Glass bottles can be classified in many ways, such as use, shape, caliber and volume.
Classification by use
Medicine bottles: used to package various medicines, such as anesthetics, traditional Chinese medicine, antibiotics, etc., usually low borosilicate glass is selected, which has good chemical stability and chemical resistance.
Cosmetic bottles: used to package various cosmetics such as perfumes, lotions, essential oils, lotions, etc.
Food bottles: used to package beverages, condiments, candied fruits, lotus paste and other foods.
Daily bottles: used to package daily small commodities, such as ink, glue, etc.
Canned bottles: used to package canned foods and viscous materials, with a large bottle mouth, convenient for loading and unloading.
Chemical reagent bottles: used to package various chemical reagents, with a capacity of generally 250-1200mL, and the bottle mouth is mostly screw mouth or ground mouth.
Classification by shape
Round bottles: the cross-section of the bottle body is round, the most widely used, and high strength.
Square bottle: lower strength, more difficult to manufacture, less used.
Curved bottle: such as vase-shaped and gourd-shaped, novel in form and popular.
Oval bottle: smaller capacity and unique shape.
Classification by caliber
Small-mouth bottle: the inner diameter of the bottle mouth is less than 20mm, used to package liquid materials.
Wide-mouth bottle: the inner diameter of the bottle mouth is between 20-30mm, used to package thick and short objects.
Wide-mouth bottle: the inner diameter of the bottle mouth is greater than 30mm, used to package viscous materials.
Classification by volume
Small bottle: smaller capacity, used to hold a small amount of liquid or solid.
Medium-sized bottle: moderate capacity, used for various purposes in daily life.
Large bottle: larger capacity, used to store a large amount of liquid or solid.