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CAGE LAMINOIR [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-04-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
- Metal Rolling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rolling mill
1, record 1, English, rolling%20mill
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A machine for shaping material (as heated metal, molten glass, or leather) by passing and repassing it between rolls. 2, record 1, English, - rolling%20mill
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
... the mechanical equipment used to convert metal ingots economically into simple shapes such as structural forms, rails, sheets, and into intermediate shapes required for such operations as forging and wire drawing ... 3, record 1, English, - rolling%20mill
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Basically, a rolling mill consists of two horizontal rolls mounted one above the other, revolving at the same speed, but in opposite directions. 4, record 1, English, - rolling%20mill
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Rolling mills for processing large steel ingots are termed "blooming" or "slabbing" mills and the resulting forms are termed blooms or slabs. 5, record 1, English, - rolling%20mill
Record 1, Key term(s)
- roll mill
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage industriel
- Laminage (Métallurgie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- laminoir
1, record 1, French, laminoir
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Machine à l'aide de laquelle on peut réduire la section d’un produit métallurgique par passage entre deux cylindres [...]. Un laminoir se compose de cylindres en fonte ou en acier à axes horizontaux, dont les extrémités formant tourillons reposent dans de vastes coussinets supportés par un bâti vertical, appelé «cage» du laminoir. 2, record 1, French, - laminoir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Suivant le nombre des cylindres et leur disposition, on distingue les laminoirs duo, trio, double duo, quarto, sendzimir, etc. 3, record 1, French, - laminoir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On appelle «cage» l’ensemble des deux montants, des cylindres et des accessoires; une série de cages constitue un «train» de laminoirs. 4, record 1, French, - laminoir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les laminoirs peuvent être classés d’après leur emploi. Tout d’abord le dégrossissage des lingots s’effectue au blooming ou au slabbing, de façon à transformer le lingot en bloom ou en brame. 4, record 1, French, - laminoir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il arrive que les termes «train», ou «train de laminoir», soient utilisés comme synonymes de «laminoir». Voir la fiche «laminoir universel». 5, record 1, French, - laminoir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
laminoir : Extrait de la norme NF-E60-000 reproduite avec l’autorisation de l’AFNOR. 6, record 1, French, - laminoir
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Herramientas y equipo industriales
- Laminado (Metalurgia)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- laminador
1, record 1, Spanish, laminador
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-08-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Iron and Steel
- Metal Rolling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- slab
1, record 2, English, slab
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A semi-finished block of metal, rectangular in section, which is a product of the blooming mill and which is intended for subsequent rolling into plate. 2, record 2, English, - slab
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Metal rolling ... The original material fed into the rolls is usually an ingot from a foundry. The largest product in hot rolling is called a bloom; by successive hot and then cold-rolling operations the bloom is reduced to a billet, slab, plate, sheet, strip, an foil, in decreasing order of thickness and size. 3, record 2, English, - slab
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sidérurgie
- Laminage (Métallurgie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- brame
1, record 2, French, brame
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ébauche de produit plat (ou tôle) de section rectangulaire, obtenue soit par laminage d’un lingot sur un slabbing, soit par coulée continue de métal liquide. 1, record 2, French, - brame
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
slabbing :Laminoir dégrossisseur comportant une cage duo réversible et transformant à chaud, par passages successifs, un lingot en brame. 1, record 2, French, - brame
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1988-08-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
- Metal Rolling
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- universal mill
1, record 3, English, universal%20mill
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- universal mill train 2, record 3, English, universal%20mill%20train
correct, see observation
- universal rolling mill 3, record 3, English, universal%20rolling%20mill
correct
- universal train 4, record 3, English, universal%20train
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a rolling mill in which metal is acted upon by two sets of rollers commonly horizontal and vertical at each pass and which is used especially in rolling girder and channel-bar sections. 5, record 3, English, - universal%20mill
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A rolling mill in which rolls with a vertical axis roll the edges of the metal stock between some of the passes through the horizontal rolls. 6, record 3, English, - universal%20mill
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 DEF
A rolling mill having both horizontal and vertical set of rolls. 7, record 3, English, - universal%20mill
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Mill train" is not a true synonym of "mill", but the two terms may sometimes be used interchangeably. See the record for "mill train". 8, record 3, English, - universal%20mill
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Outillage industriel
- Laminage (Métallurgie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- laminoir universel
1, record 3, French, laminoir%20universel
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- train de laminoir universel 2, record 3, French, train%20de%20laminoir%20universel
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- laminoir à larges plats 3, record 3, French, laminoir%20%C3%A0%20larges%20plats
correct, masculine noun
- train universel 4, record 3, French, train%20universel
correct, masculine noun
- train à larges plats 5, record 3, French, train%20%C3%A0%20larges%20plats
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
"train universel" : Type de laminoir dans lequel un duo, trio ou quarto à axes horizontaux est précédé de deux cylindres verticaux, à écartement variable, qui agissent en diminuant la largeur du produit au laminage. Au sortir du train, le produit a été laminé sur ses quatre faces. 6, record 3, French, - laminoir%20universel
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] [Le] duo universel [est] équipé de quatre cylindres : deux horizontaux et deux verticaux [...]. Le trio universel se compose de sept cylindres, trois horizontaux longs et quatre verticaux courts. [...] Le laminoir tro universel est employé seulement pour les grands fers plats. 7, record 3, French, - laminoir%20universel
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un "train de laminoirs" désigne un ensemble de "laminoirs"(en anglais :"rolling mill", ou "mill").(Voir ces deux fiches). Dans l'usage, cependant, "train" et "laminoir" se confondent quelquefois. Parfois même, c'est le mot "cage" qui est employé à la place de "laminoir". Voir l'observation qui suit. 8, record 3, French, - laminoir%20universel
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Un laminoir se compose de cylindres [...] dont les extrémités formant tourillons reposent dans de vastes coussinets supportés par un bâti vertical, appelé "cage" du laminoir. [...] Certains profilés complexes [...] sont laminés sur des cages universelles comportant par exemple deux cylindres à axes horizontaux(motorisés) et deux galets à axes verticaux(non motorisés). 9, record 3, French, - laminoir%20universel
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1986-08-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Metal Rolling
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- universal horizontal duo mill 1, record 4, English, universal%20horizontal%20duo%20mill
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Laminage (Métallurgie)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- laminoir horizontal universel à cage duo
1, record 4, French, laminoir%20horizontal%20universel%20%C3%A0%20cage%20duo
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(G. Larousse( le 5 février 1964 1, record 4, French, - laminoir%20horizontal%20universel%20%C3%A0%20cage%20duo
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1982-09-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Aluminum
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- roll housing 1, record 5, English, roll%20housing
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Aluminium
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- cage de laminoir 1, record 5, French, cage%20de%20laminoir
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Iron and Steel
- Metal Processing
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- vertical edger 1, record 6, English, vertical%20edger
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a vertical rolling unit on a rolling mill for shaping the edges or flanges (in the case of beams) of the product. 1, record 6, English, - vertical%20edger
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Sidérurgie
- Transformation des métaux
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- laminoir vertical pour formage de bords 1, record 6, French, laminoir%20vertical%20pour%20formage%20de%20bords
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cage de laminoir verticale incorporée à un train de laminage pour former les bords d’une pièce(les semelles de poutres par exemple). 1, record 6, French, - laminoir%20vertical%20pour%20formage%20de%20bords
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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