vallgrav (in context)

Swedish to English Tech/Engineering Engineering: Industrial pharmaceutical industry

Topic: automated aseptic assembly and packaging line

Example:
"Kontrollera att inga sprutor finns i och runt omkring maskinen:
• Lyft på plåtar i vallgraven"

I do have a picture but it's still not obvious to me what "vallgraven" is. Anyway, it is on (or near) "rundbord", and other things nearby are "pålastning glasrör" and "kassation glasrör".

Proposed translations (English)

4	'moat/fosse' or 'water ditch'	Mats Wiman
3 +1	drainage channel	Deane Goltermann

Proposed translations

15 mins

Mats Wiman

Sweden

10374 answers

Native in Swedish

Works in field

'moat/fosse' or 'water ditch'

The purpose of the water ditch is not very clear but I guess it has a diluting (defending) function if spills occur. (Same thinking as with a moat)

Note from asker:

I actually don't think there is any water in it. I might just call it "ditch".

Peer comment(s):

agree	George Hopkins : Drain is probably the right answer. 26 mins
disagree	Michael Ellis : All Mats' options sound too agricultural for a pharmaceutical context. 20 hrs
	I agree, That's why I suggested ' '

1 hr

Deane Goltermann

Sweden

1294 answers

Native in Swedish & English

drainage channel

You might consider this term, as it seems to be widely used in indoor industrial setting. I searched 'clean room drainage channel' and found there is a lot of specific equipment for this, including various forms of 'channels'.

See:
http://wade.eu/download/linear.pdf
http://plumbingengineer.com/sept_12/drains_feature.php
http://richmondtrading.homestead.com/SSfloorDrainsChannels.h...
http://www.kentstainless.co.uk/our-products/stainlesssteeldr...