What's "bower"?

quiet sunshine · Apr 6, 2005, 17:35

The word "bower" is from this sentence: downstream the machine can be combined with devices for directing flacon neck or serigraphed part, or with a bower.
Can't understand what's a bower on a machine?

bossel · Apr 7, 2005, 03:43

Where do you have that text from? Can't make any sense of it (but I'm not a native speaker, maybe that's it). Can you give a broader context?

**jeisan** · Apr 7, 2005, 07:13

i am a native and i dont understand it either, seems more like jargon for whatever it is that sentace is talking about than normal language.

but here's some definitions...

An anchor carried at the bow. (of a ship)
A shaded, leafy recess; an arbor.
A woman's private chamber in a medieval castle; a boudoir.
A rustic cottage; a country retreat.
A framework that supports climbing plants

quiet sunshine · Apr 7, 2005, 20:50

Originally Posted by bossel

Where do you have that text from? Can't make any sense of it (but I'm not a native speaker, maybe that's it). Can you give a broader context?

It's from an introduction of a machine, here it is:
....The O.ZA.F. unscrambler is studied to serve filler, serigraphic and labelling machines, guaraneeing constant flow and directing of flacons; downstream the machine can be combined with devices for directing flacon neck or serigraphed part, or with a blower. .....

Thanks and sorry .

...Cause I misread the word "bower"!It should be blower.

Does it make sense now?

bossel · Apr 8, 2005, 07:07

Sorry, I can't make much sense of it. Perhaps a native speaker could at least guess at the actual meaning.
To me it sounds like it could be part of a production line (or waste treatment plant), used either to dry the labels or to blow away sherds of destroyed flacons. But that's mere speculation.

That text is not by any chance from an instruction manual which originally was Chinese or Japanese or something? May have been translated in strange ways (I've seen manuals translated from Japanese or Chinese into German which no German could make any sense of).

**jeisan** · Apr 8, 2005, 10:49

well a blower is something that blows or creates wind in some fashion. eg a leaf blower is used to blow leaves around. so in this case i would guess it would be an optional attachment to blow the flacons around. for what purpose i dont know.

it would be more helpful to see all of the paragraph youre talking about so it can be used for context as well as maybe any pictures you have of the machine or just the whole thing if possible.

quiet sunshine · Apr 8, 2005, 14:18

Originally Posted by bossel

To me it sounds like it could be part of a production line (or waste treatment plant), used either to dry the labels or to blow away sherds of destroyed flacons. But that's mere speculation.

I think you speculation is right. If I knew more about pharmaceutical machinery, it would be easier to figure it out. So I'd leave the work to technician.

That text is not by any chance from an instruction manual which originally was Chinese or Japanese or something?

No, it's Italian company's product.

(I've seen manuals translated from Japanese or Chinese into German which no German could make any sense of).

Originally Posted by jeisan

it would be more helpful to see all of the paragraph youre talking about so it can be used for context as well as maybe any pictures you have of the machine or just the whole thing if possible.

http://www.ozaf.it/
See the big pic on the right side? That's it.
The introduction:
http://www.ozaf.it:8080/documents//P...rdinatrici.pdf

Anyway,thanks for your concern and help!

Miko-Kokoro · Apr 10, 2005, 07:50

here's what a dictionary says:

1. a person or thing that blows; a glass blower
2. a fan or otehr machine for forcing air into a building, furnace, mine...ect
3. whale
4.informal: telephone.

I'm not sure..but..You never know

bossel · Apr 10, 2005, 08:14

Originally Posted by quiet sunshine

No, it's Italian company's product.

Judging from their website, they didn't have a very good translator for that as well. Best would probably be to ask one of our Italian (speaking) members to have a look at the original.

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Apr 7, 2005, 20:50	#4
quiet sunshine Regular Member Join Date: Jan 22, 2005 Location: Wuxi Age: 32 Posts: 96	Originally Posted by bossel Where do you have that text from? Can't make any sense of it (but I'm not a native speaker, maybe that's it). Can you give a broader context? It's from an introduction of a machine, here it is: ....The O.ZA.F. unscrambler is studied to serve filler, serigraphic and labelling machines, guaraneeing constant flow and directing of flacons; downstream the machine can be combined with devices for directing flacon neck or serigraphed part, or with a blower. ..... Thanks and sorry . ...Cause I misread the word "bower"!It should be blower. Does it make sense now?

Apr 8, 2005, 14:18	#7
quiet sunshine Regular Member Join Date: Jan 22, 2005 Location: Wuxi Age: 32 Posts: 96	Originally Posted by bossel To me it sounds like it could be part of a production line (or waste treatment plant), used either to dry the labels or to blow away sherds of destroyed flacons. But that's mere speculation. I think you speculation is right. If I knew more about pharmaceutical machinery, it would be easier to figure it out. So I'd leave the work to technician. That text is not by any chance from an instruction manual which originally was Chinese or Japanese or something? No, it's Italian company's product. (I've seen manuals translated from Japanese or Chinese into German which no German could make any sense of). Originally Posted by jeisan it would be more helpful to see all of the paragraph youre talking about so it can be used for context as well as maybe any pictures you have of the machine or just the whole thing if possible. http://www.ozaf.it/ See the big pic on the right side? That's it. The introduction: http://www.ozaf.it:8080/documents//P...rdinatrici.pdf Anyway,thanks for your concern and help!

Apr 10, 2005, 07:50	#8
Miko-Kokoro Demon at the moon Join Date: Oct 21, 2004 Location: I live In Canada, natural for odd weather Age: 20 Posts: 110	here's what a dictionary says: 1. a person or thing that blows; a glass blower 2. a fan or otehr machine for forcing air into a building, furnace, mine...ect 3. whale 4.informal: telephone. I'm not sure..but..You never know __________________

Apr 7, 2005, 03:43	#2
bossel Regular Member Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: germany Posts: 1,655	Where do you have that text from? Can't make any sense of it (but I'm not a native speaker, maybe that's it). Can you give a broader context?

Apr 8, 2005, 07:07	#5
bossel Regular Member Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: germany Posts: 1,655	Sorry, I can't make much sense of it. Perhaps a native speaker could at least guess at the actual meaning. To me it sounds like it could be part of a production line (or waste treatment plant), used either to dry the labels or to blow away sherds of destroyed flacons. But that's mere speculation. That text is not by any chance from an instruction manual which originally was Chinese or Japanese or something? May have been translated in strange ways (I've seen manuals translated from Japanese or Chinese into German which no German could make any sense of).

Apr 8, 2005, 10:49	#6
jeisan Kongming Join Date: Feb 24, 2003 Location: san antonio, texas Age: 26 Posts: 2,848	well a blower is something that blows or creates wind in some fashion. eg a leaf blower is used to blow leaves around. so in this case i would guess it would be an optional attachment to blow the flacons around. for what purpose i dont know. it would be more helpful to see all of the paragraph youre talking about so it can be used for context as well as maybe any pictures you have of the machine or just the whole thing if possible.

Apr 10, 2005, 08:14	#9
bossel Regular Member Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: germany Posts: 1,655	Originally Posted by quiet sunshine No, it's Italian company's product. Judging from their website, they didn't have a very good translator for that as well. Best would probably be to ask one of our Italian (speaking) members to have a look at the original.

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