NUTRACEUTICALS
Provident Nutraceutical Increases Production Through New Complete Bottling Line
↑ The Provident team was pleased with the customer service provided through augmented reality technology.
MELISSA GRIFFEN, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR TOP THREE TAKEAWAYS 1. Provident increased capacity and decreased downtime with a new bottling line. 2. Customer service and augmented reality software allowed for success on the line. 3. Toolless changeover resulted in easier setup, teardown, and cleaning.
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rovident Nutraceutical (Provident), a dietary supplement contract manufacturer, encapsulates powder into a variety of capsule sizes, which are then bottled in counts of 20 to 240. The company previously ran one bottling line for many types of products, such as capsules and tablets, out of its Steven’s Point, Wisc., location and sought to expand and increase its capacity. Expansion would allow for the implementation of another bottling line, which would not only increase capacity but also decrease the effects of downtime in the facility if one line were to go down while the other continued to operate. The company turned to BellatRx—a manufacturer of complete lines and packaging equipment for the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries—from whom they purchased in the past. “We did our due diligence of checking out a few different companies when looking into a complete bottling line and, in the end, we liked what BellatRx offered and we knew how they stand behind their product and the service they provide,” says Eric Peterson,
↑ The company now has two bottling lines running night and day, which has nearly doubled the output of bottles.
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