{"id":10316,"date":"2026-09-16T13:02:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T04:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=10316"},"modified":"2026-09-14T17:02:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T08:02:39","slug":"260916_vol38","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/news\/260916_vol38\/","title":{"rendered":"How Nozzle Technology Can Reduce Manual Work and Production Bottlenecks"},"content":{"rendered":"<section style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 auto 1.3rem;font-size: 1.2rem;line-height:1.6;font-weight:bold\">What\u2019s slowing down your production process?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 auto 1.3rem;font-size: 1.1rem;line-height:1.6\">If manual cleaning, air blow-off, cooling time, or other routine work is creating a bottleneck, the right nozzle solution may help.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 auto 1.3rem;font-size: 1.1rem;line-height:1.6\">Automation doesn\u2019t always require a robot\u2014or a major equipment overhaul. Many tasks on the production floor can be made easier with relatively simple changes to the process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 auto 3.5rem;font-size: 1.1rem;line-height:1.6\">Here are four real-world examples of how manufacturers reduced manual work, shortened process time, and simplified routine operations.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"color:#2E8B57\">#1.<\/span> Air Knife Automates Debris Removal and Reduces Cleanup Work<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 auto 1.3rem;font-size: 1.1rem;line-height:1.6\">At a seismic isolation rubber plant, operators manually removed shot-blasting debris from steel plates using air blow guns. The manual blow-off also scattered debris across the floor, creating an ongoing cleaning burden.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 auto 1.3rem;font-size: 1.1rem;line-height:1.6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/products\/noz-air-slnha-h\/\" style=\"color: #00a273\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A long slit air nozzle<\/a> installed across the conveyor automatically blew debris off the plates with a thin, sheet-like stream of air. This eliminated the manual blow-off operation and prevented debris from scattering across the floor.<\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;margin-top:3rem\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"340\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ojaGOoYZIoQ?si=ZG0KTm4EzlnvPkI_\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 2rem auto 3.5rem;font-size: 1.1rem;line-height:1.6\">\u25b6 Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/projects-technology\/cases\/nozzle-material-002\/\" style=\"color: #00a273\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shot Debris Removal in Seismic Isolation Rubber with Air Knife<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"color:#2E8B57\">#2. <\/span>Automating Release-Agent Application on a 2-Meter-Wide Roll<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 auto 1.3rem;font-size: 1.1rem;line-height:1.6\">Applying release agent evenly by hand across wide rolls was difficult and labor-intensive. Uneven application could also lead to unnecessary use of expensive silicone oil.<br \/>\nWhat changed when a nonwoven manufacturer replaced manual application with automated fine spraying?<\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;margin-top:3rem\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"340\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m-kulY2DhPE?si=hM6aRg4hyEutG2K2\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 2rem auto 3.5rem;font-size: 1.1rem;line-height:1.6\">\u25b6 Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/projects-technology\/cases\/nozzle-textile-003\/\" style=\"color: #00a273\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Automating Uniform Release-Agent Application in Nonwoven Production<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"color: #2E8B57\">#3. <\/span>Cutting Cooling Time from 20\u201330 Minutes to About 9 Minutes<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 auto 1.3rem;font-size: 1.1rem;line-height:1.6\">Sometimes the bottleneck is simply waiting.<br \/>\nAt a transportation-equipment parts plant, cast-iron workpieces had to cool naturally for 20\u201330 minutes before operators could handle them in the next process.<br \/>\nA portable automatic spray system shortened the cooling time to approximately 9 minutes, reducing overall cycle time without a major equipment overhaul.<\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;margin-top:3rem\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"340\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pfDOdLkURgg?si=iC2zTGzS-agNxbQS\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 2rem auto 3.5rem;font-size: 1.1rem;line-height:1.6\">\u25b6 Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/projects-technology\/cases\/nozzle-ind-cool-010\/\" style=\"color: #00a273\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Automatic Mist Cooling Cuts Cycle Time in Cast-Iron Parts Production<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"color: #2E8B57\">#4. <\/span>Jet Auto Backwash Strainer Reduces Release Agent Disposal Costs by 80%<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 auto 1.3rem;font-size: 1.1rem;line-height:1.6\">At a particleboard plant, disposal of used release agent cost \u00a57\u20138 million (about US$45,000\u201352,000) a year, while filters also required manual cleaning three times a day.<br \/>\nHow did our ARS Filter solve both problems?\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;margin-top:3rem\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"340\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wWQbxZW4uC4?si=1D3zk7joH6Tu_1Zl\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 2rem auto 3.5rem;font-size: 1.1rem;line-height:1.6\">\u25b6 Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/projects-technology\/cases\/nozzle-filter-002\/\" style=\"color: #00a273\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Automatic Backwash Strainer Cuts Disposal Costs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 auto 1.3rem;font-size: 1.1rem;line-height:1.6\">Could a small change make your production process easier?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 auto 1.3rem;font-size: 1.1rem;line-height:1.6\">Reducing manual work or process time doesn\u2019t always require a large-scale automation project. Sometimes, the right spray nozzles, air nozzles, or jet-assisted self-cleaning filters can make an existing process more efficient.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 auto 1.3rem;font-size: 1.1rem;line-height:1.6\">If there is a task or bottleneck you would like to improve at your plant or a customer&#8217;s site, talk to IKEUCHI to see how we can help.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","cat_news":[2],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/10316"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cat_news","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cat_news?post=10316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}