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New stabilizing solution for Cargill Malt palletizing issues

Slippery malt bags and heavy totes were causing issues with load instability and product damage. A new combination of adhesive and stretch film solved these issues with an added cost savings for the company.

Cargill Malt bags on pallet
Cargill Malt bags on pallet

Cargill Malt provides malt bags and totes for the craft beer and whiskey industry. In the past, slick malt bags were stacked on a pallet, then banded to the pallet with a slip sheet and shrink-wrapped multiple times. 1,200 lb. malt totes were also banded the same way. Challenges to this method included load instability or compromised loads with product damage, as well as the expense of multiple consumables for palletizing.

To solve these problems, Cargill combined Signode Industrial Group’s (SIG) LOCK-n-POP® adhesive with a Muller stretch wrap, eliminating the need for slip sheets and banding, as well as reducing stretch wrap usage by 50%.

By switching to this solution, Cargill saw a $75,000 savings in raw materials costs. And according to Eric Hanson, Plant Manager in the Sheboygan, WI location, the 50-pound bags of malt grain can now be ordered in different quantity variations, based on the customer’s need.

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