Press box
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004490
The compartment of a cotton gin in which ginned lint is packed down by a tramper before pressing. The lint is fed into the box, the tramper tamps it into a dense mass, and a press then compresses it into a bale that is banded with ties. A standard US bale weighs about 480 pounds net.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-004490 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Manufacturing |
| Translations | German: Presskasten; Spanish: caja de prensa; French: boîte de presse |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-IND-004490",
"term": "Press box",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "The compartment of a cotton gin in which ginned lint is packed down by a tramper before pressing. The lint is fed into the box, the tramper tamps it into a dense mass, and a press then compresses it into a bale that is banded with ties. A standard US bale weighs about 480 pounds net.",
"subject": "Manufacturing",
"translations": {
"de": "Presskasten",
"es": "caja de prensa",
"fr": "boîte de presse"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/press-box/"
}
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