Machine configuration
Define the empty-bottle handover before selecting a filler for an existing PET air conveyor. The supplier needs bottle-neck geometry, transfer position, reference flow and control information. This page covers the filler connection; it is not a design for the complete conveying system.
Provide the approved neck-finish drawing, support-ring dimensions, bottle weight and photos of the current guides and transfer. Include every contracted format and label unknown dimensions for measurement rather than estimating them from a photograph.
Record infeed direction, conveyor centerline and elevation at the physical handover. Include the available connection length, supports, access and nearby obstructions. Ask for a marked-up proposal showing the exact supplied and retained sections.
Request a signal list for run permission, blocked infeed, bottle shortage and fault status as applicable. State which party supplies sensors, wiring and software changes. Keep process handshakes separate from the machine's safeguarding functions.
Use representative bottles to observe entry stability, accumulation at the connection and recovery after a controlled interruption. If the actual upstream equipment is absent during FAT, record the simulated interface and carry the real connection test into site acceptance.
Ask the supplier to review the actual bottle construction and neck geometry. Do not infer compatibility from the bottle's nominal volume.
Potentially, after a dimensioned survey and a joint review of handling, supply and controls. Identify modifications separately in the quotation.
Assign one named party in the boundary drawing, including supports, guides, sensors, wiring and commissioning responsibility.
Guides
Next procurement decision
Send elevations, space, utilities, controls, surrounding equipment and the available shutdown window.