Case Study Bottlers know that as long as the filler keeps running, your company makes money. That means pressure, both on operators and the bottles, to keep packaging lines running. So taking the pressure off bottles, and operators, is good for the bottom line. Premium Waters Vice President Bernie Zarda explains that the company had line balancing problems in its bottling lines. “We had obviously designed downstream processes that kept the fillers running. If the filler could go 600 bottles a minute, we wanted the labeler to have over speed that could drain the accumulation between the filler and the labeler,” says Zarda. “That way, when we have to clean a glue wheel, that micro stop wouldn’t cause the filler to stop.” This traditional design meant fast conveyors, and when accu

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