Blog: Products and Systems
October 9, 2019
What is best about ceramic nozzles?
What are the advantages of ceramic nozzles? Ceramic materials surround us in our everyday life. We mainly know ceramic as used in pottery or glass. However, ceramic is also an excellent material for spray nozzles due to its mechanical properties. IKEUCHI produces full ceramic nozzles and ceramic nozzle tips from...
October 1, 2019
The ABC of the spray nozzle’s characteristics
A glossary of the fundamentals for selecting a spray nozzle Nozzle manufacturers and resellers use different terms when it comes to explaining the characteristics of a nozzle: Spray capacity Capacity water Flow rate Liquid distribution Fan shape pattern Therefore, it can become a bit confusing when trying to compare different...
August 26, 2019
Bigger is not always better for water droplets
The water droplet size matters for spray nozzle Sometimes in order to spray water, a hole is drilled in a pipe or a hose. However, with this technique, there is no control over the water droplet size, and it will always wet even with a small hole and lower water...
July 22, 2019
Compressed air safety regulation
How to reduce risks when using compressed air? When you use air nozzles and air guns with compressed air, there are two important aspects to take into consideration: Noise level compliance for a safe working environment; Blowing performance for productivity and efficiency.
Maintenance tips for your Dry Fog humidifier AKIMist®”E” before closing during the holidays During the winter and summer holidays, some factories close for few weeks, leaving all the equipment turned off. If you have installed our Dry Fog humidifier AKIMist®”E” (or any other humidification system that is connected to a...
April 15, 2019
Cost reduction by 70% while increasing the air blowing power
Do you know that you can easily improve efficiency and reduce your costs just by changing the nozzle used for air blowing? There are many areas in which air nozzles can make a difference: increasing productivity, product quality, cost cutting, noise reduction, etc. From blow-off drying after washing to preventing...
April 8, 2019
Type of humidifiers: what’s on the market?
What kind of industrial humidifiers are on the market? There are several types of industrial humidifiers on the market depending on the application and needs. Each type has its own benefits and downfalls depending on the purpose and level of expectations. Industrial humidification control is generally divided into 3 branches:...
March 25, 2019
Thread types: an international language nightmare
How to understand the thread coding? Have you ever encounter a different coding of thread than you are use too when selecting a nozzle, a pipe or a fitting? If you are looking for a male or a female thread, parallel or tapered, depending on the country your are, the...
March 18, 2019
Droplet size: what to understand about the measuring methods
Droplet size: how do we measure the diameter of a water droplet? As nozzle manufacturer, we often use the term spray droplet diameter, mean droplet diameter, water droplet size, droplet spectrum, spray drop size, etc. But how do we measure the diameter? Is there an international standard to align all...