Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
WZW-Zeit
English translation:
TCT/TC time
Added to glossary by
David Williams
May 7, 2010 12:54
14 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
Scientific & technical expertise
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English
WZW-Zeit
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
CNC machining
In connection with the chip to chip time (Span-zu-Span-Zeit), I expect this is probably either "tool to tool time" or "tool change time"?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | TCT |
Bernd Runge
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| 5 | tool changing time |
John Owen
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| 3 +1 | tool-to-tool time |
Kim Metzger
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Proposed translations
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Bernd Runge
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Works in field
Germany
Specialized in Technology & Engineering
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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421
Selected
TCT
WZW means WerkzeugWechselZeit which I would translate to tool change time. This seems to be a pretty common expression and is fairly often abbreviated as TCT.
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Comment: "Danke schön!"
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14 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Works in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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407
tool-to-tool time
It has a tool-to-tool time of 0.9 to 1.1 seconds and a chip-to-chip time of 2.9 seconds.
http://www.makino.com/machines/A66E-5XD/
Driven by 25-hp spindle motor, Nexus 410A reaches max spindle speed of 12,000 rpm. Vertical Machining Center provides high-speed, rapid traverse rate of 1,417 ipm @ 0.5 G acceleration. Unit also provides machining area with X, Y, and Z-axis travels of 22, 16, and 20 in., respectively. Table size is 35.4 x 16.1 in., with load capacity of 1,100 lbs. Tool magazine can store up to 30 tools (of 40 taper) with tool-to-tool change time of 1.3 sec.
Vertical Machining Center has chip-to-chip time of 2.9 sec.
http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/Vertical-Machining-Cente...
Mori Seiki - Deutschland
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Anzahl der Werkzeuge 40. Spindelmotor kW 22/18.5. Maschinengröße (LxBxH) mm 2650 x 4430 x 2950. Werkzeugwechselzeit (Werkzeug-zu-Werkzeug) Sec. 0,9 ...
www.moriseiki.de/news_events/.../index.php?n=news&Art...
http://www.makino.com/machines/A66E-5XD/
Driven by 25-hp spindle motor, Nexus 410A reaches max spindle speed of 12,000 rpm. Vertical Machining Center provides high-speed, rapid traverse rate of 1,417 ipm @ 0.5 G acceleration. Unit also provides machining area with X, Y, and Z-axis travels of 22, 16, and 20 in., respectively. Table size is 35.4 x 16.1 in., with load capacity of 1,100 lbs. Tool magazine can store up to 30 tools (of 40 taper) with tool-to-tool change time of 1.3 sec.
Vertical Machining Center has chip-to-chip time of 2.9 sec.
http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/Vertical-Machining-Cente...
Mori Seiki - Deutschland
- [ Translate this page ]
Anzahl der Werkzeuge 40. Spindelmotor kW 22/18.5. Maschinengröße (LxBxH) mm 2650 x 4430 x 2950. Werkzeugwechselzeit (Werkzeug-zu-Werkzeug) Sec. 0,9 ...
www.moriseiki.de/news_events/.../index.php?n=news&Art...
Peer comment(s):
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Bernd Runge
: Hi Kim, your's is better I have to admit. T-T time/C-C time seem to be valid abbreviations of tool-to-tool and chip-to-chip. So, what the asker would be looking for is T-T time.
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Yes, I found T-T time, too. http://www.yamazen.com/brother/tc-s2d.html
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tool changing time
WZW = Werkzeugwechsel
maybe as an abbreviation TC time or tooling time
maybe as an abbreviation TC time or tooling time
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