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SHRINK PACK [1 record]

Record 1 1999-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging in Plastic
DEF

A plastic film wrap which has shrinking properties when it is heated, resulting in tight heat fit package.

OBS

wrap (verb): To cover a product by winding or enfolding. Usually, to package with an unformed, flexible packaging material rather than with a fabricated container.

OBS

shrink wrap: term standardized by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages en matières plastiques
DEF

Méthode de conditionnement selon laquelle une pellicule souple se contracte sur un contenant par un procédé thermique afin de mieux épouser l'emballage ou le produit.

OBS

emballage moulant : terme normalisé par l'Office des normes générales du Canada (ONGC).

OBS

Voir les fiches «shrink wrapping» et «shrink film» dans TERMIUM.

Spanish

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