Case Study: How a Glass Yogurt Jar Factory Solved Custom Mold Issues for UK Brands

Learn how a glass yogurt jar factory helped a UK dairy brand fix rim distortion and base cracks, ensuring stable sealing and consistent custom mold production.

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Background

One of the dairy brands in the UK wanted to find a good glass yogurt jar factory to create a new top-end line of dessert yogurt to stock the supermarkets. They needed special glass yogurt containers of a unique shape so that they could be visible in chilled shelves. The last design was a tapered round 180ml jar whose rim was slightly flared, the shoulders were smooth, and the base was thickened in order to make it stable. The jar had to hold foil sealing and second plastic lids. After reviewing multiple suppliers, the client selected Yeboda because we offered in-house mold development, strict dimensional tolerance control, and stable high-volume production—key factors for dairy filling lines running at high speed.

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Challenges

Inconsistent Mold Replication

Early sampling revealed slight deformation at the rim area. The foil seal did not sit evenly, affecting sealing performance and visual appearance.

Thickness Imbalance at the Base

Some batches showed uneven glass distribution at the bottom, leading to instability on conveyor belts and occasional cracking during rapid cooling after filling.

Cause Analysis

Our engineering team conducted dimensional scans and stress analysis and identified two core problems:

  • The initial mold structure lacked optimized venting and alignment, causing minor rim distortion during forming.
  • Gob weight distribution was not balanced, creating excessive thickness in some areas and weak points in others.
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Solution

Mold Structure Redesign

As an experienced glass yogurt jar factory, we rebuilt the mold with improved alignment precision and optimized venting channels. The rim profile was recalibrated to ensure flatness and consistent sealing surface.

Optimized Glass Distribution

We adjusted gob weight, forming timing, and cooling curves to achieve uniform wall and base thickness. Additional base impact tests were introduced for every production batch.

Enhanced Quality Control

A new inspection protocol was implemented, including rim flatness gauges and thermal shock testing to ensure compatibility with dairy filling processes.

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yogurt glass jars with lids

Results

Following these enhancements, the performance became much stronger, and cracking of bases was removed. The efficiency of production was increased and the UK brand managed to introduce its high quality yogurt range across the country. Through their collaboration with Yeboda as their long term glass yogurt jar factory, the client obtained a stable custom mold production and uniform quality packaging that would be ready to be placed in the shops.

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