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HEAT SEAL COATING [3 records]

Record 1 2011-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Opening and Closing Devices (Packaging)
  • Packaging in Plastic
DEF

A method of uniting two or more surfaces by fusion, either of the coatings or of the base materials, under controlled conditions of temperature, pressure and time.

OBS

The French equivalents "scellage" and "thermoscellage" for "heat(-) seal" or "heat sealing" apply only to thermal sealing with a coating material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modes d'ouverture et de fermeture (Emball.)
  • Emballages en matières plastiques
DEF

Assemblage (obtenu sur thermoscelleuse) par ramollissement à chaud de matériaux scellables grâce à une couche de scellage.

OBS

C'est le cas notamment des pellicules cellulosiques imprégnées.

OBS

Cette notion s'oppose à celle de thermosoudage ou de soudage, qui se rapporte à des matériaux tels que le polyéthylène, collables sans apport d'enduit.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Opening and Closing Devices (Packaging)
  • Packaging in Plastic
DEF

A method of uniting two or more surfaces by fusion, either of the coatings or of the base materials, under controlled temperature, pressure and time.

OBS

The French equivalent "thermosoudage" for "heat(-) seal" or "heat sealing" applies only to thermal sealing that is made without any coating material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modes d'ouverture et de fermeture (Emball.)
  • Emballages en matières plastiques
DEF

Assemblage par ramollissement à chaud de deux surfaces composées de matériaux soudables tels que le polyéthylène, le polypropylène, etc., (obtenu sur thermosoudeuse ou machine à souder).

OBS

En revanche, le thermoscellage s'obtient avec une machine à sceller des matériaux tels que la pellicule cellulosique imprégnée préalablement d'une couche de scellage.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glues and Adhesives (Industries)
  • Packaging
DEF

A coating applied to a packaging material that is capable of being activated by heat, pressure and dwell (time) to form a bond. Coating may be applied as a hot melt (waxes, resins, asphalt, etc.), or from a solvent solution (resins, etc.), or from water emulsion.

Key term(s)
  • heat seal coating

French

Domaine(s)
  • Colles et adhésifs (Industries)
  • Emballages
DEF

Enduction à base de solvant, d'eau ou d'adhésif thermofusible que l'on emploie dans le thermoscellage des emballages.

Spanish

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