Herbal Manufacturer Gets A Healthier Process

Herbal products are used by nearly half of the U.S. population. Consequently, the industry is closely watched by the FDA, private agencies and consumers. The National Institute of Health has a center focusing on "alternative" medicine, and concentrates much of its resources on the study of herbal products. Most recently, the trend in herbal pills is weight loss. A pioneer in that field is Alpine Health Products, a herbal diet supplement manufacturer in Orem, Utah.

Quality, productivity, and efficiency are driving factors for Alpine Health Products because supplement manufacturing is highly-competitive and demands absolute precision. Quality Assurance Manager Neil Call is always interested in making the manufacturing processes at Alpine Health Products even better. After a year of watching issuers at the plant hand write labels, Call sought an easier way. Aside from the inefficiency of manually transcribing data, accuracy was an area of concern. In order to optimize efficiency, he knew it was important to find a solution to streamline their process.