bridge cutting

English translation: bridge-type structure

04:19 May 1, 2019
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) / marble production
English term or phrase: bridge cutting
We are a leading manufacturer of bridge cutting machines for marble production.

What is the bridge in this context? A 3-min video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRr90_zbNKU shows that it is a cutting machine mounted on a kind of bridge. Please help confirm!
ErichEko ⟹⭐
Indonesia
Local time: 22:49
Selected answer:bridge-type structure
Explanation:
So the "bridge" part is the crossbeam resting on the sidebeams so it looks like a "bridge"

And the cutting machine runs along the crossbeam to cut the slab below.

So the marble is placed on a supporting trestle or table that can be tilted and swivelled while the cutting machine runs along the crossbeam above it

From the video it's clear that the supporting "table" can be tilted and swivelled to get the block into position to be cut.

"bridge" and "cutting are both adjectives here with the noun "machine"

You can see the "bridge" structure better here

http://www.jn-machinery.com/html_products/Automatic-Bridge-S...

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Glad to have helped

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And yes, your adaptation seems clear
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 15:49
Grading comment
Thank you everyone answering (Juan, Yvonne, and BD). Yes, I am looking for some description, and this one helps me a lot. In actual translation, this is translated into a kind of hanging cutting machinein my native language due to the fact that the rotatable cutter hangs on the movable crossbeams to do its job.
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +1gantry cutting machine
B D Finch
4 +1bridge-type structure
Yvonne Gallagher
3beam/main horizontal support
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón


  

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beam/main horizontal support


Explanation:
The main part of the bridge(the whole structure) is the beam where the cutting machine is settled.

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 10:49
Native speaker of: Spanish
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bridge cutting machine
gantry cutting machine


Explanation:
While you will find many references to bridge cutting machines (mainly not from English-speaking countries), I think it would be more correct to use the term "gantry".

https://www.stonecontact.com/products.../gantry-cutting-mach...

Gantry Cutting Machine for Granite and Marble, Gantry Saw for Stone, Block Edge Trimming Machinery, Stone Block Cutter, Stone Processing Equipments, ...

https://agastonemachine.en.made-in-china.com › Products › Stone Block Cutter

Gantry Block Cutter for Granite and Marble 1.Product no.:DL2200/2500/3000 2.Good services and warranty. 3.High power and easily operation. Gantry Block ...

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As explained by Yvonne, you have parsed this incorrectly and the source term is "bridge cutting machine".

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Note added at 1 day 11 hrs (2019-05-02 15:38:45 GMT)
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Following Yvonne's comment below, I found this uk website: http://www.stoneequipmentinternational.com/search.asp and the equipment is called "bridge saw". Looking at the pictures, it occurred to me that the supports either side are not really gantry-type and, in at least one case, they are two parallel masonry walls. On the other hand, this (Chinese) website http://www.ninesun-stone.com/processing-machines/yxcm-25-Gan... calls it a gantry and it is, indeed a gantry.

So, I would now suggest that it might be a question of seeing a photo or drawing of the equipment concerned to decide whether to use the term "bridge" or "gantry". Then, use "bridge" if it's a beam that bridges a gap between supports on either side of the stone to be cut, where those supports are not trestle type components of the machine and use "gantry" if the supports are trestle-type components of the machine.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 16:49
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cmile: yeah, I think this is the more familiar term for that bridge type cranes onto which machines are mounted...
18 mins
  -> Thanks cmile.

neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: yes, "gantry" structure, but I believe Asker was looking for an explanation rather than a term as I think it's for translation from English.//1000s of ads for "bridge cutting machine", manufacturers' name it seems, so not necessarily "wrong".
3 hrs
  -> I wouldn't use "structure". In order to translate correctly from English, it would help the Asker to be able to look up the technically correct term (gantry), rather than the wrong one (bridge).//Changed my mind. See added note above.
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bridge
bridge-type structure


Explanation:
So the "bridge" part is the crossbeam resting on the sidebeams so it looks like a "bridge"

And the cutting machine runs along the crossbeam to cut the slab below.

So the marble is placed on a supporting trestle or table that can be tilted and swivelled while the cutting machine runs along the crossbeam above it

From the video it's clear that the supporting "table" can be tilted and swivelled to get the block into position to be cut.

"bridge" and "cutting are both adjectives here with the noun "machine"

You can see the "bridge" structure better here

http://www.jn-machinery.com/html_products/Automatic-Bridge-S...

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Note added at 8 days (2019-05-09 14:36:53 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped

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Note added at 8 days (2019-05-09 14:38:35 GMT) Post-grading
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And yes, your adaptation seems clear

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 15:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you everyone answering (Juan, Yvonne, and BD). Yes, I am looking for some description, and this one helps me a lot. In actual translation, this is translated into a kind of <i>hanging cutting machine</i>in my native language due to the fact that the rotatable cutter hangs on the movable crossbeams to do its job.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cmile
1 day 42 mins
  -> Many thanks:-)
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