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MACHINE DECORATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Packaging Machinery and Equipment
- Packaging in Metal
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- decorator
1, record 1, English, decorator
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- can decorator 2, record 1, English, can%20decorator
correct
- printer 3, record 1, English, printer
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In the coating-decorating operation at the end of the can fabrication process, a machine that applies from four to eight colours with extreme accuracy to build up the total picture of the can body. 4, record 1, English, - decorator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Thus a can decorator uses the same can-handling systems as the coater, replacing the coating head with printing equipment. Since the whole design has to be applied in one rotation of the can, the picture is built up on the offset roll, now divided into discrete "blankets" of a length to correspond to the circumference of one can. 2, record 1, English, - decorator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Machines et équipement d'emballage
- Emballages en métal
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- machine à décorer les boîtes métalliques
1, record 1, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9corer%20les%20bo%C3%AEtes%20m%C3%A9talliques
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- machine de décoration 2, record 1, French, machine%20de%20d%C3%A9coration
correct, feminine noun
- machine à décorer 1, record 1, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9corer
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Machine servant à imprimer une décoration sur les boîtes métalliques (les canettes, par exemple). 1, record 1, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9corer%20les%20bo%C3%AEtes%20m%C3%A9talliques
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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