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UNIVERSAL MILL TRAIN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1988-08-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
- Metal Rolling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- universal mill
1, record 1, English, universal%20mill
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- universal mill train 2, record 1, English, universal%20mill%20train
correct, see observation
- universal rolling mill 3, record 1, English, universal%20rolling%20mill
correct
- universal train 4, record 1, English, universal%20train
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a rolling mill in which metal is acted upon by two sets of rollers commonly horizontal and vertical at each pass and which is used especially in rolling girder and channel-bar sections. 5, record 1, English, - universal%20mill
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A rolling mill in which rolls with a vertical axis roll the edges of the metal stock between some of the passes through the horizontal rolls. 6, record 1, English, - universal%20mill
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 DEF
A rolling mill having both horizontal and vertical set of rolls. 7, record 1, English, - universal%20mill
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Mill train" is not a true synonym of "mill", but the two terms may sometimes be used interchangeably. See the record for "mill train". 8, record 1, English, - universal%20mill
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage industriel
- Laminage (Métallurgie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- laminoir universel
1, record 1, French, laminoir%20universel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- train de laminoir universel 2, record 1, French, train%20de%20laminoir%20universel
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- laminoir à larges plats 3, record 1, French, laminoir%20%C3%A0%20larges%20plats
correct, masculine noun
- train universel 4, record 1, French, train%20universel
correct, masculine noun
- train à larges plats 5, record 1, French, train%20%C3%A0%20larges%20plats
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
"train universel" : Type de laminoir dans lequel un duo, trio ou quarto à axes horizontaux est précédé de deux cylindres verticaux, à écartement variable, qui agissent en diminuant la largeur du produit au laminage. Au sortir du train, le produit a été laminé sur ses quatre faces. 6, record 1, French, - laminoir%20universel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] [Le] duo universel [est] équipé de quatre cylindres : deux horizontaux et deux verticaux [...]. Le trio universel se compose de sept cylindres, trois horizontaux longs et quatre verticaux courts. [...] Le laminoir tro universel est employé seulement pour les grands fers plats. 7, record 1, French, - laminoir%20universel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un "train de laminoirs" désigne un ensemble de "laminoirs" (en anglais : "rolling mill", ou "mill"). (Voir ces deux fiches). Dans l'usage, cependant, "train" et "laminoir" se confondent quelquefois. Parfois même, c'est le mot "cage" qui est employé à la place de "laminoir". Voir l'observation qui suit. 8, record 1, French, - laminoir%20universel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Un laminoir se compose de cylindres [...] dont les extrémités formant tourillons reposent dans de vastes coussinets supportés par un bâti vertical, appelé "cage" du laminoir. [...] Certains profilés complexes [...] sont laminés sur des cages universelles comportant par exemple deux cylindres à axes horizontaux (motorisés) et deux galets à axes verticaux (non motorisés). 9, record 1, French, - laminoir%20universel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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