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GERBEUR [3 records]

Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chutes, Spouts and Conveyors
  • Postal Equipment and Supplies
  • Postal Service Operation
CONT

Equipment used for loading and unloading sacks of mail, rigid containers, and loose parcels includes mobile belt conveyors ....

OBS

Belt conveyors consist essentially of an endless belt of fabric, rubber, plastic, leather or metal. ... Belt conveyors may operate on an incline and are frequently used as feeders to other conveyors or for changing elevations between sections of a roller conveyor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Convoyeurs et goulottes (Manutention)
  • Matériel et fournitures (Postes)
  • Exploitation postale
DEF

Appareil de manutention mobile constitué par un châssis inclinable monté sur roues et équipé d'une courroie ou d'une bande transporteuse sans fin, actionnée par un moteur électrique ou thermique. (Les courroies ou bandes (...) permettent la manutention de matières en vrac, de sacs, de caisses ou de colis divers).

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
  • Mobile Hoisting Apparatus
CONT

Stackers. Tiering machines and portable elevators used for stacking merchandise are basically portable vertical frames that support and guide the carriage, to which is attached a platform, pair of forks, or other suitable lifting device ... The carriage can be raised and lowered by hand, by an electrically driven winch, or by a hydraulic cylinder ... Stackers ... are the prototypes of completely powered noncounterbalanced platform and forklift trucks.

OBS

stacking truck: term standardized by the British Standards Institution (BSI); stacker: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
  • Appareils de levage mobiles
DEF

Appareil de manutention permettant de positionner l'une sur l'autre des charges de formes régulières, sur deux ou plusieurs niveaux.

CONT

Les multiples modèles de gerbeurs, y compris les chariots élévateurs à fourches, qui représentent un type particulier, se différencient suivant [quatre caractéristiques].

OBS

gerbeur : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
OBS

Term standardized by ISO.

OBS

Powered industrial trucks - terminology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
OBS

terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

Terminologie des chariots de manutention automoteurs.

Spanish

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