What should a bottle washer site survey include?
A bottle washer site survey should record the machine location, infeed and outfeed route, available footprint, access for operators and maintenance, water supply, drainage, compressed air, electrical supply, extraction or ventilation needs where relevant, floor condition, door access and the relationship with the filler, capper, labeller and conveyors.
- Bottle drawings and target output
- Available water supply, pressure and treatment route
- Drain point, solids interception and trade-effluent route
- Electrical supply, isolator location and compressed-air availability
- Conveyor height, direction, accumulation and reject route
- Operator side, guarding interface and cleaning access
Which utilities should be confirmed before a bottle washer quote?
Utilities should be confirmed as site facts rather than assumed from a generic machine description. Power, water, air, drainage and any heating or chemical-dosing requirements depend on the selected route, bottle condition and options, so Lancing needs the actual services available at the intended position.
- Voltage and phase available at the machine position
- Water source and any treatment or filtration already installed
- Drain capacity and whether wastewater is likely to be trade effluent
- Compressed-air pressure and quality if drying or pneumatic functions are required
- Space for chemical storage or dosing only where the process requires it
How should the installation boundary be written?
The installation boundary should state who is responsible for conveyors, utilities, drainage, guarding interfaces, lifting, electrical connection, commissioning support, samples, cleaning chemicals and acceptance testing. Clear boundaries reduce late cost changes and make the FAT or site acceptance test easier to interpret.
- What Lancing supplies
- What the site supplies
- What existing equipment must interface
- Who confirms chemistry, safety and trade-effluent permissions
- How the machine will be unloaded, positioned and serviced