Standard
UPC has a professional team and we will choose the most suitable factory for production according to the use of bottle, demand quantity and our clients’ requirements on quality level. The quality of the products UPC supply conforms to domestic and international standards.
Production Line Audit
Factory Audit Details
Quality Control
Production Line Audit
Production Line Audit
Professional skiller from UPC will come to Audit every production line before running the mass production for each products, make sure it is to meet the standard for packaging, below is the process of production by Audit:
1. Raw materials
Silica sand, Soda ash, limestone, and cullet (crushed glass), others
2. Batch House
Weighing and mixing of raw materials, and transport to the hopper at the melting furnace
3. Melting
Melting of mixed raw materials about 1,550 c° in the melting furnace
4. Feeding
Feeding of glass gob at optimum temperature suitable to bottle weight and shape is fed into a glass bottle-forming machine via the feeder
5. Forming
Forming of bottle by the glass bottle-forming machine for designed bottle shape
6. Annealing
Annealing of bottles as they leave the glass bottle-forming machine
7.Coating
After Annealing, cool end coating make bottle more stronger
8. Inspection
A bottle is strictly checked on Automatic inspection machine and visually inspect each bottle to confirm quality by skilled technicans
9. Packing
Using the safe pallet / carton packing
Factory Audit Details
Beer Bottle
| Product color: | Amber& Green& Flint soda lime glass bottle |
| Furnace area and Yield | Flind soda lime color Furnace covers an area of 66.6㎡; Amber color Furnace covers an area of 86㎡； Green color Furnace covers an area of 93㎡ ; glass material 300ton/day |
| Covers an area: | The plant covers an area of 113,390㎡ |
| production line: | IS Machines : Emhart Has seven production lines, two lines are for fint soda lime glass bottle, two lines are for green soda lime glass bottle, another three lines are for amber soda lime glass bottle. |
| Production Capacity: | the daily output of bottle about Nine hundred thousand/day(based on the glass bottles with capacity of 500ml) |
| Environmental treatment | Take “Sulphur” and “smoke of gunpowder” off from end gas |
| Spray way: | hot/cold coating |
| Detection : |
1: For beer glass bottle: inspected by manpower and automatic inspection machine. 2: Inspection process: [1] Production Staff inspection initially , [2] Package staff inspect the loading carton , [3] QC inspection visual , [4] sampling inspection before storing . [5] shock resistance machine （CYETGY-2）, [6] conductivity meter DDS-11A, [7] Weighing scale FA2004, [8] griddle 5 pcs, [9] anti-seismic （hot/cool water tank） internal pressure machine GPT-1, [10] water resistance equipment YXQ-280SD |
| Packing: | Automatic packing machine |
| Pallets / cartons with shrink wrapped: | It can be packed by wooden pallet according to customer’s requirement . |
Pharmaceutical Bottle
| Product color: | Amber,Clear,Green,Blue |
| Furnace area and Yield | Furnace covers an area of 73㎡， glass material 100ton/day |
| Covers an area: | The plant covers an area of 12,0000㎡,warehouse cover an area of 12000㎡ |
| production line: | Three Furnace,six production line,IS Machines : Jiafeng Two lines is for eight selection with three drop, two line is for eight selection with two drop, and one line for ten selection with double drop,and one line for six selection with four drop |
| Production Capacity: | Two million eight selection with three drop, one day can produce30.0000pcs eight selection with two drop, one day can produce23.0000pcs ten selection with double drop, one day can produce56.0000pcs six selection with four drop,one day can produce380000pcs |
| Environmental treatment | Take “Sulphur” and “smoke of gunpowder” off from end gas |
| Spray way: | hot/cold coating |
| Detection : |
1.For pharmaceutical bottle,there is four inspection line, the inspection machine is from beijing dahen image company.Inspected by manpower and automatic inspection machine. 2: Inspection process: |
| Packing: | Automatic packing machine and manpower |
| Pallets / cartons with shrink wrapped: | It can be packed by wooden pallet or carton box according to customer’s requirement |
Cosmetic Bottles
| Name of Factory: | XIAMEN UPC IMP.&EXP. CO.,LTD |
| Product color: | soda lime clear glass bottle; Other colors can be customized |
| Furnace area and Yield | Furnace covers an area of 30㎡， glass material 60ton/day |
| Covers an area: | The plant covers an area of 78000㎡ |
| production line: | IS Machines :Shandong Sanjin Glass Machinery , , one furnace， Has twelve production lines, one lines is for six selection with single drop, one line is for eight selection with double drop, and six lines for six selection with double drop . |
| Production Capacity: | the output of bottle about one million /day |
| Environmental treatment | Take “Sulphur” and “smoke of gunpowder” off from end gas |
| Spray way: | hot/cold coating |
| Detection : |
1: inspected by manpower and automatic inspection machine. 2: Inspection process: [1] Production Staff inspection initially , [2] Package staff inspect the loading carton , [3] QC inspection visual , [4] sampling inspection before storing . Inspece M,modle JYH300 is a servo driven rotary inspection machine,which allowing handling up to 200 containers per minute. |
| Packing: | Automatic packing machine and manpower |
| Pallets / cartons with shrink wrapped: | It can be packed by wooden pallet or carton box according to customer’s requirement |
Food Jars & Bottles
| Product color: | Soda lime clear glass bottle; Other colors can be customized |
| Furnace area and Yield | Furnace covers an area of 30㎡， glass material 60ton/day |
| Covers an area: | The plant covers an area of 59940㎡ |
| production line: | IS Machines : Jiafeng , type: HQD6D-108DSD , one furnace， Has eight production lines, one lines is for six selection with single drop, one line is for six selection with four drop, and six lines for six selection with double drop . |
| Production Capacity: | the output of bottle about one hundred thousand/day |
| Environmental treatment： | Take “Sulphur” and “smoke of gunpowder” off from end gas |
| Spray way: | hot coating |
| Detection : |
1: Inspected by automatic inspection machine. 2: Inspection process: [1] Production Staff inspection initially , [2] Package staff inspect the loading carton , [3] QC inspection visual , [4] sampling inspection before storing . [5] shock resistance machine （CYETGY-2）, [6] conductivity meter DDS-11A, [7] Weighing scale FA2004, [8] griddle 5 pcs, [9] anti-seismic （hot/cool water tank） internal pressure machine GPT-1, [10] water resistance equipment YXQ-280SD |
| Packing: | Automatic packing machine and manpower |
| Pallets / cartons with shrink wrapped: | It can be packed by wooden pallet or carton box according to customer’s requirement. |
Cap
| Name of Factory: | XIAMEN UPC IMP.&EXP. CO.,LTD | ||||||
| Product color: | colors can be customized. We are specilized in the main plastic blow molding, injection molding, plastic food containers, etc. | ||||||
| Yield | Pre investment 2 million with strong strength of independent plant, was established in 2001, has been certified by QS/ | ||||||
| Covers an area: | It is located in Huli District, Xiamen city Fujian | ||||||
| production line: | Companies adhering to the “customer first, forge ahead” business philosophy, adhere to the “customer first” principle to provide our clients with quality services. | ||||||
| Detection : |
1: inspected by manpower and automatic inspection machine. 2: Inspection process: [1] Production Staff inspection initially , [2] Package staff inspect the loading carton , [3] QC inspection visual , [4] sampling inspection before storing . Inspece M,modle JYH300 is a servo driven rotary inspection machine,which allowing handling up to 200 containers per minute. |
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| Packing: | manpower | ||||||
| Pallets / cartons with shrink wrapped: | It can be packed by wooden pallet or carton box according to customer’s requirement . | ||||||
Quality Control
Product Specifications
4.1 Products must be manufactured in accordance with drawings and technical documents that have been approved by the prescribed procedures and meet the standard.
4.2 Specifications
4.2.1 Full-container capacity tolerance should meet the requirements in table 1.
Table 1. Full-container Capacity Tolerance
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Capacity(Nominal Value or Full-container)L,
ml
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Tolerance
ml
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25＜L≦50
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±3
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50＜L≦100
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±4
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100＜L≦200
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±8
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200＜L≦300
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±10
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300＜L≦500
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±12
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500＜L≦750
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±15
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L>750
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±25
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Note: Tolerances for special products can be determined in accordance with clients’ requirements.
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4.2.2 Height tolerance TH(mm) is calculated in Formula（1）.
TH=±(0.6+0.004H) ………………………………（1）
In the formula：
H——bottle height，mm。
4.2.3 Body OD Tolerance TD(mm) is calculated in formula （2）.
TD=(0.5+0.012D) ………………………………（2）
In the formula：
D——outer diameter，mm。
4.2.4 Vertical axis deviation TV(mm) is calculated in formula （3）、（4）.
When H≦120mm
TV≦1.5 ………………………………（3）
When H>120mm
TV≦（0.5+0.01H） ………………………………（4）
In the formula：
H——bottle height，mm。
4.2.5 Bottle mouth OD tolerance should meet the requirements in table 2.
Table 2 Bottle Mouth OD Tolerance
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Bottle Mouth OD D,mm
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Tolerance，mm
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20＜D≦60
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±0.35
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60＜D≦80
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±0.45
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80＜D≦100
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±0.6
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Note: Tolerances for special products can be determined in accordance with clients’ requirements.
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4.2.6 Screw thread OD tolerance is the same as bottle mouth OD.
4.2.7 Bottle mouth ID
4.2.7.1 Mouth ID tolerance for bottles with an inner stopper should meet the requirements in table 2.
4.2.7.2 For bottles without an inner stopper the tolerance is ±1mm.
4.2.8 Tolerance of bottle head height（which should meet the requirements of drawings and technical documents）is ±0.3mm。
4.2.9 Bottle Body Thickness
For bottles that need not to be sprayed, the bottle body thickness≧1.5mm (irregular shaped bottles refer to drawings and technical documents): for bottles applied with cold or hot end coating, the body thickness≧1.2mm. Tolerances for special products can be determined in accordance with clients’ requirements.
4.2.10 Bottle Bottom Thickness
For those whose full-container capacities are below 150ml (including 150ml) it should be more than 2mm; for those above 150ml (excluding 150ml) it should be more than 3mm. Tolerances for special products can be determined in accordance with clients’ requirements.
4.2.11 Thickness proportion of one bottle should be less than 2:1
4.3 Appearance Quality
Bottle appearance quality need to meet requirements in table 3.
Table 3 Appearance Quality
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Item Name
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Index
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Mouth Flatness，mm
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Mouth OD
mm
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≦60
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≦0.4
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≦90
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≦0.6
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>90
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≦0.8
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≦60
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≦0.6
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≦90
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≦0.8
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>90
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≦1
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Body Joviality，mm
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≦（0.5+0.01）×2
In the formula：D——body diameter，mm
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Mouth Defects
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Mouth Spikes
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Not allowed
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Defects on the sealing surface that affect the sealing performance
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Not allowed
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Mouth screw defects
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Not allowed
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Apparent defects on mouth convex ring
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Not allowed
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The mouth concaves in and is without an inner stopper
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Allowed
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The mouth concaves in in a degree that affects the sealing performance
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Not allowed
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Stoned
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Diameter more than 1.5mm
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Not allowed
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Diameter between 0.3mm~1.5mm, no cracks around, not more than
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2
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Diameter below 0.3mm, visible every square centimeter not more than
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5
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On the bottle mouth
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Not allowed
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Crack
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Refractive
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Not allowed
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Slight crack on the sealing surface(demanded by vacuum leakproofness)
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Not allowed
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Slight crack on the sealing surface( not demanded by vacuum leakproofness)
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Allowed
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Bubble
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Diameter more than 5mm
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Not allowed
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Diameter between 2mm and 5mm, not more than
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2
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Diameter between 1mm and 2mm, not more than
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3
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Diameter between 0.3mm and 1mm, visible every square centimeter, not more than
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5
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Diameter below 0.3mm
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Unlimited
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Cracked bubbles、surface thin bubbles
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Not allowed
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Bubbles on sealing surface
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Not allowed
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Table 3 (to Continue)
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Item Name
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Index
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Body Surface
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Spikes on joint seam
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Not allowed
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Joint seam sticks out (mm), not more than
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0.5
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Blank mold seam, finished mold seam (mm),not more than
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0.3
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Baffle mark, deep-set
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Not allowed
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Seriously apparent wrinkles, stripes, cold mould marks
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Not allowed
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The baffle mark clearly exceed the body part above the mold joint seam
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Not allowed
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Exterior wall roughened by black dots, oil spots and dirty mould
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Not allowed
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Imperfections that seriously damage the appearance
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Not allowed
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That the mark is obviously unclear
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Not allowed
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Inner Wall Defects
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Sticky materials and spun glass on inner wall
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Not allowed
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Inner wall of bottle neck obviously convexes
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Not allowed
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Deformation
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Various obvious deformations, fat, convex or concave body, convex bottom, bottle head dislocated or tilted, bottom sinks, etc.
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Not allowed
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4.4 The physical and chemical properties should meet requirements in table 4.
Table 4 Physical and Chemical Properties
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Item Name
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Index
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Internal Pressure Resistance，MPa
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Inflation bottle no less than
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1.2
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Non-inflation bottle no less than
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0.5
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Thermal Shock Resistance（rapid temperature change when heated or coldened），℃
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Sterilization under normal temperature
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≧35
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Sterilization under high temperature
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≧42
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Internal Stress, Level
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Actual stress≦4
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Water Erosion Resistance Performance, Level
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≦HC3
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Test Method
5． 1 Specification
5．1．1 Capacity
Use a weighing apparatus whose sensitivity is 1g to weigh empty bottles. Then pour in water of indoor temperature and weigh again. Minus the former from the latter value and convert the unit to ml (1g weight of water is close to 1ml).
5．1．2 Sizes
5．1．2．1 Body OD
Measure the middle part of body with a slide caliper through any angles of the same level (quantitative detection), then calculate the body OD by averaging the max. and min. value.
5．1．2．2 Bottle Height
Measure with a height gage (quantitative detection) or with a limit gauge (qualitative detection).
5．1．2．3 Bottle head height (top of mouth）, measure with a height gauge or slide caliper.
5．1．2．4 Mouth OD（Screw OD）
Measure with a slide caliper (quantitative detection) or with a limit gauge (qualitative detection).
5．1．2．5 Mouth (Neck) ID
Measure with a special inserting gauge or caliper. The insertion depth of bottle ID gauge should be no less than the length of inner stopper or the insertion depth of filling tube.
5．1．2．6 Thickness of The Wall and Bottom
Measure with thickness gauge or cut the bottle in two and measure with slide caliper.
5．1．2．7 Bottom Thickness Proportion of One Bottle
Use a measuring apparatus to find the proportion of the thickest and the thinnest parts of one bottle bottom.
5．1．2．8 Deviation of Vertical Axis
In accordance with GB8452-1987.
5．2 Appearance Quality
5．2．1 Body Ovality
Measure with a slide caliper (quantitative detection) or with a limit gauge (qualitative detection).
5．2．2 Unevenness of Mouth Surface
Measure with a plug gauge (qualitative detection) or with a dial gauge (stationary detection).
5．2．3 Parallelism Measuring of Mouth and Bottom Surface
Measure with a height caliper; divide the minimum value from the maximum value and you’ll get the parallelism.
5．2．4 Other Appearance Items
Visually estimate, or use a 10× scale magnifying glass to measure if necessary.
5．3 Physical and Chemical Performance
5．3．1 Inner Pressure Resistance
In accordance with GB/T4546-1998
5．3．2 Thermal Shock Resistance
In accordance with GB/T4547-1991.
5．3．3 Internal Stress
In accordance with GB/T4545-1984
5．3．4 Water Erosion Resistance
In accordance with GB/T4548-1995.
Inspection Rules
6．1 Products have to be inspected and approved by the inspection department of the manufacturing factory before they are put into market with a Product Qualification Certificate.
6．2 Product inspection include factory inspection and type inspection.
6．3 Factory Inspection
6．3．1 Factory inspection items are 4.2，4.3.
6．3．2 Sampling Scheme: In accordance with GB2828-1987. Adopt common inspection level II and examine the sampled products in normal procedures. Inspection items and acceptable quality level (AQL) refer to table 5.
Table 5 Factory Inspection Items
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Category
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Inspection Item
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Acceptable Quality Level（AQL）
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Specification
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Capacity, height, thickness ratio, vertical axis deviation, bottle mouth OD, mouth ID
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2.5
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Thickness, bottle neck
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4.0
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Appearance Quality
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Unevenness of mouth surface, parallelism of mouth and bottom surface, body Ovality, mouth defects, cracks, inner wall defects, deformations
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2.5
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Stoned, bubble, body surface
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6.5
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6．3．3 Factory inspection rules are negotiable with clients.
6．4 Type Inspection
6．4．1 Type inspection items are all technical requirement items.
6．4．2 Generally speaking, type inspection should be conducted at least once a year. In the following conditions type inspection has to be conducted too.
a) Trial manufacturing evaluation of new or old products when they are transferred to be manufactured in a new factory;
b) When formally put into production, if any changes are implemented on structure, material or craftsmanship and may affect product performance;
c) Manufacturing of the product has been suspended for over 3 months whatever the reasons are and plan to be restored；
d) Result of factory inspection differs much from that of last type inspection;
e) When state quality supervision bureau suggests to do type inspection.
6．4．3 Sampling Scheme：In accordance with GB2829-1987. Adopt level I single sampling scheme. Inspection items and rejection quality level refer to table 6.
Table 6 Type Inspection Items
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Category
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Item
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Rejection Quality Level (RQL)
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Array
[Ac Rc]
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Specification
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Capacity, height, thickness ratio, vertical axis deviation, bottle mouth OD, mouth ID
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40
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[1， 2]
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Thickness, bottle neck
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50
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[1， 2]
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Appearance Quality
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Unevenness of mouth surface, parallelism of mouth and bottom surface, body Ovality, mouth defects, cracks, inner wall defects, deformations
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40
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[1， 2]
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Stoned, bubble, body surface
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65
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[2， 3]
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Physical and Chemical Performance
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40
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[1， 2]
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Mark, Package, Transportation And Storage
7 . 1 Mark
7．1．1 Every unit of package has to be attached with a Qualified Product label, on which name of the manufacturing factory , the product name, amount, the inspector’s name( or code name) as well as production date should be indicated.
7．1．2 Product packages should contain the following marks:
a) Product name and logo;
b) Specifications
c) Amount；
d) Release date;
e) Name and address of the manufacturer;
f) Executive standard, record no.
7.1.3 Transport package should contain the following marks:
a) Contents included in 7.1.2;
b) Volume;
c) Quality;
d) Meet the requirements of GB191.
7.1.4 Special requirements can be put forward by clients.
7.2 Package
According to necessity, products can be packaged with bags, carton boxes, large baskets and pallets, as long as they are not easily damaged. Generally carton boxes or pallets are required for the sake of reducing damage or pollution.
7.3 Transportation
Avoid violent vibration when transporting the products and handle them with great care when unloading.
7.4 Storage
Kept away from rain, dust, insects and pollution. Make sure they’re leak-proof.
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