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POLYESTER PLASTIC [14 records]

Record 1 2020-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
CONT

Nasopharyngeal swabs are specifically manufactured to have long, flexible shafts made of plastic or metal and tips made of polyester, rayon, or flocked nylon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumental médico
CONT

Cuidadosamente inserte el hisopo nasofaríngeo hasta que el mismo llegue a la parte posterior de la fosa nasal.

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Record 2 2019-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
  • Synthetic Fabrics
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
CONT

Recycled polyester, also known as rPET, is obtained by melting down existing plastic and re-spinning it into new polyester fiber.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
  • Filature (Textiles)
CONT

Le polyester recyclé (souvent écrit rPET) est considéré comme une option «verte» dans le monde du textile.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
  • Industrial Raw Materials
DEF

A plastic based on polymers in which the repeated units in the chains are of the ester type, or on copolymers in which ester and other types of repeated structural units are present in the chains, the ester component(s) being in the greatest amount by mass.

CONT

Polyester plastics are used ... for the production of panels, roofing, tanks, profiles, boats, and many structures.

OBS

The use of the term "alkyd plastic" is considered to be deprecated by ISO, standard 472 published in 1999.

OBS

polyester plastic : term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
  • Matières premières industrielles
DEF

Plastique à base de polymères dans lesquels les motifs structuraux répétés dans les chaînes sont du type ester, ou de copolymères dans lesquels les motifs structuraux de type ester et autres sont présents dans les chaînes le (ou les) composant(s) ester(s) constituant la principale partie en masse.

OBS

Le terme «plastique alkyde» a été rejeté par l'ISO dans la norme 472 de 1999.

OBS

plastique polyestérique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • plastique polyester

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
  • Materias primas industriales
DEF

Plástico a base de polímeros en el cual las unidades repetidas en las cadenas son esencialmente del tipo éster o copolímeros en los cuales el éster y otros tipos de unidades estructurales repetidas se presentan en las cadenas, siendo el[los] componente(s) éster el [los] que está[n] en mayor cantidad por masa.

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Record 4 2013-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Industry
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
CONT

Caristrap 1 1/4" Super Duty Weatherguard non-metallic strapping has been tested and found acceptable for use in unitizing lumber in closed cars.... The strap consists of longitudinal polyester cords with a plastic binder forming a nonwoven strap.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie des plastiques
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
OBS

S'il faut le préciser, on pourra dire feuillard en (de) polyester Caristrap ou feuillard plastique Caristrap. D'après feuillard en polyester et feuillard plastique.

OBS

Caristrap est une marque déposée également distribuée en France.

OBS

Les Techniques de l'Ingénieur (A5, ii, notamment) parlent de «feuillard de polyester».

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
CONT

... a twisted yarn in that the core yarn does not twist with the yarn that is wrapped around it; the surrounding yarn could be unwrapped and the core yarn would remain intact... Core-spun yarns... consist of a core(usually a monofilament or multifilament yarn), around which fibers(not yarns) are wrapped. A common example is a spandex filament core with a wrapping of cotton fibers... it is sometimes difficult... to distinguish fibers wrapped around a core from yarn wrapped around a core... Metalized strip, consisting of a core of metal foil or of plastic(often polyester) film coated with metal dust... decorative metalized yarns and braids, with outer wrap of metalized strip/yarn, and inner core of some other material... Core of rubber thread, outer covering of braided metalized strip/yarn... Core of rubber thread, outer covering of gimped metalized strip/yarn(i. e., metalized strip/yarn is wrapped, not braided, around the rubber core). If the item is twisted or braided around a core, describe the core material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
CONT

Guipage. L'opération de guipage consiste à recouvrir un fil auquel on a donné le nom d'«âme» par un fil ou filé de toute sorte, l'enrobant. Ce recouvrement peut être effectué de deux façons : - par une succession de couches de fil enroulées en spirales autour d'un fil d'âme; - par une succession de mailles formées par un fil ou un filé, empilées les unes sur les autres à l'intérieur desquelles se place le fil d'âme. [...] On peut différencier deux types de fils [...] : a) le fil en âme, b) la fibre en âme.

Spanish

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Record 6 2010-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging in Plastic
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
DEF

A thin layer of plastic formerly used as the protection for collector’s items.

OBS

Today, sophisticated plastic capsules of all types and clear polyester pouches are used to protect numismatic and investment coins.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages en matières plastiques
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
DEF

Recouvrement de plastique fin déjà utilisé pour la protection des pièces numismatiques.

OBS

Maintenant, des capsules de plastique de toutes formes et des pochettes de fine pellicule servent plus adéquatement de protection pour les pièces de collection ou d'investissement.

Spanish

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Record 7 2005-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thermal Insulation
  • Spacecraft
CONT

Thermal blanketing is used to keep satellite cooler or warmer, depending on what is needed. It acts like the insulation in your house : when it's hot outside, insulation keeps cool inside and when it's cold outside, insulation keeps warm air inside. Mylar [is] a very good material for thermal blanketing. Mylar is the trademark name for a polyester film plastic discovered and manufactured by the company DuPont. Mylar has many uses, including insulation, backing for magnet tape, balloons, and as a polyester film used to cover a metallic yarn. Mylar is also used for insulation in space suits. It is moderately expensive, and moderately durable.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Isolation thermique
  • Engins spatiaux
DEF

Matériau qui a la propriété de ralentir de façon appréciable des échanges de chaleur susceptibles de se produire entre les deux milieux qu'il sépare.

OBS

Le contrôle thermique du satellite joue un rôle de protection des instruments embarqués. Les échanges de chaleur se font exclusivement par rayonnement. [...] Des matelas de superisolation participent à la régulation : Mylar, Kapton, Dacron, aluminium [...]

PHR

Couche d'isolant thermique.

Spanish

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Record 8 2002-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
  • Hospital Furniture
DEF

Carrying chair made from plastic coated steel tubing with wipe down polyester matt finished seat and upholstery.

OBS

Features include: two rear wheels and front and back carrying handles incorporated into the frame.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
  • Mobilier d'hôpital
OBS

Matériel de secours d'urgence.

Spanish

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Record 9 2001-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Industry
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie des plastiques
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance

Spanish

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Record 10 1998-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
OBS

There are about 80,000 injection-molding machines in about 8,000 plants in the United States. ... About 95% of the machine are either reciprocating screw or two-stage screws. The balance are plunger machines.

OBS

The plunger machine heats the material by conduction. Since plastic is an insulator, the material next to the outside wall is much hotter than that nearer the center. The laminar flow in the plunger-type cylinder does not reduce the temperature differential.... The plunger machine in now only used to produce special effects(mottling, for example) ;the two-stage plunger machine is obsolete. It is used in thermoset IM for glass-reinforced polyester because it reduces glass fiber breakage.

Key term(s)
  • plunger injection-moulding machine
  • plunger injection molding machine
  • plunger injection machine
  • plunger machine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
CONT

La presse à piston, celle décrite dans le principe, est la plus ancienne. La matière fondue est poussée du pot d'injection au moule par un piston (analogie avec le moulage des alliages légers sous pression). L'avantage principal réside dans la simplicité de la machine mais la matière, pour un diamètre de fût important, reste insuffisamment plastifiée puisqu'il existe un gradient de température entre l'axe et la paroi du fût.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
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Record 11 1995-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging in Plastic
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

During its production, the property for a plastic film(mainly polyester and polypropylene) of having a relatively low coefficient of friction when in contact with metal surfaces.

OBS

The frictional properties of a film are important when the film comes into contact with metal surfaces such as "ploughs", formers, guides, etc., which are used to preform tubes or to fold the material round the product.

OBS

Obtained with the addition of chemical additives.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages en matières plastiques
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Coefficient de friction relativement bas que possède un film plastique, ce qui lui permet de glisser plus facilement sur les pièces de machinerie métalliques lorsqu'il est transformé.

OBS

Cette propriété s'obtient grâce à l'incorporation d'agents glissants, tels que le polyéthylène et le polyuréthane, durant la fabrication du film.

Spanish

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Record 12 1988-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
CONT

Door sweeps.-Good to use for uneven floors. Adjustable; some adjust automatically for sweeping over deep carpeting. Easy to attach; may be adhesive-backed, nailed or screwed. Attach to inside face on in-swinging door or outside of out-swinging door.... Made with plastic, rubber or polyester pile on an aluminum, plastic or wood attachment strip.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
CONT

Les coupe-bise garnis d'un balai sont fixés à l'intérieur, sur les portes qui s'ouvrent vers l'intérieur, ou à l'extérieur, sur celles qui s'ouvrent dans ce sens. Les orifices oblongs vous permettront d'ajuster le balai à mesure qu'il s'usera.

Spanish

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Record 13 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
CONT

The nozzles are fixed to a floor consisting of;... polyester plates reinforced with metal tubes coated with resin... The length of these plates is equal to the width of the filter compartment. The plates contain smooth holes for the reception of expandable rings made of plastic into which the nozzles are screwed...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
CONT

Les buselures sont fixées sur un plancher constitué : [...] de plaques en polyester armées de tubes métalliques enrobés dans la résine [...] Ces plaques ont une longueur égale à la largeur de la cellule filtrante, et comportent des trous lisses recevant des bagues expansibles en matière plastique dans lesquelles se vissent les buselures [...]

Spanish

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Record 14 1980-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
OBS

A film support that is not readily flammable; usually made of acetate, polyester or similar plastic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
OBS

Support de film (pellicule) qui ne s'enflamme pas spontanément; généralement en acétate, polyester ou autre plastique similaire.

Spanish

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