MACHINE USED IN BEVERAGE PACKAGING QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORIES TO TEST A PLASTIC BOTTLES ABILITY TO WITHSTAND THE HIGH TEMPERATURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE "HOT FILL" PROCESS. THE DEVICE IS USED TO FILL A MEASURED VOLUME OF HOT WATER (USUALLY 80*C) INTO THE BOTTLE UNDER CONTROLLED/LABORATORY CONDITIONS. THE SAMPLE BOTTLE IS THEN EXAMINED VISUALLY.

GIR'S 1 AND 6. TEXT TO HEADING 9024.