What evidence should be agreed before acceptance testing for drum filling systems?
Before acceptance testing, agree the liquid and feed range, representative drum formats, target fill quantity and tare basis, required output, and the test method and limits. Record completed-fill results, cleaning and changeover checks, and the agreed handling of partly filled or suspect drums.
For routine production using drum filling and bulk-liquid handling, describe the realistic range and how changes in completed-fill checks and suspect-drum handling affect the result you need.
Plan drum filling systems around your product, pack range, target output, cleaning needs and finished-pack checks. Discuss a practical line concept with Lancing using representative samples. Use this guide to resolve completed-fill checks and suspect-drum handling before it limits the final system.
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Record the trial liquid and feed conditions, drum format, target quantity, tare basis, measurement method and each completed-fill result. Include the production state and any measurement limits so a later review can trace the result to the conditions tested.
For Drum Filling Systems, include normal production conditions, credible extremes, product or part variants and changes over time.
Show which settings, safeguards, maintenance tasks, decisions or required outcomes are affected by changes in completed-fill checks and suspect-drum handling.
Set the feed-pressure, temperature and liquid-condition range for the test. Record foam, splash, cut-off and lance-withdrawal observations alongside fill results so the evidence shows the conditions actually tested.
Include representative drum drawings and samples, with opening-position and height variation. Test arrival orientation, nozzle alignment, closing and full-drum transfer within the agreed scope.
Agree the target fill quantity, tare basis and acceptable limits before the test. Record the measurement method, result and response for any fill outside the agreed range.
Agree the required output, test duration and production pattern, including stops and restart checks. Use the complete agreed duty rather than a short nominal run to judge acceptance.
Include the agreed cleaning, access and changeover sequence in the test plan. Record the settings and first completed-fill checks after restart so the handover includes recovery as well as normal running.
Define which results are accepted and which require investigation. Record how partly filled or suspect drums are identified, separated from accepted output and dealt with under the agreed procedure.