Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Hochzeit

English translation:

marriage

Added to glossary by Rama Bhave
May 17, 2021 13:08
2 yrs ago
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German term

Hochzeit

German to English Tech/Engineering Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Bei der Aggregatemontage (Hochzeit) erfolgt der Transport der Montagerahmen aus der Fahrwerkaufrüstung in den Fahrwerkeinbau über die „verbindende Fördertechnik“.
https://www.rofa-group.com/aggregatemontage-hochzeit/aggrega...

Bereits bei der Layoutgestaltung für Fördertechnik, Montagelinien, Hochzeitsstationen, Trimlinien und End-of-Line-Bereich arbeiteten CPM und Lamborghini Hand in Hand.
https://www.durr.com/de/media/news/news-detail/view/duerr-ko...

What does Hochzeit mean in these contexts? If you look at the English versions, it is translated as “marriage”. However, this looks suspiciously like a mistranslation. This is a bit outside my main area, so it could very well be the right translation.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +8 Marriage
Change log

Jun 24, 2021 11:20: Rama Bhave Created KOG entry

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Marriage

Marriage is a regular term used
Example sentence:

At the BMW Group plant Dingolfing, the marriage line used for putting together the body, drive system and chassis has been replaced by a new, innovative and extremely flexible assembly system.

Note from asker:
Thanks for the quick response. I just wanted to be sure.
Peer comment(s):

agree Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X) : you're right - https://foriauto.wordpress.com/2021/02/05/assembly-line-for-...
12 mins
Thanks. There are many odd terms used in automotive manufacturing and that is just how it is.
agree Steffen Walter : Yes, this seems to be native usage indeed. See e.g. https://www.automotivemanufacturingsolutions.com/building-in... ("The marriage station was another key area ...") + https://www.asi.com/body-marriage-systems-cranes-and-agvs/
17 mins
agree philgoddard
22 mins
agree Darin Fitzpatrick
51 mins
agree Cillie Swart : Yeah, makes sense
2 hrs
agree uyuni : Habe ich auch schon in einer Phoenix-Doku über LKW-Montage (Motor meets Chassis) gesehen/gehört...
3 hrs
agree Ramey Rieger (X)
4 hrs
agree Johannes Gleim : Findet sich in fast allen Fachwörterbüchern, auch in meinen.
23 hrs
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Reference comments

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Reference:

This seems to be ...

... genuinely native usage indeed. See, for instance, https://www.automotivemanufacturingsolutions.com/building-in... ("The marriage station was another key area where Burton was able to save money.") and https://www.asi.com/body-marriage-systems-cranes-and-agvs/
Note from asker:
Thanks.
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree Darin Fitzpatrick
32 mins
agree writeaway
1 hr
agree Ramey Rieger (X) : You know what they say about the Amis....
4 hrs
agree Wendy Streitparth
1 day 1 hr
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