A glass bottle, used occasionally for sparkling wines, having a capacity of two-fifths U.S. gallon. Some foreign magnums vary in capacity.
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Wrenches, steel and plastic pails, gloves, dollies, funnels, absorbent materials, garbage/recycling containers, wastebaskets, mopping equipment, safety items, sprayers, washroom accessories, towel cabinets, utility tools, dust pans and dusters, scoops, drum overpacks, dispensers, floor mats and hosing.
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In SourceBase, Material is one of the search criteria. It identifies the type of glass, plastic or metal used to make the item. If an item is made from various materials, i.e., fine mist pumps or trigger sprayers, the Material listed is the predominant material.
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A term which describes the variation in thickness of various parts of a plastic bottle, i.e., body, wall, shoulder, heel, base, etc. Material distribution is controlled by parison programming, temperature of the melted plastic, bottle geometry, blow up ratio, etc.
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Any component or system designed for material storage and retrieval in manufacturing and distribution applications. Examples include pallet racks, metal shelving, bins and totes, forklifts, and conveyor and carousel systems.
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A coating surface which displays no gloss when observed at any angle. Also referred to as a flat finish.
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Medium density polyethylene. Slightly stiffer and has a higher melting index than low density polyethylene. Widely used in film.
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Plastic cups usually found inverted on top of OTC liquid medicine bottles. Also called dose cups.
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Unit of radiation measurement.
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Plastic closures with a surface deposit of aluminum coated with lacquers to render a decorative metallic effect.
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The process of coating a plastic item with a thin layer of metal to give a gold, silver or other metal look. It is commonly used on closures used for cosmetic packaging.
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Volume metric conversions include: 1 ounce = 29.57 or 8 drams, 8 ounces = 236.60 cc, 16 ounces = 473.20 cc, and 32 ounces = 946.40 cc. Liquid Capacity metric conversions include: 1 fluid ounce = 29.57 ml, 8 fluid ounces = 236.60 ml, 16 fluid ounces = 473.20 ml, 32 fluid ounces = 946.40 ml, 1 liter = 33.81 fluid ounces, 1 U.S. Gallon = 3.78 Liters, and 1 Imperial Gallon = 153.72 fluid ounces.
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Transfer of a component of a material to a contacting material. In packaging, this is often the movement of an undesirable component of a packaging material into the product contained, or it can be loss of an important product component into the packaging material. Specified conditions of temperature, pressure and time should be provided.
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A term designating the thickness of the wall (body) of a container. Usually specified as the minimum thickness allowable for the body of a container.
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Millimeter. Metric unit of length equivalent to approximately 0.04 inch.
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Also mould. (1) To shape plastic parts of finished articles by heat and pressure. (2) The cavity or matrix into which the plastic composition is placed and from which it takes its form. (3) The assembly of all parts that function collectively in the molding process.
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Design and production of molds for the manufacture of plastic items produced by any of several blow molding processes. Mold repair is also available.
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Custom injection molds for closures, medical packaging and a wide variety of plastic items made by the injection molding process. Molds can be built to process a wide range of resins from commodity to engineering.
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The number assigned to each mold or set of molds for identification purposes, usually placed in that part of the container mold that forms the base of the container.
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A chemical substance used to facilitate the freeing of a molded object from the mold in which it was formed. Unless the substance is cleaned from the object molded, it may cause adhesion problems at a later stage in manufacturing.
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A vertical line formed at the point of contact of the mold halves. The prominence of the line depends on the accuracy with which the mating mold halves are matched. Also known as parting line.
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A relatively simple chemical which can react to form a polymer.
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Merchandise for incentive/fulfillment programs.
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A test made to determine the bursting strength of a flat specimen of paper, paperboard, film, foil, plywood, corrugated fibreboard, solid fibreboard or other material.
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A mold with more than one cavity impressions. Therefore, the mold produces two or more bottles per molding cycle.
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A bottle which is co-extruded with two or more layers to contain oxygen-sensitive foods or industrial chemicals.
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