For a bottle blowing quotation, approve the proposed preform and finished bottle as a pair. Send their drawings, material specifications and representative samples together with the closure and intended filling application. A target bottle volume and a requested machine output are not a complete packaging specification.
Jiangsu ASG Packaging Machinery Group lists both SY series linear and MX series rotary bottle blowing machines. Its MX description identifies a blowing machine, heating oven, automatic conveyor, electrical controls and compressed-air system. These catalogue descriptions are a starting point for assessment; they do not confirm that a particular preform, bottle or existing mould is compatible.
Source: ASG linear bottle blowing machine
Source: ASG rotary bottle blowing machine
Create one approval sheet for each bottle format
Give every proposed bottle a format reference and drawing revision. Attach the preform drawing and weight, neck-finish and closure specifications, bottle dimensions, material information and intended contents. Identify which formats already exist and which are new designs. Ask the supplier to confirm the exact preform–bottle combinations included in the proposal, rather than treating approval of one sample as approval of the whole range.
Separate packaging design choices from machine selection
If you want one preform to serve several bottles, list every proposed pairing for review. If you are considering different preform weights or bottle shapes, request a separate assessment for each option. Agree which options need design work, new tooling or further trials before comparing quotations. A lower preform weight should be evaluated against the agreed bottle requirements, not accepted as an automatic improvement.
Make moulds and format parts explicit
List the moulds and format parts included for each bottle. For existing moulds, provide drawings and ask for a documented compatibility review; do not assume that a mould can transfer between machines. Clarify ownership of the approved drawings, the parts needed for later formats and the procedure for changing between the quoted formats. Include these items in the scope before comparing the base machine price.
Approve samples against the intended application
Ask for a written sample-approval plan stating the preform batch, bottle drawing revision and assessment conditions. Define the agreed checks for dimensions, neck and closure fit, appearance, stability and any application-specific tests. Record the approved reference samples and who accepts them. Keep development samples and production acceptance separate: an attractive empty bottle is not, by itself, evidence of performance throughout your filling and packing process.
Check the handover to filling and packaging
Give the blowing-equipment supplier the intended beverage and filling conditions, plus the drawings and operating requirements of existing bottle handling, filling, capping, labeling and packing equipment. Ask which interfaces will be checked with the approved bottle. ASG separately lists non-carbonated drinking-water filling equipment; that listing does not establish suitability for every beverage or container. Assess the actual application and the complete handover.
Source: ASG bottled drinking water filling equipment
Tie output and utilities to the approved format
Request the proposed output and utility schedule for each agreed preform–bottle pairing, with the operating conditions and measurement boundary stated. Clarify the included compressed-air, cooling, electrical and material-handling scope, as applicable. Ask how startup, rejects and format changes are treated during acceptance. Compare offers using the same bottle and test conditions, rather than assuming a catalogue output applies to every format.
Send this package with your enquiry
- Format register: bottle references, drawing revisions, dimensions, intended contents and filling application.
- Packaging evidence: preform and bottle drawings, preform weights, material specifications, closure details and representative samples.
- Production plan: required output by format, batch sizes, operating schedule and expected format changes.
- Equipment boundary: new or existing moulds, format parts, factory layout, available utilities and downstream interfaces.
- Approval plan: sample checks, application-specific tests, agreed acceptance conditions and documents required before production approval.
Send ASG the format register and sample information to request a configuration-specific proposal. Use the equipment and solution pages below to identify the blowing and filling stages that need assessment. Keep unconfirmed packaging options clearly marked until their drawings, samples and acceptance conditions have been agreed.