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PARTING LINE [3 records]

Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
  • Facilities and Equipment (Rubber)
CONT

If one were inside a closed mold and looking outside, the mating junction of the mold cavities would appear as a line. It also appears as a line on the molded piece and is called the parting line. A piece may have several parting lines.

OBS

Compare with "mould seam".

OBS

parting line: can mean the line representing the surface of contact between mold halves, or the line found on the object.

Key term(s)
  • mould parting face
  • mold parting line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
  • Installations et équipement (Caoutchouc)
OBS

Pour laisser échapper l'air contenu dans l'empreinte, on pratique des évents (trous ou rainures) au niveau du plan de joint des demi-moules.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
  • Instalaciones y equipo (Caucho)
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Record 2 1997-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

A line on a moulded or laminated piece, caused by the parting line of the mould, differing in colour or appearance from the general surface. [definition standardized by ISO]

CONT

If one were inside a closed mold and looking outside, the mating junction of the mold cavities would appear as a line. It also appears as a line on the molded piece and is called the parting line. A piece may have several parting lines.

OBS

parting line: can mean the line representing the surface of contact between mold halves, or the line found on the object.

OBS

Compare with "mould parting line".

OBS

mould seam: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • mold seam

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Ligne sur une pièce moulée ou stratifiée, provoquée par la ligne de joint du moule, différant de la surface générale par la couleur ou l'aspect. [définition normalisée par l'ISO]

DEF

Ligne bombée apparaissant à la surface d'un objet moulé et qui se forme à la jonction des parties du moule.

OBS

ligne de joint : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
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Record 3 1993-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
  • Casting and Patternmaking (Metal Processing)
CONT

in sand casting a fin is a thin projection of metal that forms at the parting line in a mold casting, caused by the imperfect joining of the mold parts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie
  • Moulage et modelage des métaux
CONT

on démoule (...) et l'on ébarbe les pièces des bavures qu'a laissées la ligne de raccord des châssis. [...] À la meule, on enlève l'excès de métal marquant sur la tranche la ligne de jonction des deux matrices.

Spanish

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