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INJECTION-MOULDING MACHINE [7 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2023-04-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- injection moulder operator - plastic manufacturing
1, record 1, English, injection%20moulder%20operator%20%2D%20plastic%20manufacturing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- injection-moulding machine operator-plastic manufacturing 1, record 1, English, injection%2Dmoulding%20machine%20%20operator%2Dplastic%20manufacturing
correct
Record 1, Key term(s)
- injection molder operator - plastic manufacturing
- injection moulding machine operator-plastic manufacturing
- injection molding machine operator - plastic manufacturing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- opérateur de machine de moulage par injection - plasturgie
1, record 1, French, op%C3%A9rateur%20de%20machine%20de%20moulage%20par%20injection%20%2D%20plasturgie
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- opératrice de machine de moulage par injection - plasturgie 1, record 1, French, op%C3%A9ratrice%20de%20machine%20de%20moulage%20par%20injection%20%2D%20plasturgie
correct, feminine noun
- opérateur de machine à mouler par injection - plasturgie 1, record 1, French, op%C3%A9rateur%20de%20machine%20%C3%A0%20mouler%20par%20injection%20%2D%20plasturgie
correct, masculine noun
- opératrice de machine à mouler par injection - plasturgie 1, record 1, French, op%C3%A9ratrice%20de%20machine%20%C3%A0%20mouler%20par%20injection%20%2D%20plasturgie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2023-04-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- injection-moulding machine lead operator-plastic manufacturing
1, record 2, English, injection%2Dmoulding%20machine%20lead%20operator%2Dplastic%20manufacturing
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- injection moulding machine lead operator-plastic manufacturing
- injection molding machine lead operator - plastic manufacturing
- injection-molding machine lead operator - plastic manufacturing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- opérateur en chef de machine à mouler par injection - plasturgie
1, record 2, French, op%C3%A9rateur%20en%20chef%20de%20machine%20%C3%A0%20mouler%20par%20injection%20%2D%20plasturgie
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- opératrice en chef de machine à mouler par injection - plasturgie 1, record 2, French, op%C3%A9ratrice%20en%20chef%20de%20machine%20%C3%A0%20mouler%20par%20injection%20%2D%20plasturgie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-09-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Industry
- Additives and Fillers (Rubber)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- polyliner 1, record 3, English, polyliner
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Perforated sleeve having lengthwise ribs, fitted in the cylinder of an injection-moulding machine instead of a torpedo. 1, record 3, English, - polyliner
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Industrie des plastiques
- Ingrédients (Caoutchouc)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- douille perforée
1, record 3, French, douille%20perfor%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industria de plásticos
- Aditivos y rellenos (Caucho)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- camisa perforada
1, record 3, Spanish, camisa%20perforada
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-08-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
- Machinery
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- injection machine
1, record 4, English, injection%20machine
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- injection molding machine 2, record 4, English, injection%20molding%20machine
correct
- injection-molding machine 3, record 4, English, injection%2Dmolding%20machine
correct
- injection moulding machine 4, record 4, English, injection%20moulding%20machine
correct
- IM machine 5, record 4, English, IM%20machine
- plastic injection molding machine 6, record 4, English, plastic%20injection%20molding%20machine
- plastic injection moulding machine 6, record 4, English, plastic%20injection%20moulding%20machine
- injection press 7, record 4, English, injection%20press
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In a modern injection molding machine, the pellets are conveyed forward within the barrel by a rotating screw, and melt as they go. The molten plastic is deposited at the forward end of the barrel, displacing the screw backward. When enough material has been plasticized, a hydraulic cylinder pushes the screw forward, forcing the molten plastic ahead of it through a nozzle, sprue, runners, and a narrow gate into a water-cooled mold cavity, where the molten plastic solidifies. 2, record 4, English, - injection%20machine
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... if the equipment with the malfunction is a plastic injection molding machine, the possible functions might include injection forward, injection return, screw run, back pressure control, clamp close, clamp pressurization, prefill shift, mold protect, and clamp open. 6, record 4, English, - injection%20machine
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
injection machine: term standardized by ISO. 8, record 4, English, - injection%20machine
Record 4, Key term(s)
- injection-moulding machine
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
- Outillage industriel
- Machines
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- machine à injecter
1, record 4, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20injecter
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- presse à injection 2, record 4, French, presse%20%C3%A0%20injection
correct, feminine noun
- presse à injecter 3, record 4, French, presse%20%C3%A0%20injecter
correct, feminine noun
- presse d'injection 4, record 4, French, presse%20d%27injection
correct, feminine noun
- machine à injection 5, record 4, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20injection
feminine noun
- machine à mouler par injection 5, record 4, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20mouler%20par%20injection
feminine noun
- machine de moulage par injection 6, record 4, French, machine%20de%20moulage%20par%20injection
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les premières presses à injecter comportaient un piston poussant la matière ramollie dans la buse [...] Dans les presses actuelles, la plastification est assurée par une vis sans fin, analogue à celle d'une extrudeuse. Cette vis [...] fait alternativement fonction de piston d'injection et de vis de plastification. 2, record 4, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20injecter
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
machine à injecter : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 7, record 4, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20injecter
Record 4, Key term(s)
- machine d'injection
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fabricación de plásticos
- Herramientas y equipo industriales
- Maquinaria
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- prensa de inyección
1, record 4, Spanish, prensa%20de%20inyecci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- máquina de moldeo por inyección 2, record 4, Spanish, m%C3%A1quina%20de%20moldeo%20por%20inyecci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
- inyectora 2, record 4, Spanish, inyectora
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-02-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- two-stage screw-plunger machine
1, record 5, English, two%2Dstage%20screw%2Dplunger%20machine
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- two-stage screw-pot machine 2, record 5, English, two%2Dstage%20screw%2Dpot%20machine
proposal
- two-stage screw-pot injection-molding machine 2, record 5, English, two%2Dstage%20screw%2Dpot%20injection%2Dmolding%20machine
proposal
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... preplasticizing machine. Of the equipment in use today, 95% is preplasticizing; either with a reciprocating screw or a screw-pot. In a reciprocating screw the melted material is collected in front of the screw, which continues to move backward against a controlled pressure as more material is melted. The area where the melted material is collected corresponds to the pot in a two-stage machine. When the screw is pushed forward by the hydraulic injection cylinder(s), a check valve (nonreturn valve) is closed. At this time the screw and nonreturn valve act like a plunger. 1, record 5, English, - two%2Dstage%20screw%2Dplunger%20machine
Record 5, Key term(s)
- two-stage screw-pot injection-moulding machine
- two-stage screw-pot injection molding machine
- two-stage screw-pot injection moulding machine
- two-stage screw-plunger injection-molding machine
- two-stage screw-plunger injection-moulding machine
- two-stage screw-plunger injection molding machine
- two-stage screw-plunger injection moulding machine
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- presse à plastification auxiliaire
1, record 5, French, presse%20%C3%A0%20plastification%20auxiliaire
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1998-02-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- plunger injection-molding machine
1, record 6, English, plunger%20injection%2Dmolding%20machine
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- plunger injection moulding machine 2, record 6, English, plunger%20injection%20moulding%20machine
correct
- plunger-type injection machine 3, record 6, English, plunger%2Dtype%20injection%20machine
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are about 80,000 injection-molding machines in about 8,000 plants in the United States. ... About 95% of the machine are either reciprocating screw or two-stage screws. The balance are plunger machines. 4, record 6, English, - plunger%20injection%2Dmolding%20machine
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The plunger machine heats the material by conduction. Since plastic is an insulator, the material next to the outside wall is much hotter than that nearer the center. The laminar flow in the plunger-type cylinder does not reduce the temperature differential. ... The plunger machine in now only used to produce special effects (mottling, for example); the two-stage plunger machine is obsolete. It is used in thermoset IM for glass-reinforced polyester because it reduces glass fiber breakage. 4, record 6, English, - plunger%20injection%2Dmolding%20machine
Record 6, Key term(s)
- plunger injection-moulding machine
- plunger injection molding machine
- plunger injection machine
- plunger machine
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- presse à piston
1, record 6, French, presse%20%C3%A0%20piston
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- machine d'injection à piston 2, record 6, French, machine%20d%27injection%20%C3%A0%20piston
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La presse à piston, celle décrite dans le principe, est la plus ancienne. La matière fondue est poussée du pot d'injection au moule par un piston (analogie avec le moulage des alliages légers sous pression). L'avantage principal réside dans la simplicité de la machine mais la matière, pour un diamètre de fût important, reste insuffisamment plastifiée puisqu'il existe un gradient de température entre l'axe et la paroi du fût. 1, record 6, French, - presse%20%C3%A0%20piston
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fabricación de plásticos
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- máquina de inyección por pistón
1, record 6, Spanish, m%C3%A1quina%20de%20inyecci%C3%B3n%20por%20pist%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1998-02-19
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- screw-injection molding machine
1, record 7, English, screw%2Dinjection%20molding%20machine
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- screw injection moulding machine 2, record 7, English, screw%20injection%20moulding%20machine
- reciprocating screw injection-molding machine 3, record 7, English, reciprocating%20screw%20injection%2Dmolding%20machine
correct
- reciprocating screw injection molding machine 3, record 7, English, reciprocating%20screw%20injection%20molding%20machine
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are about 80,000 injection-molding machines in about 8,000 plants in the United States. ... About 95% of the machine are either reciprocating screw or two-stage screws. The balance are plunger machines. 3, record 7, English, - screw%2Dinjection%20molding%20machine
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
... preplasticizing machine. Of the equipment in use today, 95% is preplasticizing; either with a reciprocating screw or a screw-pot. In a reciprocating screw the melted material is collected in front of the screw, which continues to move backward against a controlled pressure as more material is melted. The area where the melted material is collected corresponds to the pot in a two-stage machine. When the screw is pushed forward by the hydraulic injection cylinder(s), a check valve (nonreturn valve) is closed. At this time the screw and nonreturn valve act like a plunger. 3, record 7, English, - screw%2Dinjection%20molding%20machine
Record 7, Key term(s)
- screw-injection moulding machine
- screw injection molding machine
- reciprocating screw injection-moulding machine
- screw molding machine
- screw moulding machine
- screw-molding machine
- screw-moulding machine
- reciprocating screw injection moulding machine
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- presse à vis-piston
1, record 7, French, presse%20%C3%A0%20vis%2Dpiston
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- presse à vis 2, record 7, French, presse%20%C3%A0%20vis
correct, feminine noun
- machine à injection par vis 3, record 7, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20injection%20par%20vis
feminine noun
- machine à injecter à vis 3, record 7, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20injecter%20%C3%A0%20vis
feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La machine la plus utilisée est la presse à vis-piston. On parle alors de préplastification; en effet la vis assure ici deux fonctions : -fonction vis en tournant sur son axe : plastification de la matière de façon homogène, -fonction piston en avançant le long de son axe : matière poussée dans le moule par l'extrémité de la vis (qui joue le rôle de piston). 1, record 7, French, - presse%20%C3%A0%20vis%2Dpiston
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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