Performance

Subject area: Terminology

Method sheet: Start up Protocol
Sheet no.: 1.01
Date: July 2009

This Start Up Protocol is a written declaration signed by the Supplier and the Customer which con-
firms that the Equipment (or Line) has been erected, put into work and is ready for the beginning of
the Saleable Production in accordance with the technical conditions.

Customer: Address:

Country: Line Designation:

According to the above mentioned contract, the Supplier informs you officially that the first saleable
bottle, confirmed by , was produced on .

This step permits the Supplier team to start the ramp-up of the line in order to reach the contractual
main format line efficiency.

Start up date: Product specs:

Bottle Size: Signed at On the Day of

For the customer for the supplier

Name: Name:

Function: Function:

"The information and data provided in this document are non-binding outlines of a suggested best practice by the
Association of the Beverage Machinery Industry (ABMI). It is your responsibility to assess whether it is feasible to use this
information for your own undertakings. The ABMI will not be held liable for the use of the information or data provided in
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Performance

Attendees during Start Up:

Customer

Supplier:

Start up Protocol notes:

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