Folding boxes flattener stacker machine

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Hello everyone,I'm not sure whether this question is appropriate in this forum. My question is related to how to denominate a new machine. I've been given a user's manual of a new machine. The manual is written in Spanish and I have to translate it. This is a machine that takes boxes (this boxes have the ability to be folded, they are not rigid) then it flatens the boxes and then put the boxes in a pile. So if I say: a folding boxes flattener stacker machine, does it make sense to anyone? Thank you in advance for your help.

Avangi · Accepted Answer

AnonymousSo if I say: a folding boxes flattener stacker machine, does it make sense to anyone?

Not without your explanation, it doesn't.

Are these new blanks, to be ultimately folded into boxes, or are they old discarded boxes of various shapes and sizes to be bundled for the scrap dealer?

Have they already been "broken down" (totally unfolded), or are there still some double thicknesses, if you get my meaning?

Avangi · Answer

If the machine does not actually "break the boxes down" in the sense of unfolding them, I'd call it a box flattener and stacker. The adjective "folding" contributes nothing.
Perhaps "cardboard box flattener and stacker" would be useful. Not all boxes are cardboard, but all folding boxes are cardboard and all cardboard boxes are folding.

Avangi · Answer

In the US, we don't use the term "folding boxes" to describe used boxes.

A "folding box" would be something sold through a retail outlet in the flat, pre-creased condition, which the average consumer could then fold into a storage box of some kind.

Tania77maria · Answer

Sorry I didn't introduce myself.... My name is Tania and I'm a new member.

So...this is a difficult issue, isn't it? The machine takes plastic boxes, those used in the supermarket to carry the fruit.(The fact is that I'm not sure whether these boxes are known in your country). The machine takes the box unfolded and then once it is in the machine, a mechanism makes the box flat (each side of the box is flattened) and finally stacks the box in a net pile. When a determined height of stack boxes is reached, the machine carries out the extraction of the boxes pile.

So, it would be good to call it box flattener and stacker machine .

This translation is driven me crazy!!!

I really appreciate your help.

Avangi · Answer

I'm confused. Are you the Original Poster?

In the original post, it was stated that the boxes are not rigid.

In my experience, plastic is rigid, unless it's film.

In the US, rigid plastic boxes are called "crates." (eg, milk crates.)
We also have stackable plastic pallets of varying sizes (eg, three feet square) , with sides of from an inch to perhaps eight inches. But these are not collapsible. They're quite rigid.

I'm trying to imagine a collapsible plastic crate. I can't.

Are you saying that these boxes are definitely not cardboard, but are plastic?

All of my specific questions have thus far gone unanswered, so it's difficult to help you.

Personally, I don't find your machine designation appropriate.

If you do in fact have collapsible plastic crates, the joints would have to be hinged, and the machine would only be able to handle identical "boxes" in any given stack.

It seems like you must first clarify your conception of what the machine does.

Then, perhaps, you could come up with an appropriate designation.

Tania77maria · Answer

Sorry to confuse you, but, yes, these boxes are made of plastic and have special hinges which make possible to flatten them

Avangi · Answer

In English, in my opinion, "to flatten" carries a certain destructive implication. You force something to assume an unnatural condition, or, at least, one which is contrary to its nature.

These "boxes" are designed expressly to be collapsed. Therefore, I'd suggest using "collapsed."

Further, I find "crates" more natural than "boxes," since (in the US, anyway) "boxes" implies "cardboard." We have "small wooden boxes," but "wood" is specified. We also have large wooden crates.
A plastic box would be something we'd find in the kitchen section of the department store, or in "office supplies."

Have you searched the internet for pictures of these "collapsible boxes"?

Absent that, I'd call it a "crate collapsing and stacking machine."

You have the manual in Spanish, and are rendering it in English, but is that your ultimate destination? Or are you planning to translate it into another language?

While "crate" and "collapse" are natural in English, they may not lead to a good translation in some other language.

BarbaraPA · Answer

I agree - it collapses and stacks crates. Good suggestion, A

Tania77maria · Answer

I have searched the INTERNET for "collapsible boxes". There is a picture attached.

I'm going to leave it as you suggested me."crate collapsing and stacking machine."[Y]

Once again THANK YOU for your help and your time.

Anonymous · Answer

Good morning,
I am currently searching for a machine that is capable of flattening and stacking a cardboard carton that has an interlocked bottom and 4 flaps on top. 20 x 24 x 16h. The machine you describe seems to be what I am looking for. Could you provide a manufacturer or contact info for the machine?

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