Suitable for
Projects that match this page decision
- Projects planning around 12,000 good 500 ml bottles per hour
- PET still-water projects preparing a controlled machine requirement
- Buyers able to confirm bottle, cap, output basis and destination
High-intent buyer search / machine-specific planning
12,000 BPH Bottled Water Filling Machine Selection
A 12,000 BPH saleable-output target is close to the published 13,000 BPH XGF24-24-8 reference at 500 ml, so efficiency assumptions and downstream stops must be resolved early.
Answer first
The XGF24-24-8 13,000 BPH reference is a useful preliminary band for a 12,000 BPH project, but its nominal margin is small. Confirm the approved bottle, real net efficiency, cap supply and packaging balance before committing to the model.
Not suitable for
Boundaries that need a different platform or review
- Treating the 1,000 BPH nominal difference as guaranteed production reserve
- Carbonated, hot-fill, glass, can or returnable 5-gallon platforms
- Treating a search phrase or nominal BPH as a final machine guarantee
Inputs required
Evidence to provide before confirmation
- Planned shift pattern, expected micro-stops, bottle changes and downstream availability
- Approved bottle drawing, neck finish, cap drawing and representative samples
- Saleable daily demand, net production hours, efficiency basis and destination
Machine function
What happens at this machine or decision boundary
- The review tests whether a 13,000 BPH reference band can support a 12,000 BPH saleable target.
- The rinse-fill-cap platform is reviewed against the approved PET container and still-water process.
- Project engineering confirms the model, components, interfaces and acceptance basis.
Configuration decisions
Options that must appear in the proposal
- Whether to retain the 13,000 BPH band or move to a larger platform for operational reserve
- Machine-only, machine-plus-interface or complete-line commercial boundary
- Change parts, controls, documents, spares, FAT and service responsibility
Interface requirements
Upstream, downstream and utility handovers
- Cap feeding, labeling and packing availability must match the required sustained rate.
- Treated product-water, electrical, controls and drainage handovers
- Filled-bottle discharge, downstream accumulation, labeling and packing route
Buyer risks
Questions to close before order
- Consuming the entire nameplate margin with routine line inefficiency
- Comparing supplier proposals built on different container or efficiency assumptions
- Leaving exclusions, utilities, installation or acceptance evidence unstated
FAT checks
How to verify the agreed basis
- Use an agreed continuous run long enough to expose stops and recovery behavior.
- Run approved production-representative bottles and caps under a written test method.
- Record output, stops, transfer, fill level, leakage, capping, alarms and open points.
Quotation scope
What the commercial offer should state
- Require a written distinction between catalog rating and committed saleable output.
- Reference output basis, included interfaces, change parts, spares and documents
- FAT, packing, freight, installation, commissioning, exclusions and confirmation items
Search questions / buyer answers
Questions buyers ask before requesting a quotation
What information is required before confirming 12,000 BPH Bottled Water Filling Machine Selection?
Planned shift pattern, expected micro-stops, bottle changes and downstream availability. Approved bottle drawing, neck finish, cap drawing and representative samples. Saleable daily demand, net production hours, efficiency basis and destination.
What should the quotation state for 12,000 BPH Bottled Water Filling Machine Selection?
Require a written distinction between catalog rating and committed saleable output. Reference output basis, included interfaces, change parts, spares and documents. FAT, packing, freight, installation, commissioning, exclusions and confirmation items.
How should 12,000 BPH Bottled Water Filling Machine Selection be checked during FAT?
Use an agreed continuous run long enough to expose stops and recovery behavior. Run approved production-representative bottles and caps under a written test method. Record output, stops, transfer, fill level, leakage, capping, alarms and open points.
Related decision
Selection Tools
Calculate preliminary required BPH from daily saleable bottles, net hours, planning efficiency and growth reserve, then compare an XGF reference band.
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Turn this decision into a comparable machine scope
Send the bottle, cap, reference output, existing equipment and destination. Final values are confirmed in the project proposal.