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VACUUM SNAP-BACK THERMOFORMING [1 record]

Record 1 2015-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

A vacuum thermoforming process, particularly useful for very deep draws, in which a heated sheet is drawn into a concave shape by means of vacuum, a male plug is lowered into the concavity, and the sheet is pulled rapidly upward against the surface of the plug by means of vacuum drawn through the plug.

OBS

vacuum snap-back thermoforming; snap-back thermoforming: terms and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Key term(s)
  • vacuum snapback thermoforming

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Procédé de thermoformage sous vide, utilisé particulièrement pour des reliefs très profonds, selon lequel une feuille chauffée est tendue selon une forme concave au moyen du vide, un noyau mâle est descendu dans la concavité, et la feuille est appliquée rapidement contre la surface du noyau, au moyen d'une aspiration par le vide à travers le noyau.

OBS

thermoformage en relief profond sous vide; thermoformage en relief profond : termes et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
DEF

Proceso de termoformado en vacío, particularmente útil para relieves muy profundos, en el cual una lámina caliente se extiende sobre una forma cóncava por medio del vacío, un dispositivo macho se aplica contra la concavidad y la lámina se hala rápidamente hacia arriba contra la superficie del macho mediante vacío aspirado a través del macho.

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