We all know that glassware technology can be divided into two categories: hand-made glassware products and machine-made glassware products. What are their advantages and disadvantages? And how do we choose the technology when purchasing glassware? I believe you can find the answers you want in this article.
More importantly, there are three kinds of raw materials commonly used to make glass: sodium and calcium, barium and potassium, and crystal. The factors affecting the price of glassware are the difference in technology and material and many factor.
The following table can give you a clear understanding of hand-made and machine-made glassware, including materials, process, minimum order quantity, advantages and disadvantages, mold fees, and other questions that importers care about in the procurement can be found in the following table.
| Classification and Comparison of Glassware Production Technic | Glassware Products | Soda-lime Glass | Barium Potassium Glass | Crystal Glass |
| MOQ (pcs) | Handmade | 3K~5K | 3K~5K | 3K~5K |
| MOQ (pcs) | Machine Made | 50K~100K | 50K~100K | 50K~100K |
| Mold Tooling & Sampling Cost(USD) | Handmade | 100~400 | 100~400 | 100~400 |
| Mold Tooling & Sampling Cost(USD) | Machine Made | 5200~7200 | 5200~7200 | 5200~7200 |
| Mold Tooling & Sampling Lead Time(Days) | Handmade | 7~15 | 7~15 | 7~15 |
| Mold Tooling & Sampling Lead Time(Days) | Machine Made | 15~22 | 15~22 | 15~22 |
| Production Lead Time(Days) | Handmade | 45~60 | 45~60 | 45~60 |
| Production Lead Time(Days) | Machine Made | 20~40 | 20~40 | 20~40 |
Handmade advantages & disadvantages
| MOQ is few. |
| A better hand feeling than machine-made glass, much more light and handy. |
| Much more transparent than machine-made glass. |
| Because it is mouth-blown and completely handmade, the tolerances are greater than machine-made glass. |
| Usually, no size limit. |
| Because it is mouth-blown and completely handmade, there are some slight defects that cannot remove completely in mass production, such as bubbles and flow lines, etc. |
| Production lead time is longer than machine-made glass. |
| Usually, the price is more expensive than machine-made glass. |
Machine-made advantages & disadvantages
| MOQ is much more than handmade glass. |
| The machine-made glass looks a little clumsy. |
| The transparency is slightly worse than mouth-blown(handmade) glass. |
| Tolerance is more minor than handmade glass. |
| Sometimes, there are shape and height restrictions. |
| Fewer quality defects than handmade glass. |
| Mold Tooling & Sampling Lead Time is longer than handmade glass. |
| Usually, the price is cheaper than handmade(mouth-blown) glass. |
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