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brochage (in this specific context)

English translation: pins


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French term or phrase:brochage (in this specific context)
English translation:pins
Entered by: Sylvie Nelson
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08:10 Jul 24, 2006
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Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering
French term or phrase: brochage (in this specific context)
In an operating manual for an industrial waste compactor.
Instructions for the installation and (later) the removal of the container (bin) into which the waste is compacted.
1-installation "Oter les barres de brochages du caisson et la bâche de sécurité / Placer le caisson contre le compacteur"
2-removal "Mettre les couloirs de brochage du pousseur en face des orifices du caisson en actionnant les boutons «AVANT/ARRIERE» / Engager les barres de brochage et les verrouiller au caisson".

To be honest I don't understand the installation/removal system and can find no explanation of how it works (numerous French and English compactor manufacturing websites consulted) and no satisfactory Google results for "broaching"

MTIA
Sylvie Nelson
France
Local time: 20:46
pins
Explanation:
Hard to figure out what is going on from the little context given, but I understand that the "active" part of the compressor has to be pinned to some other part. Given that, presumably, it moves within a confined space, it would not require a more permanent form of fixing than a pin through it and the driving arm (or whatever). A bit like the pins securing a piston to a conrod.
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xxxBourth
Local time: 20:46
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Many Thanks everybody. My client agreed with pin
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5broachingGuess
4 +1pinsxxxBourth
1See suggestion below... NFG
Tony M


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broaching


Explanation:
That's it

Guess

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neutral  Tony M: Despite your supreme confidence, i'm afraid I have severe doubts that this is it.
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pins


Explanation:
Hard to figure out what is going on from the little context given, but I understand that the "active" part of the compressor has to be pinned to some other part. Given that, presumably, it moves within a confined space, it would not require a more permanent form of fixing than a pin through it and the driving arm (or whatever). A bit like the pins securing a piston to a conrod.

xxxBourth
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 802
Grading comment
Many Thanks everybody. My client agreed with pin

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Although I think your interpretation may be flawed (see my own answer for explanation), it looks like this is indeed the term needed.
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
See suggestion below... NFG


Explanation:
Sylvie, I can't give you a translation, but perhaps a few thoughts may at least help you to understand what's going on. But, I AM only working on conjecture here.

I can well imagine that when you start crushing carboard boxes, they have a nasty tendency to 'pop' up out of the top; so it would make a lot of sense to 'spike' them lengthwise in such a way as to keep them in place. Clearly, such spikes would need to move forward with the crusher plate, and hence, would end up passing into the receiving bin. Hence why they would need to be lined up...

I would imagine these as great metal spikes, reatining the carboard rather like the spikes you find on things like meat slicers etc. (although with a different action)

Just a few ideas to be musing on...

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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-07-24 12:50:16 GMT)
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Just found this one:

http://www.compactor-rentals.com/brochure.pdf

which right at the end mentions 'pinning-off force' — I reckon that's what you're talking about here....

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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-07-24 12:57:17 GMT)
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This HSE document explains about 'pinning-off', on page 17 (l/h side) — and a little note on the r/h side mentions about tubes that are fitted to the ram before fitting the output container.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-07-24 12:58:51 GMT)
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Sorru, here's that URL:

http://www.major-hazards.gov.uk/pubns/indg392.pdf

Tony M
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Changes made by editors
Jul 24, 2006 - Changes made by Sylvie Nelson:
Field (specific)Metallurgy / Casting => Mechanics / Mech Engineering


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