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INDEXING HEAD [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-06-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
- Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dividing head
1, record 1, English, dividing%20head
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- indexing head 2, record 1, English, indexing%20head
correct, Canada, United States
- index head 3, record 1, English, index%20head
correct, Canada, United States
- index center 4, record 1, English, index%20center
correct, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dividing heads ... or index centers are precision measuring devices for accurate workpiece indexing, or positioning from a reference through any desired sector of a circle. 4, record 1, English, - dividing%20head
Record 1, Key term(s)
- index centre
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage industriel
- Usinage (Métallurgie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- diviseur
1, record 1, French, diviseur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tête-diviseur 2, record 1, French, t%C3%AAte%2Ddiviseur
correct, feminine noun
- poupée-diviseur 3, record 1, French, poup%C3%A9e%2Ddiviseur
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les diviseurs peuvent être simples, à axe horizontal ou vertical, ou universels. Cet appareil est réalisé de telle sorte qu'il permet de diviser une surface cylindrique en un nombre varié de parties égales. 1, record 1, French, - diviseur
Record 1, Key term(s)
- tête diviseur
- poupée diviseur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-10-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- indexing head
1, record 2, English, indexing%20head
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- indexing table 1, record 2, English, indexing%20table
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The primary difficulty with these methods is that the injection mold and blow-mold stations must stand idle while the finished parts are removed. This led to the 1961 invention in Italy by Gussoni of the three-position method, which used a horizontal 120° indexing head with split mold parison and bottle cavities and three sets of core rods. 1, record 2, English, - indexing%20head
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tourelle
1, record 2, French, tourelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tourelle d'indexation 2, record 2, French, tourelle%20d%27indexation
proposal, feminine noun
- mécanisme de transfert rotatif à position indexée 3, record 2, French, m%C3%A9canisme%20de%20transfert%20rotatif%20%C3%A0%20position%20index%C3%A9e
masculine noun
- tourelle porte-poinçons 3, record 2, French, tourelle%20porte%2Dpoin%C3%A7ons
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la paraison est retirée de l'empreinte alors qu'elle se trouve dans l'état plasto-élastique, puis est transférée dans le noyau autour duquel le plastique a été moulé, dans le moule de soufflage. Ce transfert est programmé par la rotation de 120° d'une tourelle servant de support au noyau à l'aide d'un dispositif d'indexation entraîné par un moteur [...] 1, record 2, French, - tourelle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1978-10-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Instruments
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- universal level protractor 1, record 3, English, universal%20level%20protractor
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The following subjects will be taught [in the Quality Assurance Dimensional Metrology Course] Angular measurements with trigonometrical formulae using sine bar, universal level protractor, and indexing head(...) 1, record 3, English, - universal%20level%20protractor
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Instruments scientifiques
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- rapporteur de niveau universel 1, record 3, French, rapporteur%20de%20niveau%20universel
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme proposé par le co-auteur de «Éléments de métrologie» (code de source CHEMA, 1978). 1, record 3, French, - rapporteur%20de%20niveau%20universel
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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