ポリ玉

English translation: edge beads

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Japanese term or phrase:ポリ玉
English translation:edge beads
Entered by: Shannon Morales

15:41 Mar 16, 2004
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial / names
Japanese term or phrase: ポリ玉
ポリ玉による漏れやストリップテープのはがれ、印刷不良などの問題.... Context is filling machines (for beverages), but all the Google entries with ポリ玉 seem to be about toilets. Is it polyurethane? polyethylene? And should 玉 be balls? beads? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Shannon Morales
United States
Local time: 09:24
PET bottle troubles
Explanation:
See the reference. A beverage filling machine operates two stages of operations: filling and capping. Plus the option of (bottle) body labels. Indicate the stage of operation to which your question relates. Given a limited context, my answer is tentative.


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Note added at 15 hrs 57 mins (2004-03-17 07:38:44 GMT)
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Correction: edge beads
http://www.chemwide.com/techinfo/01manufact_theory/04coating...
http://www.ctiweb.co.jp/cti/products/machine/1068459551.html
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snowbees
Local time: 23:24
Grading comment
While PET bottle troubles was far vaguer than I felt comfortable with, "edge beads" (and the explanation in the URL you gave) made good sense. Thanks.
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Summary of answers provided
3styrofoam balls
Linda Hata
3PET bottle troubles
snowbees
1plastic beads
Maynard Hogg


  

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styrofoam balls


Explanation:
Could it be styrofoam balls that are used in packaging? Styrofoam is polystyrene thus the ポり。

Linda Hata
United States
Local time: 07:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in JapaneseJapanese
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ポリ玉
PET bottle troubles


Explanation:
See the reference. A beverage filling machine operates two stages of operations: filling and capping. Plus the option of (bottle) body labels. Indicate the stage of operation to which your question relates. Given a limited context, my answer is tentative.


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Note added at 15 hrs 57 mins (2004-03-17 07:38:44 GMT)
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Correction: edge beads
http://www.chemwide.com/techinfo/01manufact_theory/04coating...
http://www.ctiweb.co.jp/cti/products/machine/1068459551.html


    Reference: http://www.venuspackaging.com/primary.html
snowbees
Local time: 23:24
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Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
While PET bottle troubles was far vaguer than I felt comfortable with, "edge beads" (and the explanation in the URL you gave) made good sense. Thanks.
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
ポリ玉
plastic beads


Explanation:
Since the context suggests defects in the plastics used for caps, labels, and sealing strips, the average English reader doesn't care about the exact plastic.

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Note added at 3 days 6 hrs 39 mins (2004-03-19 22:20:26 GMT) Post-grading
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One problem with \"beads\" is that\'s the way the raw material is often shipped.

Maynard Hogg
Canada
Local time: 07:24
Native speaker of: English
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