Industry Glossary
Practical, no-jargon definitions for every term you will encounter while planning a mineral water, juice, CSD or PET blowing line.
34 essential terms
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Machinery & Equipment
BPM (Bottles Per Minute)
BPM is the standard rating unit for filling and bottling machines, the number of bottles the machine can fill per minute.
Read moreBPH (Bottles Per Hour)
BPH is BPM × 60. Used for hourly capacity planning and shift-output forecasting.
Read moreRFC Monoblock (Rinser-Filler-Capper)
A combined Rinsing, Filling, and Capping machine in a single integrated frame, the heart of any modern bottling line.
Read morePET Blow Moulding
A bottle-forming process that uses heated PET preforms expanded by high-pressure air inside a bottle-shaped mould.
Read moreIsobaric (Counter-Pressure) Filling
A pressurised filling method used for carbonated beverages where bottle and tank are equalised in pressure before filling.
Read moreAseptic Filling
Filling sterilised product into pre-sterilised bottles within a HEPA-filtered Class-100 environment, enables 12-month shelf life without preservatives.
Read morePET Preform Injection Moulding
High-cavity injection moulding of PET preforms, the upstream process to PET stretch blow moulding.
Read moreWater Treatment
Reverse Osmosis (RO)
A pressure-driven membrane filtration process that removes dissolved salts, organics, and pathogens from water.
Read moreOzonation
The use of ozone (O₃) gas to disinfect water, standard final-step disinfection in packaged drinking water plants.
Read moreUV Sterilisation
Ultraviolet light (typically 254 nm) used to inactivate microorganisms in water.
Read moreTDS (Total Dissolved Solids)
The total amount of dissolved minerals, salts, and organic matter in water, measured in ppm or mg/L.
Read moreEDI (Electro-Deionisation)
A polishing technology that uses ion-exchange resin and an electric field to produce ultra-pure water from RO permeate.
Read moreIon-Exchange Softening Resin
A polymer bead bed that exchanges hardness ions (Ca, Mg) with sodium ions, reducing water hardness as pre-treatment before RO or boilers.
Read moreGPM (Gallons Per Minute)
A flow-rate metric used for water treatment equipment sizing, particularly UV sterilisers, ozonators, and pumps.
Read moreRO Recovery (%)
The percentage of feed water that becomes permeate (purified water), the rest goes to RO reject. Typical Indian plants run 65–85% recovery.
Read morePackaging
PET Preform
A small, injection-moulded PET part that is heated and blown into a finished bottle in stretch blow moulding.
Read moreShrink Wrapping
A packaging step where a plastic film is loosely wrapped around bottles and shrunk via heat to form a tight bundle.
Read moreIV (Intrinsic Viscosity) Value
A measure of PET resin molecular weight, directly affects bottle wall thickness, drop-impact resistance, and pressure tolerance.
Read moreNeck Finish (PCO 1810 / 1881)
The standardised geometry of a PET bottle neck and corresponding closure, defines cap compatibility, preform sourcing, and capping head selection.
Read moreBOPP Labelling
Wrap-around plastic film labelling using BOPP (Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene) film with hot-melt glue.
Read moreShrink Sleeve Labelling
Full-body or neck-band PVC / PET / OPS sleeve labelling with steam or IR shrink tunnel.
Read moreTetra Pak / Aseptic Carton
A multi-layer aseptic carton-pack format using paperboard + LDPE + aluminium foil, popular for shelf-stable juice and dairy in India.
Read moreCompliance & Standards
IS 14543 (BIS Standard for Packaged Drinking Water)
The Bureau of Indian Standards specification for "Packaged Drinking Water (Other than Mineral Water)".
Read moreFSSAI License
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India license, mandatory for every packaged drinking water and beverage plant.
Read moreIS 13428 (Natural Mineral Water Standard)
The Bureau of Indian Standards specification for natural mineral water from a defined natural source, distinct from packaged drinking water (IS 14543).
Read moreHACCP (Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points)
A food-safety management system that identifies, evaluates, and controls hazards across processing, required for HORECA, institutional and export contracts.
Read moreISO 22000 / FSSC 22000
International food-safety management standards combining HACCP principles with management-system requirements, required for most beverage exports.
Read moreProcess
CIP (Clean-In-Place)
An automated cleaning protocol where cleaning solutions are circulated through process equipment without disassembly.
Read moreOEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness)
A composite metric measuring availability × performance × quality of a manufacturing line. Industry benchmark: 75-85%.
Read morePasteurisation
A controlled heat-treatment process that inactivates pathogens and spoilage organisms in beverages, typically 72–95°C for juice, 136–142°C UHT for aseptic.
Read moreSIP (Sterilise-In-Place)
A high-temperature steam or chemical sterilisation cycle run on installed equipment without disassembly, required for aseptic operations.
Read moreCarbonation
The process of dissolving CO₂ gas into a liquid under pressure, measured in volumes (vol CO₂) for CSDs, beer, and sparkling water.
Read moreCIP (Clean-In-Place)
An automated cleaning protocol where cleaning solutions are circulated through process equipment without disassembly.
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