Distinguish supervision from execution
Ask the supplier to describe the actual service: the equipment covered, personnel roles, expected activities, site inputs and exclusions. The buyer or local contractor may provide labor, unloading, lifting, connections and consumables even when supplier supervision is included. Record the agreed allocation instead of inferring it from the phrase installation included.
This is a purchasing checklist, not an installation method. Equipment positioning, lifting, electrical work, isolation and machine startup require qualified personnel, manufacturer instructions and the site's approved safety procedures.
| Task | Ask who provides | Completion evidence to agree |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery to the machine position | Unloading plan, suitable equipment and qualified local personnel | Delivery/condition check and approved positioning record |
| Mechanical installation | Execution labor, supervision, materials and tools | Manufacturer-required installation checks |
| Utilities and interfaces | Connection work and verification of agreed supplies | Site test records matched to the utility/interface schedule |
| Commissioning | Specialists, approved samples and operating personnel | Recorded tests, results and unresolved conditions |
| Training | Instructor, trainees, language support and time | Topics covered, attendance and remaining training needs |
| Site acceptance | Protocol, measurements and authorized review | Acceptance record or named open items with a follow-up plan |
Confirm readiness before booking the visit
Use the approved layout, utility schedule and interface drawings to check whether the site can support the agreed work. Confirm that equipment is available, necessary local work is complete, access is suitable and required samples and operators will be present. Record evidence and remaining constraints rather than accepting a general statement that the factory is ready.
The supplier should identify the service prerequisites specific to the proposed equipment. This page does not set cable sizes, lifting capacities, foundation loads, water specifications or air pressures. Those values must come from the approved engineering documents and qualified site review.
Keep commissioning separate from factory and site acceptance
Factory acceptance records describe what was tested before shipment and under which conditions. They do not demonstrate every site connection, local utility or production condition. Commissioning establishes the agreed equipment functions at the installed site; formal site acceptance uses the agreed scope, samples, conditions and criteria.
Where a test cannot be completed, state the reason, affected requirement, responsible party and next verification step. Do not convert an engineer's departure or a training attendance sheet into automatic performance acceptance. Who can approve a deviation or accept an open item must already be clear.
Resolve service costs and readiness gaps in one request
Ask which travel, accommodation, local transport, working hours, interpretation and site services are included, and how additional work is approved. Request the supplier's scheduling assumptions without treating an indicative visit duration as a guarantee. Changes should identify their effect on scope and planned attendance.
Leave an operational handover, not just a visit report
Collect the final machine references, document revisions, operating/maintenance guidance, training record, spares inventory and unresolved issues. Identify the service contact and the process for reporting a later problem. Remote access, if agreed, needs site authorization and controlled access; credentials should not be sent in an ordinary project brief.
Use the responsibility matrix for the whole equipment package and this page for site execution and handover. Allot Tech coordinates requirement and proposal clarification; the selected parties remain responsible for the engineering, installation and acceptance activities they agree to provide.
Questions to close before purchase
Does supplier installation support include local labor and utility connections?
Not automatically. Ask whether the service is supervision, execution or a specified commissioning scope, then identify who supplies local labor, qualified trades, lifting, materials, tools and connections.
What should be ready before an installation engineer travels?
Confirm the equipment-specific prerequisites against approved drawings and the utility/interface schedule, including local work, access, samples, operators and remaining constraints. Obtain the responsible parties' readiness confirmation before mobilization.
Does passing FAT mean the machine is accepted at the buyer's site?
FAT covers the recorded factory conditions and scope. Site connections, utilities and agreed installed performance may still require commissioning and site acceptance. Keep their protocols, results and open items distinct.
What you should leave with
- A task-by-task responsibility schedule
- A site-readiness gate before travel
- Separate commissioning and acceptance records
- A training and open-item handover
Continue the buyer decision workflow
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Water Bottling Machine FAT: Checklist and Test RecordsLast reviewed: 2026-09-22. Technical values and equipment availability are project-specific unless explicitly identified as catalog-reference information.