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EP 2998052 B1 20190227 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR NARROW SURFACES COATING OF PLATE-SHAPED SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS OR WORKPIECES

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR NARROW SURFACES COATING OF PLATE-SHAPED SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS OR WORKPIECES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR SCHMALFLÄCHENBESCHICHTUNG VON PLATTENFÖRMIGEN HALBZEUGEN ODER WERKSTÜCKEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE REVETEMENT DE SURFACE ETROITE DE DEMI-PRODUITS EN FORME DE PLAQUE OU DE PIECES A USINER

Publication

EP 2998052 B1 20190227 (DE)

Application

EP 15186320 A 20150922

Priority

DE 102014219064 A 20140922

IPC 8 full level

B23C 3/12 (2006.01); B27D 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B27D 5/003 (2013.01); B27D 5/006 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2998052 A1 20160323; EP 2998052 B1 20190227; DE 102014219064 A1 20160324; PL 2998052 T3 20190930

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 15186320 A 20150922; DE 102014219064 A 20140922; PL 15186320 T 20150922