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HFFS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Packaging Machinery and Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- horizontal form/fill/seal machine
1, record 1, English, horizontal%20form%2Ffill%2Fseal%20machine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- horizontal form-fill-seal machine 2, record 1, English, horizontal%20form%2Dfill%2Dseal%20machine
correct
- HFFS machine 3, record 1, English, HFFS%20machine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Horizontal form-fill-seal (HFFS) machines ... utilize packaging materials in roll-stock form. The roll is placed on a mandrel on one end of the machine and is fed through a series of rollers.... The web is then drawn over the machine bed and through a forming shoulder. The product is placed on the moving web and the forming shoulder shapes the web around the product into a tube. A back seal is then made by heated rollers.... 3, record 1, English, - horizontal%20form%2Ffill%2Fseal%20machine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Machines et équipement d'emballage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- formeuse-ensacheuse-scelleuse horizontale
1, record 1, French, formeuse%2Densacheuse%2Dscelleuse%20horizontale
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- formeuse-remplisseuse-scelleuse horizontale 1, record 1, French, formeuse%2Dremplisseuse%2Dscelleuse%20horizontale
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Machine d'ensachage combinant les opérations de formage, d'ensachage et de scellage sur un plan horizontal, c'est-à-dire que le défilement de la pellicule et des paquets remplis se fait en position couchée. 1, record 1, French, - formeuse%2Densacheuse%2Dscelleuse%20horizontale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Proposés d'après "formeuse-ensacheuse-scelleuse verticale" figurant dans le "Vocabulaire des sacs" de l'OLF. 1, record 1, French, - formeuse%2Densacheuse%2Dscelleuse%20horizontale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-03-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Special Packaging
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- horizontal form-fill-seal
1, record 2, English, horizontal%20form%2Dfill%2Dseal
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- HFFS 1, record 2, English, HFFS
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Refers to equipment that forms, fills and seals bags horizontally. 2, record 2, English, - horizontal%20form%2Dfill%2Dseal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"HFFS" is an abbreviation used by the multilayer flexible packaging industry in its system of notation of converting materials. 2, record 2, English, - horizontal%20form%2Dfill%2Dseal
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Emballages spéciaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- formage-remplissage-scellage horizontal
1, record 2, French, formage%2Dremplissage%2Dscellage%20horizontal
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- formage-ensachage-scellage horizontal 1, record 2, French, formage%2Densachage%2Dscellage%20horizontal
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Locution se rapportant aux machines d'ensachage qui exécutent les opérations de formage, d'ensachage et de scellage sur un plan horizontal. 1, record 2, French, - formage%2Dremplissage%2Dscellage%20horizontal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Proposés d'après le syntagme "formage, ensachage et scellage" apparaissant dans la définition de "formeuse-ensacheuse-scelleuse verticale" du Vocabulaire des sacs de l'OLF. 1, record 2, French, - formage%2Dremplissage%2Dscellage%20horizontal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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