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INDEXING UNIT [2 records]

Record 1 1999-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Milling (Machine-Tooling)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
CONT

Indexing equipment, when manually operated, is used for angular spacing operations such as are necessary in milling equally spaced gear teeth, spline keys, serrations, clutch teeth, or slots, as well as unequally but accurately spaced flat or formed surfaces.

OBS

This term is a mass noun (as opposed to "indexing attachment") and may refer to a plurality of devices.

Key term(s)
  • indexing unit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fraisage (Usinage)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
CONT

Les appareils diviseurs permettent de résoudre les problèmes d'usinage suivants: Effectuer des opérations de fraisage régulièrement réparties sur la périphérie d'une pièce (généralement cylindrique); Effectuer deux ou plusieurs opérations de fraisage situées dans des plans faisant entre eux des angles donnés.

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Library Science

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bibliothéconomie

Spanish

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