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May 12, 2011 06:51
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français term
plasturgie
français vers anglais
Technique / Génie
Ingénierie (général)
This word comes up again and again in a document I'm working on. The context is always with reference to the activities of a specialist firm in the field of "plasturgie". The document describes the different technical services offered by the firm (which include design, data monitoring, technical services for component construction and injection moulding etc.) and their commercial applications/successes in business sectors as varied as cosmetics and car manufacturing.
My problem is that I have come across several different translations of the term. Information gathered from various sources (including an old entry in a ProZ glossary!) has produced the following suggestions: plastics engineering; plastics processes; plastics technology; the plastics processing industry.
Does anyone know the preferred term for 'plasturgie' in a UK English-speaking professional context. The translation is aimed at UK engineers and so does not need to shy away from technical terminology. Personally, I'm veering towards 'plastics engineering' since this seems to encapsulate the totality of services offered. Plastics processing seems to put the emphasis on one particular aspect of the services offered.
My problem is that I have come across several different translations of the term. Information gathered from various sources (including an old entry in a ProZ glossary!) has produced the following suggestions: plastics engineering; plastics processes; plastics technology; the plastics processing industry.
Does anyone know the preferred term for 'plasturgie' in a UK English-speaking professional context. The translation is aimed at UK engineers and so does not need to shy away from technical terminology. Personally, I'm veering towards 'plastics engineering' since this seems to encapsulate the totality of services offered. Plastics processing seems to put the emphasis on one particular aspect of the services offered.
Proposed translations
(anglais)
5 +1 | Plastics engineering | Constantinos Faridis (X) |
Proposed translations
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10 minutes
Plastics engineering
La plasturgie est l'industrie de transformation des matières plastiques.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastics_engineering
Plastics engineering encompasses the processing, design, development, and manufacture of plastics products. A plastic is a polymeric material that is in a semi-liquid state, having the property of plasticity and exhibiting flow. The nature of plastic materials poses unique challenges to an engineer. Mechanical properties of plastics are often difficult to quantify, and the plastics engineer has to design a product that meets certain specifications while keeping costs to a minimum. Other properties that the plastics engineer has to address include; outdoor weatherability, thermal properties such as upper use temperature, electrical properties, barrier properties, and resistance to chemical attack.
In plastics engineering, as in most engineering disciplines, the economics of a product plays an important role. The cost of plastic materials ranges from the cheapest commodity plastics used in mass produced consumer products to the very expensive, specialty plastics. The cost of a plastic product is measured in different ways, and the absolute cost of a plastic material is difficult to ascertain. Cost is often measured in price per pound of material, or price per unit volume of material. In many cases however, it is important for a product to meet certain specifications, and cost could then be measured in price per unit of a property. Price with respect to processibility is often important, as some materials need to be processed at very high temperatures, increasing the amount of cooling time a part needs. In a large production run cooling time is very expensive.
Some plastics are manufactured from re-cycled materials but their use in engineering tends to be limited because the consistency of formulation and their physical properties tend to be less consistent. Electrical and electronic equipment and motor vehicle markets together accounted for 58 per cent of engineered plastics demand in 2003.[1] Engineered plastics demand in the US was estimated at $9,702 million in 2007.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastics_engineering
Plastics engineering encompasses the processing, design, development, and manufacture of plastics products. A plastic is a polymeric material that is in a semi-liquid state, having the property of plasticity and exhibiting flow. The nature of plastic materials poses unique challenges to an engineer. Mechanical properties of plastics are often difficult to quantify, and the plastics engineer has to design a product that meets certain specifications while keeping costs to a minimum. Other properties that the plastics engineer has to address include; outdoor weatherability, thermal properties such as upper use temperature, electrical properties, barrier properties, and resistance to chemical attack.
In plastics engineering, as in most engineering disciplines, the economics of a product plays an important role. The cost of plastic materials ranges from the cheapest commodity plastics used in mass produced consumer products to the very expensive, specialty plastics. The cost of a plastic product is measured in different ways, and the absolute cost of a plastic material is difficult to ascertain. Cost is often measured in price per pound of material, or price per unit volume of material. In many cases however, it is important for a product to meet certain specifications, and cost could then be measured in price per unit of a property. Price with respect to processibility is often important, as some materials need to be processed at very high temperatures, increasing the amount of cooling time a part needs. In a large production run cooling time is very expensive.
Some plastics are manufactured from re-cycled materials but their use in engineering tends to be limited because the consistency of formulation and their physical properties tend to be less consistent. Electrical and electronic equipment and motor vehicle markets together accounted for 58 per cent of engineered plastics demand in 2003.[1] Engineered plastics demand in the US was estimated at $9,702 million in 2007.
Reference comments
18 minutes
Reference:
British Plastics Federation and plastipedia
May list some useful terminology. Didn't check too deeply.
3 heures
Reference:
Links to professional organisations
"plastics industry"
http://www.plasticsindustry.org/
"plastics engineering"
http://www.4spe.org/
The "engineering" would appear to be a more faithful rendering for your context.
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Note added at 1 day9 hrs (2011-05-13 16:51:04 GMT)
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I knew "plastics industry" but not "plastics engineering" before seeing it as an answer above!
The main thing is that you got what you needed.
http://www.plasticsindustry.org/
"plastics engineering"
http://www.4spe.org/
The "engineering" would appear to be a more faithful rendering for your context.
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Note added at 1 day9 hrs (2011-05-13 16:51:04 GMT)
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I knew "plastics industry" but not "plastics engineering" before seeing it as an answer above!
The main thing is that you got what you needed.
Note from asker:
This response was the most helpful to me (I had found all the other links and suggestions myself). But since it was not submitted in the form of an answer, I cannot award the available points. Sorry about that but many thanks anyway. |
Discussion
(Just as an aside, I was always amazed by the number of (lay) French who hadn't the foggiest what the word meant when I said that I worked in the "plasturgie" industry).