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materials handling device [1 record]

Record 1 2017-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Materials Handling
DEF

Any device for handling granular material, including conveyors of every sort, cranes, transporter cranes, grabs, elevators, railways, cableways, and ropeways.

Key term(s)
  • material handling device

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manutention
DEF

Dispositif d'une machine-outil, d'un chariot élévateur ou d'une grue susceptible de saisir et de déplacer une pièce ou un objet.

OBS

Manutention. Désigne toute opération de déplacement, de bardage, de gerbage, de chargement ou de déchargement, ou d'approche à pied d'œuvre des matériaux; les engins de manutention sont nombreux : ils peuvent être fixes (blondins, sauterelles, bandes transporteuses, monte-matériaux, grues, treuils, chèvres, etc.) ou mobiles (brouettes, chouleurs, chargeuses,..).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Manipulación de materiales
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