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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VACUUM FORMING

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WHAT DOES VACUUM FORMING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

vacuum forming

Vacuum forming

Vacuum forming is a simplified version of thermoforming, whereby a sheet of plastic is heated to a forming temperature, stretched onto a convex, or into a concave, single-surface mold, and forced against the mold by a vacuum. The vacuum forming process can be used to make most product packaging and speaker casings. It is also used to fabricate car dashboards. The first commercial manufacturer of vacuum-formed plastics was Robinson Industries of Coleman, Michigan.

Definition of vacuum forming in the English dictionary

The definition of vacuum forming in the dictionary is a process in which a sheet of warmed thermoplastic is shaped by placing it in a mould and applying suction.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VACUUM FORMING

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Synonyms and antonyms of vacuum forming in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «vacuum forming» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VACUUM FORMING

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Translator English - Chinese

真空成型
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

formación al vacío
570 millions of speakers

English

vacuum forming
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बनाने वैक्यूम
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

تشكيل الفراغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вакуумного формования
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vácuo formando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভ্যাকুয়াম গঠন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

formage sous vide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembentukan vakum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vakuumform
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

真空成形
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

진공 성형
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbentuk vakum
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

chân không tạo thành
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெற்றிட அமைத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हॅक्यूम बनविणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Vakum şekillendirme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

formatura sotto vuoto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

formowanie próżniowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вакуумного формування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vid care fac
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σχηματισμού κενού
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

vacuum vorm
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

vakuumformning
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

vakuumforming
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vacuum forming

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vacuum forming

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VACUUM FORMING»

Discover the use of vacuum forming in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vacuum forming and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook
Vacuum Forming Machines Vacuum Formable Plastics MAKING A VACUUM FORMING MACHINE The Clamping Frame [ 180. Vacuum forming machines produce thin, lightweight, shell -like plastic castings. The machine has two basic parts ...
Thurston James, 1989
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Industrial Plastics: Theory and Applications
Straight vacuum forming is limited to simple, shallow designs, and thinning will occur in comers. The draw or draw ratio of a recessed mold is the ratio of the maximum cavity depth to the minimum span across the top opening. For high- density ...
Erik Lokensgard, 2008
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Fundamentals of Plastics Thermoforming
Straight vacuum forming utilizes atmospheric pressure to force the heated sheet against the mold surface where it cools. Although this force is quite limited, about 15 PSI maximum, this is the most common process used for high volume thin ...
Peter Klein, 2009
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Polypropylene: The Definitive User's Guide and Databook
Figure 17.5 Basic vacuum forming process. 17.3.1 Basic vacuum forming Basic vacuum forming is the simplest of the ther- moforming processes. A female mold is used, with an unencumbered planar upper surface against which the sheet is ...
Clive Maier, Theresa Calafut, 2008
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Plastics Technology Handbook, Fourth Edition
When heated, thermoplastic sheet becomes as soft as a sheet of rubber, and it can then be stretched to any given shape [23]. This principle is utilized in thermoforming processes which may be divided into three main types: (a) vacuum forming ...
Manas Chanda, Salil K. Roy, 2006
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Tactile Graphics
The vacuum-forming method is used when more than one copy of a relief display is needed. The copies produced are plastic relief copies, and the method is therefore particularly appropriate for making copies when durability of the display is ...
Polly Edman, American Foundation for the Blind, 1992
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Simulation of Material Processing: Theory, Methods and ...
R & D Center, Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd, 63-30 Yuhigaoka Hiratsuka Kanagawa 254-0806, Japan ABSTRACT: Vacuum forming and low-pressure press forming process are typical ones in the thermoforming process. Three- dimensional ...
Ken-ichiro Mori, 2001
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Applied Plastics Engineering Handbook: Processing and Materials
These processes are straight vacuum forming, drape forming, plug-assist forming , pressure-bubble plug-assist vacuum forming, vacuum snap-back forming, and mechanical forming. Since the molecules are forced to stretch instead of being ...
Myer Kutz, 2011
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Plastics Engineering Handbook Of The Society Of The Plastics ...
Plug-assist techniques are adaptable to both vacuum forming and pressure forming techniques. The system shown in Fig. 13-4 is known as plug-assist vacuum forming in that a vacuum is drawn after the plug has reached its closed position to ...
M. Berins, 1991
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GCSE Resistant Materials Technology
Melanie Fasciato. Vacuum Forming Vacuum forming is a manufacturing process used for producing many identical copies of the same shape and form. To ensure a high quality product, some practice is needed. Vacuum Forming This method ...
Melanie Fasciato, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VACUUM FORMING»

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Assad is 'getting desperate,' and the US thinks he could use …
US officials also worry about a security vacuum forming if the Assad regime was forced out of certain areas that would then be vulnerable to a takeover by ISIS or ... «Business Insider, Jun 15»
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Yosemite BASE jumper was attuned to the flutter of a butterfly
With the wind sweeping over him, an eddy and a vacuum forming on his back, Potter began to accelerate forward as he fell, his senses undoubtedly quickened. «Los Angeles Times, May 15»
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Stylebook snapshot: Trusst Lingerie on mission to make better bras …
They've also been experimenting with vacuum forming procedures as another means to make the structures quickly and lighter in weight. In addition to trying out ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Apr 15»
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Sunday Science: Smaller tubing increases sap yield
He attributes this to the lack of a strong vacuum forming within the tubing network. "Without vacuum you're entirely dependent on the pressure that's created in ... «WCAX, Apr 15»
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Geiss to show new vacuum forming machine at NPE
The T10 features all servo-driven axes as standard, for the top and bottom platen, the clamp frame, the top and bottom heater banks and the sheet loader ... «Plastics News, Dec 14»
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Gibo Plast A/S - a subsidiary of SP Group A/S - acquires …
Scanvakuum - the former Falkenberg Plast, with focus on vacuum forming and 5-axis CNC machining, is taken over by Gibo Plast A/S. Scanvakuum ApS is a ... «GlobeNewswire, Nov 14»
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lou moria manufactures minimalist vacuum forming shoe
'today we can buy shoes for ten dollars and we know they won't last until next season. even through they're cheap, they are still very complex to manufacture ... «Designboom, Sep 14»
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Kreation lets you make custom mold for nearly anything
Kreation is a super simple plastic molding device, but one that could have you ... Vacuum forming and heated plastics won't work for everything, but they will give ... «SlashGear, Jul 14»
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Canada's Rotovac pursuing growth under new owner
Alan Crossley is taking the helm of rotational molding and vacuum forming operations that were sold out of bankrupty to Rotovac in March 2013. The businesses ... «Plastics News, Jan 14»
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Apple Wins Patents Relating to Multi-Touch Advancements …
Vacuum forming processes have also been used to shape glass softened by ... are associated with the dropout and vacuum forming processes for slumping ... «Patently Apple, Dec 12»

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