opposite of "Abfallteile"
English translation: rejected parts and waste
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|  Selected response from: Elisa Capelão Local time: 04:20 | ||||||
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waste material Explanation: I would read this differently. Fertigteile seem to be the parts themselves, the pieces to be sold, and Abfallteile as the material cut off, filed etc. and thus the parts to be disposed of. Thus maybe 'manufactured components' and 'waste material'. |
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finished parts Explanation: It is the only term that fits all the possible variations. "accepted parts" as the opposite of "rejects" just won't do. And in the screw manufacturing industry, the parts that pass are "finished". They need no further processing. And "half-finished" won't work ni the context either. After all, each production process prodcues a finished part - finished as far as that process is concerned. Ernst,WDIT |
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good parts Explanation: a bearing manuacturer I work for uses good parts as opposed to reject parts or scrap. Also, passed/failed parts. HTH, Beth |
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useful(accepted) parts/rejected parts Explanation: I agree with the colleagues that Abfallteile here are regected parts, the ones to be thrown away, of no use. The thing is trying to get the best term to classify the opposite meaning. See what you think of useful or accepted parts... I also like finished parts. regards. Langenscheidts W. |
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approved parts or good parts Explanation: this my suggestion |
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off-spec//in-spec Explanation: Hello Dan, Off-spec is the common term for products not conforming with production specifications. The opposite of off-spec would have to be in-spec. At least this is what an American engineering company used once on projet I was involved in. You can find loads of hits for off-spec, but in-spec does not appear to the topic of much discussion. As alternative, you could also use conforming parts/products/components. Good LUck! |
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Fertigteile Explanation: is absolutely o.k! The machine for example cuts out particular shaped pieces, let's say washers, from a sheet of metal. So the washers are the 'Fertigteile', and the remaining sheet with all the holes is 'Abfallteile'. As far as the machine is and its task is concerned, the washers are its endproduct, irrespective whether they have to undergo a further finishing process (in some other machine) or not. |
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production parts / - pieces Explanation: I'm sorry with all that definiton and explanation of the German term, I quite forgot that you were actually looking for an English term. Good luck. |
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accepted parts Explanation: This is the term my employer (an American patent lawyer) uses in translations of patent applications (for instance in paper machines) |
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