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Mutterrolle

English translation: master roll aka: mother roll or mill roll

08:36 Feb 14, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Verpackungsvorschriften
German term or phrase: Mutterrolle
Es geht um Verpackungsvorschriften für Folien jeder Art.
"Nach jeder Lage Mutterrollen eine Zwischenlage (aus Holz, Pappe) als Transport- bzw. Rollensicherung."
Was meint Ihr zu "jumbo roll"? Ist das der richtige Begriff oder gibt es noch etwas anderes? Danke für die Vorschläge!
seehand
Germany
Local time: 02:50
English translation:master roll aka: mother roll or mill roll
Explanation:
I think this is what you're looking for in this online glossary. After searching for mother roll and finding a number of hits on international sites, I think this one is the better term.

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Note added at 56 mins (2007-02-14 09:32:54 GMT)
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p.s.: I also found jumbo roll, but it was a translation of the German site (maybe you took the term from the same site).
Mother rolls and jumbo rolls are two separate terms.

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-02-14 09:41:08 GMT)
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Master Roll
Term used to designate the manufactured roll from which the narrower, standard stock rolls are slit. Also called mother roll and mill roll.


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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-02-14 10:42:36 GMT)
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FYI: See if this fits your text:

Jumbo roll - Roll size that does not require off-machine rewinding.
http://www.internationalpaper.com/Packaging/Packaging Stand ...
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sylvie malich (X)
Germany
Local time: 02:50
Grading comment
Vielen Dank, Sylvie, insbesondere für die große Mühe, die Du Dir gemacht hast.
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4 +1master roll aka: mother roll or mill roll
sylvie malich (X)


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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
master roll aka: mother roll or mill roll


Explanation:
I think this is what you're looking for in this online glossary. After searching for mother roll and finding a number of hits on international sites, I think this one is the better term.

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Note added at 56 mins (2007-02-14 09:32:54 GMT)
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p.s.: I also found jumbo roll, but it was a translation of the German site (maybe you took the term from the same site).
Mother rolls and jumbo rolls are two separate terms.

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-02-14 09:41:08 GMT)
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Master Roll
Term used to designate the manufactured roll from which the narrower, standard stock rolls are slit. Also called mother roll and mill roll.


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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-02-14 10:42:36 GMT)
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FYI: See if this fits your text:

Jumbo roll - Roll size that does not require off-machine rewinding.
http://www.internationalpaper.com/Packaging/Packaging Stand ...


    Reference: http://www.dkgroup.com/display/glossary/glossary_list.cgi
sylvie malich (X)
Germany
Local time: 02:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Vielen Dank, Sylvie, insbesondere für die große Mühe, die Du Dir gemacht hast.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Harry Borsje: Without further context hard to be so sure; IMO a mill roll (in the paper industry) would be several meters wide - hardly what this text is about
52 mins

agree  Max Masutin: master
14 hrs
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