PTFE-umhüllte Dichtungen

English translation: PTFE envelope gaskets

19:02 Feb 18, 2006

German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial / sealing technology

German term or phrase: PTFE-umhüllte Dichtungen

Above term is from a brochure about Dichtungstechnik.

Could this be PTFE envelope gaskets?

KenOldfield

English translation:PTFE envelope gaskets

Explanation:
One of many:
Chicago Gasket Company- PTFE Envelope Gaskets for Industry. ... Envelope: Inner and outer PTFE channel. Inserts: Chicago Gasket's exclusive, compressible, ...
www.chicagogasket.com/gasket.htm - 11k -

Selected response from:

Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 22:38

Grading comment

Thanks very much for your answer which tallies with the terminology used by the relevant manufacture in their English language promotional literature which I later found on their website.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

PTFE envelope gaskets

Trudy Peters

4 +1

PTFE-coated gaskets / seals

David Willett

PTFE-embedded seal/gasket

jhp (X)

PTFE covered gaskets/seals

Karin Klinke (X)

PTFE encapsulated gaskets

84574 (X)

Answers

4 mins confidence:

PTFE-umhüllte Dichtungen PTFE-embedded seal/gasket

Explanation:
"Enveloped" is not wrong; I think "embedded" is closer.

jhp (X)
Local time: 18:38
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 24

The asker has declined this answer

4 mins confidence:

PTFE-umhüllte Dichtungen PTFE covered gaskets/seals

Explanation:
Quelle: electr.eng. Siemens

Karin Klinke (X)
Local time: 04:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 8

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

PTFE-umhüllte Dichtungen

PTFE envelope gaskets

Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 22:38
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in category: 41

Grading comment

Thanks very much for your answer which tallies with the terminology used by the relevant manufacture in their English language promotional literature which I later found on their website.

12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

PTFE-umhüllte Dichtungen PTFE-coated gaskets / seals

Explanation:
"PTFE-coated" sounds more natural and is more widely used than "PTFE-covered", and obvoiusly means the same. Try Googling it - here's an example:

Reference: http://www.jdjones.com/flexible.html

David Willett
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:38
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

The asker has declined this answer

1 day 13 hrs confidence:

PTFE-umhüllte Dichtungen PTFE encapsulated gaskets

Explanation:
this is what Polyvoc (Dictionary of the German plastics institute DKI) and Welling Dictionary of Plastics and Rubber Technology suggests.

The URL mentioned below for example uses "Teflon encapsulated gaskets"

Reference: http://www.creavey.com

84574 (X)
Local time: 04:38
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 16

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