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Machinery Required for a Mineral Water Plant

What Machinery is Required for a Mineral Water Plant ?

Machinery for Mineral Water Plant

Mineral Water Plant Machinery can be divided into 4 major sections 

Sr NoSection NamePurposeMachinery Involved
1Water TreatmentTreatment & Purification of the Raw (Source) Water to the desired level of PurityPre Filtration, RO Membrane & Final Filtration, Post Filtration
2Bottling & PackagingPackaging the Processed Water into the Containers like Bottles, Jars etc.Blowing Set-up, Filling Machines, Labeling Machine, Batch Coding, Shrink Packing, Box Taping Machinery
3LaboratoryMaintaining the Quality and compliance as per the B.I.S. rulesMicrobiological & Chemical Lab Setup as per the B.I.S. Requirement
4UtilitiesRunning the Plant & MachineryElectricity, Generators, Compressors etc.

Let’s discuss these Sections one by one :-

Water Treatment Section :

Water Treatment Section is meant for Conversion of your Raw Water (Source Water) into the desired level of purity you want. Typically, an entrepreneur has some kind of imagination in his mind, as to what will be his water be like. Will it be those average cost waters like Bisleri /Kinley /Aquafina , or higher value Mineral Waters like like Himalaya/Qua/Veen ?any purity of his choice. One thing he or she should not forget, that there should be some purity measure & taste as well. For example, if he/she wants a 75 TDS water, the water treatment section will house all the machinery needed to produce it from the raw water available. Unless you are looking for a Packaged Natural Mineral Water Plant, the machinery will be same as explained below. For reading regarding the water source, I suggest you to kindly read an other article on this . Typically, the machinery are :-

  • Pre Treatment Section Sand,Carbon, Micro Filters :- To filter out physical impurities
  • RO Membrane Filter :- To filter water to the finest level by removing the TDS (Dissolved Solids) in case of Packaged Drinking Water. This will be replaced by the UF (Ultrafiltration Membrane) in case of Packaged Natural Mineral Water)
  • Post Filtration :- To make the water blend as you require, will consist of Added Minerals Section, UV and Ozonation. However, in case of Packaged Natural Mineral Water, it doesn’t have the “Added Minerals” section.

Filling & Packing Machines

Typically, this Section consists of the following machinery :-

  • Bottle Blowing Machinery Setup :- To Make your Bottle Yourself #
  • Bottle , Jar, Pouches Filling Machine : Rinsing, Filling & Capping Machinery 
  • Batch Coding Machine
  • Labeling Machine :- Shrink or BOPP Labeling
  • Boxing or Shrink Wrapping Machine :- Final Packaging Machinery

(Why a mineral water producer needs to make his own bottle ,when similar pharma producers are procuring from outside ? :- We cover this specially in our training)

Laboratories

There is a governing body in India for monitoring strict quality control of the produced water. It is called the B.I.S. which issues the ISI License to the Bottled Water Plants in India , which are called the “Packaged Drinking Water Plants” and “Packaged Natural Mineral Water Plants“. BIS Standards for the both of them are IS-14543 & IS-13428 respectively. During our Live Training, we do a brainstorming session on What is Mineral Water, and What is Packaged Drinking Water & explain that conceptually. You may listen to this Audio recorded during a training session we conducted very recently :-

 

As per their rules and regulations, every packaging must go under certain processes & there is a test norm set for every produce.

Some of the tests are to be carried out daily, while some are weekly & monthly. As a Plant owner, you are required to keep a record of every test, and submit the same to the B.I.S as per their stipulated schedule. To major kind of tests needed : Chemical & Microbial. For both of these, 2 separate labs need to be setup within the premises with 2 separate chemists appointed permanently. 

As a business owner, you need to hire right consultants for this project, who will take care to educate you and your staff members about this aspect. During our training, we conduct a small session which highlights on how to use the BIS site & also give you the major documents pertaining to the same.

As a Consultant, we also take care to train your chemists for proper operation, query handling during the BIS visit & various such aspects. For labs, 2 major Labs need to be setup :-

  • Chemical Lab
  • Microbiological Lab

Utilities

Utilities are the equipments which are required not directly, but indirectly for the production. They typically include :-

  • Compressors
  • Electrical Installation
  • Air Conditioners
  • Generators

(You can refer to my old (2014) upload on Slideshare to get more details of the machinery, however, recommend you to attend our training session to stay current)

Where do you get the machinery from ?

There are huge number suppliers for machinery. If you just Google on this or visit Indiamart, Trade India or Alibaba.com, you will find them. The internet has advanced so much that, you can even get completely filtered information as to what price one is selling at and you can also prioritize them, shortlist them. Still, the problem remains. Whom to go to ! 

The problem with the Industrial Directories on Internet 

Mineral Water Plant Suppliers

One gets more & more confused with more & more information available to them. Because there are huge number of listings, some on the upper portion, some on lower. And it’s not a secret that these companies (the listing directories) push those who pay them more. This is not a qualititive process at all. The directory companies do a lot of promotion, paid ads on Google, do smart SEO & become visible. But this does not assure you are going to a right supplier.

Mineral Water Plant Machinery Search on Google

Google also can’t be an assured source 

Agreed, Google doesn’t push those who just pay them more; there is a qualititive process even when you advertise with google on paid basis; still it qualifies only to get proper information. In other words, if you learn the smart techniques of Google Ads, or hire a smart person, you can also be on top. Google is concerned with the information which YOU provide them. And then they compare with others who also might be doing those exact things you are doing to win the top spot. And then Google does the Bidding system. This is good. For Google. This need not be the best thing for an entrepreneur willing to start his Mineral Water Plant, and looking for a Machinery supplier.

Machinery Supplier referred by a friend

This looks like a better choice compared to the above ones. Still, I suggest you should look at the market for better options. Who knows, you will spot someone better , suiting to your requirements, may be little more economical, and having a better rapport with you ! Worse comes to worst, you can always negotiate better with the referred supplier if you are ready with your market study of other suppliers.

Do Your Own Study First & Then Find Suppliers 

The very 1st step in this is Knowing exactly what you need. Here you need to to know what will be the Market Demand, How much is the competition, your proposed Business Plan etc. Once this is done, you need to make a tentative Production Plan , and make a complete list of machinery required. Then you can ask for the machinery suiting to your requirement. From various suppliers and make your comparisons, and take a conscious decision about the suppliers for your Mineral water Project. 

During our Live Training Sessions, we conduct special sessions on 

  • How to decide your Product Mix by doing a Market Survey
  • How to design your Mineral Water Plant 
  • How to specify Machinery to suppliers
  • How to do smart marketing to outcast the competition

Mineral Water Plant Machinery Designing Activity

You can refer to the Details of the Live Training.

Once you are through with your own study, you are clear with what you want. This is the starting point of everything to go right. You can assume you are on your path to appoint RIGHT suppliers for your plant.Even we also help you in this. We also consult the entrepreneurs to find out the best suppliers. 

Attend our next Live Training Session !

 

 

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Mineral Water Business

Mineral Water Plant Business Plan

What Is A Business Plan ?

It’s just like a Roadmap towards achievement of certain Goals decided. A Plan might consist of several steps one needs to take in the process of achievement of that. It is just like getting to a place with a pre decided route & means.

Is This Applicable to A Mineral Water Business ?

Mineral Water Busines Plan Expert Mr Biman Gandhi
Mr Biman Gandhi , Professional Business Coach

For that matter, it’s applicable to all businesses, not just Mineral Water Business. Recently during our Mineral Water Plant Training, we requested a Professional Business Coach, Mr. Biman Gandhi to conduct a small Session on this subject to guide our participants. Post the training, we also interviewed him.

Here is the Audio Recording of the same :-

The Summarized Text Version of the Interview :-

#Business is not an easy occupation. A well-written business plan is inevitable when you intend to do a business

#Doing business is a Serious Business

#The GPS analogy and how it is useful when it comes to write down the business plan.

#Business Plan helps you to convert individual desires into a vision that is inclusive for all. A vision invariably talks not just about profit, but also the People and the Plant.

Various components of Business Plan such as

• Executive Summary, Vision, Mission and Purpose of a business.
• Financial Consideration
• Business Model, Marketing and Services
• Branding, Promotion
• Compliance, Statutory Requirements, Norms, Standards – Due diligence
• Plant and Machinery Costs, Profit Margin, Expenses
• Availability of human and non-human resources, the location of the business
No amount of planning or the best of the best plan ever give you a guarantee to be a success. But if you dive into a highly comptetitive business like a Mineral Water Business ; without business plan definitely is surety to failure.

#The growth rate of the Mineral Water Business is phenomenal in India – It is growing at a rate of 25% every year.

#A well-written business plan is a roadmap and it serves as the guide. It keeps you on track, it compels you to set the priorities, it guides to you take informed decisions and make right choices, It makes you more sincere about your objectives.

#It is advisable to take an “External Help” such as Business Coach or Consultant. Because writing the business plan is not about just fitting the content under various sections of a business template that you might grab from internet

Making a Business Plan is the 1st major step

Once you create a Business Plan, you are actually defining the What , When, How for your Ideas to come into objects. “Why” is the Vision, Mission. Not that they are not there, but a Business Plan demands that to be defined properly.

Why It is Necessary for a Mineral Water Business to have a Detailed Plan ..

The Mineral Water Business, which really started booming up in India from 2003. It is split between the 3 national brands and the others. The others are the local brands, some really are “Brands” though local and others are just some names, not brands. 

With the emergence of Totally Digitized economy, from 2016, the market actually started taking a different direction & shape. It’s not possible to operate with the “Without bill” mentality. Meanwhile, everyone is venturing into this ever growing market. Hence the competition is severe. To really survive, you need to work with a strategy. This demands all things to be put on a paper, in advance. Hence this demands a perfect Busines Plan to be in place. 

Get Your Vague Ideas Clear by Attending an Idea to Actualization Training, Decide Your Business Model. We recommend Hiring a Business Coach (Get 1st FREE Consultation from Mr Gandhi, absolutely Free). Fill Up the Form on Contact Us Page.  

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Mineral Water Business Mineral Water Business Profit

Is Mineral Water Business Profitable

Mineral Water Distribution in India

Profitability of a Mineral Water Plant

All the time, we call it “Mineral Water Plant”, it is actually “Packaged Drinking Water” most of the times. As there are many major differences between these two. There is a regulating body, the B.I.S., which controls & monitors the quality of the water produced from every plant in India. You will the I.S.I. Mark mentioned on every bottle in India. Report to the BIS, if you find this mark not visible on a bottle.

Major Update : ISI License is optional now. 

There is a difference between a Mineral Water Plant & a Packaged Drinking Plant as far as the profitability is concerned, as the end prices vary. If we talk about the B.I.S. context, there are currently appx 35 Plants  which produce and sell “Packaged Natural Mineral Water” and over 6,000 plants for “Packaged Drinking Water”. The selling rates differ. For this article, and as a general guideline, we shall talk on “Packaged Drinking Water”.

The M.R.P. for Packaged Drinking Water 

Currently, Packaged Drinking Water is sold at Rs.20/- average all over India.(Changed to Rs. 18 by Bisleri as GST reduced- Oct ’25 ) This price is the M.R.P. Maximum Retail Price.It includes all costs involved till it reaches the Consumer. Figure below explains The costs involved :-Mineral Water Distribution in India

The Figure explains Mineral Water Distribution in India. Kindly note that, the cost is different for each point. The M.R.P. is at the Point of Sale. The Price to a Super Stockist (Usually for a city) , is decided by the producer, the plant owner. Even the End Price, the M.R.P. is also decided by the producer, the plant owner. The Super Stockist decides the price to the local area distributors. D2C is “Direct to Consumer“, which is also gaining momentum now, where the producer omits all the other stpes and sells to the consumer directly. We explain this under a special session in our training, called “Smart Marketing”. 

M.R.P. defines your gross earning per bottle, not your R.O.I.

To prepare your business strategy, the M.R.P. can be indicative; but don’t commit a mistake to calculate your earning , R.O.I. straight from that. On the outset, Mineral Water Business IS profitable, as there is a growing demand of “Pure Water”; you don’t need to be an expert to know this. But to make Your Mineral Water Business profitable, you need to draw a perfect business strategy & planning suitable for Your Business. You can read a special article we have written on Mineral Water Profit Margin for details. 

#Listen to the Audio Interview of a Business Coach who has shared his views on how to create your Business Plans.

Should You Go for Mineral Water Business ?

If you think that there is enough opportunity in the Mineral Water Business, you are right. You should go for a Mineral Water Business. And that too, with proper and a professional way, without repeating the mistakes which the failed entrepreneurs have made in past. Let’s take those as reference examples & create a very profitable Mineral Water Business.

(You can also look at some discussion going on this subject on Quora as well)

Where to Begin ?

Why not start by learning the basics of the business from the people who have already had an experience of more than 15 years in the field, and who are keen to create Successful Mineral Water Businesses ? Yes, at Mineral Water Project Information, we focus on creating Successful Mineral Water Entrepreneurs through Training Sessions by educating them on various aspects like :-

  • Why Mineral Water Business, Opportunities, Challenges
  • Type of Business Models, Attributes of each Model : Own Produce, Distributor, Franchise, Third Party etc.
  • Profit Margin & Comparison across major models
  • How to Define Machinery to Suppliers & Decide Specifications
  • How Can You be different by Smart Marketing Techniques

A little about Us …

We have been doing this from 2015, and going deeper and deeper now. You can watch a video on the history of the trainings, read the About Us section, on who we are, and read Reviews from the past attendees. And can still shoot questions or comments. You can always write to us through the Contact Us Page

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Raw Water Required for a Mineral Water Plant

How Much Raw Water is Required for a Bottled Water Plant in India Daily

Mineral Water vs Packaged Drinking Water

As you might be aware that Bottled Water Plants in India are either Packaged Natural Mineral Water Plants or Packaged Drinking Water Plants. These names are defined by the B.I.S. [The Bureau of Indian Standards], which is the govt body in India to monitor the quality of the Drinking Water sold in Bottles in India. There are quality standards defined by the B.I.S. and these standards are also numbered.  The Packaged Natural Mineral Water bears IS 13428 and Packaged Drinking Water bears IS 14543 as their standard numbers.In India, you find Packaged Natural Mineral Water 22 plants as on date. And the remaining (5500 +) are “Packaged Drinking Water Plants” 

The Principle Difference

In principle, the difference is in the quality of the raw water. If the raw water has the same qualities defined by the B.I.S. as the Packaged Natural Mineral Water, then it will be Packaged Natural Mineral Water IS-13428, otherwise, needs to be treated using the R.O. Technology (Reverse Osmosis) to purify the Raw Water & produce the final drinking water the Packaged Drinking Water IS-14543. During this process it rejects certain amount of water. Effectively,there is a difference between the Raw Water Extracted from ground and the Pure Water Produced. Hence, the calculation of Raw Water for Mineral Water Plant becomes a fundamentally important thing here.

Before going further, a quick explanation of the rejects

The rejects are the impurities filtered out from the plant, in form of Reject Water. The reject water can be used for gardening, sanitation etc. 

How much is the difference ?

The difference depends upon the quality of the Raw water for mineral water plant. More precisely : How much impurity the raw water contains. To know the impurity of Raw Water, it needs to get tested from a laboratory. Once the report is available, we can know how much water can be used & how much will be thrown out. The difference depends upon the Raw Water Report. (Actually you just require a simple TDS meter to know how much water you can use & how much to reject.)

Is it necessary to know this ?

Yes. It is necessary for you to understand this thoroughly. As Business Owner, it is not expected from you that you should know the operational details. You are expected to hire proper, able persons on this job. Still, you should know why you need them & the basics of Raw Water to Pure Water.

Another reason why you need to know this is : You should be able to specify the exact Water Treatment Plant Capacity for your Mineral Water Plant. Usually, these water treatment systems are specified in terms of LPH (Ltrs Per Hour). Once you are aware of how much water you are going to produce daily, it’s very easy to calculate the hourly requirement. 

Give Exact Specifications for Water Treatment Plant & Other Machines too !

Once you know your own exact requirement, you can specify to suppliers correctly and hence you are likely to get more correct quotes from suppliers from websites like Indiamart, TradeIndia, Alibaba, etc. Define your search properly, compare various suppliers & get your best offer from them. Define your filters properly & call exact suppliers, compare them.

Mineral Water Plant Suppliers selection Criteria

How to Appoint the best supplier ?

This is very relevant, but go with the experienced in the field. Usually , people don’t do proper pre research & we have observed after doing over 150 installations that those who fail, do not get proper information. We have designed our Live Training syllabus to keep your mistakes to minimum. The intro session itself starts with this. Here’s a screenshot of the session’s main topics :-

time line for Mineral Water Plant Training 1st Day

A Business Owner should be ready for all situations !

The Groundwater quantity may go down with changing seasons; hence it’s better to know & be prepared as a business owner in advance as to how much is he going to need so he can fill up the gaps between demand & supply.

It will be also useful to calculate the size, capacity of the borewell as well, if you are buying new piece of land for your project.

Types of Raw Water for a Mineral Water Plant

Water is the basic resource. One can use Borewell Water, Municipal Water for their Mineral Water Plant. The Open Well also can be used as water source, but River Water Can’t be used as Raw Water Source as per the laws from the B.I.S. (Bureau of Indian Standards and P.C.B. (Pollution Control Board)

Why River Water is Not Allowed ?

River Water can get easily contaminated , hence it is not allowed. Borewell, on the contrary is the best source as the source is well protected within the soil itself. Talking about Open Well; it should be covered well & you will need to submit reports to B.I.S. from time to time. 

Can We Use the Groundwater Directly ?

No. You have to treat the water to the desired level of purity before Bottling. For this, a separate Water Treatment Section needs to be established within your Mineral Water Plant. We shall cover this in the Mineral Water Plant and Machinery. But for water, the impurity is in form of TDS (Total Dissolved Solids). They are removed from the Raw Water and this TDS containing water is rejected. The amount of water which is useful & rejected can be calculated.

Initially you do not need a Water Test Report

Usually, the mineral water plant suppliers will demand a Water Test Report of the Raw Water before giving you the quote. In a way, they are right. Then, you typically approach to an ISI approved lab or a local water testing lab with your raw water sample, which offers you a detailed Water Test Report, with all BIS specified parameters. No problem if you get that, but at this stage, when you have not even decided anything, it’s pointless to get this detailed report. At this stage, you require mainly 2 things :-

  1. How Much Raw Water Is Available to You
  2. How Much Pure Water You can get from the Raw Water

If you know just these 2 things, you can design your whole plant. Otherwise, if you go to any BIS approved lab, you will end up spending a huge amount, which is not needed at this moment. And even if you do this, you will again need to carry out tests once you are through with your finance & Green signal from all authorities, it is a BIS necessary thing. Just look at the following image to know how much the BIS approved labs charge for the tests.

Rates by ISI Approved Labs for Packaged Drinking Water

As discussed, you don’t need this. You can arrive at your desired results in just 10-15% cost of the above charges mentioned. During our Training or in the Home Study Course, we train you on this aspect. 

Get Your Water Sample Ready

If you have your Raw Water Source ready; just take out 1 Ltr from that & test it. Alternatively, if you want some better accurate results,t here are plenty of Testing labs located everywhere, but it is better to get it tested from a Water Treatment specialist. We too offer this service , in which we get the water tested & we also suggest you the treatment for the same. Please contact us if you are looking for the same.

Water is also a cost for your plant. Now, it’s going to be chargeable. Tomorrow surely, if not now. We do consider it as a cost component. And there are certain other cost components too, besides this. You can read a detailed post about the various Mineral Water Plant Cost Components in this article.

Designing Mineral Water PlantIf you attend our Live Training or buy the Home Study Course, you can also do it yourself (Calculation of all relevant costs); we teach you a secret simple method by which you can also know the Quality of the Raw Water as well as whether the Quantity available is sufficient or not.

 

We have trained over 1000 Aspiring entrepreneurs from 2015. Many of our students are finding our training very useful. You can check reviews from our attendees. 

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Land for Mineral Water Plant Resources Required

How Much Land Required for a Mineral Water Plant

Land Required for a Mineral Water Plant 

When someone takes a decision to start a Mineral Water Plant, the first thing he looks for is Land which will consist of an adequate Water Source Available. You may be having big land or might be having just a piece of land with you. Still, it is necessary for you to know exactly how much Land will be required for your Mineral Water Plant.

It is Divided into 2 Parts Mainly 

The Covered Area and the Open Plot Area. The Covered area is the Shed in which the actual production takes place; whereas the open area is for the utilities, parking space, the lawn, beautification, scrapyard and other things. Once you total out both of these, you arrive at the total plot area required.

How much will be the Shed Size ?

This purely depends upon the machinery you have decided to house in. This depends upon the Production Capacity of the plant. Once you have your capacity properly calculated ; you can decide the machinery matching that capacity. The Machinery suppliers supply you the dimensions. Then you need to draw a proper layout of the plant to get the exact Shed Size required for your Mineral Water Plant. 

Can It be setup on a G+1 Building ?

Yes, A Plant can be setup on a G+1 type of construction, with a limited space. The layout of the plant & machinery should be carefully done in such a case.

Land Location

While selecting the land, please see to it that it is well connected to all the major roads, so that your distribution vehicle , visitors coming to your factory or even your own workforce can come there easily.

We Cover This in Details In the Training

In our Home Study Course or during our Live Idea to Actualization Training for Mineral Water Plants; we cover this in great details through dedicated activity session. During the Live Sessions, participants are given an exercise to calculate their plant sizes, Machinery Design & Total Plant Investment Calculation. 

Also Check Other Resources 

Besides Land, also check other resources required like Water, Electricity, Man, Money etc. Read the detailed post on Mineral Water Plant Cost Components which throws more light on this.