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Coolant Nozzle

Product catalog summary
Overview: The document from QPM Products Corporation focuses on enhancing machine tool productivity through effective coolant delivery solutions. It addresses common issues with standard coolant systems and introduces engineered coolant nozzle products tailored to diverse manufacturing needs.
Key Sections:
1. Introduction to Coolant Systems: Manufacturers face challenges with standard coolant systems, such as misalignment and inadequate delivery, leading to production halts and tool damage.
2. Importance of Choosing the Right Nozzle: Coolant is essential for lubrication, heat dissipation, and chip control. The nozzle directs coolant accurately at the tool/workpiece interface, resisting vibration and swarf. The choice depends on machine ports and operating pressure.
3. Orifice Diameter and Flow Rates: Correct orifice size selection is crucial to maintain pressure and coolant velocity. A table provides flow rates for various orifice sizes at different pressures, emphasizing proper sizing to match pump capacity.
4. Nozzle Extensions: Extensions vary in length for different applications. Short extensions are compact and stable, while longer ones offer better aiming and flow.
5. Coolant Pumps: Discusses different pump types, including single-stage centrifugal pumps for low pressure and positive displacement pumps for high pressure applications.
6. Product Range: Lists various nozzle products like TurretJet, CapJet, JetBolt, each with specific features and applications, including detailed specifications such as thread size, orifice diameter, and extension length.
7. Calculating Coolant Velocity: Provides a formula to calculate average coolant exit velocity, crucial for certain machining operations.
Conclusion: QPM Products offers a comprehensive range of coolant nozzles designed to enhance machine tool productivity by addressing common coolant delivery issues. The document encourages contacting the company for custom solutions if standard products do not meet specific needs.
Technical Document Summary:
1. Specifications: Detailed specifications for various coolant nozzles compatible with NPT and BSPT threads, designed for different pressures and temperatures. Key materials include acetal for the body and stainless steel for the ball, with maximum operating temperatures of 160°F (70°C) and pressures up to 1500 PSI (100 bar).
2. Product Variants: Lists multiple part numbers for different nozzle configurations, including thread sizes, orifice diameters, and extension lengths, designed for specific applications with options for brass and stainless steel materials.
3. Features and Applications: Nozzles are adjustable, aimable, and lockable, suitable for vertical and horizontal machining centers, designed to stay in place without vibrating out of position, and usable in high-pressure environments to improve productivity and tool life.
4. Installation and Usage: Provides guidance on selecting the appropriate nozzle based on machine tool requirements, material compatibility, and desired pressure and flow characteristics, highlighting ease of aiming and adjusting for optimal performance.
5. Dimensional Data: Detailed dimensional data for each nozzle variant, including thread sizes, hex sizes, and orifice diameters, crucial for ensuring proper fit and function in specific applications.
6. Recommendations: Recommends using nozzles with specific filtration levels (e.g., 100 microns) for optimal performance and longevity, and suggests choosing nozzle materials based on the type of coolant or cutting oil used.
7. Important Notes: Reserves the right to change specifications without notice, emphasizing the importance of verifying details before purchase or installation.
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Coolant Nozzle-1

Coolant Nozzles MAXIMIZING MACHINE TOOL PRODUCTIVITY

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Coolant Nozzle-2

Coolant Delivery Solutions to Solve Your Production Headaches better finishes and improved accuracy. Improperly applied, it can actually be detrimental to the machining process. Did you ever feel that the coolant system on your machine tools was added as an afterthought? Do you constantly have to improvise and modify nozzles just to get coolant to the tool tip? Are you afraid to run your machines unattended in case a coolant nozzle vibrates out of position and starts a “tool meltdown”? Does coolant seem to be spraying everywhere except where it’s supposed to be spraying? Do you constantly stop...

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Choose a nozzle extension that suits your application. Short projections are more compact and are less likely to be knocked out of position by swarf or vibration, while longer extensions are easier to aim, produce a more laminar flow and shoot farther. Some experimentation will be required to achieve the optimum setup. A Word About Pumps Nozzle Extensions The most common coolant pump on CNC machine tools is a single-stage centrifugal pump. They are normally designed to move high volumes of water at low pressures (typically 3 - 20 psi). Multi-stage centrifugal pumps are capable of higher pressures...

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Back to Table of Contents RATE se n choo You ca ize and ice s ur the orif suit yo ion to xtens e tion! applica New m et balls a ric tapped llow us e with Extens ion Tu bes an d Spray Tips. UNIVERSAL COOLANT NOZZLE FOR CNC MACHINES Converts any NPT or BSPT hole to a fully adjustable nozzle n Hits any target above mounting plane n Adjusts easily for accurate coolant placement n Difficult to accidentally knock out of adjustment n Choose larger orifices for maximum flow n Choose smaller orifices when using multiple nozzles n Choose tapped ball, if you need to quickly plug the orifice (setscrew included)...

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Back to Table of Contents New m et balls a ric tapped llow us e with Extens ion Tu bes an d Spray Tips. UNIVERSAL CAP-TYPE COOLANT NOZZLE Screws onto any NPT or BSPT pipe nipple just like a pipe cap n Same great features as the TurretJet, except with female pipe thread n Ideal for high production, dedicated machine tools with rigid coolant piping n Choose orifice size and nozzle extension to suit your application n Choose short extensions for tight spaces and where stringy swarf is a problem n Long extensions make aiming a breeze and shoot farther n Choose larger orifices for maximum flow n Choose...

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Back to Table of Contents DIMENSIONS IN INCHES (except as noted) SCREW-IN, BOLT TYPE COOLANT NOZZLE n Screws into a threaded coolant port just like a bolt n ±35 degrees of adjustment either side of centerline n Rated to 150 PSI (10 bar) n Sizes available to fit almost every machine or tool holder n Choose the orifice diameter and projection length to suit your application n Choose larger orifices for maximum flow n Choose smaller orifices when using multiple nozzles n Choose tapped ball if you need to quickly plug the orifice (setscrew included) or to use with Extension Tubes (page 17) or SprayTips...

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Back to Table of Contents SCREW-IN, FLUSH MOUNT COOLANT NOZZLE Screws into an NPT or BSPT hole just like a flush plug I 35 degrees adjustment either side of centerline I Rated to 150 psi max I Ideal for machining applications where nozzle projections must be minimized I Material: Body - Acetal Ball - Stainless Steel Maximum Operating Temperature: 160˚F (70˚C) Maximum Pressure: 150 PSI (10 bar) Simply insert the end of allen wrench (included) into the hole in the stainless ball until it engages the hex hole in the acetal body, then tighten the PlugJet into the tapped hole until the body is flush....

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Back to Table of Contents COOLANT NOZZLE FOR VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL MACHINING CENTERS n Adjusts from full shutoff to fine fan spray to direct stream n Aimable from zero to 90° with 360° sweep n Stays put (doesn’t vibrate out of place) n No interference problems with clamps, fixtures or swarf n Fits NPT and BSPT threads n Rated to 100 psi (6.7 bar) maximum DIMENSIONS IN INCHES Part No. – Recommended coolant filtration - 100 microns – Material: Acetal Maximum Pressure: 100 PSI (6.7 bar) Maximum Operating Temperature: 160°F (70°C) MillJets shown in use at various angles and spray widths. MillJets...

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Back to Table of Contents LOCKABLE HIGH PRESSURE COOLANT NOZZLE Aimable and lockable n Fits NPT and BSPT ports n Ideal for applications where the nozzle could get bumped or knocked out of position n Rated to 1500psi (100 bar) n Easily interchangeable balls n Choose the orifice and extension length to suit your application n Available with bendable copper extension tubes DIMENSIONS IN INCHES (except as noted) Configuration (Complete Nozzle) F Size Part No. Pkg. Orifice Extension "F" max "E" Complete Nozzle* Qty. Dia. "d" "L" (degrees) Part No. Ball Only Configuration (Ball Only) * Complete nozzle...

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Back to Table of Contents Pipe fit Sizes SPT B NPT &ADS THRE ble in Availa r Brass o el ss Ste Stainle Availab le with extend ed spra y tip to shoo t farthe s r HIGH PRESSURE COOLANT NOZZLE FOR CNC MACHINES n High velocity coolant stream increases productivity and tool life in machining and grinding operations n Also ideal for low pressure applications where abrasive swarf is a problem n Hits any target above mounting plane n Interchangeable spray tips available! n Easy to aim n Choose short extensions for tight spaces like CNC Turning Centers and Screw Machines n Choose stainless steel bodies...

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Back to Table of Contents Ordering Information: 1. Determine the port thread size required for your machine tool. 2. Choose nozzle body material (brass for general purpose, stainless steel when using cutting oils not compatible with cuprous alloys). 3. Determine orifice diameter required to match your pump’s capacity at the desired pressure (refer to table on page 2). 4. Choose the extension length “L” to suit your application (longer extensions give more laminar flow, aim easily and shoot farther, while short extensions are ideal for tight spaces or where stringy swarf is a problem). DIMENSIONS...

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