FORTA continues to be the most respected name in the synthetic fiber industry. From it's revolutionary beginning in Grove City, Pennsylvania, FORTA Corporation has grown to become a world-wide leader in synthetic fiber research and development.
FORTA FERRO
Strong As Steel
   
THE NEXT GENERATION
   
 

FORTA has continued to strive for a higher level of performance by maximizing each of the critical fiber characteristics that contribute to that performance. After years of research and development, FORTA introduced this next-generation fiber - FORTA FERRO - in late 1999, that is capable of a much higher replacement level of steel reinforcement. This patented fiber is actually a blend of two fibers:
1.) A standard fibrillated poly propylene fiber to reduce and control shrinkage and temperature cracking.
2.) A very heavy-duty twisted bundle monofilament fiber made of a strong synthetic copolymer, to increase load transfer and post-crack performance.
This preblended fiber is typically used in long lengths (2 1/4") and high dosages (5 to 30 lbs./cubic yard) to affect a higher replacement level of reinforcing steel than standard synthetic fibers. FORTA FERRO, which means "Strong as Steel". is also extremely user-friendly, having gained a reputation oas the best mixing and finishing fiber of its kind in the industry.

 
 
FORTA Wherhouse Slab
  
MORE STEEL-FREE APPLICATIONS
 
Grove City, PA
    
     
Crack-Free with no steel reinforcement
and no control joints.
 
   
FORTA FERRO is one tough fiber that can be used to replace steel fiber in any application - period! This fiber is non-corroding, non-magnetic, and it will help control deadly plastic shrinkage cracking - something no steel fiber can do. FORTA FERRO is the perfect fiber to use to replace expensive steel reinforcement in most applications.
       
       
  Applications
 
     
 
FORTA FERRO has been tested by scores of agencies, laboratories and testing facilities in a wide variety of performance areas, such as toughness, impact resistance, flexural strength, and residual strength. FORTA FERRO has also been compared in residual strength (ASTM C-1399) to the major brands of steel fibers, resulting in an average replacement value of 1:10 (FORTA FERRO:steel fibers). FORTA FERRO has been involved in composite-product vacuum testing in precast tanks and boxes, and tested under crushing loads in vaults and manholes. This laboratory and real-world field testing has allowed FORTA FERRO to gain wide spread acceptance and use in septic tanks, burial vaults, manholes, and other precast products where the reduction of steel and placement labor has resulted in a sizable savings to the producer. And FORTA FERRO has also been used in scores of flatwork projects as well to reduce and/or eliminate the need for reinforcing steel, such as streets, bridge decks, and manufacturing and commercial floors. Continuing research programs and pilot field trials are also being performed to investigate the possibilities of joint-space extension and reduction, sue to the tremendous reduction in shrinkage and slab curling afforded by these high-volume, high-strength fibers.