Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Brennmaschine
English translation:
electrothermal printer or thermal transfer printer
Added to glossary by
Alan Campbell
Sep 17, 2010 11:35
13 yrs ago
German term
Brennmaschine
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Printing & Publishing
Type of printer?
Does anyone know what a "Brennmaschine" is in the following 1989 context?:
"Ich besorgte eine Brennmaschine, mit deren Hilfe die Konferenzdokumente gedruckt wurden."
I'm guessing that it must be some kind of printer used in the 1980s in Germany and that it's probably portable (the text suggests that it was taken on a plane). I've tried Googling, but I haven't found a good English equivalent - the closest I've come up with is "branding machine" (apparently, a "Korkenbrennmaschine" is a "cork branding machine"), but that doesn't seem quite right. Could it be one of these roller-type printers that prints one sheet at a time?
Many thanks!
"Ich besorgte eine Brennmaschine, mit deren Hilfe die Konferenzdokumente gedruckt wurden."
I'm guessing that it must be some kind of printer used in the 1980s in Germany and that it's probably portable (the text suggests that it was taken on a plane). I've tried Googling, but I haven't found a good English equivalent - the closest I've come up with is "branding machine" (apparently, a "Korkenbrennmaschine" is a "cork branding machine"), but that doesn't seem quite right. Could it be one of these roller-type printers that prints one sheet at a time?
Many thanks!
Proposed translations
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| 3 +3 | electrothermal printer or thermal transfer printer |
phillee
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| 2 | Contact frame |
gangels (X)
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Proposed translations
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electrothermal printer or thermal transfer printer
Popular in the 1980s prior to the advent of the BubbleJet technology (which also uses heat).
Peer comment(s):
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Kim Metzger
: "Beim Thermodruck "brennt" der Druckkopf den Text in das Papier. ..."
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hazmatgerman (X)
: Quite possible technically but as these were rather slow I wonder whether whole conference documents could have been produced thus? Not that I'm disputing the answer 'cause in principle I agree./O.K., make that "yes".
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agree very slow but I just can't think what else it could be without pestering the author
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gangels (X)
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ta very much
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks again for your help, Phillee - much appreciated!"
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Contact frame
Just my guess: Your documents on film are "burned" in a contact frame onto a light-sensitive plate, which is mounted on an offset press, which prints the document on paper. I worked as a "offset stripper" (layout man) during my productive days and making a "burn" in the contact frame was standard language. Generally you had to make several 'burns' (for technical reasons which are not germane here) and each color required its own plate, of course. On older presses, they had hot air blowers on presses to dry the still damp ink, but those were not 'burners' as such. Otherwise, I cannot think of anything else.
Discussion
Phillee, I think you've got it! Phew - thank goodness for that! Thanks so much for your help!