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AIR KNIFE [10 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2023-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Meats and Meat Industries
CONT

Air knives for easy cutting. The pneumatically powered [air knives] are for cutting meat, poultry and other products ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
CONT

[... ] de nouveaux couteaux pneumatiques sont utilisés dans les grands abattoirs pour effectuer certaines opérations de dépouille.

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Paper
OBS

air knife coating: A roll coating method in which the applied coating slip is levelled and the excess removed by means of a uniform stream of compressed air (air knife) suitably directed from a slot placed across the machine in close proximity to the coated surface of the roll-supported web.

OBS

air knife coated paper: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de papier
DEF

Papier obtenu par la méthode de couchage par rouleau, par laquelle la couche appliquée est égalisée et l'excès enlevé au moyen d'un jet uniforme d'air comprimé (lame d'air) convenablement dirigé à partir d'une tente placée en travers de la machine, au voisinage immédiat de la face couchée de la feuille reposant sur un rouleau.

OBS

papier couché à la lame d'air: terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Properties of Paper
DEF

A fine scratch over a foot in length in the machine direction caused by defective air knife coating.

Key term(s)
  • air knife scratch

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propriétés des papiers

Spanish

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Record 6 2000-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
DEF

Broad indentations in the coating surface, 3 mm (1/8") or wider and over a foot in length in the machine direction. The centre of indentation usually appears less opaque than the general coated area when viewed by transmitted light. The edges of indentation may or may not appear more opaque than the general coated area.

OBS

Coarser than a blade scratch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du papier
DEF

Fine rainure, en sens machine, de plus de 30 centimètres de longueur, laissée par la racle ou la jet d'air de la coucheuse. Observée par transparence, elle apparaît moins opaque que la région couchée périphérique.

Spanish

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Record 7 1998-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
DEF

A device for channelling air into a thin flat stream for doctoring off excess coating in air knife coating.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du papier
DEF

Jet plat de faible épaisseur délivré par une fente réglable, utilisé pour enlever l'excès de sauce de couchage à la surface d'un papier qui vient d'être enduit, pendant que la couche est encore humide.

Spanish

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Record 8 1998-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
DEF

Narrow track of low ink acceptance in machine direction, due to a coating defect traceable to the air knife.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du papier
DEF

Filet laissé sur le papier, dans le sens machine, par un mauvais réglage de la lame d'air de la coucheuse.

Spanish

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Record 9 1998-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
DEF

A roll coating method in which the applied coating slip is levelled and the excess removed by means of a uniform stream of compressed air (air knife) suitably directed from a slot placed across the machine in close proximity to the coated surface of the roll-supported web. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

air knife coating; air jet coating: terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
  • Fabrication du papier
DEF

Procédé de couchage dans lequel la sauce de couchage déposée sur le papier est égalisée et son excès enlevé au moyen d'un jet constant d'air comprimé (lame d'air) convenablement dirigé à partir d'une fente placée en travers de la machine à proximité immédiate de la surface couchée de la bande soutenue par des rouleaux. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

couchage par lame d'air : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 10 1992-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
CONT

Washing. Between 64 and 95 percent of the water used in photographic processing is used to wash the film or paper in some way. ... Squeegees. Of all the ways of reducing wash-water consumption, the one that combines the greatest ease with the best results is the installation of squeegees between processing solutions and water washes. ... Squeegees consisting of polyurethane blades in contact with both sides of the film or paper are probably the easiest and least expensive to use. There are other types of squeegees, for example: air knives, which are highly effective but require the use of a compressed air system. Rotary buffers .... Belt turnarounds with soft-core rollers ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
DEF

Instrument utilisé pour l'essorage des épreuves ayant la forme d'une paire de lames dotées de perforations à travers lesquelles on pousse de l'air comprimé.

Spanish

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