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ROTARY CONTACT MAKER [1 record]

Record 1 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
OBS

The matrices are inscribed ... on a disk ... that revolve ... in front of an electronic flashtube ... Selection [of matrices] is by means of a system of rotary contact makers, controlled by the telegraph system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
CONT

[le disque tournant] est solidaire d'un commutateur rotatif qui a pour rôle de recevoir les informations du clavier et de déclencher le flash en conséquence.

Spanish

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