What is Supplement Contract Manufacturing all about?

Simply put, when a nutrition company gives a formula to a contract manufacturer to produce a supplement en-mass, it is known as a supplement contract manufacturing service. Right from raw material sourcing, production, testing, storing, and shipping is undertaken by the contract manufacturer. Reliability, consistent quality, and pricing become the key performance parameters of the manufacturer. A private label, where the manufacturer sells the products under another company’s brand, is an advanced offshoot of this contract service.
Today, Supplement Contract Manufacturing is a highly successful business model for global nutrition brands. However, while they can focus on their core competencies, the challenge for companies looking to outsource supplement manufacturing lies in putting in place an efficient and highly reliable supply chain, which ensures that quality products are rightly supplied as well as widely available, depending upon the services opted for.

Infrastructure and investments required for supplement manufacturing
To say that massive investments are needed to setup a state-of-the-art supplement manufacturing facility is an understatement. The location, machinery, processes, supply chain, et al, are critical to meet success in this highly competitive and quality conscious industry.

Here’s the scale and depth of the infrastructure required to become a word class supplement manufacturing contractor:

• To begin, a GMP-certified with FDA-compliant manufacturing facility is paramount
• Extremely efficient material handling
• Colossal warehousing
• Increased high-tech manufacturing capability
• Stainless steel machinery
• Ergonomic load lifters
• High-speed rotary compression machines
• Film and sugar coating capability
• Large capacity blenders and encapsulation machines
• Automated, but rigorously managed production processes
• Advanced, automated packaging technologies
• Sophisticated laboratory and testing facility
• Qualified personnel should include PhD’s
• Cross-trained, multi-skilled work force
• Dust-contained, flexible facility designed for ease of change over, short processing times, and overall cost control
• Flexible production capacity, with an ability to quickly scale-up!

Process of contract manufacturing
The process of nutraceutical contract manufacturing has been explained with the help of flow chart.
http://www.nutricaplabs.com/supplement-manufacturing-process.asp

About Nutricap Labs
Nutricap is a full-service vitamin supplement producer. We primarily manufacture nutritional tablets, capsules, powders, liquids and creams; but we also offer label and packaging design services and order fulfillment services to our customers.
Nutricap’s Supplement Contract Manufacturing services include these products:

• Vitamins and Minerals
• Herbal Supplements
• Bodybuilding Supplements [Whey and Soy Protein, HGH, Creatine, etc.]
• Energy Drinks and Bars
• OTC Products [Aspirin, Acetaminophen, and Tylenol]

Nutricap’s expertise in Contract Manufacturing Nutritional Supplements
Our supplement manufacturer services are one of the best because we offer superior products at the most competitive prices, and also because of our dedication to providing customers with the top service in the business. We can provide solutions customized to YOUR needs while at the same time help you achieve—and potentially exceed—the business results you expect.
For more information about nutraceutical contract manufacturing, visit http://www.nutricaplabs.com/ or contact us at 1-800-494-6154. One of our professional and courteous Nutricap Labs representatives will be more than happy to answer any questions that you may have concerning vitamin supplement manufacturing.