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High-slip film improves operations

It’s been nearly seven years since Fritz-Pak Corp. began using water-soluble film for its bags of powdered concrete retarder. Concrete truck operators toss the bags into the mixer to keep the concrete from setting too fast.

But a recent switch in water-soluble bag material has brought a big improvement to the Dallas-based company’s operation. The new material, from Chris Craft (Gary, IN), is more machinable on the vertical form/fill/seal equipment used to package Fritz-Pak’s product.

“It’s much more machine-friendly, especially in humid weather, when the material we used previously would tend to stretch and get hung up on the equipment,” says Fritz-Pak president Gabriel Ojeda.

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