The nonprofit World Juggling Federation (WJF) recently hosted the 2022 Ball Short Program where competitors showcased not just the number of balls they can juggle, but also the movement skills that add another layer of entertainment to the craft. The juggling seen from the WJF is meant to entertain, but the juggling that beverage packing operations are navigating are a necessity as SKU proliferation and varying pack sizes have prompted the need for flexible equipment.
“Flexibility is having a major impact on case packing and wrapping equipment, as secondary packaging decisions can change quickly as the package design is driven through marketing and customer acceptance,” says Wolfgang Huber, head of order center and assembly of packaging technology at Krones AG, Neutraubling, Germany. “Packaging machinery must be flexible in order to respond to these decisions.”