ES485983A1 - Procedimiento para el acoplamiento de hojas de resina termo-plastica expandida - Google Patents

Procedimiento para el acoplamiento de hojas de resina termo-plastica expandida

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ES485983A1
ES485983A1 ES485983A ES485983A ES485983A1 ES 485983 A1 ES485983 A1 ES 485983A1 ES 485983 A ES485983 A ES 485983A ES 485983 A ES485983 A ES 485983A ES 485983 A1 ES485983 A1 ES 485983A1
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panel
sheets
further heated
opposed surfaces
laminating process
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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
  • Extrusion Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Lining Or Joining Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Sealing Material Composition (AREA)
  • Adhesives Or Adhesive Processes (AREA)
ES485983A 1978-12-12 1979-11-15 Procedimiento para el acoplamiento de hojas de resina termo-plastica expandida Expired ES485983A1 (es)

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IT528278A IT1104292B (it) 1978-12-12 1978-12-12 Procedimento per l'accoppiamento di foglie di resina termoplastica espansa,e pannello composito ottenuto con detto procedimento

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AT (1) AT367348B (fr)
BE (1) BE879571A (fr)
CH (1) CH635776A5 (fr)
DE (1) DE2943588C2 (fr)
DK (1) DK150978C (fr)
ES (1) ES485983A1 (fr)
FR (1) FR2443928A1 (fr)
GB (1) GB2044672B (fr)
GR (1) GR66671B (fr)
IT (1) IT1104292B (fr)
NL (1) NL185757C (fr)
NO (1) NO155652C (fr)
SE (1) SE430967B (fr)

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DE2943588A1 (de) 1980-06-26
NO155652C (no) 1987-05-06
SE7908575L (sv) 1980-06-13
FR2443928B1 (fr) 1984-04-27
DK150978B (da) 1987-10-05
IT7805282A0 (it) 1978-12-12
AT367348B (de) 1982-06-25
NL7908336A (nl) 1980-06-16
GB2044672A (en) 1980-10-22
DK150978C (da) 1988-02-22
SE430967B (sv) 1983-12-27
FR2443928A1 (fr) 1980-07-11
ATA675679A (de) 1981-11-15
DK435579A (da) 1980-06-13
IT1104292B (it) 1985-10-21
BE879571A (fr) 1980-02-15
NL185757C (nl) 1990-07-16
GR66671B (fr) 1981-04-08
NO793328L (no) 1980-06-13
NO155652B (no) 1986-01-26
CH635776A5 (it) 1983-04-29
DE2943588C2 (de) 1984-10-18
GB2044672B (en) 1983-04-20

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