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Plastic Ties Practical Tips

Plastic ties are twist ties that have a plastic core. They differ from your traditional twist tie, which has a metal core. Customers sometimes scale up from smaller to larger production. This sometimes means that products need to go through metal detection. Also, this is one of the biggest benefits of using this type of tie.

Plas-Ties meet the needs of customers who go into larger production. It does this by supplying a machine designed to apply this plastic tie called the Poly Tie-Matic HD. Also, it has different variables and advents. These allow the machine to apply secure and effective twist ties for our customers. It is useful for products that need to go through metal detection.

These twist ties differ from traditional ones in that they have a plastic core. Also, a traditional twist tie has a metal core of different gauges and thicknesses. This tie is the solution for customers that meets metal detection compliance.

Concerns and Answers

These are nothing new on the market. It’s been around for a better part of five-plus years. Also, some concerns are about the tie remaining on the product after a machine applies it. It’s been somewhat of a challenge for some of our competitors to apply this tie. Plas-Ties met the challenge of creating a machine that applies a plastic twist tie. Also, it gives a reliable and secure tie for the customer who has metal detection compliance.

Plastic TiesThe customer is happy because they see their products secure as they go all the way to the shelf. This is why the twist tie is the customer’s preferred closure at the end of the day. Also, there’s also something called the Kwik Lok. There are some metrics that show that people would rather have a plastic tie on their bag instead of a Kwik Lok tab.

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Carlos Contreras

Carlos is the President at Plas-Ties, Co. He has been with the company for over 15 years. He has a demonstrated history of working in the twist-tie packaging industry. He is skilled in manufacturing, management, mechanical product design, strategic planning, and leadership.

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