Arden Zinn, a woman dedicated to the well-being of others, founded the renowned company Arden’s Garden, a leader in the production of juices, fruit extracts, and healthy, genuine food in the United States. With a commitment to using the latest packaging systems, Arden’s Garden relies on SMI’s ASW 50 F ERGON automatic shrink wrapper to package various sizes of PET bottles efficiently.
Fruit and vegetables are powerhouses of nutrition, rich in vitamins and minerals. Arden’s Garden understands the importance of preserving the health benefits of these foods. Their wide range of cold-pressed juices, made without heat or oxygen, allows the natural properties of fruits and vegetables to be retained. In addition to juices, Arden’s Garden produces raw vegan snacks packed with nutritious ingredients like nuts, rolled oats, kale, and peanut butter.
Arden’s Garden entrusts SMI’s flexible packaging systems to meet the demands of their diverse product offerings. The ASW 50 F ERGON shrink wrapper, equipped with a 90° product feeding system, ensures reliable packing of their 15.2 oz and 2 oz PET bottles. SMI’s innovative technical solutions enable Arden’s Garden to achieve easy, fast, and cost-saving format changeover, allowing them to stay agile in a dynamic market.
Main advantages:
- The compact ASW 50 F ERGON shrink wrapper easily adapts to end-of-line logistics and supports production requirements up to 50 packs per minute.
- Its ergonomic structure, with a single-lane entry and low friction thermoplastic chains, ensures smooth container flow.
- The 90° configuration of the machine’s product entry reduces its footprint.
- The single-lane conveyor eliminates the need for dividers, resulting in cost savings.
- Efficient product transfer is facilitated by a rotating infeed mechanism.
- Arden’s Garden benefits from easy, fast, and cost-saving format changeover, thanks to the single-lane entry’s versatility.
- Precise and accurate film cutting is achieved with a blade controlled by a direct-drive brushless motor.
- The ASW range offers high operational flexibility, accommodating containers with different shapes and sizes.
- Maintenance is simplified for hassle-free operation.