A clear RFQ makes Crescent Former quotations easier to compare and reduces engineering changes later. The checklist below focuses on the decisions a buyer should make before asking suppliers for a final technical and commercial offer.
1. Create the product design basis
List each tissue grade, basis-weight range, ply concept and converting route. Explain whether softness, bulk, strength, absorbency or machine runnability is the main priority for each product.
If product samples are available, share them as references while defining which properties must be measured. A sample alone does not replace a written specification.
2. Document furnish and water conditions
State fibre types, expected blends, refining arrangement, additives and water quality. Identify existing stock-preparation and approach-flow equipment that must remain in service.
Ask suppliers to state the furnish assumptions used for drainage, output and quality expectations.
3. Define production and reel interfaces
Connect trimmed width, basis weight, target operating speed, efficiency and output. Confirm reel diameter, core and maximum handling weight against the converting line.
Separate design limits from normal operating targets so that proposals can be compared on the same basis.
- Grade and basis-weight matrix
- Trimmed width and output target
- Operating and design speed
- Reel and core requirements
- Converter interface
4. State site utilities and responsibility
Provide electrical standards, steam conditions, water supply, compressed air, drainage and environmental constraints. For an existing site, include layout and tie-in information.
Use a responsibility matrix for civil work, utilities, installation, controls integration, commissioning and operator training.
5. Agree inspection and acceptance
Define drawing approval, manufacturing inspections, documentation and pre-shipment checks. Site acceptance should state the agreed production conditions, paper grade, furnish and measurement method.
Include initial spares and recommended maintenance items so that commissioning support continues into stable operation.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Questions buyers often ask
Why use an RFQ checklist for a tissue machine?
It gives every supplier the same design basis, exposes scope differences and reduces assumptions that can lead to later changes.
Should acceptance be based only on daily output?
No. Acceptance should also define grade, basis weight, furnish, quality requirements, utilities and the agreed measurement conditions.
What converter data should be included?
Provide allowable reel width, diameter, core size, reel weight, unwind arrangement and any paper-property requirements linked to converting.