Why choose Wavy Nozzle?

Metal chips sometimes get entangled around components or tool edges, and this may lead to a stoppage of machines to remove the chips. In addition, chips may damage components and degrade their quality leading to potential defects or recalls in the final product. The removal of chips is directly linked to a reduction in machining time and to the defect rate. After installing the device on a trial basis in our production line for hard disk components, the occurrence rate of defective items (defect rate), which had been around 1%, was improved to 0.02%.

Some machine tools have a device to remove chips by spraying a coolant from a nozzle. Many conventional nozzles are fixed to a Specific location, where the nozzle angle may require frequent manual adjustment depending on the material or processing method. The Wavy Nozzle continuously injects a coolant at its target position via programmed actuation. The idea is that chips are guided in one direction, preventing them from getting entangled. This functionality promotes unmanned operation and automation along machine lines.

Although Wavy Nozzle is a very simple device that supports chip removal, it brings immeasurable benefits. It significantly contributes to an increase in component accuracy and production efficiency, while reducing operation man-hours of engineers. We have taken a new approach to increasing the production yield, a long-standing issue faced by component manufacturers. Moreover, because of its compact design, the unit does not require special equipment, and can easily be installed on new or existing machinery.