Glossary R
Deutsch: Reis / Español: Arroz / Português: Arroz / Français: Riz / Italiano: Riso
Rice in the industrial and industry context refers to its cultivation, processing, and distribution as one of the world’s staple food crops. Rice is a critical agricultural commodity with extensive global economic and social significance, supporting the livelihoods and nutrition of billions of people worldwide.
Deutsch: Strahlung / Español: Radiación / Português: Radiação / Français: Radiation / Italiano: Radiazione
Radiation in the industrial and industry context typically refers to the emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or through a material medium. This includes a wide range of electromagnetic radiation such as radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays, as well as particle radiation like alpha and beta radiation. In industry, radiation can be utilized for various applications, including medical treatments, energy production, and in manufacturing processes.
Deutsch: Resilienz / Español: Resiliencia / Português: Resiliência / Français: Résilience / Italiano: Resilienza
Resilience in the industrial and industry context refers to the ability of a system, organization, or infrastructure to withstand and rapidly recover from significant disruptions, such as natural disasters, economic shocks, or operational failures. This concept is central to risk management and emergency preparedness strategies across various sectors.
Deutsch: Raffinerie / Español: Refinería / Português: Refinaria / Français: Raffinerie / Italiano: Raffineria
Refinery in the industrial context refers to a facility where raw materials such as crude oil, metals, and sugar are processed and refined into more valuable and usable products. The most common type of refinery is an oil refinery, which processes crude oil into petroleum products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt base, heating oil, kerosene, and liquefied petroleum gas.
Deutsch: Rückverdampfer / Español: Rehervidor / Português: Reboiler / Français: Réchauffeur / Italiano: Ribollitore
Reboiler in the industrial context refers to a type of heat exchanger that is primarily used to provide heat to the bottom of industrial distillation columns. It boils the liquid from the bottom of the column to generate vapors which are returned to the column to drive the distillation process.
Deutsch: Recyclingfähigkeit / Español: Reciclabilidad / Português: Reciclabilidade / Français: Recyclabilité / Italiano: Riciclabilità
Recyclability in the industrial context refers to the capability of a material or product to be recovered and reprocessed into new products or raw materials after its initial use. This concept is central to sustainable manufacturing practices and is critical for reducing waste, conserving resources, and minimizing environmental impact.
Deutsch: Zuverlässigkeit / Español: Fiabilidad / Português: Confiabilidade / Français: Fiabilité / Italiano: Affidabilità
Reliability in the industrial context refers to the probability of a system, component, or process performing its required functions under stated conditions for a specified period of time without failure. It is crucial for ensuring consistent production, maintaining safety standards, and minimizing operational downtime.
Deutsch: Robotik / Español: Robótica / Português: Robótica / Français: Robotique / Italiano: Robotica
Robotic in the industrial and industry context refers to the use of robots and robotic systems to automate various tasks that were traditionally performed by human labor. Robotics combines mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, and other disciplines to design, build, operate, and use robots in manufacturing and other industrial operations.