Apparatus and process for processing of glass containers and process for manufacturing glass containers including such a processing

A process for manufacturing glass containers for use in pharmaceutical, medical or cosmetic applications, said glass containers having a cylindrical main body, said process comprising:

• providing glass tubes;
• producing a plurality of glass containers from said glass tubes by hot forming;
• and
• processing outer surfaces of the plurality of glass containers, comprising:
• separating individual containers from said plurality of containers;
• and
• sequentially conveying said individual containers through a processing station;
• wherein in the processing station, said individual containers are rotated about a longitudinal axis thereof while outer surfaces of the cylindrical main bodies are in contact with a scrubbing member, for reducing an adhesive surface behavior of the outer surfaces of the cylindrical main bodies of the individual containers, wherein rotation of the individual containers about their longitudinal axis while the outer surfaces of the cylindrical main bodies are in contact with the scrubbing member is stabilized, wherein rotation of the individual containers about their longitudinal axis is stabilized by a gap formed between the scrubbing member and at least one counter member, wherein a width of the gap corresponds to an outer diameter of the individual containers, wherein the at least one counter member contacts the outer surfaces of the individual containers at two or more contact points on the outer surfaces spaced apart along the longitudinal axis of the containers.