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French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / tubes, bars and other products, ferrous and non-ferrous
French term or phrase:étirage aux bancs
In an otherwise legal document appears this description of one of the companies involved:
La Société a pour activité «la fabrication et le négoce de tubes, barres en tout genre et d’étirage aux bancs, de tous produits et accessoires ferreux ou non ferreux destinés au bâtiment ou à l’industrie».
I understand that a 'banc d'étirage' is a 'drawing bench', used for the stretching out of steel (for example) in order to make it into - among other things - tubes. However, I wonder if my translation effort below, using the term 'drawing' adequately reflects the meaning, or whether it could be better expressed somehow.
Here is my effort so far:
The Company's activity is "manufacturing and trading in tubes and bars of all kinds and the drawing, on benches, of all ferrous and non-ferrous products and accessories intended for use in construction or industry".
I would be most grateful for any (helpful) comments or suggestions on this.
Explanation: I am not an engineer -- my knowledge of engineering is from reading up about it while translating engineering texts for 18 years. But I am sure "forming" includes too many other methods of shaping metal. I would put: "the bench drawing of all ferrous and non-ferrous ..." See Wikipedia > "Drawing (manufacturing)". The bench is a "draw bench" or "drawing bench" (synonyms).
Drawing bench is apt.The process of pulling flat products, rod, wire, tube, shapes, etc., through a die. This effects a reduction in size or change in shape of the cross-section and hardens the metal.
Explanation: I am not an engineer -- my knowledge of engineering is from reading up about it while translating engineering texts for 18 years. But I am sure "forming" includes too many other methods of shaping metal. I would put: "the bench drawing of all ferrous and non-ferrous ..." See Wikipedia > "Drawing (manufacturing)". The bench is a "draw bench" or "drawing bench" (synonyms).
Stephen Fennell United Kingdom Local time: 22:35 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 8
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precision drawing
Explanation: The following definition does not sit well with your "construction industry" context, but if it is applicable then you may be looking at "precision drawing":
ULTRA-PRECISION DRAWING – Roundness with an internal diameter of 0.36 ± 0.01 mm
Production name Ultra-precision drawing – Roundness with an internal diameter of 0.36 ± 0.01 mm
Description The point of this product is that roundness with an internal diameter of 0.36 ± 0.01 mm is required while ensuring a product height of 0.43 mm, or at least 4.0 mm, from phosphor bronze with 0.08 mm thickness.
For instance, this roundness requirement means that there is a very small distance of 0.1 mm or less between the blanked part and the drawn part, which is greatly affected by the material rolling direction, the residual stress at the time of drawing, and the blanking process. Because of these tight conditions for blanking, we made a full use of our technologies in the blanking process. http://www.metalstampingxerom.com/metal-stamping/drawing/rou...
[The fact that the photo shows a propelling pencil – drawing, get it? – is irrelevant]
Corbin has PRECISION DRAWING grade tubing available also, ..... We provide our standard .030-thick deep drawing grade pure copper, in a 1 inch width. ... www.swage.com/ebooks/hb-8.htm
1 is a schematic plan view of a tubular material PRECISION-DRAWING SYSTEM using a DRAWING BENCH ... Pipes and wirings for supplying a hydraulic pressure and ... www.freepatentsonline.com/4860568.html
1. DRAWBENCH - definition of Drawbench by the Free Online Dictionary ...
n. 1. (Med.) A machine in which strips of metal are drawn through a drawplate; especially, one in which wire is thus made; - also called drawing bench. ... www.thefreedictionary.com/Drawbench
The company develops anti-fire technology by using electric melting heater, HIGH -PRECISION DRAWBENCH machine and water-prevented stove and has high-tech ...
english.wenzhou.gov.cn/art/2008/12/3/art_6661_83489.html
Otherwise I suppose it's just "drawing". No real need for au banc which may be there simply to distinguish it from other kinds of étirage such as pre-athletics limbering up, though that could also be done on a park bench, I guess ...
xxxBourth Local time: 23:35 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 1054
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