Built for the way your line actually runs.
A small-footprint captive plant for hotels, hospital groups, universities, corporate campuses and religious trusts, producing branded 500ml / 1L bottles and 20L jars for internal consumption.
Any institution consuming more than roughly 2,000 bottles a day is usually better off producing than purchasing. The economics are straightforward — you replace a per-bottle purchase price with a per-bottle production cost, and you gain a branded touchpoint. The engineering is deliberately conservative: this plant is designed to be run by facilities staff, not a dedicated production crew, so it uses simple gravity filling, generous over-sizing on the RO, single-button CIP, and an alarm-first HMI. We also handle the part institutions consistently underestimate — the BIS licence, the QC lab and the daily test records, which are mandatory even when you are not selling the water commercially.
Who this configuration suits.
Get a detailed quote for the Captive Institutional Plant.
Layout drawing, utility schedule, BIS / FSSAI checklist, itemised quotation in 24 hours.
Everything we ship with this plant.
Standard turnkey scope. Optional add-ons quoted on request.
Specs at a glance.
| Output | 24 BPM (1,440 BPH) |
| Typical daily output | 8,000–12,000 bottles (single shift) |
| Bottle sizes | 250ml, 500ml, 1L + optional 20L jar |
| Power load | 18–24 kW |
| Footprint | 1,200–1,800 sq.ft. |
| Manpower | 3–4 (facilities staff, part shift) |
| Operation | Alarm-first HMI, single-button CIP |
| Compliance | BIS IS 14543 + FSSAI (mandatory even for captive use) |
Price on Request.
Every plant is quoted against your capacity, feedwater analysis, plot and product mix. Send us those and you get an itemised proposal within 24 hours.
Output, degree of automation and whether you need redundancy on critical stations.
A high-TDS, iron-heavy or seasonal input changes the treatment train and its cost materially.
Machinery only, or turnkey with civil drawings, utilities, commissioning and BIS / FSSAI documentation.
Number of SKUs, bottle sizes and how fast you need to switch between them.
Common questions.
Do I need a BIS licence if I am not selling the water?+
Yes. Bottling packaged drinking water requires BIS certification and an FSSAI licence regardless of whether it is sold or supplied free. Captive plants are inspected on the same basis as commercial ones.
How many bottles a day justify a captive plant?+
As a rule of thumb, above roughly 2,000 bottles a day the production cost per bottle drops far enough below purchase price that payback lands inside 18–30 months. Below that, buying usually still wins.
