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Air Nozzles and Jets ITW Vortec nozzles and jets deliver precise airflows and are ideal for cleaning, drying, cooling, parts movement or ejection.

Airstream Size:

MODELAT JET12” FROM JET 9093/8” (10mm)3” (76mm)9015/8” (16mm)3 1/2” (89mm)901B5/8” (16mm)3 1/4” (89mm)901D3/8” (10mm)3” (76mm)

Annual Blowoff Cost Calculation Guide

Use these formulas to determine and compare the annual operating cost of your current blowoffs versus ITW Vortec alternatives.

Compressed air through open 1/4” copper tubes was the method being used by a wood slotwall manufacturer to clean each slot of excessive sawdust, until an OSHA inspection resulted in a noise violation. The company replaced the tubes with quiet #1201 Nozzles and saved $10,800 in reduced air consumption.After a die-punching step, an injection molder of plastic gas cans uses the powerful thrust of a #901D Transvector Jet to knock out the slug which creates the molded-in handle.A company-wide conversion from open tube blowoffs to ITW Vortec Nozzles and Jets at the largest US producer of aluminum cans resulted in impressive compressed air savings. In one plant’s aerosol can press department alone, annual savings of $39,500 were achieved.Styrofoam cups were being ejected from molds with continuous air from a blower motor until bearing replacements and ongoing maintenance proved too costly. The precise and instant airflow from #1201 Nozzles, set up in an on/off cycling, became the maintenance-free solution.A Canadian facility machining aluminum extrusions reconfigured their automated lathe with #1204 Nozzles. The flexible hose mounting of the nozzles allowed them to easily reposition the blowoff to accommodate varying sizes of extrusions.

Quick method:

Assuming:• 100 PSIG operating pressure. • $0.30 per 1000 SCF compressed air cost. • 250 work days/year.Calculate operating cost/shift by multiplying air consumption (SCFM) by 36.Example:9 SCFM (air consumption) x 36 = $324 (annual operating cost/shift). For other operating conditions, follow these calculations: SCFM x 60 minutes = SCFH SCFH x Hours of operation/day = SCF/day. SCF/day x Days of operation/year = SCF/year. SCF/year x $ /1000 SCF = $ Annual operating cost.

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