One of the most common containers that are used for storing liquids today is the lowly bottle. Bottles come in a variety of shape and sizes. In fact, a bottle refers to any container whose neck is relatively narrower than the rest of the body of the container. Bottles have been used for centuries and are made from a wide variety of materials. Today, the most common types of bottles are those that are either made of glass or plastic.

Bottles that are made out of glass or plastic are those that are formed through the use of bottle blowing machines. Bottle blowing machines utilize a process known as blow molding in order to manufacture glass and plastic bottles of various shapes and sizes which are used to hold various kinds of liquid such as oil, shampoo, milk, wine, soft drinks, water and the like.

Blow molding, also known as blow forming, refers to a process used in manufacturing bottles and other containers that are used to create hollowed out glass and plastic bottles. In olden times, blow molding has been done manually. The manufacturer literally blows through a particular apparatus in order to shape out the glass bottle. The hollowed portions of the glass or plastic which will be used to store the liquid or other substance in become possible through the presence of the air that is blown into it.

Today, bottle blowing machines have begun to replace manual bottle blowing processes in order to ensure the health of the employees manufacturing these bottles. At the same time, bottle blowing machines are now able to produce bottles at a faster rate.

There are generally two kinds of bottle blowing machines that are available in the market today. The first kind is the reciprocating screw bottle blowing machine. This particular kind of bottle blowing machine utilizes extrusion bottle blowing in order to hollow out the bottles being produced. The bottles that are manufactured using this kind of machinery are those that are light-weight and commonly made out of plastic. Bottles that are made through the use of this kind of bottle blowing machines are used in storing milk and water products.

The second kind of bottle blowing machines used today is the accumulator head machine. Just like the reciprocating screw bottle blowing machine, accumulator head bottle blowing machines are those that use an extrusion bottle blowing process to manufacture bottles for distribution. The difference between the two is the size of the bottle produced. Bottles that are manufactured with the use of this bottle blowing machine are able to handle larger quantities. The bottles that are manufactured through the use of this kind of machine are also composed of thicker layers of glass and plastic. This is necessary to ensure that corrosion does not occur since these kinds of bottles are used to handle substances like various types of chemicals and gasoline.