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MOLD DECORATING [2 records]

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Record 1 1997-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Processes - Various
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

The cutting of a design or lettering on a hard surface to form a printing surface.

CONT

Clever decorating can make a relatively simple bottle design stand out. All major decorating processes can be used on blow-molded bottles and parts. These include :-Engraving in the mold cavity with artwork or copy.

OBS

Today, often used in a general way to mean any letterpress block-making process, e.g. "photoengraving", "process engraving".

OBS

engraving: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés d'impression divers
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Art de graver un dessin ou des caractères sur une surface dure en vue de sa multiplication par impression.

OBS

De nos jours, le terme englobe tout procédé photomécanique dont le produit est une gravure.

OBS

gravure : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
DEF

In metalwork, a technique for decorating a surface by hammering the reverse of the object, sometimes into a mold of wood that has been carved in intaglio, to create designs in relief.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie
DEF

Technique d'orfèvrerie et de dinanderie permettant d'obtenir un relief.

Spanish

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