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Perching

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004225

The visual inspection of woven cloth, in which the fabric is drawn over a perch, a frame fitted with lights, so that an inspector can spot faults such as stains, broken threads, and weaving defects. It is done on cloth before finishing and is repeated as a final check afterwards. The inspector who does the work is called a percher.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004225
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectManufacturing
TranslationsGerman: Tuchschau; Spanish: perching; French: perchage
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004225",
  "term": "Perching",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The visual inspection of woven cloth, in which the fabric is drawn over a perch, a frame fitted with lights, so that an inspector can spot faults such as stains, broken threads, and weaving defects. It is done on cloth before finishing and is repeated as a final check afterwards. The inspector who does the work is called a percher.",
  "subject": "Manufacturing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Tuchschau",
    "es": "perching",
    "fr": "perchage"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/perching/"
}

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