In brief

Specify the snack and its condition on arrival, target bag weight, proposed film and finished bag size. Describe transfer points, output needed over a normal run, flavour or format changes and the checks that make a bag acceptable.

Separate confirmed facts from trial questions. Send representative product and packs, agree how to measure weight, breakage, mix or seal condition, and record who can sign off the finished bags.

On the production floor

Describe what the complete process needs to achieve — Snack Packing Machines

Give the reviewer a product sample, its target pack weight and the bag or film you intend to use. Note which production figures are measurements, which are targets and which still need a trial.

Discuss your application
Your checklist

Application, operation and results

Product, part or pack

Operation and interfaces

Results and support

Write measurable requirements

For Snack Packing Machines, turn each checklist item into a range and a test

Requirement

State what makes an acceptable bag for each snack and target weight. Name the person who can agree the product-condition, weight and sealing checks.

Range

List the smallest and largest intended packs, representative film and the product most sensitive to breakage. Mark which values come from existing production and which still need a sample trial.

Check

Describe the trial run, the samples to retain and how the team will check the first bags after a stop or changeover. Include accepted output as well as bags set aside.

For snack packing machines, use “shall” only for a requirement that can be demonstrated. Keep preferences, assumptions, provisional line connections and future options clearly separate.

Connected responsibilities

Be clear about what sits around your snack packing machines

Your final snack packing machines scope must also account for cleaning, access and changeover method, finished-pack checks and reject handling, current regulations and the conditions at your site.