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[Middle English plateine, paten, from Old French platine, metal plate, from plat, flat. See plate.]
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.
The noun has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
work table of a machine tool
Meaning #2:
the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type
Meaning #3:
the roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike
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In office copiers and scanners, the platen is a flat glass surface on which operators place papers or books for scanning. The platen is also called the flatbed. Platens are also used in some printers like the Dot-matrix printer
In HF Welding products a platen will put lines on pvc binders and folders down the spine lines. The platens can also make anything through clear boxes to credit card wallets. It can be changed from tool to tool and you can get many different impressions with the platen in the High Frequency Welding Industry and PVC and Plastic Stationary.
Definition of Platen plat·en (pltn) n. 1. The flat plate of a press that is often found in the laminating, molding, plastic, board, and forest product industries. Used in the manufacturing of furniture, tires, gaskets, particle board, composite heaters and plywood. A platen is typically heated with oil, water, steam or electric.
In metal forming processes a Platen is the component that houses the mould for forging the required shape. The platen tends to be the heaviest and strongest part of the press due to the massive forces that it has to withstand. A platen for a 5000 ton press can weigh anythig up to 350 tons.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - presseplade, valse
Français (French)
n. - rouleau, platine
Deutsch (German)
n. - Drucktiegel
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πλάκα τυπογραφικού πιεστηρίου, κύλινδρος γραφομηχανής
Italiano (Italian)
lastra tipografica, rullo di macchina da scrivere
Português (Portuguese)
n. - mesa de prensa (f), cilindro de máquina de escrever
Русский (Russian)
валик, пластина
Español (Spanish)
n. - rodillo
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skrivmaskinsvals, digel (boktr.)
中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
压盘, 滚筒
中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 壓盤, 滾筒
한국어 (Korean)
n. - (인쇄기의)압반, (타자기의) 고무롤러
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) برميل ماكنه الطباعه, أسطوانه الآله الكاتبه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - משטח במכונת-דפוס ללחיצת הנייר אל לוח-הדפוס, גליל ללחיצת הנייר במכונת-כתיבה
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