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BOX CASTING [4 records]

Record 1 2005-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrotyping and Stereotype Printing
DEF

A casting machine in the form of a box used for casting stereotypes from moulds called matrices or mats.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stéréotypie et galvanotypie
DEF

Moule de fonte dans lequel la matrice est placée pour recevoir le métal en fusion qui produira le cliché.

Key term(s)
  • moule pour stéréotype

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Graphic Arts and Printing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Objetos de colección (Museos y Patrimonio)
  • Artes gráficas e imprenta
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Record 3 1982-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice
DEF

Moulding in which at least two moulding boxes are used for one mould.

OBS

flask: In foundry work, a molding box which holds the sand into which molten metal is poured. Top half or part is its cope, bottom is drag, furnished with locating lugs.

OBS

for "cope-and-drag molding" : This term is used by Fonderie Magotteaux Canada S.C.C. in Magog, Quebec, but was not found during research.

Key term(s)
  • box casting
  • flask molding
  • box molding
  • cope-and-drag moulding

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie
CONT

Moulage en châssis. C'est le procédé de moulage le plus fréquemment utilisé, car il est applicable à la plupart des cas (...). Les formes et les montages sont très variés (...)

OBS

«moulage chape-fond» : Terme employé à la Fonderie Magotteaux Canada S.C.C.

Spanish

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Record 4 1982-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie
OBS

moulage.

Spanish

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