01 Answer first
What should a water bottling line FAT prove?
FAT should collect the evidence defined in the confirmed protocol: document status, visible build, dry functions, applicable wet trials, bottle and pack handling, safety, deviations and open actions. It is not a generic promise of final site performance.
02 Where it fits
Position in the project journey
Pre-shipment acceptance - after manufacturing and before export packing.
03 Buyer inputs
What the buyer should prepare
- Approved products, bottles, caps, labels and packing materials
- Witness points and acceptance protocol
- Required documents and inspection evidence
- Named attendees and decision authority
04 Allot Tech and manufacturing-resource inputs
What should be clarified or provided
- Machine readiness and safe test setup
- Specifications, drawings, component list and manuals for review
- Dry-run and applicable wet-run procedure
- Open-issue log and disposition evidence
Allot Tech coordinates requirement, quotation and project communication. Detailed engineering, manufacture, testing, documentation and confirmed service are performed by selected manufacturing resources according to the signed scope.
05 Technical scope
Questions and work to control
Agree the Test Basis in Advance
The protocol should state equipment covered, test materials, utilities, operating conditions, inspection points, records, acceptance criteria, and any functions that can only be verified at site.
Record Results and Open Items
Observations, deviations, corrective actions, retest needs, and items deferred to commissioning should be documented so release decisions are based on a common record.
- Scope and preconditions for the test
- Agreed functional and documentation checks
- Disposition of open or site-dependent items
06 Responsibility
Assign the owner before the work is due
Land, building and civil work, permits, import and customs, local taxes, site utilities, unloading, lifting, local labor, travel support and commissioning materials are not automatically included. Confirm every responsibility before order.
07 Common risks
What commonly creates avoidable uncertainty
- Testing starts without approved materials or a written protocol
- A machine-level run is mistaken for an integrated line test
- Open actions are not assigned or connected to shipment release
08 Acceptance or completion
How to know the stage is complete
Results, deviations and open actions are recorded against the confirmed FAT protocol, with a clear disposition for packing and shipment.
09 Required documents
Records that support the decision
- Confirmed FAT protocol
- Inspection and test records
- Document review register
- Open-item list and FAT sign-off
10 Next project step
Put this stage into your project brief
Share the information already available and mark what is still unknown. Allot Tech can use the same brief to coordinate a project-specific discussion with suitable manufacturing resources.
Request Turnkey Project Review
Turnkey scope is project-specific and is defined by the signed technical and commercial agreement.