The hot end is where molten glass is cut, delivered and formed in the mould. Variation at this stage can affect bottle shape, wall distribution, neck finish, seams and other features that later decoration or inspection cannot repair. We therefore treat hot-end control as a core manufacturing function rather than only a machine operation.

Our current team includes 35 hot-end technicians and 10 mould-maintenance technicians. The hot-end team monitors forming stability and responds to process variation, while the mould-maintenance team keeps the tooling condition suitable for the approved bottle. These are UGI Packging workforce figures for 2026, not an industry staffing formula.

Gaoya Glass Furnace No. 2 is equipped with German Emhart automated forming equipment, and our route also uses French inspection equipment. We state the installed equipment origin and role without inferring an unsupported production speed, cavity count, tolerance or defect rate for a particular order. Those values must be confirmed against the actual bottle and line setup.

No. Automated forming improves process control and repeatability, but consistency still depends on gob condition, timing, temperature, air settings, mould condition, cooling, bottle geometry and operator response. A difficult shape, heavy base, narrow neck or demanding decoration can require a different control plan from a simpler bottle.

The mould defines the bottle geometry and surface features. Wear, contamination, cooling imbalance or damage can show up as dimensional drift, seams, surface marks or inconsistent forming. Our 10-person mould-maintenance team supports inspection, repair and preparation so the production mould remains aligned with the approved structure.

Inspection data and observed defects are useful only when they lead back to the forming condition, mould position or process setting that created the variation. Our production route combines equipment monitoring, technician judgement and downstream inspection so corrective action can be directed to the relevant cavity, mould or process stage.

Identify the neck finish, closure or pump fit, fill capacity, overall dimensions, base stability, minimum or target weight where applicable, decoration area and any dimensions that affect an automated filling or packing line. A drawing should distinguish critical functional dimensions from purely reference dimensions.

Confirm the engineering drawing, mould sample, capacity, glass distribution, neck and closure match, visible appearance, decoration suitability and the acceptance method for mass production. Buyers should also confirm which sample is the approval standard and whether filling-line or transport trials are required before the full order.