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  2. Shrink wrap - Wikipedia

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    Shrink wrap, also shrink film, is a material made up of polymer plastic film. When heat is applied, it shrinks tightly over whatever it is covering. [1] [2] [3] Heat can be applied with a handheld heat gun (electric or gas), or the product and film can pass through a heat tunnel on a conveyor.

  3. Heat-shrink tubing - Wikipedia

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    Heat-shrink tubing (or, commonly, heat shrink or heatshrink) is a shrinkable plastic tube used to insulate wires, providing abrasion resistance and environmental protection for stranded and solid wire conductors, connections, joints and terminals in electrical wiring.

  4. List of cooking vessels - Wikipedia

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    A cooking vessel is a type of cookware or bakeware designed for cooking, baking, roasting, boiling or steaming. Cooking vessels are manufactured using materials such as steel, cast iron, aluminum, clay and various other ceramics. [1] All cooking vessels, including ceramic ones, absorb and retain heat after cooking has finished. [2]

  5. Shrink tunnel - Wikipedia

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    Heat tunnel for shrink wrapping bakery goods in-line heating of shrink bands on plastic bottles of water Machinery to apply and shrink an overwrap. A shrink tunnel or heat tunnel is a heated tunnel mounted over or around a conveyor system. Items (such as packaging) have shrink film loosely applied; with heat, the film shrinks to fit snugly ...

  6. Cookware and bakeware - Wikipedia

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    Cladding is a technique for fabricating pans with a layer of efficient heat conducting material, such as copper or aluminum, covered on the cooking surface by a non-reactive material such as stainless steel, and often covered on the exterior aspect of the pan ("dual-clad") as well. Some pans feature a copper or aluminum interface layer that ...

  7. Silicone rubber - Wikipedia

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    In its uncured state, silicone rubber is a highly adhesive gel or liquid. To convert it to a solid, it must be cured, vulcanized, or catalyzed.This is normally carried out in a two-stage process at the point of manufacture into the desired shape, and then in a prolonged post-cure process.

  8. Heat-shrink - Wikipedia

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    Heat-shrink may refer to: Heat-shrink tubing, for electrical work; Heat-shrinkable sleeve, for pipelines; Shrink wrap, for packaging This page was last edited on 28 ...

  9. Starlite - Wikipedia

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    White sands test sample, owned by Thermashield, LLC. Starlite is an intumescent material said to be able to withstand and insulate from extreme heat. It was invented by British hairdresser and amateur chemist Maurice Ward (1933–2011) during the 1970s and 1980s, and received significant publicity after coverage of the material aired in 1990 on the BBC science and technology show Tomorrow's ...