trancheuse assembleuse
English translation: slicer/assembler
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| 16:25 Feb 19, 2017 |
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peer agreement (net): +1slicer/assembler Explanation: Asker tells us this refers to a une ligne de transformation de troncs de banane en feuille de placage. Hmmm…. I wasn’t aware that you could make veneer from banana tree trunks, but hey! – why not? So, how is veneer made? Veneer making is part of the process to make plywood, and there are numerous "how is it made?" sources for plywood manufacture on the web, such as this one: http://blog.mechguru.com/how-products-are-made/learn-the-ten... The next problem is that there are two (main) ways veneer can taken from a trunk (log). One method uses a "slicer" the other uses a "peeler". I suspect that a "slicer" takes flat slices off the side of the log (and the max. width will be no bigger than the log diameter. I know (because I’ve seen one of these), that a "peeler" is a large lathe on which the log is turned against a blade running the full length of the log. It literally peels off a veneer of the required thickness (liked an over-sized pencil-sharpener), and the max. width can be several times the (steadily diminishing) circumference of the log. "trancheuse" smells more like a "slicer" than a "peeler" Plywood manufacture also uses an "assembler", to lay veneers cross-wise one over the other, but I don't see the need for this if Asker's facility is only making veneer. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 hrs (2017-02-20 00:13:06 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- With the benefit of the video context: http://player.vimeo.com/video/78774545?title=0&byline=0&port... provided by Asker it clear that "slicer" is a valid translation for "trancheuse". At 01:10 to 01:18 we see the "poutres" being reduced to thin veneers of the same (slightly variable) width as the "poutre". So (by comparison with the "slicer" / "peeler" methods used in plywood manufacture) this machine is definitely a "slicer". The video seems to suggest that the slices of veneer go directly into an assembler (at 01:21 to 01:35). This is different to plywood manufacture, where the veneers are dried before assembly. In the assembler, the strips are laid side-by side with a slight overlap (01:18), and at 01:27 we can see a large roller that flattens the strips together and adds a binder of some sort along the edge. The finished sheets of veneer can be seen at 01:33, prior to dispatch from Martinique to France where they are applied over (what appear to be ) cheap 'n' cheerful chipboard panels. I see no reason not to call this second step in the machine an "assembler", leading to "slicer/assembler" as the complete translation of "trancheuse/assembleuse". |
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