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HEAT SHRINK TUNNEL [2 records]

Record 1 2000-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Industry
  • Packaging in Plastic
CONT

Shrink films. The ability of a film to draw down over the contents of a package when it is heated is a very useful attribute.... For packaging purposes the film is wrapped around the contents and heat-sealed; then it is usually sent through a heated tunnel, where radiant heat or heated air causes the film to draw up tight.

Key term(s)
  • thermoshrinkable

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie des plastiques
  • Emballages en matières plastiques
DEF

[Se dit d'un] film plastique qui diminue de dimension dans une ou deux directions perpendiculaires, sous l'effet d'une élévation de température.

Key term(s)
  • rétrécissable

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Packaging
DEF

A device for subjecting packages which have been wrapped in shrink films to hot air currents or radiant heat for shrinking.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages spéciaux
DEF

Tunnel de traitement thermique dans lequel un emballage en feuille plastique rétractable prend sa forme définitive.

CONT

Rétraction. [...] La température de chauffage varie, suivant les matériaux et les utilisations, de 60 à 180 °C. L'apport de chaleur se fait, soit par plongée dans l'eau chaude, soit par air chaud pulsé, soit par rayonnement infra-rouge. [...] on utilise en général un tunnel chauffant.

Spanish

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