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Luftwarteeinheit

English translation: air monitoring unit

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German term or phrase:Luftwarteeinheit
English translation:air monitoring unit
Entered by: Christine Lam

18:53 Dec 4, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
German term or phrase: Luftwarteeinheit
Es geht um einen Folien-Rollen Wechsler
Der Antrieb der Klemmeinheit, des Schneidemessers und der Schweißbacken erfolgt pneumatisch. Die Anlage ist mit einer Luftwarteeinheit versehen. Die Pneumatikluft wird vom Betreiber beigestellt

ich dachte an etwas wie "air retaining unit", bin mir jedoch nicht sicher ob dies wirklich stimmt hier
Christine Lam
Local time: 21:12
air monitoring unit
Explanation:
...could be some type of supervisory unit to make sure there is no excessive leakage, but this is only a guess. DeVries say "Luft-warte" is an aerological observatory, so I'm drawing an (admittedly vague) analogy.
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foehnerk (X)
Local time: 21:12
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thank you
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Summary of answers provided
2air control unit
Jonathan MacKerron
1 +1air monitoring unit
foehnerk (X)


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air control unit


Explanation:
is what I have in my glossary, but can't remember where I found it

Jonathan MacKerron
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air monitoring unit


Explanation:
...could be some type of supervisory unit to make sure there is no excessive leakage, but this is only a guess. DeVries say "Luft-warte" is an aerological observatory, so I'm drawing an (admittedly vague) analogy.

foehnerk (X)
Local time: 21:12
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Native speaker of: English
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thank you

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agree  Ken Cox: my guess also; for monitoring the quality of the compressed air (pressure level, moisture content, oil content, ...) [apologies for the edits]
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