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Drehstapeln

English translation: rotary stacking


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German term or phrase:Drehstapeln
English translation:rotary stacking
Entered by: Jan Liebelt
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09:10 Mar 24, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Postal stacking
German term or phrase: Drehstapeln
Apparently a novel - and patented - way of stacking parcels. Used, for instance, in the (German) "Packstation" 24-hour parcel mailing and retrieval system.
Jan Liebelt
United States
Local time: 05:02
rotary stacking
Explanation:
Not too sure but there seem to be a couple of sources backing this up, such as

http://www.packexpo.com/ve/34472/news/3072.html
("The WASP, which can be added to new or existing Hudson-Sharp wicketers, employs a robotic transfer system to grasp a stack of bags, then lift and place it on to a preloaded backer board and wicket wire. Using robotic technology saves time and eliminates the packer’s repetitive motion of squeezing and lifting bag stacks. A ***rotary stacking*** wheel replaces the stacking mechanism in the conventional stacking position. This reduces maintenance and provides more secure pin alignment. The standard WASP accumulation conveyor provides pack-off access from both sides of the bag machine.")

http://www.mae.wmich.edu/senior_projects/19930413/John_M_Bol...
("A machine was designed that will remove aluminum fins from a ***rotary stacking*** table and assemble the fins onto aluminum tubes. The assembly will be used to cool power steering fluid in automobiles. A stacking unit was designed to lower the fins into a mechanism that will transfer and locate the fins throughout the assembly operations. The stacking mechanism uses finger-like steel rods to guide the fins into place and separate the stacks of fins from each other.")

I've also searched for "rotation(al) stacking" but hits weren't too convincing.

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Note added at 21 mins (2005-03-24 09:32:29 GMT)
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http://www.dhl.de/dhl?check=yes&lang=de_EN&xmlFile=53060 might be helpful - based on this description, you may well use \"rotation (stacking) system\".

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Note added at 23 mins (2005-03-24 09:34:01 GMT)
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Forgot to add that, on the DHL FAQ page, you need to click on \"What types of machine are there?\" in order to view the short description.
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 11:02
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Summary of answers provided
3rotary stacking
Steffen Walter
3turntable stacking
petrolhead


Discussion entries: 2





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
turntable stacking


Explanation:
assuming they use turntables (otherwise what would be so nove/unique about it) :-)

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Note added at 3 mins (2005-03-24 09:14:43 GMT)
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by analogy to \"Drehleitern\" :-)

petrolhead
Poland
Local time: 11:02
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Native speaker of: Polish
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
rotary stacking


Explanation:
Not too sure but there seem to be a couple of sources backing this up, such as

http://www.packexpo.com/ve/34472/news/3072.html
("The WASP, which can be added to new or existing Hudson-Sharp wicketers, employs a robotic transfer system to grasp a stack of bags, then lift and place it on to a preloaded backer board and wicket wire. Using robotic technology saves time and eliminates the packer’s repetitive motion of squeezing and lifting bag stacks. A ***rotary stacking*** wheel replaces the stacking mechanism in the conventional stacking position. This reduces maintenance and provides more secure pin alignment. The standard WASP accumulation conveyor provides pack-off access from both sides of the bag machine.")

http://www.mae.wmich.edu/senior_projects/19930413/John_M_Bol...
("A machine was designed that will remove aluminum fins from a ***rotary stacking*** table and assemble the fins onto aluminum tubes. The assembly will be used to cool power steering fluid in automobiles. A stacking unit was designed to lower the fins into a mechanism that will transfer and locate the fins throughout the assembly operations. The stacking mechanism uses finger-like steel rods to guide the fins into place and separate the stacks of fins from each other.")

I've also searched for "rotation(al) stacking" but hits weren't too convincing.

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Note added at 21 mins (2005-03-24 09:32:29 GMT)
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http://www.dhl.de/dhl?check=yes&lang=de_EN&xmlFile=53060 might be helpful - based on this description, you may well use \"rotation (stacking) system\".

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Note added at 23 mins (2005-03-24 09:34:01 GMT)
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Forgot to add that, on the DHL FAQ page, you need to click on \"What types of machine are there?\" in order to view the short description.

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 11:02
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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