Worked sizing example: a target of 1,600 bottles per day
Illustrative assumptions: an 8-hour shift reserves 1.5 hours for planned cleaning and breaks, leaving 6.5 production hours. At an assumed 80% effective output during those hours, the required reference rate is 1,600 / (6.5 x 0.80) = 307.7 bottles/hour. Round the requirement up to at least 308 BPH before discussing any growth margin. These assumptions are not measured machine performance.
- A 300 BPH reference gives 1,560 bottles/day under these assumptions: 40 below the target
- A 400 BPH reference gives 2,080 bottles/day under the same assumptions
- The catalog QGF-450 entry is 400 b/h, not 450; treat it as a discussion candidate pending bottle, washing and FAT review
- The 80% factor must not deduct the same 1.5 hours again
- Confirm preparation, cap supply, operators and discharge can support the selected reference rate
Rated speed versus actual output
A reference BPH normally describes a machine under stated test conditions. Actual output is reduced by startup, sanitation, bottle quality, cap supply, operator response, planned breaks, minor stops and the slowest connected module.
- Record gross and saleable output separately
- Use a transparent efficiency assumption
- Check bottle and cap supply reliability
- Recalculate after real production data exists
Choose by business stage
Entry-level operations often value controlled investment and simple labor organization. Growing delivery operations need more repeatable washing and handling. Medium and high-output lines justify automation when route demand, labor and return-bottle control can support it.
- Current route sales
- Seasonal peak factor
- Planned shift expansion
- Available operators
- Second-phase modules
Check connected equipment before selecting BPH
A faster washer-filler-capper is not a useful purchase if bottle preparation, cap feed or finished-bottle handling cannot support the same reference rate. Request a module-by-module capacity basis before selecting the machine.
- Empty-bottle preparation rate
- Wash and fill cycle basis
- Cap-feed reserve
- Finished-bottle handling rate
- Operator and restart assumptions
Use catalog data carefully
The supplied catalog provides QGF reference values for an 18.9L and diameter 270 x 490 mm basis. It also prints QGF-600, QGF-900 and QGF-1200 at the same 800 b/h, so those larger references require written factory clarification.
- Reference is not guarantee
- 20L must be confirmed separately
- Voltage and utilities must match the project
- FAT method defines the accepted result
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.”
Ask for a Recommended Capacity