Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Punktschw. (Punktschweißen)
English translation:
spot welding
Added to glossary by
Steffen Walter
Jan 1, 2007 12:10
17 yrs ago
German term
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punktschw.
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Manufacturing
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Does anyone know what this abbreviation could stand for? It is used in a flow diagram showing the use of the electricity within a motor manufacturing plant.
Thanks
Simon
Thanks
Simon
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +9 | spot welding |
Alan Johnson
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| 4 | tack welding |
Sybille Brückner
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| 3 | point welding |
Edith Kelly
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Proposed translations
+9
9 mins
Selected
spot welding
It is Punktschweissen, but the correct English term is spot welding, not point welding
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Alan!"
1 min
Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in German
&
English
Works in field
Switzerland
Professional conference interpreter
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to German, Dutch to German, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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92
point welding
punktschweissen
Happy New Year
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Note added at 2 mins (2007-01-01 12:13:35 GMT)
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maybe?
Leiter Schweißerei WIG,MIG,MAG,Punktschw. in der. Edelstahlver.,Druckbehälter,. Armaturen, Apparate. Erf. Stanz u. Ziehtechnik, möchte sich verändern. ...
www.dvs-verlag.de/de/job/41.pdf
Happy New Year
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Note added at 2 mins (2007-01-01 12:13:35 GMT)
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maybe?
Leiter Schweißerei WIG,MIG,MAG,Punktschw. in der. Edelstahlver.,Druckbehälter,. Armaturen, Apparate. Erf. Stanz u. Ziehtechnik, möchte sich verändern. ...
www.dvs-verlag.de/de/job/41.pdf
1 hr
Sybille Brückner
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Works in field
Germany
53 YEARS OF TECHNICAL TRANSLATION
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, Russian to German, German to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
31
tack welding
as per the multi-language welding dictionary I have
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Ken Cox
: most likely spot welding -- tack welding is a temporary form of welding to hold parts together for subsequent permanent assembly, while spot welding is a permanent assembly technique
2 hrs
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| neutral |
Ruth Wiedekind
: like Ken; "tack welded" is "heftgeschweißt/geheftet"
23 hrs
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