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Randabschnitt

English translation: edge trimmings

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German term or phrase:Randabschnitt
English translation:edge trimmings
Entered by: Stephen Sadie

08:19 Dec 16, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Manufacturing
German term or phrase: Randabschnitt
Text on foam sheet manufacturing - Insbesondere im – aus Kostengründen - meist notwendigen Recycling der Randabschnitte, Fehlproduktionen und Anfahrreste können starke Verunreinigungen in den Materialstrom gelangen.

Just can't find the right term, help much appreciated

TIA Stephen
Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 05:34
edge trimmings
Explanation:
"After plastic parts are manufactured, edge trimmings and other plastic scrap are collected and diverted back to the company’s out-of-state extrusion plant"
(see ref, one of many for "edge trimmings" + plastics)
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John Jory
Germany
Local time: 05:34
Grading comment
thanks john
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5 +3edge trimmings
John Jory
5offcut
David Moore (X)


  

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edge trimmings


Explanation:
"After plastic parts are manufactured, edge trimmings and other plastic scrap are collected and diverted back to the company’s out-of-state extrusion plant"
(see ref, one of many for "edge trimmings" + plastics)



    Reference: http://www.chemalliance.org/Handbook/plant/case_study.asp?CS...
John Jory
Germany
Local time: 05:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 74
Grading comment
thanks john

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  casper (X)
49 mins
agree  84574 (X): or edge trim
6 hrs
agree  Rebecca Garber
2 days 7 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
offcut


Explanation:
Quite clearly the favoured term in the trade - just google it if you doubt me; 20,000 + hits, and here's one rather appropriate:

SMILE PLASTICS LTD
The food manufacturing industry uses large quantities of fabricated plastics in their factories, and we take the offcuts to be recycled. ...
www.smile-plastics.co.uk/print/smile.htm



David Moore (X)
Local time: 05:34
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 110

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  John Jory: Offcuts include all kinds of (cut) scrap. The context here is trimming the edges of foam sheet.
2 days 6 hrs
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