| Production Capacity and Speed | 20% | Rated output, actual line speed, changeover time, and suitability for the required can and valve formats. | Factory acceptance-test records, cycle-time data, product-format list, and reference installations. | Documented performance under conditions similar to the buyer’s products, including speed at the required fill volume. |
| Filling Accuracy and Product Quality | 20% | Accuracy and repeatability of propellant and concentrate filling, crimping quality, leak control, and inspection capability. | Factory test results, calibration certificates, statistical process-control records, and sample inspection reports. | Consistent fill weights, reliable valve crimping, automated leak detection, and traceable quality records. |
| Safety and Hazardous-Area Engineering | 18% | Protection against flammable propellants, ignition sources, overpressure, static electricity, and abnormal operating conditions. | Risk assessments, equipment certificates, electrical-area classification, guarding details, and emergency-shutdown documentation. | A documented safety design aligned with applicable local regulations and hazardous-area requirements. |
| Compliance and Documentation | 15% | Regulatory support, machine documentation, validation packages, material declarations, and regional conformity requirements. | User manuals, electrical drawings, pneumatic diagrams, declarations of conformity, validation protocols, and spare-parts lists. | Complete, version-controlled documentation supplied in the buyer’s required language and format. |
| Automation and Line Integration | 10% | PLC and HMI functionality, recipe management, machine communication, data logging, and compatibility with upstream and downstream equipment. | Control-system architecture, communication protocols, sample screens, alarm lists, and integration test plans. | A clear control architecture with production data access, recipe security, and reliable line synchronization. |
| Maintenance, Training, and Service | 10% | Availability of spare parts, remote support, technician response, preventive-maintenance planning, and operator training. | Service-level agreement, spare-parts lead times, training agenda, maintenance schedule, and installed-base references. | Defined response times, accessible technical support, clear maintenance procedures, and locally available critical spares. |
| Total Cost of Ownership | 7% | Purchase price, installation, commissioning, utilities, consumables, labor requirements, maintenance, and expected downtime. | Itemized quotation, utility-consumption estimates, warranty terms, operating-cost model, and lifecycle assumptions. | Transparent pricing with a realistic lifecycle-cost calculation rather than relying only on the initial purchase price. |