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MULTI-PACK MACHINE [1 record]

Record 1 1999-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging Machinery and Equipment
DEF

A machine that wraps multiple units of identical items -twin-, six -, 12 - packs and the like, especially for beverages, candy bars, etc.

OBS

These machines place packages in paperboard trays or cartons. Some of them also apply collars or wraps.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines et équipement d'emballage
DEF

Machine servant au conditionnement, selon diverses techniques, des emballages de groupement.

OBS

Le regroupement des unités peut se faire par deux, «twin-pack» [...] par trois, «three-pack» [...] par quatre «four-pack» [...] par six, «six-pack» [etc.]

OBS

En France, les termes anglais «multipack» et «pack» sont de loin les plus utilisés par les professionnels de l'emballage pour exprimer ce mode de conditionnement.

Spanish

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