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TENTER-MACHINE [2 records]

Record 1 2023-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
CONT

[Machine] consisting of chains fitted with pins or clips to hold the selvedges of the fabric, and travelling on tracks. As the fabric passes through a heated chamber, creases and wrinkles are removed, the weave is straightened, and the fabric is dried to its final size.

Key term(s)
  • tentering machine operator

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
DEF

A machine [that is] used to finish fabric to a given width under tension [and that] consists essentially of a pair of continuous travelling chains fitted with clips of fine pins on horizontal tracks.

OBS

The machine can be used for drying, curing, heat setting, dyeing or coating.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
DEF

Machine destinée à la fixation mécanique ou thermique d'une pièce de tissu à une laize déterminée [et dans laquelle le] tissu est guidé à chaque lisière par une chaîne munie de pinces ou de picots.

OBS

Associée à divers [appareils, cette machine] est utilisée pour la réalisation des apprêts, le séchage, la polymérisation, le thermofixage, la teinture ou l'enduction.

Spanish

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