An estimated 5.2 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, and although the majority are older than 65, younger-onset Alzheimer’s impacted 200,000 people last year, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, Chicago.
Closure placement in bottling might be at the end of the line, but if you overlook the smallest of marketing billboards, manufacturing and product sales could fall flat from the start. The drink won’t fly off the shelf if a cap is too hard to open, a bad seal causes degradation, or powdered flavoring or additives don’t mix correctly.
Doing more with less is one of the goals when automating beverage manufacturing. Although many steps are involved, beverage mixing and blending equipment and technology help facilitate changeovers and can get more products to market faster with more efficient processes no matter how complicated the formula.