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POLYVINYL CHLORIDE FILM [4 records]

Record 1 2012-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Materials
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
  • Waterproofing (Construction)
CONT

Types of Plastic Coverings... Polyvinyl chloride film has very high emissivity for long-wave radiation, which creates slightly higher air temperatures in the greenhouse at night. UV inhibitors can increase the life of the film. It is more expensive than polyethylene film and tends to accumulate dirt, which must be washed off in winter for better light transmission.

OBS

polyvinyl chloride film; PVC film : terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières plastiques
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Étanchéité (Construction)
CONT

Feutre tendu vinyl [MD]. Feutre en laine de verre (fibres de verre, liées par une résine synthétique thermodurcissable) revêtu sur une face d'un complexe pare-vapeur contrecollé formé d'une grille de verre, d'une feuille d'aluminium et d'un film de polychlorure de vinyle apparent de couleur blanche. Épaisseurs des feutres : 50 et 120 mm.

OBS

pellicule de polychlorure de vinyle; pellicule de PVC : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labelling (Packaging)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

A form of container decoration which consists of a printed sleeve made to look like a label. It is slipped over the item (e.g. pop bottles) by sleeve application machines called more specifically sleeve labelling machines.

CONT

There are two types of sleeve labels, stretch band and shrink tubing. Two-mil low-density polyethylene film is used for stretch-type labels, which are supplied in roll form, with perforations between labels.... Heat-shrinkable labels are made of 3-mil polyvinyl chloride film [and] can be applied by hand or with automatic equipment.

CONT

Plastic sleeve label stretched over the [plastic] bottle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étiquetage (Emballages)
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Manchon employé pour l'habillage des contenants (boissons gazeuses ou étuis carton par exemple) et qui fait office d'étiquette.

OBS

Les étiquettes-manchons qui peuvent être composées d'une pellicule plastique étirable ou thermorétractable sont posées par des appareils appelés «manchonneuses» ou «machines de pose de manchons».

Spanish

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Record 3 1995-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labelling (Packaging)
  • Packaging Machinery and Equipment
DEF

A type of labeler which is used specifically for the application of sleeve labels for container decoration (pop bottles, for example).

OBS

There are two types of sleeve labels, stretch band and shrink tubing. Two-mil low-density polyethylene film is used for stretch-type labels, which are supplied in roll form, with perforations between labels.... Heat-shrinkable labels are made of 3-mil polyvinyl chloride film [and] can be applied by hand or with automatic equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étiquetage (Emballages)
  • Machines et équipement d'emballage
DEF

Machine employée dans l'industrie de l'emballage pour l'habillage des contenants (boissons gazeuses ou étuis carton par exemple) à l'aide de manchons imprimés faisant office d'étiquettes.

OBS

Les étiquettes-manchons peuvent être faites en polychlorure de vinyle (étiquettes thermorétractables) ou en polyéthylène (étiquettes étirables).

Spanish

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Record 4 1988-06-07

English

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

A type of shrink tubing which consists of polyvinyl chloride film that is supplied in roll form. It is cut off, slipped and shrinked over the neck of containers for tamper security.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modes d'ouverture et de fermeture (Emball.)
  • Techniques d'emballage
DEF

Gaine constituée de polychlorure de vinyle disponible généralement sous forme tubulaire, que l'on emploie en emballage comme moyen de fermeture inviolable posé sur le col et le bouchage des récipients.

Spanish

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