Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Kaltrotation
English translation:
rotational moulding/rotomoulding
Added to glossary by
Edward Bradburn
Oct 17, 2009 16:07
14 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
IT, SAP, tech/elec, renewables
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
Kaltrotation
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)
Plastics: working/processing
I have this with not much relevant context in a document talking about shopfloor control at a manufacturer of medical anatomical figures (phantoms, etc.).
Here is the context (suitably anonymised):
"Fertigung anatomischer Modelle in [Stadt] und [Stadt] mit: Kunststoffbe-/verarbeitung (z.B. Kaltrotation, Warmrotation, Spritzguss)."
The list continues to include metalworking, coating, assembly, etc.
I have consulted a number of sources, incl. Ernst, but to little avail: no direct matches.
My best rendering so far is "cold spin" (and, since we have Warmrotation, "hot spin"). These are methods used in metalworking, but I am naturally not sure if they apply to plastics.
Anyone with more than a passing interest in plastics manufacturing is cordially invited to comment!
Here is the context (suitably anonymised):
"Fertigung anatomischer Modelle in [Stadt] und [Stadt] mit: Kunststoffbe-/verarbeitung (z.B. Kaltrotation, Warmrotation, Spritzguss)."
The list continues to include metalworking, coating, assembly, etc.
I have consulted a number of sources, incl. Ernst, but to little avail: no direct matches.
My best rendering so far is "cold spin" (and, since we have Warmrotation, "hot spin"). These are methods used in metalworking, but I am naturally not sure if they apply to plastics.
Anyone with more than a passing interest in plastics manufacturing is cordially invited to comment!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | rotational moulding/rotomoulding |
Daniel Bird
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| 5 -1 | cold work |
Rosa Paredes
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| 3 | cold spin |
Rolf Keiser
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| 3 -1 | unheated spin |
Yasutomo Kanazawa
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Proposed translations
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20 hrs
Daniel Bird
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
rotational moulding/rotomoulding
This is a process often used for large volume hollow plastic objects. There are versions in which the moulds are heated in an oven and other versions in which the mould is directly heated.
There's a good animated demo available (see ref below).
Good luck
DB
There's a good animated demo available (see ref below).
Good luck
DB
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks to all commenters. I have chosen this based on the references provided, the peer agreement and also the fact that my client quite obviously makes the same kinds of products (hollow arms and legs, etc.!)."
45 mins
Rolf Keiser
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in German
&
English
Works in field
Switzerland
Translate complexity through simplicity
Native in: English (Variants: British, US) 
, German (Variants: Swiss, Germany)
Works in: German to English, English to German, English, and 1 more.
cold spin
what's good for metalworking is good for plastics, only the material is different. "cold spin", "warm spin", "injection moulding"
-1
45 mins
Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Japan
Japan
Scientia est potentia
Native in: Japanese 
Works in: English to Japanese, German to Japanese, Italian to Japanese, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
unheated spin
Your suggestion of cold spin/hot spin would be perfectly alright, but I would suggest unheated spin for Kaltrotation. There are quite a number of Google hits with this usage.
-1
1 day 2 hrs
Rosa Paredes
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Canada
Criminal, Civil and Immigration Law
Native in: English , Spanish (Variants: Chilean, Standard-Spain, Mexican, Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 3 more.
cold work
hot/cold work
... such that the strain hardening is not relieved is called cold work. Considerable knowledge on the structure of the cold-worked state has been obtained. ... Hot working refers to the process where metals are deformed above their ...
www.tpub.com/content/doe/h1017v1/css/h1017v1_82.htm -
... such that the strain hardening is not relieved is called cold work. Considerable knowledge on the structure of the cold-worked state has been obtained. ... Hot working refers to the process where metals are deformed above their ...
www.tpub.com/content/doe/h1017v1/css/h1017v1_82.htm -
Peer comment(s):
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Kim Metzger
: I'm certainly not 100% sure that Kaltrotation is cold work.
4 days
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