четвртак, 22. децембар 2016.

A Day in the Life – Forever Aloe Vera Gel®



Everyone recognizes that famous yellow bottle! Ever wonder how Forever Aloe Vera Gel® is manufactured and bottled? Aloe Vera of America (AVA) is proud to give us an insider look on how one of our favorite products is produced and quality tested, from start to finish!


The stabilized, raw aloe gel is pre-processed and stabilized at the facility in Mission, Texas before being delivered to AVA in Dallas. Next, the raw gel undergoes a series of tests at the Quality Control Lab (QC Lab) to ensure that the aloe gel is of the highest potency and quality. Once the raw gel has been given the stamp of approval, the real magic begins! 

The gel is then brought to the compounding area where it is mixed with other ingredients to create the proprietary formula of Forever Aloe Vera Gel®. Once the mixing process is complete, samples are taken to the QC Lab for evaluation. After the bulk product has been evaluated and released for packaging, it is directly fed into the packaging equipment via a dedicated transfer line from the mixing tanks especially designed to maintain product quality during movement.

Next in the process, those famous yellow gel bottles are fed into an automated de-palletizer, which systematically removes the bottles from their storage. The bottles are coded with a lot code and expiration to make sure that they can be tracked as they are shipped all over the world. The bottles are mechanically checked to ensure that all necessary information is printed on each bottle before being rinsed. After rinsing, each bottle enters the filling station. The filler is located in a HEPA filtered enclosure where each bottle is then filled and sealed before each bottle is checked for proper weight using an automated system.
The filled yellow bottles then travel to the automated capping system, and then pass through an X-Ray machine before being placed directly into cases. Each case is then verified by weight to ensure that the correct number of bottles are included and then the case is placed onto pallets by the robotic pallet stacking arms. 

“Over the course of the Forever Aloe Vera Gel manufacturing process, a total of 158 individual quality control tests are performed.”
















“The production of Forever Aloe Vera Gel® has been perfected through the combination of state-of-the-art equipment, robust quality processes, and highly trained and passionate employees who constantly work to maintain the high quality that Forever is known for!”



After the packaging process is completed, samples of the final product are taken to the QC Lab for the final release testing. Once completed, the product is then released for shipping to one of our many distribution centers. 

    

AVA Quality Processes In addition to the quality processes related specifically to the manufacturing of each product, there are several other quality and process checks implemented by Aloe Vera of America. From weighing each ingredient to adding them to mixing tanks, each task is independently checked and verified. The manufacturing process is performed by following an approved, robust set of instructions to ensure that all steps are followed and critical control points are met. This helps to ensure that Forever products are consistently manufactured each time. Other checks include verifying that the equipment and tools used during manufacturing are cleaned and sanitized, that all raw materials have been tested, released from the QC Lab and appropriately staged for manufacturing