The PET route changes significantly depending on whether bottles are purchased or blown in the factory. Bottle design, neck finish, temperature and pressure suitability affect the entire equipment chain.
A preliminary route may include preform handling and blow molding or bottle receiving, bottle unscrambling, air conveying, rinsing-filling-capping, cap feeding, inspection, labeling, coding, conveying and packing.
Blowing, air conveying, rinsing, filling, capping, labeling and packing must use the same controlled PET package.
| Decision | Confirm | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bottle source | Purchased bottles or in-house blowing | Bottle/preform drawings and samples |
| Neck and cap | Controlled neck finish and closure | One approved drawing revision |
| Bottle behavior | Weight, stiffness and temperature/pressure duty | Handling and filling trial |
| Format range | Every bottle, label and pack | Change-part and changeover matrix |
The bottle-source choice changes storage, air conveying, utilities, quality responsibility and the interface presented to the rinser-filler-capper.
| Decision | Purchased empty bottles | In-house blowing | Evidence to compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Container supply | Receiving, storage and unscrambling | Preform handling, blowing and air conveying | Approved bottle/preform drawings and samples |
| Factory demand | Warehouse and internal transport space | Blower, compressor/cooling interfaces and maintenance access | Scaled layout and point-of-use utilities |
| Quality ownership | Incoming bottle inspection and supplier control | Preform, heating, blowing and bottle inspection control | Defect criteria and release plan |
| Format change | Bottle family and unscrambler guides | Molds, neck parts, recipes and air-conveyor compatibility | SKU/change-parts matrix |
| Filler handoff | Stable bottle orientation and pitch | Neck-handled bottle transfer at agreed condition | Interface height, direction, rate and accumulation |
Decision boundary: The comparison is equipment-specific; it is not a complete factory investment or bottle-manufacturing business case.
This choice changes factory space, high-pressure air, cooling, molds, preform logistics, bottle buffer strategy and investment scope.
A water bottle is not automatically suitable for hot fill or carbonated beverage pressure. Bottle and closure approval belong in the project basis.
Guide rails, transfer, accumulation, labeling and packing must keep unstable bottles controlled without excessive pressure or scuffing.
Every equipment decision has an upstream condition, a current function and a downstream handoff.
Approved preforms, bottles and closures with the required utilities.
Orient or form, convey, rinse, fill and cap.
Inspect, label, code, accumulate and pack stable bottles.
The supplied Allot Tech 2026 catalog supports named equipment groups such as water treatment, beverage preparation, CIP, bottle handling, filling platforms, labeling, conveying and secondary packaging. It does not make every module mandatory for every project.
Company identity, contact route, named equipment categories and catalog reference flows.
Application routes and model-family context from the supplied catalog.
Output, power, dimensions, materials, components, process conditions, availability, price and service scope.
Invented performance, price, certifications, projects, reviews, factory claims or guarantees.
These answers frame the equipment decision. The final process and equipment remain project-specific.
No. It is not required when approved empty bottles are purchased and supplied reliably.
Not automatically. Product temperature, pressure, handling and shelf-life requirements must be confirmed.