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Gewichtsleistung 8 Mg/h

English translation: capacity (weight)

11:41 Nov 17, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Mechanics / Mech Engineering / Shredder - Gartenhäcksler
German term or phrase: Gewichtsleistung 8 Mg/h
Also der Shredder hat eine Volumenleistung von 45 kubikmeter pro Stunde (volumetric capacity) und er hat eine Gewichtsleistung von bis 8 Mg/h...

Verstehe ich nicht ganz...Weight capacity? Weight rate?
Martin Wenzel
Germany
Local time: 02:44
English translation:capacity (weight)
Explanation:
as opposed to the capacity expressed in terms of volume

must be a big machine if it can handle 8 metric tons (8000 kg) per hour
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Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 02:44
Grading comment
Thank you, Cilian.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2capacity (weight)
Cilian O'Tuama
3weight throughput
Ken Cox


  

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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
capacity (weight)


Explanation:
as opposed to the capacity expressed in terms of volume

must be a big machine if it can handle 8 metric tons (8000 kg) per hour

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 02:44
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Thank you, Cilian.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frits Ens
2 hrs
agree  Oliver Walter: and, in case anybody's wondering: Mg = megagrams - uncommon but correct abbreviation (milligrams would be mg)
2 hrs
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
weight throughput


Explanation:
in this context

and if you feel like it, you could do the reader a favour and convert that to 8000 kg/h (this isn't a scientific text...)

Ken Cox
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