Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Mar 16, 2004 15:41
20 yrs ago
Japanese term
United States
Punctual, Personable, Perfectionist
Native in: English 
Works in: Japanese to English, Spanish to English
ポリ玉
Japanese to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering: Industrial
names
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!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | PET bottle troubles |
snowbees
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| 3 | styrofoam balls |
Linda Hata
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| 1 | plastic beads |
Maynard Hogg
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Proposed translations
14 hrs
Japanese term (edited):
�|����
Selected
PET bottle troubles
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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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:
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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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Linda Hata
United States
United States
Native in Japanese
&
English
United States
12 years technical translations
Native in: English 
, Japanese
Works in: Japanese to English
styrofoam balls
Could it be styrofoam balls that are used in packaging? Styrofoam is polystyrene thus the ポり。
7 hrs
Japanese term (edited):
�|����
plastic beads
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.
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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.
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