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MACHINE TAILLER [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A machine used to polish some or all of the facets on a diamond.

CONT

Some in the diamond industry believe that automating a new facility as much as possible helps to offset a lack of experienced cutters and makes it more cost competitive; however, traditional cutting machines are much less expensive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Machine servant à tailler les facettes d'un diamant.

CONT

Dans l'industrie du diamant, certains croient que l'automatisation la plus poussée possible d'une nouvelle installation peut aider à compenser le manque de tailleurs d'expérience et la rendre plus concurrentielle; cependant, les machines de taille classiques coûtent beaucoup moins cher.

Spanish

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