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AIR-SLIP VACUUM THERMOFORMING [1 record]

Record 1 2016-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

A vacuum thermoforming process in which a male mould is enclosed in a box, providing an air cushion to keep the advancing mould from contacting a heated sheet until the end of its travel, at which point vacuum is applied to destroy the air cushion and pull the sheet against the mould.

OBS

air-slip vacuum thermoforming: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Procédé de thermoformage sous vide au cours duquel un moule mâle est contenu dans un compartiment comportant un coussin d'air, destiné à empêcher le contact entre le moule en déplacement et une feuille chauffée, jusqu'à la fin du trajet de celle-ci, le vide étant réalisé à cet instant pour supprimer le coussin d'air et appliquer la feuille contre le moule.

OBS

thermoformage sous vide sur coussin d'air : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
DEF

Proceso de termoformado en vacío en el cual un molde macho se coloca dentro de una caja y se provee de un cojín de aire para evitar que el molde en movimiento haga contacto con una lámina caliente hasta el final de su recorrido; en el punto en que este recorrido termina se aplica vacío para extraer el cojín de aire y adherir la lámina contra el molde.

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