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Ballen

English translation: cylinder/core body

08:25 Sep 6, 2012
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Paper / Paper Manufacturing / Sleeve Change Calender
German term or phrase: Ballen
"Das konische Sleevesystem für Druck- und Prägeapplikationen besteht im Wesentlichen aus dem expandierenden Basiskern, dessen Ballen eine Konizität aufweist. Auf diese konische Oberfläche wird eine Hartchromschicht aufgebracht, die hochpräzise geschliffen und poliert wird. Die Druck- oder Prägesleeves werden dann auf diesen so vorbereiteten Basiskern aufgeschoben und expandierend fest gespannt. Hierdurch werden die Sleeves fest in ihrer Position gehalten. Diese Basiskerne sind in der neu konstruierten Prägeanlage fest installiert oder optional durch ein Schnellwechselsystem tauschbar."

Talking about a sleeve change calender used with printing and embossing machines (or something like that). I know Ballen normally means bale, but that doesn't make any sense to me here. How does an expanding core shaft (which I have tentatively worked out "expandierender Basiskern" to be) have a bale? Or does it actually mean "balls"? But why is the verb associated with it singular and not plural in that case? TIA for your help in clearing this up.
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
Local time: 10:24
English translation:cylinder/core body
Explanation:
If you want to mention it at all. The Ballen stuff can be found just once - at least in this context.

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Note added at 3 Stunden (2012-09-06 11:47:52 GMT)
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Seite 67 http://www.x-media.at/Aktuell/heft_2_2012.pdf
Seite 6 unten http://www.saueressig.de/core/cms/upload/pdf/pdf_prospekte/S...
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Bernd Runge
Germany
Local time: 00:24
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Looking at some pictures and based on your comments and thefastshow's, I think I'm going to call it a cylinder. What an extremely odd choice of word on the part of the article author though. As this is not really a normal translation for Ballen, I'm not going to enter it in the glossary, but I'm confident enough about "cylinder" in this context to use it and give it 4 points. So many thanks Bernd and thefastshow - appreciate your assistance.
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Summary of answers provided
4crown
Longtimer
3cylinder/core body
Bernd Runge
2bolt
longstocking


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
bolt


Explanation:
bolt is used for 'Ballen' when talking about fabrics ('fabrics by the bolt') and would seem to suit here.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolt_(fabric)
longstocking
Local time: 00:24
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cylinder/core body


Explanation:
If you want to mention it at all. The Ballen stuff can be found just once - at least in this context.

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Note added at 3 Stunden (2012-09-06 11:47:52 GMT)
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Seite 67 http://www.x-media.at/Aktuell/heft_2_2012.pdf
Seite 6 unten http://www.saueressig.de/core/cms/upload/pdf/pdf_prospekte/S...

Bernd Runge
Germany
Local time: 00:24
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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Grading comment
Looking at some pictures and based on your comments and thefastshow's, I think I'm going to call it a cylinder. What an extremely odd choice of word on the part of the article author though. As this is not really a normal translation for Ballen, I'm not going to enter it in the glossary, but I'm confident enough about "cylinder" in this context to use it and give it 4 points. So many thanks Bernd and thefastshow - appreciate your assistance.
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183 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
crown


Explanation:
Referring to the curvature of the roll

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Note added at 183 days (2013-03-08 09:41:12 GMT) Post-grading
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Also from my own experience.

Example sentence(s):
  • Die SCR-Walze (Special Crown Roll) mit ihrem variablen Ballen ermöglicht beste Planheit auch bei kalten Walzen nach einem Walzenwechsel.

    https://www.google.de/search?q=walzenballen&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:de:official&client=firefox-a#hl=de&client=firefox-a&hs=yQ
Longtimer
Local time: 00:24
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