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BENDING MACHINE [11 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wood bending machine
1, record 1, English, wood%20bending%20machine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wood bending machine : an item in the "Woodworking Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category. 2, record 1, English, - wood%20bending%20machine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- machine à cintrer le bois
1, record 1, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20cintrer%20le%20bois
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
machine à cintrer le bois : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de travail du bois» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières». 2, record 1, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20cintrer%20le%20bois
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tire bending machine
1, record 2, English, tire%20bending%20machine
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tire bending machine : an item in the "Metalworking Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category. 2, record 2, English, - tire%20bending%20machine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- machine à cintrer les bandages de roue
1, record 2, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20cintrer%20les%20bandages%20de%20roue
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
machine à cintrer les bandages de roue : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement du travail des métaux» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières». 2, record 2, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20cintrer%20les%20bandages%20de%20roue
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-08-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Measurements
- Stators and Rotors (Electrical Components)
- Electric Rotary Machines
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- critical whirling speed
1, record 3, English, critical%20whirling%20speed
correct, see observation, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
critical whirling speeds : The speeds at which the amplitudes of the vibrations of a machine rotor due to shaft bending vibration reach their maximum values. 1, record 3, English, - critical%20whirling%20speed
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
critical whirling speed: The plural form of this term (critical whirling speeds) and the plural definition have been standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). 2, record 3, English, - critical%20whirling%20speed
Record 3, Key term(s)
- critical whirling speeds
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mesures électriques
- Stators et rotors (Composants électrotechniques)
- Machines tournantes électriques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- vitesse critique de flexion
1, record 3, French, vitesse%20critique%20de%20flexion
correct, see observation, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
vitesses critiques de flexion : Vitesses auxquelles les amplitudes des vibrations du rotor d'une machine, dues aux vibrations de flexion de l'arbre, atteignent leurs valeurs maximales. 1, record 3, French, - vitesse%20critique%20de%20flexion
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vitesse critique de flexion : Le terme au pluriel (vitesses critiques de flexion) et la définition au pluriel ont été normalisés par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI). 2, record 3, French, - vitesse%20critique%20de%20flexion
Record 3, Key term(s)
- vitesses critiques de flexion
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medición eléctrica
- Estatores y rotores (Componentes eléctricos)
- Máquinas rotativas eléctricas
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- velocidad crítica de flexión
1, record 3, Spanish, velocidad%20cr%C3%ADtica%20de%20flexi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
velocidades críticas de flexión: Velocidades a las que las amplitudes de las vibraciones del rotor de una máquina, debidas a las vibraciones de flexión del eje, alcanzan sus valores máximos. 1, record 3, Spanish, - velocidad%20cr%C3%ADtica%20de%20flexi%C3%B3n
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
velocidad crítica de flexión: término utilizado generalmente en plural. 2, record 3, Spanish, - velocidad%20cr%C3%ADtica%20de%20flexi%C3%B3n
Record 3, Key term(s)
- velocidades críticas de flexión
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-11-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- brake
1, record 4, English, brake
correct, noun, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- press brake 2, record 4, English, press%20brake
correct
- cornice brake 3, record 4, English, cornice%20brake
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A machine for bending sheet metal to a desired shape. 2, record 4, English, - brake
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
brake: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 4, English, - brake
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Usinage (Métallurgie)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- plieuse de feuilles
1, record 4, French, plieuse%20de%20feuilles
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- presse-plieuse 2, record 4, French, presse%2Dplieuse
correct, feminine noun
- machine à cintrer 3, record 4, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20cintrer
correct, feminine noun
- presse à cintrer 3, record 4, French, presse%20%C3%A0%20cintrer
correct, feminine noun
- machine à plier 4, record 4, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20plier
correct, feminine noun
- plieuse 5, record 4, French, plieuse
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Afin de rabattre les bords de feuilles plus grandes et d'obtenir des plis d'une profondeur accrue, on se sert de la plieuse de feuilles (cornice brake). 1, record 4, French, - plieuse%20de%20feuilles
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plieuse : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 6, record 4, French, - plieuse%20de%20feuilles
Record 4, Key term(s)
- presse plieuse
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-04-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Sheet Metal Working
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- roller leveler
1, record 5, English, roller%20leveler
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- flattening machine 2, record 5, English, flattening%20machine
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Roller leveling : leveling by passing flat sheet metal stock through a machine having a series of small-diameter staggered rolls that are adjusted to produce repeated reverse bending. 3, record 5, English, - roller%20leveler
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Travail des tôles
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- planeuse
1, record 5, French, planeuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- machine à planer 2, record 5, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20planer
correct, feminine noun
- planeuse à tôles 1, record 5, French, planeuse%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%B4les
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
machine à planer : Extrait de la norme NF-E60-000 reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR. 3, record 5, French, - planeuse
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-04-05
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Metal Bending
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- bender
1, record 6, English, bender
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- bending machine 2, record 6, English, bending%20machine
correct
- power bending machine 3, record 6, English, power%20bending%20machine
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An instrument or power-driven machine for bending. 1, record 6, English, - bender
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bend [verb]: To turn, press, or force with stress concentrated at specific points from straight level, or even to curved, angular, uneven, or cambered ... 1, record 6, English, - bender
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Cintrage et pliage (Métallurgie)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- cintreuse
1, record 6, French, cintreuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- machine à cintrer 2, record 6, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20cintrer
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Machine utilisée pour le cintrage des pièces de bois ou des tubes métalliques. (Les cintreuses utilisent l'effort soit d'une vis, soit d'un vérin à huile). 1, record 6, French, - cintreuse
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cintrage : Opération consistant à donner une forme courbe à des pièces de bois, à des barres ou à des tubes de métal, à convertir les tôles planes de métal en cônes ou en cylindres. 1, record 6, French, - cintreuse
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Cintrage des tubes. Il peut être effectué au moyen d'une cintreuse; il peut être exécuté à froid pour les petits diamètres. Pour conserver au tube son diamètre intérieur constant, on le remplit au préalable de résine, ou d'un alliage à bas point de fusion, ou de sable. Pour les diamètres plus importants, le cintrage est exécuté à chaud, le tube étant rempli de sable sec et bien tassé. 1, record 6, French, - cintreuse
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
machine à cintrer : Extrait de la norme NF-E60-000 reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR. 3, record 6, French, - cintreuse
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-09-13
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Finishing (Machine-Tooling)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- roller leveling
1, record 7, English, roller%20leveling
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Leveling by passing flat stock through a machine having a series of small-diameter staggered rolls that are adjusted to produce repeated reverse bending. 2, record 7, English, - roller%20leveling
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with roll flattening. 3, record 7, English, - roller%20leveling
Record 7, Key term(s)
- roller levelling
- leveling
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Finition (Usinage)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- planage par rouleaux
1, record 7, French, planage%20par%20rouleaux
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Obtention de la planéité par passage entre rouleaux étagés. 1, record 7, French, - planage%20par%20rouleaux
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2000-07-27
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Metal Forming
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- roll bending
1, record 8, English, roll%20bending
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Three-Wheel Roll Bending is a technique that uses three round-bend dies to form the tube. This style of bending is typically used for large radius bends and coils. The bend is created when the top center bend die is hydraulically lowered into the tube as the two lower left and right bend dies rotate in unison in one direction and then reverse direction when required. CNC versions of this machine allow an operator to alter the pressures during the bending cycle and thus create an elliptical shape or a bend with multiple bend radius. 1, record 8, English, - roll%20bending
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Formage des métaux
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- roulage
1, record 8, French, roulage
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existe également un procédé de roulage, dérivé du cintrage des tôles, qui permet d'obtenir des tubes de grand diamètre, ou viroles, en engageant la tête entre un jeu de trois cylindres à axes parfaitement parallèles; l'écartement entre le cylindre supérieur, libre, et les deux cylindres inférieurs, entraîneurs, permet de régler la courbure de la tôle. 1, record 8, French, - roulage
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Metal Bending
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- power brake 1, record 9, English, power%20brake
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
brake : a machine for bending, flanging, folding, and forming sheet metal-called also cornice brake. 2, record 9, English, - power%20brake
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Cintrage et pliage (Métallurgie)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- plieuse mécanique
1, record 9, French, plieuse%20m%C3%A9canique
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- machine à plier mécanique 1, record 9, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20plier%20m%C3%A9canique
feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plieuse : machine-outil de chaudronnerie utilisée au pliage des tôles. (on dit aussi machine à plier). 2, record 9, French, - plieuse%20m%C3%A9canique
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Metal Bending
- Placement of Concrete
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- bending machine 1, record 10, English, bending%20machine
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- mechanical bar-bender 1, record 10, English, mechanical%20bar%2Dbender
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Only correct sizes of mandrel appropriate to the bar diameter should be used in the bending machine, it is most important to avoid rebending or reversed bending. 1, record 10, English, - bending%20machine
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Cintrage et pliage (Métallurgie)
- Mise en place du béton
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- cintreuse mécanique
1, record 10, French, cintreuse%20m%C3%A9canique
feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On doit cintrer les barres à l'aide de cintreuses mécaniques, surtout les barres d'un diamètre nominal supérieur à 14 millimètres. 1, record 10, French, - cintreuse%20m%C3%A9canique
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Steel
- Placement of Concrete
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- reversed bending 1, record 11, English, reversed%20bending
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
only correct sizes of mandrel appropriate to the bar diameter should be used in the bending machine, and it is most important to avoid bending or--. 1, record 11, English, - reversed%20bending
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Acier
- Mise en place du béton
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- dépliure 1, record 11, French, d%C3%A9pliure
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
la pliure et la -- des barres laissées en attente sont interdites. 1, record 11, French, - d%C3%A9pliure
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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