A method and device for making a vial from a pre-form having interior and exterior base portions and an interior and exterior side wall is provided. The device includes a heat source, at least one roller, a mandrel, and a means for forming the exterior base portion of the pre-form. The method for making the vial includes the steps of heating the pre-form to a temperature at or above the lowest temperature at which the pre-form flows, contacting the interior base portion with the mandrel, shaping the exterior side wall of the pre-form with the at least one roller, and forming the finished exterior base portion of the vial with a base forming means when the pre-from is at or above the temperature achieved in the heating step to form the finished vial base.