In early 2024, a Vietnamese enterprise dedicated to the development of aloe vera health products faced severe challenges. With the surge in market orders, its reliance on traditional manual processes for aloe vera leaf cleaning and peeling revealed a series of issues, including low efficiency, high labor costs, and difficulties in controlling hygiene standards, which severely restricted capacity expansion and product stability. Customers urgently needed an automated solution that was efficient, stable, and met export hygiene standards.
Customer Core Pain Points
Efficiency bottleneck: Manual processing is slow, and the loss rate is as high as 15%, making it unable to meet the ever-growing market demand.Cost pressure: The proportion of labor costs is excessively high, and we are also facing the challenges of labor shortage and rising costs.
Uneven quality: Manual peeling results in significant flesh loss and inconsistent product specifications, affecting product appearance and selling price.
Safety risks: There are numerous manual operation steps, posing potential hazards in terms of hygiene control and food safety traceability.
Capacity expansion pressure: The Southeast Asian aloe vera skin care product market is growing at an annual rate of over 12%, and customers urgently need an automated production line to increase production capacity by three times.
Solution
In response to customer needs, our company has customized an integrated processing line for cleaning and peeling aloe vera leaves. The core advantages include:· Intelligent Cleaning System: Utilizing 360° high-pressure spraying combined with brush soft cleaning technology, the dirt removal rate reaches 99.8%, and water consumption is reduced by 40% compared to traditional processes;
· Precise Peeling Process: The blade and ultrasonic work together, with the thickness error of peeling ≤ 0.5mm, and the utilization rate of raw materials increases to 95%;
· Fully Automated Control: Operated by PLC touch screen, one-click switch of product specifications, and the single machine production capacity reaches 1.5 tons/hour.
Click here to watch the video on peeling aloe vera: Aloe-Vera-Peeling-Machine
Cooperative Achievements
·Efficiency Improvement: After the production line was put into operation, the labor cost for customers decreased by 60%, and the delivery cycle was shortened by 50%;·Quality Improvement: Standardized processing ensures uniform specifications for aloe gel products, and the qualified rate of finished products increased from the original 80% to 99%, significantly enhancing the product's added value and market competitiveness.
·Safety and Compliance: The fully enclosed and automated process significantly reduces the risk of microbial contamination, helping customers easily pass various international food audits and paving the way for the products to enter higher-end markets.
Quantifiable Value Brought To Customers
| Indicators | Before Renovation | Our Equipment |
Improvement Percentage |
| Capacity | 400kg/hour | 1.5T/hour | 275%↑ |
|
Number of Employees |
15 | 3 | 80%↓ |
|
Mesophyll Integrity Rate |
80% | 95% | 18.75%↑ |
Customer Review
"Union Machinery's equipment not only resolved our production capacity bottleneck, but also helped us break through the technical barriers in the international market. Their engineers were on-site for the entire process of commissioning, and their response speed left a deep impression on us." —— Production Director of Vietnam Customer Nguyen Van Xiong
Why Choose Union Machinery?
Industry Specialization: Over a decade dedicated to the R&D and manufacturing of food packaging machinery, deeply understanding the packaging characteristics of fruits and vegetables products.Customization Capability: Can provide personalized solutions based on customers' specific products, packaging dimensions, and production capacity requirements.
International Certification: The equipment complies with international standards such as CE and ISO, and has been exported to 50+ countries and regions worldwide.
Full Cycle Service: Full support from demand analysis, scheme design, installation and commissioning to after-sales training throughout the process.
Cost-Performance Advantage: Compared to similar equipment from Europe, offers the same performance but with more competitive pricing options.
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