIMENSION - Specific finish dimension that is part of a standard
terminology used by the glass container industry. |
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| MOLD
- (Glass) A set of iron forms that are fastened onto a bottle-making
machine to provide a means of shaping a glass container. |
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| MOLD
DEPOSIT - A charge for new bottle molds, which will be rebated
to the customer as a sufficient quantity of containers is manufactured,
to justify and to amortize the mold cost. |
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| MOLD
NUMBER - Number by which mold equipment is identified. It is used
as exact glass container identification in ordering containers to
be manufactured or shipped. |
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| "N"
DIMENSION - Specific finish dimension that is part of a standard
terminology used by the glass container industry. |
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| NARROW
MOUTH - That finish of a glass container, the diameter of which
is small relative to the diameter of the body. |
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| NECK
- The portion of a glass container in which the shoulder cross-sectional
area decreases to join the finish. |
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| NECK
BEAD - A small protruding circle of glass on a glass container
at the point where the neck meets the finish of the container. |
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| NECK
DOWN - Glass containers packed into cartons with "necks down"
so that upon arrival in customer's plant they can be dumped by inverting
the carton onto the filling line without individual handling of the
containers. |
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| NECK
RING - That part of the mold gear or equipment that forms the
finish of a bottle or jar. |
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| NESTING
- A method of packing glass containers in service cartons so that
the containers in one row are staggered in relation to the bordering
rows in order to maximize use of the total carton area. |
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| "O"
DIMENSION - Specific finish dimension that is part of a standard
terminology used by the glass container industry. |
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| "O.D."
- Abbreviation for "Outside Diameter." |
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| OPEN
STOCK - Glass containers in factory inventory available for shipment
to customers. |
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| OVER-RUN
OR UNDER-RUN - This is a variation between the quantity of glass
containers or closures ordered and the quantity actually shipped.
It results from the inability to predetermine the loss due to rejection
of faulty ware in the Selecting Department. The standard percentage
of over-run/under-run is generally 10%. |
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| OVERFLOW
CAPACITY - The capacity to the top of the finish of a container,
or to the point of overflow. |
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| "P"
DIMENSION - Specific finish dimension that is part of a standard
terminology used by the glass container industry. |
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| PARISON
- A specifically shaped formation of glass, which will be blown up
like a balloon in the blow mold to form a bottle. Sometimes referred
to as the "blank." |
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| PARTING
LINE (GLASS) - The slight horizontal ridge formed by a surplus
of glass blown into a worn crevice or joint between two parts of the
mold equipment. These lines may occur on various areas of the container,
such as between the neck ring and the plunger tip or guide ring, between
the neck ring and the blank or mold, and between the mold and bottom
plate. (The vertical line formed by the joint between two halves of
the same mold part is called a "seam.") |
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| POUROUT
FINISH - A glass container with an undercut immediately below
the top, designed to facilitate pouring without dripping. It is used
principally for prescription or drug and chemical containers. |
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| PRIVATE
MOLD (PM) - A term used to designate individual shapes or sizes
used by a single customer for a product. |
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| "R"
DIMENSION - Specific finish dimension that is part of a standard
terminology used by the glass container industry. |
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| REVERSE
LETTERING - An ACL term referring to the lettering which results
from cutting letters out of a solid band of color, which permits the
letters to show through the color in glass. |
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| "S"
DIMENSION - Locates the position of the bottle thread with respect
to the sealing surface. It is the vertical distance from the sealing
surface to the intersection of the finish wall and the top part of
the first part of the bottle's thread where full depth contour exists. |
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| SAFETY
BUTTON (FLIP PANEL) - Circular portion of cap panel, which changes
from convex to concave when container has vacuum. |
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| SCHEDULE
DATE - The date products are to be manufactured. |
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| SCREEN
PRINTING (ACL) - A printing technique which involves the passage
of a printing medium such as ink through a web of fabric, which has
been stretched on a frame to which a refined form of stencil has been
applied. The stencil openings determine the form and dimensions of
imprint thus produced. |
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SEALING SURFACE - The portion of the finish that makes contact
with the closure-sealing gasket of closure liner and forms a seal.
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| SHOULDER
- The portion of a glass container in which the maximum cross
section area or body area decreases to join the neck of the container. |
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| STOCK
MOLD - Mold used in manufacturing a container that is ordinarily
carried in inventory for immediate shipment to any customer (called
Floor Stock). Term "stock" distinguishes it from "private mold". |
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| "T"
DIMENSION - The outside diameter of the thread helix on a bottle
finish. |
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| THERMAL
SHOCK - Shock to glass container originating from sudden change
of temperature; important in washing operation with multiple-use bottles
and processing operation with food containers. |
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| TOLERANCE
- Allowable variation from actual specifications permitted in
manufacturing containers. |
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| "U"
DIMENSION - Specific finish dimension that is part of a standard
terminology used by the glass container industry. |
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| UNIT
MOLD - A single set of molds that can be used on a machine with
molds for similar size, style, and weight containers to produce sample
containers without having a full set of mold equipment. |
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| "V"
DIMENSION - Specific finish dimension that is part of a standard
terminology used by the glass container industry. |
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| WIDE
MOUTH - That finish of a glass container, the diameter of which
is large relative to the diameter of the body. |
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| WOOD
MODEL - A model of a container made from wood (now most often
from plastic) meeting size limitations of container blueprint, to
be used to gain customer's approval prior to making molds. |
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| "Z"
DIMENSION - Specific finish dimension that is part of a standard
terminology used by the glass container industry. |