Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Deutsch term or phrase:
Weiche
Englisch translation:
distributing guide / distribution guide
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Feb 2, 2017 05:20
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Deutsch term
Südafrika
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Weiche
Deutsch > Englisch
Technik
Industrielle Technik
Rolling mills
This one has me flummoxed. I am doing a translation on weight increase for a Garrett coil plant(I think that's what it is) in a rolling mill. One of the components that have to be installed and are specified is a WEICHE. According to my research Weich can mean switch, or junction plate, and a few other things. However, if someone can point out the EXACT and SPECIFIC word to be applied in the context of a rolling mill, I'd be very grateful. I see "shunt" and "segregator" have been used in engineering contexts - would those be suitable?
"Weiche zur Haspelanlage"
"Weiche zur Haspelanlage"
Proposed translations
(Englisch)
| 4 +1 | distributing guide / distribution guide |
Alexander Schleber (X)
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| 3 | points |
Willem Dubelaar
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| 3 | diverter valve |
jccantrell
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Proposed translations
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Alexander Schleber (X)
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distributing guide / distribution guide
That is what Ernst, Dictionary of Industrial Technology, indicates as the correct translation in case of rolling mills.
In case of railroads, the translation would be "shunt", "switch" (the most commonly used) or "points" (rarely used).
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Note added at 9 hrs (2017-02-02 14:48:25 GMT)
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Well, you could combine my and the other answer and call it a "distribution point" IMO. A guide in the other answer is usually a guide rail that can swith between directions.
In case of railroads, the translation would be "shunt", "switch" (the most commonly used) or "points" (rarely used).
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Note added at 9 hrs (2017-02-02 14:48:25 GMT)
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Well, you could combine my and the other answer and call it a "distribution point" IMO. A guide in the other answer is usually a guide rail that can swith between directions.
Note from asker:
| Would "distributor" work? Because "distribution guide" is so inelegant... |
Peer comment(s):
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Hans-Jochen Trost
: I found "switch" and "distribution guide" for "(Band-)Weiche" in matching German and US patents from SMS Group (SMS-Siamag and others).
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Thanks, especially for the research. ;-)
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Comment: "Thanks to everyone. It has helped tremendously."
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Willem Dubelaar
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points
If the mill is rolling on rails, leading to several positions, then the word would be 'points'.
Note from asker:
| This seems to be a whole machine, though, a large device consisting of steel substructure, guide rollers, ad switch tube or pipe, all under the designation "Weiche" |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Dhananjay Rau
: That is correct
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| disagree |
Alexander Schleber (X)
: A rolling mill does not move on rails! It "rolls" or "mills" steel, usually into plates or profiles.
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jccantrell
Vereinigte Staaten
Vereinigte Staaten
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Works in field
Vereinigte Staaten
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden.
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Works in: Deutsch > Englisch
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diverter valve
I worked on a pneumatic conveying system recently and their term for this was as above. It was used to move product between the processing line and a bypass line and you may be able to find something near to it in your application.
Note from asker:
| It makes more sense to me in terms of what the machine looks like, but... |
Discussion
Search at google.de for "Walzwerk Weiche Haspelanlage" yields:
Weiche -> switch
https://google.com/patents/EP0790084B1?cl=de
https://google.com/patents/CA2197284C?cl=en
Searching further at google.com for "rolling mill coil switch" yields
https://www.google.ch/patents/US2711809
Search at google.de for "walzanlage bandweiche" yields:
Bandweiche -> strip distributing guide
https://google.com/patents/WO2003004963A1?cl=de
https://google.com/patents/US7059161?cl=de
While I can't find a genuinely English language reference for "distributing guide" (the patent originators are apparently German), the steel business has a sufficient tradition in Germany that the engineers should pretty much know the technical terms in a foreign language they are dealing with.