Suitable for
Projects that match this page decision
- PET bottled still-water projects preparing a machine quotation
- Buyers comparing a machine-only or machine-plus-interface scope
- Engineering and purchasing teams using one controlled requirement
Technical buying decision / machine-specific evidence
Water Filling Machine RFQ Template
Prepare a comparable quotation request for a PET still-water filling machine. Copy or download the six-part invitation, mark unknowns and request evidence with the price.
Answer first
Send the destination, bottle and cap drawings or samples, still-water product details, required good bottles per hour for each format, and the machine supply boundary. Ask the supplier to state assumptions, exclusions and evidence for the proposed configuration.
Copy this supplier invitation
Preliminary enquiry only, not an approved specification or purchase order. Replace every [To confirm] before issuing, or identify it explicitly as an open point. Review the supplier's assumptions before accepting a quotation.
Project and revision
Please quote a PET still-water filling machine. Project, destination, enquiry revision and requested reply date: [To confirm]. List the documents used for your proposal.
Bottles and caps
Bottle volumes, drawings/revisions, neck and support-ring dimensions, cap drawings and available samples: [To confirm]. Identify change parts and unresolved compatibility checks for each format.
Product and output
Water characteristics, filling temperature, required good bottles/hour by format and operating hours: [To confirm]. State the bottle basis, test conditions and any limitations behind each proposed output.
Supply boundary and interfaces
Machine, air conveyor, outfeed conveyor, cap feed, water tank/pump, piping, power and layout responsibilities: [To confirm]. Mark included, excluded and buyer-supplied items separately.
Required supplier reply
Provide proposed model/configuration, format-specific output basis, utility requirements, included equipment, exclusions and deviations. Attach relevant drawings and identify evidence still required. Do not assume unspecified requirements are approved.
Acceptance and commercial open points
Propose FAT checks and acceptance criteria for agreement. State delivery milestones, installation, training, spares, warranty and payment/delivery terms. Buyer requirements and unresolved items: [To confirm].
Not suitable for
Boundaries that need a different platform or review
- Carbonated, hot-fill, glass, can or 5-gallon returnable-container platforms
- Selecting equipment from a keyword or nominal model alone
- Treating a reference value as a final project guarantee
Inputs required
Evidence to provide before confirmation
- Approved bottle drawing, sample, neck finish and cap evidence
- Required saleable output, operating hours and reference format
- Existing equipment, utilities, line direction, space and destination
Machine function
What happens at this machine or decision boundary
- Issue a comparable request for quotation with bottle, cap, BPH, scope, utilities, FAT and commercial boundaries.
- The project team converts the evidence into a defined machine and interface boundary.
- The confirmed requirement becomes the basis for proposal, drawing review and FAT.
Configuration decisions
Options that must appear in the proposal
- Reference machine configuration and rated-output basis
- Included adjustments, change parts, controls and documentation
- Buyer and supplier responsibility at every handover
Interface requirements
Upstream, downstream and utility handovers
- Empty-bottle infeed and approved transfer elevation
- Treated product-water, electrical and control boundary
- Filled-bottle outfeed and downstream accumulation responsibility
Buyer risks
Questions to close before order
- Missing revision control for bottle, cap or layout information
- Comparing proposals built on different output or scope assumptions
- Approving shipment without measurable acceptance evidence
FAT checks
How to verify the agreed basis
- Use approved production-representative bottle and cap samples.
- Record output, stops, transfer, fill level, leakage and capping observations.
- Track alarms, interfaces, parts, documents and open points before release.
Quotation scope
What the commercial offer should state
- Named machine configuration and reference basis
- Included interfaces, change parts, spares and documents
- FAT, installation, shipping, exclusions and confirmation items
Questions to settle before requesting a quote
What information should a water filling machine RFQ include?
Send the destination, bottle and cap drawings or samples, still-water product details, required good bottles per hour for each format, and the machine supply boundary. Ask the supplier to state assumptions, exclusions and evidence for the proposed configuration.
Can I request a quotation before bottle drawings or the layout are final?
Yes, for preliminary evaluation. Mark missing drawings, samples, layout and utility data as unconfirmed. Request a list of assumptions and hold points. Do not treat a budget quotation as approved bottle compatibility, guaranteed output or a final technical specification.
How can I make different suppliers' RFQ replies comparable?
Issue the same revision and format list to each supplier. Require a separate reply for included equipment, output basis, utilities, acceptance tests, exclusions and commercial terms. Resolve deviations before comparing totals; a lower total may omit necessary scope.
Related decision
Buying Guide
Compare machine quotations using one bottle, cap and output brief. Separate missing scope, technical deviations and buyer-supplied items before comparing prices.
Allot Tech / filling-machine-rfq-template
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.
Mr Kcal
Allot Tech (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.