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INK DUCT REGULATING SCREW [1 record]

Record 1 2005-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
DEF

[The screws] which position the blade of the ink reservoir to adjust ink film thickness across the width of the ink roller.

OBS

Each screw controls the amount of ink transferred to a narrow width of the print.

OBS

All terms usually used in the plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
DEF

Vis, espacées régulièrement le long de la lame de l'encrier, permettant d'ajuster l'épaisseur d'encre sur la largeur du rouleau d'encrier.

OBS

[Les vis de l'encrier] servent donc à contrôler l'encrage sur la largeur de l'imprimé.

OBS

vis de l'encrier; vis de réglage de l'encrier; vis d'encrier : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

Spanish

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