https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod Here's a quick rundown on how glass jars and bottles are produced, from the actual factories. en-us 2018-04-12 19:55:43 UTC 2025-04-17 18:35:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Growing.png tomgaley12 https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251346557 2018-04-12 19:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251346557 tomgaley12 https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251347235 2018-04-12 20:01:40 UTC https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251347235 tomgaley12 https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251347594 2018-04-12 20:02:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251347594 tomgaley12 https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251347771 2018-04-12 20:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251347771 tomgaley12 https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251348111 2018-04-12 20:04:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251348111 tomgaley12 https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251348244 2018-04-12 20:05:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251348244 tomgaley12 https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251348370 2018-04-12 20:05:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251348370 tomgaley12 https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251348492 2018-04-12 20:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251348492 tomgaley12 https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251350339 This factory happens to be in north east China, near Qingdao (the beer; Qingdao is located there, lots of bottles needed!). It's actually pretty cool seeing the operation in action, moving!]]> 2018-04-12 20:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251350339 tomgaley12 https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251352072 It was a dqrk and cloudy day... but this is a central Taiwan bottle factory]]> 2018-04-12 20:18:52 UTC https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251352072 tomgaley12 https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251352880 Notice about halfway through, around 1 minute, a close up shows the molten silica (melted glass) is dropped in, then once the mold takes it, air is forced in, to fill out the shape... it's cool]]> 2018-04-12 20:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251352880 tomgaley12 https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251359291 2018-04-12 20:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251359291 tomgaley12 https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251359484 The two maps show the tour route which included Taiwan, HK and on to Guangzhou, then from HK up to Shanghai, then up to Qingdao province, then home. We visited four glass bottle factories.]]> 2018-04-12 20:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251359484 tomgaley12 https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251366753 This is my China manufacturing consulting side business.]]> 2018-04-12 21:19:44 UTC https://padlet.com/tomgaley12/nt0nkh9hmgod/wish/251366753