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TRANSFER MACHINE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-02-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
- Household Cleaning and Maintenance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- transfer machine
1, record 1, English, transfer%20machine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A first-generation dry-cleaning machine in which separate equipment is used for the washing and drying of clothes. 1, record 1, English, - transfer%20machine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage industriel
- Appareils de nettoyage et d'entretien (Arts ménagers)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- machine à transfert
1, record 1, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20transfert
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Barrhead Cleaners, en Alberta, a remplacé leur machine traditionnelle de nettoyage à sec par une nouvelle machine à la fine pointe de la technologie. L'ancienne machine nécessitait un transfert manuel de vêtements humides vers l'unité de séchage, ce qui provoquait une perte de solvant, le perchloroéthylène, par évaporation. 2, record 1, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20transfert
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-10-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Transfer Machines
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- transfer machine
1, record 2, English, transfer%20machine
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) an automatic machine which indexes or transfers the workpiece and its fixture from station to station while many operations are performed on it. It is a combined material-processing and material-handling machine (...) The most common method [of work handling in transfer machines] entails clamping the workpiece to a fixture which is moved from station to station and is located at each station while the operations are performed. The fixture may be guided on ways or moved "free" on a roller conveyor. 2, record 2, English, - transfer%20machine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Machines-transfert
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- machine-transfert
1, record 2, French, machine%2Dtransfert
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
machine-outil dans laquelle les pièces à traiter sont automatiquement transférées aux divers postes où elles doivent être travaillées. 2, record 2, French, - machine%2Dtransfert
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
De telles installations ont été créées par l'industrie automobile et conviennent à des usinages de pièces en très grandes séries, comme les blocs-moteurs d'automobiles, par exemple. 3, record 2, French, - machine%2Dtransfert
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le pluriel est "machines-transferts". 4, record 2, French, - machine%2Dtransfert
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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