DT06.00
Revision III
Published on: 01/08/1998

Standard European tolerances for normal wide mouth glass jars

Scope of application

This data sheet defines the standard European tolerances for normal wide-mouth glass jars.

Table of contents

Tolerances for brimful capacities
c) Verticality tolerance Tv (Deviation from the vertical axis)
d) Slope of the finish

Dimensions tolerances
a) Height tolerance Th
b) Diameter tolerance Td
History
First edition: 06/1978
Revision I: Unknown
Revision II: 09/1993
Revision III: 1998 - Document available in English, French and German.

Contributors

ARDAGH GLASS, BA GLASS PORTUGAL, BRITISH GLASS, BUNDESVERBAND GLASINDUSTRIE , CAN PACK, CSVMF, ENCIRC GLASS, GERRESHEIMER BELGIUM, HEINZ GLAS GERMANY, O-I MANUFACTURING FRANCE, O-I MANUFACTURING ITALY, O-I MANUFACTURING UK, SAVERGLASS FRANCE, STOELZLE-OBERGLAS, VERALLIA FRANCE, VERALLIA GERMANY, VETROPACK HOLDING, VIDRALA, WIEGAND-GLASHUTTENWERKE

Document under responsibility of working group:

Glass wg1+4
WG chair: Arnaud JANIN - VERALLIA FRANCE

This permanent group is dedicated to a wide range of topics downstream of the production of glass bottles and jars dedicated to the food and beverage industries:

  • Surface treatments, marking, labelling;
  • Testing methods (impact, headspace, internal pressure, etc.);
  • Nomenclatures (of finishes, jars, bottles, and visual defects, etc.);
  • Quality management (food and beverage safety, best practices, regulations).
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