{"id":7709,"date":"2025-03-05T16:54:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T07:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/?post_type=cases&#038;p=7709"},"modified":"2025-03-07T17:14:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T08:14:34","slug":"nozzle-steel-002","status":"publish","type":"cases","link":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/projects-technology\/cases\/nozzle-steel-002\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold Rolling | Water Removal on Pickling Line: Shorter Air Nozzles Reduce Damage Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<p><!-- Key Reasons for Implementation \u2605\u7b87\u6761\u66f8\u304d --><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem;background:url(https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/10px-45px.svg) no-repeat 0 0;background-size:auto 30px;padding-left: 20px\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5rem\">Key Reasons for Implementation<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:2.8rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>Switching to a shorter nozzle ensured sufficient clearance from the thin sheets, preventing contact even if they fluttered, thus protecting the nozzle from damage.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-top:5rem;margin-bottom:3rem;width:100%;border-bottom:1px solid #E9E9E9\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"float: left;padding-top:1.5rem;padding-left: 2rem\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/call-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"296\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5969\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: right;margin-top: 4rem;margin-right: 3%\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;margin-left:0rem;font-size: 1.2rem;font-weight: bold;line-height:1.6rem\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem;background:url(https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/check.svg) no-repeat 0 0;background-size:auto 20px;padding-left: 30px\">\n<li>Not sure which product is right for you?<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem;background:url(https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/check.svg) no-repeat 0 0;background-size:auto 20px;padding-left: 30px\">\n<li>Curious about the total cost?<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem;background:url(https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/check.svg) no-repeat 0 0;background-size:auto 20px;padding-left: 30px\">\n<li>Wondering where to start?<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem;font-size: 0.8rem;font-weight: bold;padding-left: 30px\">\n<li>We\u2019re here to help \u2013 reach out with any questions.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:2rem;margin-bottom: 2rem\">\n<a style=\"margin-bottom:1rem;margin-left:2rem;justify-content: center;align-items: center;padding: 0.5rem 4rem;color: #fff;font-weight: 500;font-size:1.2rem;width:auto;background: #0C9B6F;border-radius: 30px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Us<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:3rem;width:100%;border-bottom:1px solid #E9E9E9\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Challenges Faced by the Customer\u3000\u2605p\uff5e\/p\u3067\u6bb5\u843d\u533a\u5207\u308a --><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem;background:url(https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/10px-45px.svg) no-repeat 0 0;background-size:auto 30px;padding-left: 20px\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5rem\">Challenges Faced by the Customer<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">\nA steel mill using our air nozzles in the pickling line in the cold rolling process faced a recurring issue. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/noz-tf-fs42-steel-image_01_en.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6304\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">\nThe rippling motion of the steel sheets on the line occasionally caused contact with the air nozzles, resulting in nozzle damage. When the nozzles were damaged, water removal became insufficient, leading to rust formation on the product surface and an increased risk of quality defects.<br \/>\nWith the issue occurring as frequently as once every three months, an immediate solution was required. Turning to us for support, the customer sought an effective resolution.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-top:5rem;margin-bottom:3rem;width:100%;border-bottom:1px solid #E9E9E9\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Proposals from IKEUCHI\u3000\u2605p\uff5e\/p\u3067\u6bb5\u843d\u533a\u5207\u308a \u2605\u753b\u50cfURL\u3092\u201d\u3053\u3053\u306bURL\"\u306e\u4f4d\u7f6e\u306b\u5165\u308c\u308b\u3002\u753b\u50cf\u30b5\u30a4\u30ba\u306f\u5143\u548c\u6587HTML\u53c2\u8003\u3000--><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem;background:url(https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/10px-45px.svg) no-repeat 0 0;background-size:auto 30px;padding-left: 20px\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5rem\">Proposals from IKEUCHI<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">\nIKEUCHI proposed replacing the existing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/products\/noz-air-tf-f42\/\" style=\"color: #00a273\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TF-F42<\/a> Series nozzle, with a <span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">total length of 90 mm<\/span>, with the newly developed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/products\/noz-air-tf-fs42\/\" style=\"color: #00a273\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TF-FS42<\/a> Series, which retains the same air blow width of 42 mm while reducing the total length to <span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">35 mm<\/span>.\u3000<\/p>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">\nAdopting the <span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">shorter nozzle design increased the clearance between the nozzle and the sheets<\/span> by 55 mm. As a result, the rippling motion of the steel sheets no longer posed a risk of contact with the nozzle, effectively <span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">minimizing the damage<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/noz-tf-fs42-steel-image_02.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6304\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/noz-tf-fs42-steel-image_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6304\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-top:5rem;margin-bottom:3rem;width:100%;border-bottom:1px solid #E9E9E9\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Benefits Achieved\u3000\u2605\u672c\u6587\u6bb5\u843d\u3068\u7b87\u6761\u66f8\u304d\u3000--><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem;background:url(https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/10px-45px.svg) no-repeat 0 0;background-size:auto 30px;padding-left: 20px\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5rem\">Benefits Achieved<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">\nIncreasing the nozzle-to-sheet distance had no impact on water removal performance. The new design effectively prevents the nozzle damage, even during the rippling motion of the steel sheets. Eliminating maintenance-related line stoppages has ensured stable, uninterrupted operations.\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;margin-top:3rem\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4iqch2_q6bU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","cat_cases":[87],"tag_cases":[544,552,540],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cases\/7709"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cat_cases","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cat_cases?post=7709"},{"taxonomy":"tag_cases","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tag_cases?post=7709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}