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MACHINE ARRET [7 records]

Record 1 2000-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Machines
CONT

[Automatic] tacking-machine operator: Tends machine that sews pattern of stitches, such as circles or rectangles, to attach parts, such as labels or straps, reinforce seam ends, or decorate articles ... Performs duties as described under sewing-machine operator, Automatic ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines à coudre

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Work Study
DEF

The time during which a machine cannot be operated on production or ancillary work owing to breakdown, maintenance requirements, or for other similar reasons.

Key term(s)
  • machine down-time

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étude du travail
DEF

Période durant laquelle une machine ne peut fonctionner, parce qu'elle est en panne qu'elle subit des réparations ou pour des raisons semblables.

Key term(s)
  • temps d’immobilisation d’une machine

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
DEF

A flatbed cylinder machine in which the paper-carrying cylinder stops after completing one revolution (in some older models one-half or one-third of a revolution), and is stationary during the return of the bed bearing the forme.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
DEF

Presse à cylindre à plat où le cylindre fait un tour pour chaque impression et s'arrête pendant le retour du marbre à sa position de départ.

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silk (Textiles)
DEF

Excess colour smudged in a weftways band.

OBS

This defect is often caused by the stopping of a printing machine, allowing more paste than normal to penetrate the fabric.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soieries
DEF

Excès de colorant en forme de barre de trame.

OBS

Ce défaut est souvent causé par l'arrêt d'une machine d'impression entraînant le dépôt d'une plus grande quantité de pâte que la normale.

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • General Vocabulary

French

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

Par manque d'ordres, par exemple.

Spanish

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Record 6 1993-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Vocabulaire général
CONT

Arrêt machine pour changement de lot, réparation, casse, etc.).

Spanish

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Record 7 1981-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Elevators

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ascenseurs et monte-charge

Spanish

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