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AMERICAS CONTAINER GLASS COMPANY PROFILE

Vidrio Formas S.A. de C.v.

Av. San Rafael No. 37 - Fracc. Industrial Lerma
52000 Lerma Edo. de Mex. - Mexico
Tel.: +52-728-2852330 - Fax: +52-728-2851807
E-mail: sales@vidrioformas.com - www.vidrioformas.com

idrio Formas is a company located in Lerma and finally to the feeders. Vidrio Formas uses Oxy Fuel
(Mexico) that produces and sales glass contain- -Technology, which is a hi-tech process where an al-
Vers since 1988. The company is specialized in most perfect combustion is obtained and practically
manufacturing exclusive and generic glass containers there is no polluting emissions into the atmosphere.
with the best quality, service and price. The feeders are used to prepare the temperature of
In 2004 the company has increased their installa- the glass
tion capacity to 180 ton due the operation of an ad-
ditional system of burners in the vault of the furnace. GLASS CONTAINERS
Utilizing the resources generated by the last 8 years of The IS machine (Independent Sections) is the one that
successful performance, and taking advantage of the forms our bottles from the gobs. Inside the machine a
favorable macroeconomic conditions at the moment, series of similar molds in line are fed by with originat-
the business lives a new one financial restructures that ing gobs of the forehearth.
permits to the Fund HMTF Inc. to be disinvested. In
2004 Vidrio Formas becomes 100% Mexican capital. ANNEALING
The business is guaranteed like a world class produc- Once the glass containers are formed, they pass to an
er, utilizing the most advanced technology of combus- annealing lehr. Its function is to cool down the glass in
tion in the market and achieves exceptional levels of a homogenous and controlled way to release the ten-
quality and service recognized by its main clients. sions and compression stresses in the walls of the con-
The skilled personnel work closely with each and every tainers and to avoid possible forces that could break
customer to identify their requirements and providing it; some bottles take a different external treatments to
containers that entirely satisfy their expectations. give bottle’s surface specific characteristics.
Vidrio Formas manufactures glass containers for an
important number of companies, also exporting to the QUALITY
United States, Central America, the Caribbean and all Bottles and jars are inspected by several manual and
over the world. automatic controls of quality with the purpose of veri-
Here’s the main steps for the company manufactures: fying that they fulfill the different specification: form,
dimension, resistance, configuration, aspect, etc.
RAW MATERIALS
The main raw materials that are used in the manufac- PACKAGING
ture process of the glass containers are silica sand, At the end of the production line, and
soda ash, limestone, feldspar and other minor compo- after checking the quality of the glass
nents. Vidrio Formas adds recycled glass (cullet). It is containers, they are packaging accord-
important to mention that glass is one of the few ma- ing to the specifications
terials that can be recycled indefinitely. Raw materials and requirements
are mixed and later on feed into the melting furnace. of the client.

MELTING
Raw materials are melted in a furnace at a tempera-
ture above the 2700 ºF. Once melted, the glass goes
through the furnace throat arriving at the distributor

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