| Process Compatibility | Compatibility with the product, solvent, solids content, particle size, viscosity, and required filtration cycle. | The supplier should provide a documented process design covering filtration, washing, drying, cooling, and discharge conditions. | Process questionnaire, laboratory test report, pilot-test data, and a written equipment performance specification. | 15% |
| Working Volume and Capacity | Usable working volume, filter area, batch size, bulk density, and maximum cake depth. | The selected model should meet the required batch volume without relying on the vessel's gross volume as usable capacity. | Dimensioned general arrangement drawing, capacity calculation, and signed technical offer. | 10% |
| Filtration Performance | Filtration area, pressure or vacuum range, cake uniformity, filtrate clarity, and filtration time. | The supplier should state filtration pressure, vacuum level, expected cycle time, and allowable residual moisture based on the product test. | Pilot filtration results, pressure-test records, filtrate-quality data, and operating limits. | 12% |
| Drying and Cooling Control | Heating or cooling medium, temperature range, heat-transfer area, agitation, drying endpoint, and cooling uniformity. |
Temperature Control should be suitable for the product's thermal sensitivity and solvent characteristics, with calibrated measurement points. | Heat-transfer calculation, temperature mapping, control-system description, and factory acceptance test procedure. | 12% |
| Material of Construction | Wetted-part material, surface finish, corrosion resistance, gasket material, and compatibility with cleaning agents. | Material grades and internal surface-finish requirements should be specified in the purchase contract rather than described only as “stainless steel.” | Material certificates, surface-finish records, weld documentation, gasket certificates, and passivation records where applicable. | 10% |
| Pressure, Vacuum, and Safety Design | Design pressure, vacuum rating, relief protection, leak tightness, solvent containment, and hazardous-area requirements. | Pressure and vacuum limits must be stated clearly, and the equipment must comply with the destination market's pressure-vessel and electrical-safety requirements. | Design calculations, pressure-test certificates, leak-test records, relief-device data, and applicable conformity documents. | 12% |
| Automation and Data Integrity | PLC and HMI functions, recipe management, alarms, trend records, user access, audit trails, and batch reporting. | The control system should record critical process parameters such as temperature, pressure, vacuum, agitation speed, and cycle time. | Functional design specification, software backup policy, alarm list, sample batch report, and user-access matrix. | 8% |
| Manufacturing Quality System | Quality planning, incoming inspection, welding control, dimensional inspection, calibration, and nonconformance management. | A documented quality-management system and traceable inspection records should cover the complete manufacturing process. | Valid quality certification, inspection and test plan, calibration certificates, welding qualifications, and final inspection report. | 8% |
| Testing and Acceptance | Factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, performance testing, and agreed acceptance criteria. | Acceptance criteria should be measurable, including leakage, temperature control, agitation speed, cycle sequence, alarms, and documentation completeness. | Approved FAT and SAT protocols, test videos where appropriate, signed punch list, and final release documentation. | 8% |
| Documentation and Validation Support | Manuals, drawings, spare-parts lists, certificates, validation documents, and change-control procedures. | Documentation should be delivered in the required language and format before shipment or commissioning. | User manual, maintenance manual, electrical drawings, P&ID, material certificates, calibration records, and document index. | 5% |
| After-Sales Service and Spare Parts | Installation support, commissioning, operator training, response time, remote assistance, and spare-parts availability. | The contract should define service response times, warranty coverage, recommended spare parts, and responsibilities for installation and training. | Service-level agreement, warranty terms, spare-parts list, training plan, and references from comparable installations without relying on brand claims. | 5% |
| Commercial and Delivery Risk | Total cost of ownership, lead time, payment terms, export experience, packaging, installation cost, and change-order risk. | Compare equivalent technical scopes, not only the initial quotation price; include freight, commissioning, spare parts, utilities, and validation costs. | Itemized quotation, delivery schedule, Incoterms, payment milestones, packing specification, and clearly defined exclusions. | 5% |