Bizerba Bodenwaage

English translation: platform scale

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German term or phrase:Bizerba Bodenwaage
English translation:platform scale
Entered by: Wolf Brosius (X)

21:56 Jul 25, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical: Pharmaceuticals / homeopathic product manufacturing
German term or phrase: Bizerba Bodenwaage
Some kind of a scale... I think. But I don't know the English word for it..
Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
United States
Local time: 08:40
platform scale
Explanation:
Bodenwaage because it is placed on the ground, it is likely to be a coarse /platform scale ;Bizerba is a German scale manufacturer/tradename
Cheers
Wolf
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Wolf Brosius (X)
Local time: 17:40
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Thank you, Wolf! I will use "platform scale".
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4 +1platform scale
Wolf Brosius (X)
3Bizerba floor scale (unit)
@caduceus (X)


  

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platform scale


Explanation:
Bodenwaage because it is placed on the ground, it is likely to be a coarse /platform scale ;Bizerba is a German scale manufacturer/tradename
Cheers
Wolf

Wolf Brosius (X)
Local time: 17:40
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Thank you, Wolf! I will use "platform scale".

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Bizerba floor scale (unit)


Explanation:
Bizerba is the manufacturer http://www.bizerba.de/de/index.html

Bodenwaage - floor scale

http://totalbodyworks.com/health-o-meter/physician_floor_sca...

http://www.northwestscalesystems.com/personalhealth/physicia...

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Note added at 23 mins (2005-07-25 22:20:41 GMT)
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In this case, it might be an industrial floor scale

http://208.247.34.123/ppt/ppt_nl.asp?ref=LC5
http://www.massload.com/floor.htm

@caduceus (X)
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Local time: 09:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 32
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