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Energieschweissung

English translation: Radiant energy welding (or high energy) welding, electron beam welding, laser welding

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German term or phrase:	Energieschweissung
English translation:	Radiant energy welding (or high energy) welding, electron beam welding, laser welding
Entered by:	Stephen Old

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09:08 Oct 22, 2009

German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial

German term or phrase: Energieschweissung

I have been sent abusiness letter to translate. The letter is sent to accompany a set of operating instructions for a new rotary tale unit for "Figurenkoepfe".
I am simply unable to find many of the techical terms anywhere on the internet.

Stephen Old KudoZ activity Questions: 68 (none open) Answers: 38 United Kingdom
Local time: 10:50

Radiant energy welding

Explanation:
Without more context it's hard to be sure, but this would seem quite likely.

The Google books link (http://tinyurl.com/yjxxjd4) also provides a lot of background information.

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Ultrasonic welding would be another option, i.e. welding with ultrasonic energy, see http://www.scientific.net/SSP.154.71 for example.

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Glad I could help, thanks for the points :-)

Selected response from:

David Williams
Germany
Local time: 11:50

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Thanks again, David, especially for the links you provided. In the end our customer accepted there were difficulties in being precise over the translation but he was hapy with radiant (or high) energy welding
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

Radiant energy welding

David Williams

laser welding / electron-beam welding

Kolega team

high-energy welding

Cilian O'Tuama

Discussion entries: 8

Answers

29 mins confidence:

high-energy welding

Explanation:
guessing, but the term exists

all forms of welding require energy, hence my "high"

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 11:50
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 79

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks again Cillian. This was a rush translation in an area of which I have no knowledge and I used the terms provided by you and by David. I gave the points to David though because he sent me a link to some useful material which increased my understanding!

1 hr confidence:

laser welding / electron-beam welding

Explanation:
Laser Beam Welding (LBW) is a modern welding process; it is a high energy beam process that continues to expand into modern industries and new applications

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rotary tale????........rotary tail?!!

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Unit can be loaded and unloaded during a welding cycle – reducing cycle time. LQ-Power Laser welding system with integrated rotary table ...

Example sentence(s):

In electron-beam welding, the workpiece is bombarded with a dense stream of high-velocity electrons. The energy of these electrons is converted to heat upon impact. A beam-focusing device is included, and the workpiece is usually placed in an evacuated ch
Our three-axis laser welding equipment is capable of ensuring complete control over all the critical weld parameters during the laser welding process. ... Orbiting Tables - Multiple Computerized Rotary Spindle Fixtures With Tail Stocks ...

Reference: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/183499/electron-be...
Reference: http://www.ebindustries.com/facility.html

Kolega team
Croatia
Local time: 11:50
Native speaker of:

Croatian

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks for this further clarification. I am afraid that it came too late to be incuded in my translation but was interesting anyway.

8 mins confidence:

Radiant energy welding

Information on Radiant Energy Welding Processes
RADIANT-ENERGY WELDING A small group of processes employ energy for welding in the form of radiant energy.

Reference: http://www.welding-technology-machines.info/radiant-energy-w...
Reference: http://tinyurl.com/yjxxjd4

David Williams
Germany
Local time: 11:50
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

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