crêper

A form of creper — A machine for making rubber into crepes (rubber sheets).

Meanings

nouncrêper (plural crêpers)

plural crêpers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of creper.

    On plant side, the mill had two MG machines and an off-machine crêper.

    1979, Paper Technology and Industry, page 91, column 2
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    Strip coagulation in tanks is more economical than mass coagulation as the strip will go easily through a macerator without being cut up, rollers can be set fairly close for the first roll, and once through the macerator brings the rubber to a stage where the crêper and smooth finisher can deal with it. The macerator and crêper should be hard chilled rollers with uneven speeds, the number of teeth in the cogs being 21 for the front roller and 18 for the back one.

    1917, Proceedings of the First Agricultural Conference, Malaya: Held at the Chamber of Commerce, Kuala Lumpur, April 25th to 28th 1917, page 103

    Generally speaking the V-groove is seen on the macerators, the U-groove on the crêpers.

    1926, Archief voor de rubbercultuur in Nederlandsch-Indië, page 222
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