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Faltschachtel

English translation: folding carton


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German term or phrase:Faltschachtel
English translation:folding carton
Entered by: Jon Fedler
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11:26 Jun 19, 2011
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Food & Dairy / Processed Foods
German term or phrase: Faltschachtel
From a presentation by a breakfast cereal manufacturer

Verpackungsvarianten:
Folie und *Faltschachtel*
Monotrays und individuelle Mischtrays
Jon Fedler
Local time: 01:52
folding carton
Explanation:
The cereal box is a good example of a folding carton. This industry is estimated to have a current value of $10 billion. Most packages are made from scrap ...
www.dimensionsguide.com/folding-carton-dimensions/ - Cached - SimilarBobst Group - Folding Carton - Folding-Gluing - Equipment ..."Over 100 different box styles can be produced on a VISIONFOLD" ... letting you fold and glue more than 3000 different box styles, from small pharmaceutical cartons to large cereal boxes. ... Faltschachtel-Klebemaschinen für Wellpappe ...
www.bobst.com/.../FoldingCarton/.../VISIONFOLD_50-80-110.ht... - Cached

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Note added at 28 mins (2011-06-19 11:54:36 GMT)
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or maybe "collapsible" carton/box as suggested in some sites ...

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Note added at 29 mins (2011-06-19 11:56:10 GMT)
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but I would go for "folding carton/box"

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Note added at 30 mins (2011-06-19 11:56:59 GMT)
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Manufacturer of Folding Cartons (think cereal box or the box tooth paste comes in)
www.trade-pals.com/business.../Packaging-Packaging-957.html - Cached - Similar
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David Hollywood
Local time: 19:52
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3 +2folding carton
David Hollywood


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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
folding carton


Explanation:
The cereal box is a good example of a folding carton. This industry is estimated to have a current value of $10 billion. Most packages are made from scrap ...
www.dimensionsguide.com/folding-carton-dimensions/ - Cached - SimilarBobst Group - Folding Carton - Folding-Gluing - Equipment ..."Over 100 different box styles can be produced on a VISIONFOLD" ... letting you fold and glue more than 3000 different box styles, from small pharmaceutical cartons to large cereal boxes. ... Faltschachtel-Klebemaschinen für Wellpappe ...
www.bobst.com/.../FoldingCarton/.../VISIONFOLD_50-80-110.ht... - Cached

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Note added at 28 mins (2011-06-19 11:54:36 GMT)
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or maybe "collapsible" carton/box as suggested in some sites ...

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Note added at 29 mins (2011-06-19 11:56:10 GMT)
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but I would go for "folding carton/box"

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Note added at 30 mins (2011-06-19 11:56:59 GMT)
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Manufacturer of Folding Cartons (think cereal box or the box tooth paste comes in)
www.trade-pals.com/business.../Packaging-Packaging-957.html - Cached - Similar

David Hollywood
Local time: 19:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 72

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  suew: "Folding carton is correct". I worked in the industry - it was the term used in the UK and in Canada
18 hrs

agree  Nicole Schnell
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