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INK TANK [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-09-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Printing Machines and Equipment
- Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ink tank
1, record 1, English, ink%20tank
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The item that stores all the ink. 2, record 1, English, - ink%20tank
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
- Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réservoir d'encre
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9servoir%20d%27encre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cuve hermétique qui contient l'encre qui est acheminée par tuyau d'alimentation à la pompe puis à l'encrage de la presse. 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9servoir%20d%27encre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
réservoir d'encre : terme et définition tirés du Vocabulaire de la flexographie de France Brodeur. Reproduction autorisée par l'Institut des communications graphiques du Québec. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9servoir%20d%27encre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-07-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Printing Machines and Equipment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ink pump
1, record 2, English, ink%20pump
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mechanism, driven by air or electricity, that circulates an ink or coating between the holding tank and the ink tray or fountain. 2, record 2, English, - ink%20pump
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pompe à encre
1, record 2, French, pompe%20%C3%A0%20encre
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif d'amenée et de régulation d'encre dans l'encrage. 1, record 2, French, - pompe%20%C3%A0%20encre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une pompe [à encre] peut être à diaphragme, péristaltique ou centrifuge et à commande électrique ou pneumatique. 1, record 2, French, - pompe%20%C3%A0%20encre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pompe à encre : terme, définition et observation tirés du Vocabulaire de la flexographie de France Brodeur. Reproduction autorisée par l'Institut des communications graphiques du Québec. 2, record 2, French, - pompe%20%C3%A0%20encre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-05-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Printing Machines and Equipment
- Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ink mixer
1, record 3, English, ink%20mixer
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- mixer 2, record 3, English, mixer
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A small] tank provided with agitator, in which the vehicle and pigment of printing inks are stirred and mixed, before being processed in the ink mill. 2, record 3, English, - ink%20mixer
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
- Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mélangeur d'encre
1, record 3, French, m%C3%A9langeur%20d%27encre
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- malaxeur d'encre 2, record 3, French, malaxeur%20d%27encre
correct, masculine noun
- malaxeur 3, record 3, French, malaxeur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On part du ou de plusieurs pigments secs qu'on mélange au vernis dans des malaxeurs afin d'obtenir une pâte qui est ensuite liée, homogénéisée au maximum par écrasement dans des broyeurs tricylindres 3, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9langeur%20d%27encre
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] Utilisant les dernières presses flexographiques et plaques, alliée avec le perfectionné et informatisé mélangeur d'encre et [le] système de distribution, nous pouvons offrir une remarquable qualité d'impression [...] 4, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9langeur%20d%27encre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-01-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Pulp Preparation (papermaking)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- flotation cell
1, record 4, English, flotation%20cell
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tank, usually aligned in a row of 6 to 10 units, used for the removal of ink from used paper by aerating chemically treated pulped paper with vigorous agitation to cause the separated ink particles to adhere to the air bubbles which are formed and rise to the surface as froth. 2, record 4, English, - flotation%20cell
Record 4, Key term(s)
- floatation cell
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Préparation de la pâte à papier
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- cellule de flottation
1, record 4, French, cellule%20de%20flottation
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans une installation de désencrage, sorte de réservoir groupé en série de 6 à 10, dans lequel la pâte grise à désencrer est soumise à une flottation visant à faire monter à la surface les particules d'encre et les impuretés. 2, record 4, French, - cellule%20de%20flottation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Preparación de la pasta (fabricación de papel)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- célula de flotación
1, record 4, Spanish, c%C3%A9lula%20de%20flotaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1987-05-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Postal Service Operation
- Postage Stamps and Stamp Cancelling
- Machinery
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- ink tank
1, record 5, English, ink%20tank
officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ink tank : Term officially approved by the Postal Mechanization Terminology Standardization Committee. 2, record 5, English, - ink%20tank
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation postale
- Timbres et oblitération
- Machines
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- encrier
1, record 5, French, encrier
masculine noun, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- réservoir d'encre 1, record 5, French, r%C3%A9servoir%20d%27encre
masculine noun, officially approved
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
encrier; réservoir d'encre : Termes uniformisés par le comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie de la mécanisation postale. 2, record 5, French, - encrier
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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