vani sottomacchina

English translation: pit below the production line

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Italian term or phrase:vani sottomacchina
English translation:pit below the production line
Entered by: Grace Anderson

08:02 Jan 19, 2004
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
Italian term or phrase: vani sottomacchina
Talking about the painting section of a car assembly line:

"Trattamenti preliminari di preparazione superficiale (sgrassaggio, bonderizzazione e defosforizzazione), in cabina ad immersione. Sono presenti due linee parallele, con presenza di vani sottomacchina in piano interrato;"
Grace Anderson
Italy
Local time: 03:15
pit below the production line
Explanation:
"in a pit below the line working on a chassis overhead"
On the assumption that this a working space under the cars with no ceiling. "Inspection pit" is a common term but is best known for car maintenance rather than manufacture.

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Note added at 3 hrs 13 mins (2004-01-19 11:15:29 GMT)
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or \"assembly pit\"
\"an operator will secure bumper fasteners from an assembly pit below\"
http://www.thinkpath.com/eng_automotive.html
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Russell Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:15
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Thanks very much everyone
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Summary of answers provided
3pit below the production line
Russell Jones
2underfloor compartments
Maurizio Valente
2with compartments under the machinery, below floor level
RosFlinn (X)


  

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underfloor compartments


Explanation:
.. These main underfloor compartments have a capacity of 260 cubic feet.
Additional storage is available in the two front underfloor ...
www.transalt.com/Transalt_Site_Photo_Images/ Articles_Tour_Coach/html/sixth_page.html

Maurizio Valente
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with compartments under the machinery, below floor level


Explanation:
I see this as the logical interpretation of the vocab, given the subject - to enable workers to work under the cars as they come along the production line.

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pit below the production line


Explanation:
"in a pit below the line working on a chassis overhead"
On the assumption that this a working space under the cars with no ceiling. "Inspection pit" is a common term but is best known for car maintenance rather than manufacture.

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Note added at 3 hrs 13 mins (2004-01-19 11:15:29 GMT)
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or \"assembly pit\"
\"an operator will secure bumper fasteners from an assembly pit below\"
http://www.thinkpath.com/eng_automotive.html


    Reference: http://www.cse.ogi.edu/~maier/wisc-journal/j23.txt
Russell Jones
United Kingdom
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PRO pts in pair: 2792
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