Testing and acceptance
Create an inspection plan before the water filler FAT. It should identify what counts as an accepted bottle, how each characteristic is checked and where results are recorded. A clean-looking output stream cannot establish fill accuracy, closure integrity or product-quality compliance on its own.
Machine FAT checks should match the purchase specification and approved packaging. The buyer's quality team must separately define product and regulatory release requirements. Do not treat a mechanical trial as a substitute for water-quality validation.
For every check, record the method, instrument, sample timing, acceptance limits and decision owner. Include visual condition, fill measurement, closure application and leak checks where agreed.
Link quality results to the same run period used for the output claim. Record underfill, overfill, missing or damaged closures and damaged bottles according to the agreed categories. State how reworked bottles and uninspected output are treated.
Keep individual measurements, inspection sheets, representative defect photos and the deviation register together. Record corrective action, retest conditions and release decision separately so a passed retest does not erase the original finding.
Agree the sampling plan according to the test objectives and project requirements. There is no single sample count that proves every machine, format or quality claim.
Define the rule in the technical agreement. If the requirement is accepted good output, bottles failing the agreed criteria must be accounted for separately.
No. Product-quality and regulatory release require their own approved methods and evidence under the responsible quality team's control.
Guides
Next procurement decision
Name the approved samples, test duration, good count, rejects, inspection records and open-item closure.