Parts of dishwashing, container-handling, beverage-aerating, packing and wrapping machinery

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR covers saleable replacement parts, components and purpose-built subassemblies whose designed function is specific to dishwashing machinery or to machinery for cleaning, drying, filling, closing, sealing, capsuling, labelling or otherwise handling containers, aerating beverages, packing or wrapping. It applies to a mass-based, cradle-to-factory-gate foreground dataset for one declared part design and manufacturing route.

The PCR excludes complete machines, generic fasteners and standard articles sold independently of the covered machinery application, packaging services, installation, maintenance, distribution, machine use and end-of-life. A producer shall identify the covered equipment family, part number, design revision, material composition, manufacturing route, plant, geography and whether the product is a single component or an assembled part.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.metal-products-machinery-and-equipment.general-purpose-machinery.parts-n-e-c-of-dish-washing-machines-parts-of-machinery-for-cleaning-or-drying-bottles-64b08827
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 43944 (un-cpc-3-0-structure-2025)
covered_products	Purpose-built parts and subassemblies for dishwashing, container cleaning or drying, container filling/closing/sealing/capsuling/labelling, beverage aerating, packing and wrapping machinery
excluded_products	Complete machines; generic fasteners and independently marketed standard articles; parts assigned to another specific machinery-parts category; services; distribution packaging; installation, use and end-of-life
representative_product	One finished, inspected, unpackaged machinery part or subassembly conforming to the declared drawing and acceptance specification
production_route	Declared bill-of-material receipt followed by the applicable forming, machining, moulding, joining, cleaning, finishing, assembly and inspection operations at the reporting site
market_state	Finished and accepted at the factory gate, unpackaged for distribution, with design revision and material state declared

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Provide a finished machinery part or subassembly with the declared fit, material, geometry and functional interface for the stated covered equipment family
How much	1 kg of accepted finished part output
How well	Conforms to the declared drawing revision, material specification, dimensional tolerances, surface condition and factory acceptance criteria
How long or cycle	At factory-gate release for the declared production period; service life is reported separately and is not the reference-flow duration
reference_flow_link	Net accepted output mass from part_manufacturing normalized to 1 kg, excluding rejected parts and production scrap

Field	Value
Reference amount	1 kg
Reference product flow	Finished CPC 43944 machinery part or subassembly
Reference flow property	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66
Reference unit group	Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	covered equipment family; part number and drawing revision; single component or subassembly; material composition and grades; finished mass; manufacturing technologies; surface treatment; plant and geography; reporting period; acceptance specification; recycled content; treatment of internal rework; factory-gate unpackaged state

When constructing a foreground data package, the items listed in Required qualifiers must be declared in dataset metadata, process notes, reference flow comment, product description, or an equivalent data package field. Missing required qualifiers make the reference flow definition incomplete for that data package.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
mu_reference_mass	accepted reference product	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Use net mass of accepted finished parts. Exclude distribution packaging, rejected parts and production scrap from reference output mass.
mu_material_mass	material inputs and waste outputs	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Convert purchasing, issue and waste records to dry or as-received mass consistently; disclose moisture, coatings or contamination when material.
mu_electricity	purchased electricity	Net calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	MJ	Preserve metered electrical energy and convert kWh to MJ using 1 kWh = 3.6 MJ; do not mix upstream generation losses into foreground metered use.
mu_gas_volume_to_mass	carbon dioxide shielding gas	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Prefer supplier mass records. A volume-to-mass conversion requires documented gas composition, pressure, temperature and reference conditions.

5. System Boundary

The foreground boundary starts when specified materials and consumables are received by the reporting site and ends when the declared part is accepted in the unpackaged factory-gate state. Include on-site forming, machining, moulding, joining, cleaning, finishing, assembly, inspection, internal material handling, metered utilities, direct emissions and all production wastes. Upstream production of purchased inputs shall be represented by separate datasets. Distribution packaging, outbound transport, installation, use, maintenance and end-of-life are outside this PCR.

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Purchased materials, consumables and externally manufactured components at receiving, with supplier, grade, form, recycled content and delivery boundary declared
starting_condition_role	Upstream product inputs to the foreground part-manufacturing process
product_classification_scope	Finished products are restricted to the semantic boundary of CPC 3.0 subclass 43944; complete machines and other machinery-parts subclasses are excluded (un-cpc-3-0-structure-2025)
recursive_input_rule	A purchased part already within this same product category is recorded once as an upstream product input with its own dataset; do not recursively reopen its manufacturing inventory inside this foreground process
upstream_dataset_requirement	Use supplier-specific datasets where available; otherwise use geographically and technologically representative datasets and disclose substitutions, recycled-content basis and allocation model
disclosure	Declare equipment family, part identity, bill of materials, material grades, included technologies, internal rework, scrap destinations, cleaning route, surface treatment, energy boundary, factory-gate unpackaged state and all exclusions

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
sb_semantic_scope	product identity	The reference product shall be a finished part or subassembly within CPC 43944, not a complete machine or a generic fabricated-metal product.	un-cpc-3-0-structure-2025
sb_foreground_gate	foreground process	Include all operations controlled by the reporting site that transform or assemble inputs into the accepted part, together with their direct utilities, wastes and elementary emissions.
sb_route_condition	conditional operations	Include only forming, machining, moulding, joining, cleaning, finishing and assembly operations actually used by the declared part route; explicitly mark other route-specific flow rows not applicable.

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
part_manufacturing	Part fabrication, joining, cleaning, finishing and inspection	required	Always; individual route-specific exchanges apply only when the declared bill of materials and route use them	Foreground production of the accepted factory-gate part	1 kg accepted finished unpackaged part

Process: Part fabrication, joining, cleaning, finishing and inspection (part_manufacturing)

Inputs

Product flows

Stainless steel sheet (stainless_steel_sheet)

Record separately when stainless sheet is issued to forming or machining for the declared part.

• Selected flow: Stainless steel sheet (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Net issued mass minus documented unused material returned unchanged to controlled inventory
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished unpackaged part
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_records
• Sources:

Primary aluminum alloy sheet (primary_aluminum_alloy_sheet)

Record separately when primary aluminium-alloy sheet is issued; do not use this flow for secondary aluminium or foil.

• Selected flow: Primary aluminum alloy sheet 2a9549cc-dc9e-43a7-9379-7a0c0a0e4832
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Net issued mass minus documented unused sheet returned unchanged to controlled inventory
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished unpackaged part
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_records
• Sources:

Polyamide 6 granulate (pa6_granulate)

Record separately when PA6 granulate crosses the boundary for moulded parts; declare virgin/recycled content, grade, additives and returned regrind.

• Selected flow: Polyamide 6 (PA6) granulate 55be6cb7-2fb9-4c6f-b37f-08c849c72cf5
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Net dry-equivalent issued mass after subtracting documented unopened returns and internally returned regrind
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished unpackaged part
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_records
• Sources:

Purchased electricity (electricity)

Record metered electricity consumed by the included production operations and allocated facility loads.

• Selected flow: Electricity 67b723a9-6f63-4802-adca-b52ce7967d47
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value / MJ
• Amount rule: Metered process electricity plus consistently allocated shared-site electricity, converted under mu_electricity
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished unpackaged part
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_utility_records
• Sources:

Process water (process_water)

Record when process water is supplied for aqueous cleaning, rinsing or water-based machining; exclude sanitary water.

• Selected flow: Process Water 94a04f7e-2d5c-41f0-b182-d54a3b373a02
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Metered or mass-balanced process-water input attributable to the declared route
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished unpackaged part
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_utility_records
• Sources:

Solid steel welding wire (solid_steel_welding_wire)

Record only when a solid steel wire consumable is used for joining; flux-cored wire and electrodes require separate foreground rows.

• Selected flow: Solid steel welding wire (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Issued wire mass less documented unused wire returned to controlled inventory
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished unpackaged part
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_welding_records
• Sources:

Carbon dioxide shielding gas (carbon_dioxide_shielding_gas)

Record only when carbon dioxide is purchased as welding shielding gas; mixture gases require separate atomic flow rows.

• Selected flow: Carbon dioxide 27f41c1c-535e-4d2a-bce9-2c7f4de11549
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Delivered mass plus opening inventory minus closing inventory, returned cylinders and measured recovered gas
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished unpackaged part
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_welding_records
• Sources:

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Accepted finished machinery part (reference_product)

Record only accepted output conforming to the declared drawing and factory acceptance specification.

• Selected flow: Finished CPC 43944 machinery part or subassembly
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured net accepted finished output mass, excluding distribution packaging
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg accepted finished unpackaged part
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_product_output_records
• Sources: un-cpc-3-0-structure-2025

Waste flows

On-site generated stainless steel scrap (stainless_steel_scrap)

Record segregated stainless offcuts, chips and rejected stainless workpieces leaving the foreground process as waste.

• Selected flow: On-site generated stainless steel scrap (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed stainless scrap sent to external treatment, net of documented internal closed-loop return
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished unpackaged part
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_records
• Sources:

Aluminium scrap (aluminum_scrap)

Record segregated aluminium offcuts, chips and rejected aluminium workpieces leaving the foreground process as waste.

• Selected flow: Aluminium Scrap 96c5f842-ea53-419b-b1cd-c02c479efb45
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed aluminium scrap sent to external treatment, net of documented internal closed-loop return
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished unpackaged part
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_records
• Sources:

Polyamide 6 production scrap (pa6_scrap)

Record PA6 runners, purge, trimmings and rejected mouldings leaving the foreground process as waste.

• Selected flow: Polyamide 6 production scrap (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed PA6 waste sent to external treatment, net of documented regrind returned within the foreground system
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished unpackaged part
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_records
• Sources:

Spent coolant (spent_coolant)

Record water-miscible machining coolant removed from service and sent to external treatment.

• Selected flow: Spent coolant 62b6a738-fb6a-4570-a95a-9255ec0dcb2b
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed or documented transfer mass of spent coolant leaving the foreground boundary
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished unpackaged part
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_records
• Sources:

Wastewater from cleaning (cleaning_wastewater)

Record wastewater generated by aqueous part cleaning or rinsing that leaves the foreground system for treatment or discharge.

• Selected flow: Wastewater from cleaning f0402393-e82c-47e8-9cd8-a486c97f3e89
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Metered discharge mass or water-balance result after subtracting measured evaporation and internal recirculation
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished unpackaged part
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_utility_records
• Sources:

Elementary flows

Fossil carbon dioxide emitted to air (fossil_co2_to_air)

Record direct fossil carbon dioxide released from the purchased shielding-gas input; exclude upstream electricity emissions and captured or returned gas.

• Selected flow: carbon dioxide (fossil) 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-923d-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculated purchased shielding-gas consumption minus measured capture or return; zero when the carbon-dioxide shielding route is not used
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished unpackaged part
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_welding_records
• Sources:

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
al_subdivide	multi-product production	Prefer direct metering, bill-of-material tracing and process subdivision by part family and route before allocation.
al_shared_operations	shared utilities and operations	Allocate unavoidable shared utilities and operations using a documented physical driver that represents causality, such as machine time, metered energy, processed mass or production time; do not default to revenue.
al_scrap	production scrap	Report scrap as a separate waste output and disclose internal closed-loop return. Do not subtract an avoided-primary-material credit inside the foreground inventory unless the study's declared allocation model requires it.
al_rework	internal rework	Keep rework energy and material losses inside the foreground system and count only finally accepted output in the reference flow.

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_material_records	part_manufacturing	stainless sheet, primary aluminium-alloy sheet and PA6 input	purchase, warehouse issue and bill-of-material records	part number; material flow row; grade; form; supplier; virgin/recycled state; opening stock; receipts; issues; unchanged returns; closing stock; mass	Reconcile material ledger to the declared part and production order	kg	Each production order; monthly reconciliation	At least 12 consecutive representative months or the full campaign	Reporting site and declared part family	Sum net issues by atomic material flow, then divide by accepted output mass	Approved bill of materials; supplier certificate; calibrated scale records; stock reconciliation
cp_utility_records	part_manufacturing	electricity, process water and cleaning wastewater	meters, invoices and water balance	meter id; opening/closing reading; unit; process allocation; recirculation; evaporation; wastewater discharge	Read dedicated meters where available; otherwise document a causal allocation and water balance	MJ for electricity; kg for water	Monthly and at route change	Same period as product output	Reporting site; included equipment and shared-load boundary declared	Convert units, subtract excluded loads, and normalize to accepted output mass	Meter calibration; invoice reconciliation; allocation worksheet; water-balance closure
cp_welding_records	part_manufacturing	solid wire, carbon dioxide input and direct carbon dioxide release	issue, cylinder and capture records	wire issue/return mass; cylinder deliveries/returns; opening/closing gas stock; gas composition; captured gas	Reconcile consumable issues and cylinder inventory to welding orders	kg	Each welding order; monthly reconciliation	Same period as welded product output	Reporting site and declared welding cells	Net wire issue and gas consumption divided by accepted output; direct release by calc_co2_release	Supplier delivery records; inventory reconciliation; gas composition; capture meter if used
cp_product_output_records	part_manufacturing	accepted finished part	production and inspection records	part number; drawing revision; produced count; accepted count; rejected count; net unit mass; total accepted mass	Weigh representative units or production lots and reconcile to inspection release	kg	Each lot	Full reporting period	Reporting site and declared part	Sum accepted unpackaged mass only	Calibrated scale; inspection release; nonconformance log
cp_waste_records	part_manufacturing	stainless scrap, aluminium scrap, PA6 scrap and spent coolant	waste container, transfer and treatment records	waste row; material grade; gross/tare mass; internal return; destination; treatment route; date	Weigh segregated waste or use verified transfer-document mass	kg	Each shipment; monthly reconciliation	Same period as product output	Reporting site	Sum external waste by atomic flow net of documented internal return, then normalize	Scale calibration; transfer note; waste classification; recycler receipt

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_normalize	all inventory rows	normalized amount = period flow amount / period accepted finished unpackaged product mass	period atomic flow amount; accepted output mass	amount per 1 kg reference product
calc_electricity	electricity	MJ = metered kWh × 3.6	metered kWh	electricity in MJ
calc_cleaning_wastewater	cleaning wastewater	wastewater mass = process-water input + water in cleaning solutions − measured evaporation − retained water − internally recirculated water	water input; solution water; evaporation; retention; recirculation	cleaning wastewater in kg
calc_co2_release	shielding carbon dioxide	direct fossil CO2 release = net purchased CO2 consumption − measured capture − documented return	deliveries; opening/closing inventory; returns; captured gas	fossil CO2 to air in kg

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_identity	reference product	Preserve part number, drawing revision, equipment family, acceptance specification and unit mass for every aggregated product family.	Drawing control and inspection-release records
dq_completeness	process inventory	Reconcile atomic material inputs, accepted output, rejects, scrap, internal returns and stock change; explain material mass-balance gaps.	Signed reconciliation worksheet and inventory records
dq_temporal	all foreground data	Use one consistent representative period and document shutdowns, trials, abnormal batches and route changes.	Reporting-period register and production log
dq_technology	route-specific exchanges	Identify actual forming, machining, moulding, joining, cleaning and finishing technologies and mark non-applicable atomic rows explicitly.	Route sheet, equipment list and process-flow review
dq_uuid	unresolved identities	Retain semantic flow names and do not substitute proxy UUIDs for the unresolved reference product, stainless sheet, solid welding wire, stainless scrap or PA6 scrap.	UUID review metadata and finalized search receipts

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
val_reference_flow	reference product	Confirm that exactly 1 kg of accepted, unpackaged finished output is the reference flow and that product qualifiers are complete.	un-cpc-3-0-structure-2025
val_atomic_rows	inventory	Reject combined material, utility, waste or emission labels; each reported exchange shall retain one physical or chemical identity.
val_route_consistency	conditional flows	Confirm that each material, welding, water, waste and direct-emission row is used only when its declared route applies and is otherwise explicitly not applicable.
val_mass_balance	material conversion	Reconcile net material inputs with accepted product, wastes, internal returns and stock changes; investigate unexplained gaps before publication.
val_no_double_count	energy and emissions	Exclude upstream electricity emissions from direct elementary outputs and do not count internally recirculated water, regrind or scrap as a second external input or output.

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	secondary_dataset; background_dataset after methodological review and representative aggregation
downstream_use	Cradle-to-factory-gate modelling of declared CPC 43944 machinery parts in equipment manufacture, maintenance or replacement-part supply chains
allowed_use	Use for the declared part design, material mix, production route, plant geography, technology and time period; extrapolation requires documented representativeness review
excluded_use	Complete machinery, generic fabricated-metal products, other machinery-parts classes, distribution packaging, installation, machine use, maintenance service and end-of-life
required_metadata	PCR id and version; part number; drawing revision; covered equipment family; product mass; bill of materials; material grades and recycled content; route technologies; plant/geography; reporting period; allocation; upstream datasets; waste destinations; unresolved UUIDs
required_quality_disclosure	Meter coverage; material and waste mass-balance closure; shared-load allocation; supplier-data share; temporal coverage; abnormal operations; internal rework; water recirculation; gas capture; data gaps and proxy datasets
update_trigger	Drawing or material change; route or equipment change; surface-treatment change; plant/geography change; supplier or recycled-content change; allocation change; material shift in annual energy, water, yield or waste performance; exact UUID resolution

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
un-cpc-3-0-structure-2025	official_guidance	United Nations Statistics Division, CPC Version 3.0 Structure, 30 June 2025, official CSV: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Download/In%20Text/CPC_Ver_3.0_Structure_30Jun2025.csv; retrieved 2026-06-23; SHA-256 5cd2c1c4890dd6be16af48e9bb940fed48efff9865f39ff15edaa921da25fb7c	Official CPC 43944 identity, inclusion wording and separation from adjacent machinery-parts categories