Narrow mouth describes a container having an opening roughly one half the diameter of the container or smaller.
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(1) The part of a container where the bottle cross section decreases to form the finish. (2) A round fitting in a can for the purpose of pouring the contents, covered by a closure.
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Usually a protuding circle on the neck of the bottle.
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Part of the mold assembly which forms the neck and finish. Sometimes called neck rings.
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That part of the mold equipment which forms the outside of the neck finish of a bottle.
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A finish defect. Seams which have a fin of glass around the parting line between the finish and the neck of the bottle.
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Containers made with sloping sidewalls so they can be nested in each other when empty to conserve space.
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A relatively cheap type of board made on a cylinder machine from waste newpaper stock.
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The exact (or ideal) intended value for a specified parameter. Tolerances are specified as positive and negative deviations from this value.
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Term applied in the medical device and pharmaceutical fields to products which have been tested and found to be free of a specified concentration of bacterial endotoxins (fever-causing agents). Typically evaluated using the USP in vivo Rabbit Pyrogen test or the in vitro LAL test.
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Items available include PVC canisters in the shape of characters such as a Santa Claus boot, taxi, or train, candy jar containers, brightly colored boxes for school supplies, cosmetics, jewelry, drinking straws and tips, various styles of stirrers and picks for drinks, stadium cups and sports bottles.
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(1) Mandatory embossing on the bottom of steel shipping containers indicating an un-reusable container. (2) Also used to indicate any non-reusable container. (3) A container, often required to be marked NRC, whose re-use is restricted by one or more regulatory agency.
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The generic name for polyamides. A versatile family of thermoplastic resins that vary from relatively flexible products to tough, strong, and stiff materials. A key characteristic is resistance to oils and greases. Also outstanding resistance to fatigue and repeated impact. Water vapor transmission rate is high and gas permeability is moderate. Nylon films are widely used for meat and cheese packaging, boil-in-bags and pouches.
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