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Chariots pour sachets s/vide

English translation: trolleys for vacuum-packs

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French term or phrase:Chariots pour sachets s/vide
English translation:trolleys for vacuum-packs
Entered by: Chris Pott

13:24 Apr 9, 2008
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French term or phrase: Chariots pour sachets s/vide
From a list of miscellaneous equipment in an insurance claim survey report for fire damage to a department store. The purchase cost was 2,400 euros. Any help appreciated. Here is more of the list:

Etal poisson LG 4000 - TOURNUS EQUIPEMENT-
Combine billot - TOURNUS –
Gerbeur électrique+batterie - MIC –
Table poisson poly+douchette - TOURNUS EQUIPEMENT-
Check out caisse - ALSER –
Socles portables - SYMBOL –
Chariots pour sachets s/vide - TOURNUS –
Chris Pott
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:35
trolleys for vacuum-packs
Explanation:
Again, I suspect there might be a more specialist term for this, but I would imagine these are wheeled trolleys for storing vacuum-packed products. Perhaps you could find out more if the manufacturer Tournus has a website?

It might even be the trolleys on which the sealing machines sit, for sealing up those little 3-sided packs so beloved of fishmongery departments in big stores; but I must admit 'chariot' makes it sound more like some kind of storage device.

That said, the high purchase price might well lead us to imagine that it is not merely a trolley, but actually the whole vacuum-sealing machine itself; be careful that someone hasn't made a mistake and used 'sous vide' (vacuum-packed) instead of the more usual 'heat-sealing' (thermosoudé?). but it might be a work station for pre-packing fish into plastic-covered trays, for example.
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Tony M
France
Local time: 15:35
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chariots pour sachets s/vide
trolleys for vacuum-packs


Explanation:
Again, I suspect there might be a more specialist term for this, but I would imagine these are wheeled trolleys for storing vacuum-packed products. Perhaps you could find out more if the manufacturer Tournus has a website?

It might even be the trolleys on which the sealing machines sit, for sealing up those little 3-sided packs so beloved of fishmongery departments in big stores; but I must admit 'chariot' makes it sound more like some kind of storage device.

That said, the high purchase price might well lead us to imagine that it is not merely a trolley, but actually the whole vacuum-sealing machine itself; be careful that someone hasn't made a mistake and used 'sous vide' (vacuum-packed) instead of the more usual 'heat-sealing' (thermosoudé?). but it might be a work station for pre-packing fish into plastic-covered trays, for example.

Tony M
France
Local time: 15:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 90
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Thanks, Tony
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