Suitable for
Projects that match this page decision
- Buyers with an approved technical specification and test samples
- Machine orders that need measurable release evidence
- Remote or on-site witnesses reviewing one controlled record
Acceptance execution / measurable factory test
Water Filling Machine FAT Procedure and Run Records
A machine FAT needs an agreed test method and raw results, not only a running video. Define exactly what the rinse-fill-cap monoblock will prove before the witness date, and disclose any temporary equipment or unavailable site conditions.
Answer first
The FAT record should identify the contracted monoblock, approved bottle/cap format and test conditions, then reconcile good output, elapsed time, rejects, stops and quality observations. Failed or deferred checks need named owners, evidence and a defined retest before a recorded release decision.
Make the monoblock FAT result reproducible
Freeze the machine and test boundary
Record the machine identity, configuration, specification revision, bottle/cap revisions, format parts and settings. Define empty-bottle entry and capped-bottle exit counting points. List test water, utilities, instruments and temporary conveyors. A monoblock test does not prove a labeler, packer, complete-line OEE or conditions absent from the factory.
Approve prerequisites and the test sequence
Agree sample quantities, witnesses, records, run duration and criteria in advance. Qualified supplier personnel perform prescribed dry, protective/control and wet checks under the machine instructions. Record the conditions before the measured run; do not bypass guards or improvise fault tests to obtain a video.
Reconcile good bottles, time and quality
Keep start/end counter readings, elapsed seconds, accepted bottles, rejects and a timestamped stop log on the same run ID. For an elapsed-time rate, good BPH equals accepted bottles times 3,600 divided by agreed elapsed seconds; label any running-time rate separately. Preserve fill, leakage, cap and bottle observations under the agreed methods and limits.
Close failures and identify the retest
For each failed or deferred check, retain requirement ID, expected result, observation and evidence file. Assign correction owner, date and same-basis retest. Record who decides release and any conditions; a supplier summary cannot silently close an open point. Carry site-dependent checks into the machine commissioning handover, not into a factory-performance claim.
Not suitable for
Boundaries that need a different platform or review
- Running unidentified samples or changing the method during the test
- Using a marketing video as the complete FAT record
- Inventing acceptance limits after the result is known
Inputs required
Evidence to provide before confirmation
- Approved order specification and drawing revisions
- Production-representative bottle, cap and water conditions
- Written run sequence, measurement points and acceptance criteria
- Witness, evidence, open-point and signature responsibilities
Machine function
What happens at this machine or decision boundary
- Verify prerequisites before the timed or counted run begins.
- Execute dry, wet, interface and production-representative checks in order.
- Record results, deviations, open points and any agreed retest.
Configuration decisions
Options that must appear in the proposal
- What starts and stops the measured run
- How good output, stops and rejected bottles are recorded
- Which observations require correction before release
Interface requirements
Upstream, downstream and utility handovers
- Test boundary at empty-bottle infeed and filled-bottle outfeed
- Product-water, cap supply, electrical and control conditions
- Temporary test equipment or downstream simulation stated in the record
Buyer risks
Questions to close before order
- A test method that differs from the quotation basis
- Unattributed downtime hidden inside a final average
- Shipment release with unresolved critical open points
FAT checks
How to verify the agreed basis
- Complete prerequisite and sample-identity checks.
- Record each run, interruption, observation and evidence file.
- Assign every open point an owner, due date and retest or closure method.
Quotation scope
What the commercial offer should state
- FAT location, witness route and included test time
- Sample and utility responsibility
- Measurement, report and evidence format
- Correction, retest and shipment-release conditions
Questions to settle before requesting a quote
Is a short machine-running video sufficient FAT evidence?
No. It can support the record but cannot replace sample identity, agreed criteria, counter/time readings, quality results and stop/reject logs. Remote witnesses need access to the same evidence and unresolved-item list.
Can a successful 500 ml run approve every bottle size?
No. Use an agreed format/test matrix and record which combinations were actually tested. Untested formats, change parts and output values remain separate confirmation items.
Does passing FAT replace installation checks?
No. FAT applies to the stated factory configuration and conditions. Actual utility connections, machine interfaces and installation-dependent functions still need the agreed commissioning checks at site.
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Mr Kcal
Allot Tech (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.