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This week let’s follow up on Packaging Crash Course’s article back in February “What is the difference between standard and overflow capacity?”. We’ve discuss the definition of both and how understanding the difference of these two measurement can help you finding the bottle that fits …
If you are new to BottleStore or just browsing through, welcome. For those of you who are familiar with BottleStore: Its parent company O.Berk, you will no doubt have come in contact with our Packaging Crash Course site, a library of articles, infographics, and videos. …
Now Say Hello to Fluid, Weight, Gross and Net! When it comes to labeling your product, a few missing adjectives and precious little space for typography can add up to some pretty hefty confusion. That’s why O. Berk wants you to be on first name …
Most plastic bottles and jars have a resin identification code (or IRC) to help identify what plastic resin was used during manufacture. Product makers and packaging professionals commonly use this identification code during their procurement process to determine product compatibility while municipalities, scrap brokers, and …
How Are Plastic Bottles Made? Ever wonder how PET plastic bottles and jars are made? Turns out it is a little different than other types of plastic bottles (Extrusion Blow Molding, Injection Blow Molding, etc.). Known for its quality and environmental friendliness, PET plastic bottles …
This 8oz clear round base Boston Round PET plastic bottle is a new closeout item (SKU: 8007355) on BottleStore.com. Commonly used for lotion and cream type products, it’s 24-410 neck finish is compatible with many plastic continuous thread cap, disc top cap, pumps, and sprayers. …
What is it for, ideal applications, and installation how-to What is it for? Orifice reducer plugs are for plastic bottles applications. Commonly for LDPE, HDPE, PET, and other squeezable plastic resin bottles, orifice reducer plugs reduce the opening for controlled dispensing by the consumers. Most …
Plastic bottle and jar fluoridation is a “secondary” manufacturing process, which means you can fluorinate bottles post manufacture. It is commonly used to prevent bottle paneling (for more information about bottle paneling visit this blog post) and prevent gas permeation through bottle walls, which results …
When you have a liquid product, you will need a closure that allows controlled dispensing and can be re-closed by the consumer to ensure proper seal. With today’s dispensing technologies, you have three main dispensing systems to choose from: Disc top caps, flip top caps, …
When looking for a plastic bottles and glass bottles at bottlestore.com, you will find that almost all of the bottles we offer has at least one matching closure that you can choose from. But what if you have an existing bottle or cap in your …