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mill control / mill test / mill inspection

English translation: Testing in the mill / factory

16:37 May 26, 2010
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) / plastic pipes
English term or phrase: mill control / mill test / mill inspection
I'm translating a technical specification sheet of plastic pipelines, written by non-native speakers.

Here's an excerpt:

The manufacturer shall inspect and test all pipe (....) for the following tests (...)
Pipes - Ladle analysis, check analysis, tensile tests (longitudinal, transverse, **mill control**), hydrostatic tests (**mill inspection** hydrostatic, pressure test)
Coating - **Mill test**, appearance, thickness, (...)

Can you help me find the right meaning of "mill" in this context?
Thank you :)
Csaba Ban
Hungary
Local time: 13:49
Selected answer:Testing in the mill / factory
Explanation:
As opposed to in lab testing.

tensile tests longitudinal, transverse, mill control. Elongation and elasticity tests done under factory test conditions..the length of them are correct, they are bendy enough, and they don't break easily.

hydrostatic tests mill inspection hydrostatic, pressure test. A test in the factory for leaks and swelling under pressure done in a factory at time of production.

Coating - Mill test, appearance, thickness. there is usually a coating over the pipe to protect the plastic so this will be a visual test to make sure the coating is uniform and all over.

In the Laboratory test, one in 200 (or so) pipes will be taken out of the Mill, (Plastic Mill) and taken down to the lab and tested thoroughly to make sure all mill operating procedures are correct.


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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-05-26 21:38:04 GMT)
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Köszönöm Csaba
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Gary D
Local time: 21:49
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4factory control/test/inspection
Clauwolf
4Testing in the mill / factory
Gary D
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Catharine Cellier-Smart

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factory control/test/inspection


Explanation:
:) They are operations made in a production site (factory)

Clauwolf
Local time: 08:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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neutral  Tony M: Yes, but there seems to be more to it than this, since all these tests are supposed to be carried out by the manufacturer...
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Testing in the mill / factory


Explanation:
As opposed to in lab testing.

tensile tests longitudinal, transverse, mill control. Elongation and elasticity tests done under factory test conditions..the length of them are correct, they are bendy enough, and they don't break easily.

hydrostatic tests mill inspection hydrostatic, pressure test. A test in the factory for leaks and swelling under pressure done in a factory at time of production.

Coating - Mill test, appearance, thickness. there is usually a coating over the pipe to protect the plastic so this will be a visual test to make sure the coating is uniform and all over.

In the Laboratory test, one in 200 (or so) pipes will be taken out of the Mill, (Plastic Mill) and taken down to the lab and tested thoroughly to make sure all mill operating procedures are correct.


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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-05-26 21:38:04 GMT)
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Köszönöm Csaba


Gary D
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Reference information:
I worked for nine years in the plastics industry (albeit in a non-English speaking environment) and never heard these terms used.
However they are used in the metal industry (cf. steel mill) and occasionally used in the plastics industry (see first reference below), probably by people like those who wrote your spec sheet who are non-native speakers of English and possibly more used to the metal industry than the plastics industry.


    Reference: http://www.onlinemetals.com/mtr.cfm
    Reference: http://www.cranesupply.com/MTR.aspx
Catharine Cellier-Smart
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Native speaker of: English
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