The award winning design of the Afri-Tech Power Nozzle is simple and effective. Two options are available, Fully Automatic and manual operation.
With a 60° conical spray pattern offering double washing action this unit is designed to operate with recycled water.
At a time when the Zero-Water Usage principle is becoming more and more prominent, consider the innovative new Power Nozzle – the locally manufactured washing nozzle, which allows for the use of recycled or grey water.
Mines are especially focused on recycling their water, aiming for the point where production doesn’t require any potable water – and only recycled (rain, sewerage, run-off and excess underground) water is used. According to Craig Sheridan, Associate Professor at the School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand, “Waterless mining is where water is consistently recycled and reused in a closed circuit – (this) is the end goal of being water efficient,”. (Closing the Loop by Toni Miur; Mining Decisions issue #2 – February 2018.) Recycled water usage, however means that the water is likely to contain sometimes large particles of solids. Enter the solution: the Power Nozzle, which works in such a way that water can be circulated and reused, even if it contains solid debris.
Traditional spade nozzles block easily and in almost all cases a shutdown of the immediate process area is needed to clean these. This means that the use of recycled water on the plant will result in many hours of downtime and reduced productivity. The Power Nozzle however, is completely self-flushing, ensuring a constant spray of wash water on the product. And because the Power Nozzle can be remotely cleaned, use of this innovative equipment eliminates the hours of downtime for cleaning, thereby optimizing productivity and benefiting the bottom line of any mine or plant.
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APPLICATIONS Adjustable orifice to cater for a range of high to low volume spray applications. |
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MATERIALS Stainless steel material, which means no corrosion, and therefore maximum return on investment. |
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The units are fully serviceable, which means that one unit has the potential to be in service for years – offering another great return on investment. |
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60% Hollow cone-shape design that allows for a double-washing action. |
Fully automatic, low maintenance and highly effective – not to mention entirely locally designed and manufactured: it’s no surprise that Afri-Tech walked away with both the South African Innovation Award as well as the Overall Innovation Award at the 2018 Electra Mining Africa Exhibition. For both environmental as well as productivity reasons: this is the kind of game-changing innovation that we love!
Afri-Tech Mining Supplies services various end users and OEM’s