Method for the production of a series of containers comprising a step for marking containers

A method for controlling a production facility of a series of containers from a series of preforms made of plastic materials, comprising:

• a first step of machine data acquisition including producing a preliminary series of individual containers (2) from a preliminary series of preforms (4) made of plastic materials, said producing including circulating each of the preliminary series of preforms (2) and each of the preliminary series of containers along the entire production facility or along a segment of the production facility by holding individually each preform (4) and/or container,
• a second step of container data acquisition, during which one or more physical values of each of the individually identified containers is/are measured during the first step, and
• a third step of compiling a mixed database that matches, for each individually identified container during the first step, the measurement(s) of the second step, and the series of data acquired during the first step, the mixed database being used by the method for controlling a production of further containers,
• wherein the first step further includes, for each individual container that is produced during a tracking period, recording (i) a first marking that matches said container such as to allow an individual identification of said container by distinguishing said container from all of the other containers produced by the production facility during said tracking period, and (ii) a series of additional markings that indicate specific data relative to the production facility, relative to elements that hold said preform or container during its production, and/or a series of general data relative to an operation of the facility during the production of said container, wherein each of the additional markings is recorded at a different location in the production facility.