Factory planning for water bottling projects
A factory, not just a filling line
Plan a complete water bottling plant from raw-water treatment, bottle supply and hygienic filling through labeling, packing, factory utilities, installation and startup.
Equipment reference from the Allot Tech Beverage Bottling Catalog 2026. Final configuration follows the confirmed project brief.
Equipment configurations for your water plant
Purchased PET bottles, onsite blowing and returnable jars create different equipment and factory requirements. Choose the route that matches how your containers will reach the filling operation.
01 / Purchased bottles
Connect water treatment and storage to bottle feeding, rinsing-filling-capping, labeling and packing. Buying compatible empty bottles removes the blowing package.
Factory priority: protected empty-bottle receiving, stock and replenishment, plus a clear finished-pack route.
Choose the equipment configuration
02 / Bottles made onsite
Add preform handling, blowing, molds and bottle transfer to the selected water, filling and packing route. Include the air and cooling packages specified for the blower.
Factory priority: preform logistics, blowing utilities, heat removal and maintenance access.
Compare blowing with buying bottles
03 / Return-and-refill operation
Connect returned-jar receiving and inspection to the selected washing process, protected filling, new closures and delivery handling. Plan the available jar pool as well as the filling rate.
Factory priority: separate dirty-return and clean-container routes, washing services, drains and dispatch staging.
Plan the returnable-jar configurationImages from the Allot Tech Beverage Bottling Catalog 2026 are equipment references, not completed customer projects or fixed supply packages. Water treatment follows the source and intended product; final equipment and services follow the agreed project scope.
Starting with a smaller operation? Compare small-plant equipment and shift output → Planning more automation? Define automatic functions and line interfaces →
Discuss the route that fits your project. Email sales@allottech.com or call China +86 186 6213 1120 / US +1 818 262 0958.
Discuss My Equipment ScopeDirect answer for plant buyers
A complete water bottling plant connects raw-water treatment, treated-water storage, bottle supply, rinsing, filling, capping, labeling, coding, packing, conveyors, utilities, quality control and finished-goods flow. The correct scope depends on the water source, bottle formats, saleable demand, factory condition, destination and responsibility boundary.
Separate machinery price from freight, building, utilities, installation, startup materials, spares and working capital. Use current local inputs instead of one unsupported global price.
Open cost calculator ↗Check treatment, bottle blowing or bottle feeding, filling, labeling, coding, secondary packing, conveyors, auxiliaries, laboratory needs and critical spares.
Review machinery scope ↗Convert realistic annual sales, operating days, shifts, hours and utilization into preliminary BPH, then verify that blowing, filling, labeling and packing remain balanced.
Calculate preliminary BPH ↗Fit equipment footprints, hygienic zones, maintenance access, material flow, drainage, power, compressed air, storage, dispatch and future expansion into the actual site.
Plan floor space ↗Test saleable bottles, net selling price, variable cost, fixed operating cost, total investment and downside demand. Nameplate speed alone does not establish profitability.
Run the ROI model ↗Issue the same requirement pack to each supplier and compare scope, interfaces, services, FAT, site work, documentation, spares, acceptance and exclusions on one basis.
Compare quotations ↗Quote-ready starting point
A useful first brief states the intended product and market, source-water evidence, bottle and pack formats, saleable demand or BPH basis, and factory location or building condition. Unknown items should remain visible questions rather than invented assumptions.
Equipment references from the 2026 catalog
These catalog images help buyers connect plant-level decisions to water preparation, hygienic filling and downstream handling. Final models and interfaces remain project-specific.
Define raw-water conditions, treatment objective, storage, sanitation and utility interfaces before confirming equipment.
Review process engineering ↗
Product, bottle, cap, output, sanitation method and upstream/downstream interfaces drive the project-specific selection.
Review filling and connected machinery ↗
Labeling, secondary packing, accumulation, pallet movement and dispatch must follow the required production flow.
Review material flow ↗5 gallon / 20L lineReturnable-container washing, filling and handling
CIP systemCleaning sequence and process hygiene
Bottle unscramblerStable empty-bottle supply to the filler
RO treatment optionsConfigure treatment from actual raw-water evidence
Sleeve labelingContainer and label compatibility
Laser codingTraceable production marking
Conveying & accumulationBalance connected equipment speeds
Shrink wrappingSecondary-packaging configuration
Case packingCarton and finished-goods handling
PET blow moldingOn-site bottle production options
Pallet handlingConnect end-of-line packing to warehouse and dispatch
Complete line architectureUse actual bottle, output, packaging, building and utility inputs to establish the final configuration.
Images extracted from the Allot Tech Beverage Bottling Catalog 2026. They are representative equipment references, not a promise of the final project configuration.
Buyer guide directory
Browse budget, capacity, equipment, factory design and startup guides. Use the relevant checklist to prepare a specific plant inquiry.
Put the plant choices into numbers
Use the same production and project assumptions when comparing configurations, budgets and supplier proposals.
Convert demand by bottle size into production hours, then include format changes, cleaning and the seasonal peak.
Calculate two investment and operating-cost scenarios over one study period, with a transparent worked example.
Connect the promised format and output to test materials, counting rules, package checks and open-item decisions.
Start from the real project stage
Each stage needs a different decision, evidence set and responsibility discussion.
A market and product idea, but no final factory.
Define the plant brief → 02Land, a building, or dimensions are available.
Review site readiness → 03Supplier scope and local works need separation.
Build a scope matrix → 04Equipment arrival, tie-ins or startup must be prepared.
Open the execution path →Five connected systems
Every system has interfaces that must be assigned, sized, prepared and verified before the next project gate.
Raw water, treatment, treated-water storage and hygienic transfer.
System 02Bottle supply, filling, caps, labels, coding and packing interfaces.
System 03Power, air, water, drainage, chilled water and process services.
System 04Rooms, access, receiving, storage, maintenance and dispatch.
System 05Engineering, FAT, shipment, installation, commissioning and handover.
Two different starting conditions
Plan movement, utilities, installation access, hygiene zones, warehouse strategy and expansion before the building design freezes.
Measure the real building, utility margin, access, shutdown windows and operating constraints before adapting equipment to the site.
Project stage gates
A gate is complete when the required inputs, approvals and open items are visible to the responsible parties.
Factory project library
These pages stay at factory level: responsibility, readiness, project boundaries and operating handover.
Normalize included, optional, buyer-side and to-be-confirmed work.
Compare scope boundaries ↗EvidenceConnect signed requirements to test conditions, records and open actions.
Prepare FAT ↗BrownfieldPlan tie-ins, utility margin and shutdown windows around live operations.
Plan an expansion ↗OperationsTransfer documents, parts, operating knowledge and controlled open actions.
Plan handover ↗Budget boundarySeparate equipment, delivery, local works, utilities and startup needs.
Clarify the boundary ↗StartupMove from machine checks to integrated trials and operating evidence.
Review commissioning ↗Common planning gaps
Nameplate lists alone do not prove the generation, distribution and connection points are ready.
Check unloading, door openings, turning space, lifting, columns and floor conditions.
Real output depends on labeling, packing, accumulation and finished-goods movement.
Mark supplier, buyer and local-contractor work at every physical interface.
Approved bottles, caps, labels, film and product inputs are needed for meaningful integrated tests.
Define acceptance records, open actions, manuals, training and spare-parts identification.
A traceable project communication entry point
China-based coordination for beverage-equipment project clarification, manufacturing-resource communication, quotation preparation and follow-through within the confirmed order scope.
Defines product, market, site, utilities and business requirements.
Clarifies the brief and coordinates international project communication.
Confirms engineering, manufacture, testing and the agreed service scope.
Turn site facts into a plant brief