Beverage producers in most markets are focused on manufacturing quality packages, utilizing the least amount of time and obtaining maximum production. That focus raises the inevitable question: at what speed(s) can or should packaging lines be designed, installed and operated? The type and number of variables involved in the line nomenclature will dictate line speeds, and can become complex and difficult to integrate into an efficient, effective mass production of machinery because changes will always occur.
In most approaches, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of beverage machinery use the filler size and speed as the key elements around which the rest of the functional support equipment are designed and manufactured. Specifics on filler speeds can change in a moment, so it is important to review the variables to exemplify why the line speeds are so important, and even critical, to beverage operations.