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Term of the Road Dictionary

power-and-free chain conveyor

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Transport General Items
  • Definition : Materials handling equipment for horizontal or upwards inclined conveying of unit loads where trolleys are linked to and towed by a chain which circulates in a channel [EN 14943].

Schleppkreisförderer

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Transport Allgemeines
  • Definition : Fördereinrichtung zum horizontalen oder aufwärts geneigten Fördern von Einheitsladungen, bei der Wagen mit einer Kette verbunden sind, die in einem Kanal umläuft, und von dieser gezogen werden [EN 14943].
  • Synonyms : Power-and-free-Förderer

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