Prepare before the test
Confirm the machine configuration, drawing revision, test samples, cap lot, utilities, instruments, people and open deviations. Record any difference from final site conditions.
- Specification revision
- Sample approval
- Utility record
- Measuring tools
- Test responsibility
Check machine and sequence
Inspect ordered components and accessible surfaces, then run dry and wet cycles. Observe bottle transfer, washing, filling, cap feed, capping and finished-bottle discharge.
- Appearance and ordered scope
- Dry run
- Water test
- Bottle transfer
- Fill and cap result
Agree the output count and measurement window
Identify a single count point and record the elapsed test time, accepted bottles, rejected bottles and stops. Accepted BPH equals accepted bottles divided by elapsed test hours. State how startup and planned interruptions are treated before testing; do not remove unplanned stops afterward to improve the result. A short run does not demonstrate sustained shift output.
- Start and end time with a defined count point
- Accepted and rejected bottle counts kept separate
- Stops recorded with duration and reason
- Fill and closure results tied to the tested bottle and cap lot
- Agreed trial duration rather than an implied universal duration
Test abnormal conditions
Qualified personnel should check the contracted alarm and safety functions using an approved test procedure. This may cover missing bottle, cap shortage, blocked outfeed, guard opening, emergency stop and controlled restart. Do not improvise tests, defeat safeguards or reach into moving equipment.
- Approved procedure and responsible test leader
- No-bottle and cap-shortage logic where included
- Blocked-discharge response
- Safety-function evidence and controlled restart
- Observed response and unresolved deviations
Keep failed results when recording a retest
Give each open item an ID, requirement reference, observed result, owner and agreed next action. Link any change and retest to the original record instead of replacing it with a pass. State whether the item blocks release or requires a documented later verification under the agreed release process.
- Original result and evidence reference
- Change made and configuration revision
- Retest conditions and result
- Remaining site verification where applicable
- Release decision and authorized owner
Close evidence and packing
Record capacity under the agreed method, rejects and stops, documents, spare parts and punch-list actions. Inspect packing only after release criteria are met.
- Signed result
- Capacity basis
- Punch list
- Documents and backups
- Packing inspection
Information needed for a quote
Send the bottle and cap basis, required BPH, bottle path, factory and utility information, destination and any module or support requirement. Unknown items can remain marked “to be confirmed.”
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