{"id":8381,"date":"2025-07-31T15:22:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T06:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/?post_type=cases&#038;p=8381"},"modified":"2025-07-31T15:22:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T06:22:38","slug":"nozzle-steel-006","status":"publish","type":"cases","link":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/projects-technology\/cases\/nozzle-steel-006\/","title":{"rendered":"Reducing Maintenance Burden in Steel Sheet Surface Treatment with Self-Cleaning Spray Headers"},"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>A solution that significantly reduces maintenance burden and eliminates hazardous tasks.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>Selecting the advanced air-driven model offers even greater ease of operation.<\/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><!-- Spray Nozzle Applications in Steel Sheet Surface Treatment\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\">Spray Nozzle Applications in Steel Sheet Surface Treatment<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/nozzle-steel-006-image_01.jpg\" 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\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">Surface treatment processes for cold-rolled steel sheets<\/span> in steel plants include continuous pickling lines (CPL), continuous annealing lines (CAL), and continuous galvanizing lines (CGL).<\/p>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">In these lines, spray nozzles are widely used for various purposes, including pickling and rinsing for scale removal, alkaline degreasing, preventing carryover of liquids to subsequent processes, and avoiding surface drying of the steel sheet.<\/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><!-- Spray Headers\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\">Spray Headers<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">Mounting multiple spray nozzles on a single pipe and positioning it across the conveyor line is the standard method for forming a spray header that uniformly covers the full width of the steel sheet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">However, it is common to install multiple spray headers per line for supplementary coverage, with some processes employing <span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">more than ten headers<\/span> in a single stage.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/nozzle-steel-006-image_02.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><!-- Maintenance Burden and Safety Risks\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\">Maintenance Burden and Safety Risks<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">\nUsing spray headers for cleaning and rinsing steel sheets typically involves recycled utility water, which often contains foreign particles that accumulate at the nozzle orifices. In chemical spraying processes, dissolved substances can precipitate and likewise lead to nozzle clogging.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">Leaving nozzle clogging unaddressed<\/span> results in uneven cleaning and incomplete surface treatment, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">leading to poor product quality and unstable spray performance<\/span>, ultimately impacting the entire line.<\/p>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">Avoiding such risks requires periodically removing and cleaning individual nozzles from the spray headers to eliminate clogging, but with the large number of nozzles involved, this <span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">maintenance task inevitably becomes burdensome<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">Spray headers are often installed in harsh environments\u2014such as confined spaces, elevated locations, or near chemical processes\u2014and typically exceed one meter in length. As a result, removing the headers for nozzle cleaning poses significant safety risks.<\/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><!-- Solutions Proposed by 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\">Solutions Proposed by IKEUCHI<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">Maintaining stable line operation while significantly reducing maintenance burden and eliminating hazardous tasks\u2014this challenge is addressed by IKEUCHI\u2019s innovative solution: the integrated <span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">BRASIKan spray header with a foreign particle removal mechanism<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">This product features <span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">an internal brush mechanism that cleans the fluid inlets of nozzles<\/span> positioned inside the header. Under normal operation, it provides continuous fan-shaped spray for cleaning, rinsing, or chemical application.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/nozzle-steel-006-image_03.jpg\" 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\">When foreign particles accumulate at the nozzle fluid inlets during spraying and cause clogging, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">simply turning an external handle on the header rotates the internal brush mechanism to remove the particles<\/span>. At the same time, a flush valve opens to discharge the removed particles through a drain.\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/nozzle-steel-006-image_04en-W750.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\/07\/nozzle-steel-006-image_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6304\" \/><br \/>\nLeft: Brush cleans the nozzle fluid inlet\u2002\uff5c\u2002Right: Particles discharged through the drain<\/p>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">The nozzles, headers, and internal brushes are all available in <span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">optional materials compatible<\/span> not only with water-based rinsing but also <span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">with the spraying of acidic and alkaline solutions<\/span>.<\/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<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>Simply turning the handle about three times a day completes the nozzle cleaning\u2014<span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">freeing operators from the burdensome task<\/span> of removing, cleaning, and reinstalling clogged nozzles.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>Spray headers no longer need to be removed, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">allowing operators to avoid hazardous maintenance tasks<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>Clogging-related issues such as uneven cleaning and surface treatment are eliminated, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">ensuring consistent quality of the steel sheet<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\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><!-- Enhanced Convenience with the Air-Driven BRASIKan\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\">Enhanced Convenience with the Air-Driven BRASIKan<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">Selecting <span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">the air-driven version<\/span>\u2014capable of actuating the internal brush via a compressed air connection\u2014enables even more hands-free operation. Its key features and implementation benefits are as follows.<\/p>\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><span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">Remote brush activation<\/span> enables foreign particle removal without on-site manual intervention<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>Timer-based control allows for fully <span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">automated nozzle cleaning<\/span><\/li>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>No manual handle required\u2014ideal for <span style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size: 1rem\">installation in hard-to-reach or enclosed locations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/nozzle-steel-006-image_06.jpg\" 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\">IKEUCHI\u2019s spray systems continue to support labor-saving operations and safer working environments in cold-rolled steel sheet surface treatment processes.<\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;margin-top:3rem\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5QopYPwOIPY?cc_lang_pref=en&amp;cc_load_policy=1\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Air-Driven BRASIKan in action\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","cat_cases":[87],"tag_cases":[542,540,553],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cases\/8381"}],"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=8381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cat_cases","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cat_cases?post=8381"},{"taxonomy":"tag_cases","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tag_cases?post=8381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}