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TENSION GUIDE [4 records]

Record 1 2000-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
DEF

tension guide: A device used as a guide to provide specified tension during winding, coning, sizing, and warping. This device contains fingers, disks, or washers that apply tension.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
OBS

Dispositif destiné à contrôler et à assurer la tension du fil durant les opérations de : dévidage, renvidage, ensouplage, etc.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Processes (Metals)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assemblage des métaux

Spanish

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Record 3 1983-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
OBS

any device used as a guide to provide proper tension during winding, coning, or copping.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
OBS

dispositif destiné à assurer la tension du fil pendant le dévidage.

Spanish

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Record 4 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
DEF

any device used as a guide to provide proper tension during winding, coning, or copping.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
CONT

on [...] parvient [à éliminer les parties faibles du fil] en [le] faisant passer [...] dans des organes de «tension» réglables.

Spanish

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