Product Frequently Asked Questions
We have answers! Well, most of the time. Below you'll find answers to the most common questions we receive on our products and services at PackageAll.com. If you don't find what you are looking for feel free to email us at online@packageall.com or use the 'Ask a Question' link on any of our product pages.
Bottles, Jars, & Canisters
What types of closures are available for glass packaging?
Corks, droppers, sprayers, metal caps, and pumps are the most common types of closures used with glass packaging.
What glass sizes are available?
Glass packaging will come in a variety of sizes depending on the bottles shape. It’s important to consider aesthetics, overflow, and dimensions when choosing the proper capacity for your product.
What glass colors are offered?
Cobalt blue, amber, flint, and green are standard glass packaging colors.
Why use glass packaging?
Glass is an environmentally friendly packaging solution. According to the Glass Packaging Institute, it can be recycled infinitely without loss in quality or purity.
What are the benefits of HDPE?
HDPE plastic has several properties that make it ideal as a packaging and manufacturing product.
What is HDPE?
High-density polyethylene (HDPE).
What are some common uses for HDPE Plastic?
Milk, Water, Juice, Cosmetics, Shampoo, Laundry Detergents, Household, Cleaners, Grocery Bags, Cereal Box, and Liners
Are all plastics recyclable?
Every plastic container or bottle has a recycling symbol. The symbol is a number, ranging from 1 to 7, within a triangle.
What color Packer options are offered?
Packers are bottles that can carton medications, herbs, capsules, gel-caps, supplements, and pills.
What size Packers are available?
Packers are bottles that can carton medications, herbs, capsules, gel-caps, supplements, and pills.
Cartons & Dividers
What is the structure of corrugated board?
Corrugated board is created by gluing fluting and liner papers together.
Are your cartons and dividers environmentally friendly?
Yes, they are made from a natural renewable resource and has a great environmental record.
What different colored cartons and dividers are available?
Brown, but we can provide custom colors upon request.
Are there custom cartons and dividers available?
We offer custom corrugated shipping containers of all styles and sizes.
What sizes are available for cartons and dividers?
Cartons and dividers come in all sizes, thickness, and can be easily folded into different shapes.
What are the benefits of dividers?
Box dividers acts as an interior box frame, just like a skeleton frame used to support the roof of a house.
What are the different types of dividers?
There are a few common types if dividers. Corrugated box dividers can accommodate heavier weights, such as bottles, coffee mugs or jars.
What are the different types of cartons?
There are three common types of cartons: folding cartons, rigid boxes, and corrugated boxes.
What are the benefits of cartons?
Corrugated carton provides a stable cushion for any product, keeping items safe during long-distance transportation, shipping and handling.
What are the benefits of corrugated packaging?
Corrugated Packaging is suited for the shipment of wide range of objects such as electrical equipment, glass items and even edible products.
Closures
What closure sizes are available?
Our standard sizes range from 18mm through 120mm.
What closure colors are offered?
We have an ample number of closure colors available.
What is a neck finish?
A container’s neck finish holds the cap, stopper, or closure with protruding threads.
Are there different types of closures?
There are many different types of closures that perform a variety of functions.
What are closures?
All containers and packages require a closure to seal the product inside.
Desiccants
What gram weight is suggested for my product?
We offer various sizes for each desiccant we carry.
What desiccant sizes are available?
We offer various sizes for each desiccant we carry.
Do desiccants come in different shapes?
Common shapes that are offered are Unit Paks and Continuous Strip Pillow Paks.
What are the most common materials used in desiccants?
Desiccants can contain Silica Gel, Montmorillonite Clay, and Molecular Sieve.
What are the benefits of desiccants?
They are non-toxic, strong, durable, and easy to use.
What are desiccants?
Desiccants are a dehydrating agent.
Liners
Are there custom lining options?
The options for a printed induction seal are endless.
What is heat induction sealing?
Induction sealing is a non-contact heating process in which a special foil laminate liner is bonded to a container lip.
How do I determine the right type of liner for my container?
The best liner for your product depends on several factors, such as the container’s material, application, and what is being filled.
Are there different types of liners?
There are many types of liners that perform different functions.
What are cap seal liners?
They also assist in preserving product freshness and aiding in preventing product contamination.
What is heat induction sealing?
Induction sealing is a non-contact heating process in which a special foil laminate liner is bonded to a container lip.
What are cap seal liners?
Liners are a piece of material that sits between the cap and the bottle. Their primary function is to offer proper sealing of the product.
Scoops
Can I put my logo on my scoop?
Yes.
What shape scoops are available?
The most common shapes are “standard” and “bowl” scoops.
What color scoops do you offer?
All standard colors such as natural, clear, red, blue, green, yellow, and white are available.
What handle length should I use?
When choosing your scoop handle length, keep in mind that the scoop should easily fit inside of the packaging.
What is the right size scoop for my product?
It is important to keep your serving size in mind when choosing the right size scoop for your product.
Pharmaceutical Coil
What custom coil options are available?
We offer specialty products such as light weight coil, organic coil, and pharmaceutical balls.
What coil sizes are available?
Standard industry gram weights of coil are 9, 12, 16 and 20 grams per yard and have a weight tolerance level of +/- 15%.
How do I determine the amount of cotton I need for a particular bottle size?
When choosing the correct gram weight for your bottle, it is important to consider how coil is measured.
What are common types of Pharmaceutical Coil?
There are three common types of coil that are offered; cotton, rayon and polyester.
Why use Pharmaceutical Coil?
Pharmaceutical Coil is your traditional filler.
Glossary
Broken Finish
A finish defect.
Blown Glass
Containers manufactured from molten glass that are formed by air pressure, in molds, similar in fashion to plastic molding.
Blow Molding
A method of fabrication in which a plastic is forced to assume the shape of that mold by air pressure.
Bent Neck
A neck defect.
Bent Finish
A finish defect.
Antistatic Agent
A substance applied to render the surface of the plastic less susceptible to accumulation of electrostatic charges.
Antioxidant
A chemical added to plastic to minimize or prevent the effects of oxygen.
Annealing
A method of gradually cooling glass to relieve structural stresses.
Acid Etching
Acid bath to create a smooth, frosted effect on the glass surface.
Cylinder Bottle
Cylinder Bottles are tall and narrow bottles.