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platen
A long, thin cylinder in a typewriter or printer that guides the paper through it and serves as a backstop for the printing mechanism to bang into. It is typically made of a hard rubber or rubber-like material. See carriage and typewriter.
platen
the worktable of a machine tool, esp one that is slotted to enable T-bolts to be used
platen [′plat·ən]
(engineering)
A flat plate against which something rests or is pressed.
The rubber-covered roller of a typewriter against which paper is pressed when struck by the typebars.
(mechanical engineering)
A flat surface for exchanging heat in a boiler or heat exchanger which may have extended heat transfer surfaces.
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Of the hundreds of variables involved in injection molding, clamping mechanisms and platens often get less attention than they deserve.
How to solve uneven clamping by Bozzelli, John W. / Plastics Technology
This press design allows the lower heating platens to exit from the mold carrier to an operator-friendly location.
Clean room presses for molding of highly specialized compounds by Frick, Walter / Rubber World
Choices of gear pumps, preset, fixed motor speeds and modular, non-stick platens with easy-change platen seals are available.
Bulk melters by Wood & Wood Products
 
 
 
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