Gate and land tolerances are generally very tight.

Portuguese translation: sulcos

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English term or phrase:Gate and land tolerances are generally very tight.
Portuguese translation:sulcos
Entered by: Filipa Braga

14:26 Mar 7, 2011
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Tech/Engineering - Metallurgy / Casting
English term or phrase: Gate and land tolerances are generally very tight.
Trata-se de um texto do sector metalúrgico. O que não estou a conseguir perceber é o sentido de "land" nesta expressão.

O contexto é o seguinte (trata-se de um manual de instruções para um molde de metal):

"Gate and land tolerances are generally very tight.
Adherence to a specific nominal gate diameter and land, although important, is in no way as critical as maintaining uniformity among all gates and lands."
Filipa Braga
Local time: 09:14
sulcos
Explanation:
Sug.

-LAND: A component sufarce in the manufacturing process that influences melt flow ( Concise Encyclopedia of Plastic)

- Land: a surface between furrows , as on a millstone or on the interior of a rifle barrel. (Webster)

- The gate length is often referred to as the land length. If the gate land is very short, there will be a weak section in the mold between the runner and ...
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4as tolerâncias do canal de alimentação, e as estrias são muito precisos
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gate and land tolerances are generally very tight.
sulcos


Explanation:
Sug.

-LAND: A component sufarce in the manufacturing process that influences melt flow ( Concise Encyclopedia of Plastic)

- Land: a surface between furrows , as on a millstone or on the interior of a rifle barrel. (Webster)

- The gate length is often referred to as the land length. If the gate land is very short, there will be a weak section in the mold between the runner and ...
books.google.com.br/books?isbn=1884207960...



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gate and land tolerances are generally very tight.
as tolerâncias do canal de alimentação, e as estrias são muito precisos


Explanation:
as tolerâncias do canal de alimentação, e as estrias são muito precisos

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