MY FORMS AND RELEASE AGENTS DON’T LAST OR PERFORM LIKE THEY USED TO – WHAT CHANGED?
Ken Pratt, Technical Director for Swanson Group, chairs ACI 303 – As Cast Architectural Concrete and voting member on ACI 347 Formwork, ACI 309 Consolidation, and ACI 301-F Architectural Concrete Specifications. He is also involved with ASCC Training and Educational Committee.
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Oct. 15, 2026
EP #172: Is Your Concrete Mix Eating Your Formwork?
ON THIS EPISODE OF THE CONCRETE LOGIC PODCAST Why aren’t your concrete forms and release agents performing like they used to? Seth is joined by Ken Pratt, technical director at Swanson Group, and Jonas DeWeber, strategic account manager at Nox-Crete, to discuss what changing concrete mixes mean for formwork. They explain why they believe more reactive mixes are contributing to shorter plywood life, release problems, and unexpected concrete finishes. Seth questions whether adjusting the relea...
Guests: Ken Pratt , Jonas DeWeber