Open Access3D‐Printed Sewer Cleaning Nozzles
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
optik & photonik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2191-1975
pISSN - 1863-1460
DOI - 10.1002/opph.201870422
Subject(s) - nozzle , usb , glue , manufacturing engineering , process (computing) , process engineering , water jet , computer science , mechanical engineering , environmental science , engineering drawing , engineering , marine engineering , operating system , software
It takes four steps to make a conventional sewer cleaning nozzle – cut, turn, mill, and glue the material. Trumpf recently joined forces with the nozzle manufacturer USB Düsen and the Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences to expedite the process with additive manufacturing (AM) and optimize the components. Their efforts paid off: USB Düsen's machine availability is up 53 percent and the water jet's guidance has improved. Trumpf experts also expect these nozzles to do a better job of cleaning using less water.