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Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tobacco Industry
DEF

The third classification of scrap produced in the manufacture of cigars. (No 1 scrap, No 2 scrap, siftings and dust). Siftings include very fine particles of scrap not usable in pipe tobaccos or for scrap filler. Siftings are sold for fertilizers and chemicals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du tabac
CONT

La poussière du tabac, ainsi qu'une petite quantité des déchets non-utilisables ailleurs, [...] sont employés pour fabriquer un extrait de nicotine, qui sert de désinfectant.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Artificial Intelligence
OBS

A sorting method.

Key term(s)
  • sifting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Inteligencia artificial
DEF

Método de clasificación interna por el que los registros se mueven para permitir la inserción de otros registros.

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Record 3 1993-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging
DEF

Leakage of powdered or granular material through surfaces or seams of a container.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages
DEF

Fuite de produits pulvérulents ou granulés par les parois ou la fermeture d'un récipient.

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

The process of separating undesirable sawdust, fines, and oversize chips from acceptable chips, or separating unacceptable dirt, fibers, shives, and knots from acceptable pulp in a pulp and paper mill by the use of screens.

OBS

The terms "sifting" and "sieving" are deprecated.

OBS

The term "screening" has been standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • sifting
  • sieving

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
DEF

Opération ayant pour but de classer selon leurs dimensions les éléments fibreux ou non fibreux.

CONT

Classage. Rôle : séparer les éléments grossiers de la pâte utilisable. (...) -morceaux de bois (dosses) à retenir par des grilles, -éléments très grossiers (choucroute) à retenir par des tamis à secousses (...) -fibres assemblées (bûchettes) que l'on élimine avec des classeurs.

OBS

Dans le Cours de formation papetière de Jean Vilars (code : VIPAP) on trouvera le terme "classage" sous l'article 3.1.1.6

OBS

Le terme classage a été normalisé à la fois par l'ISO et l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 5 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
OBS

... from the roller the leaf mass is ... compressed into lumps, then broken up in the sifting process by the machine which combines the operation of roll-breaker and sifter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
OBS

Le criblage est l'opération qui consiste à séparer les divers grades obtenus.

Spanish

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