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The manufacture of a motor vehicle
already starts with the steel making.
From that point up to the final product
there is a sequence of numerous
operations where high-pressure water
jetting also plays an important role.
The WOMA high-pressure water jet
technique is suitable for the following
applications in the automotive
industry:
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Enamel stripping from gridirons and body skids. |
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Deburring of castings and lightmetal parts. |
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Removal of moulding sand, graphite, and cast particles. |
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Cutting out of panel boards, carpeting, rear shelves, and sealing materials. |
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Removal of tailings from small-sized parts. |
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Cleaning of oil ducts. |
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Reconditioning of engine blocks and cylinder heads. |
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Rinsing and cleaning of hydraulic oil lines and brake lines. |
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Cleaning of plant components and special vessels. |
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Maintenance of buildings and installations. |
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Cleaning of channels and pipes. |
Why High-Pressure Water Jets? |
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There is a wide range of tools available. |
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Small reaction forces. Therefore, the technique can easily be mechanized and automatized. |
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No gas, vapour or slag formation. |
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The cleaning processes are performed without the addition of chemicals or solid grit. |
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High efficiency. |
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Careful removal of coatings, deposits, and contaminants. |
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No damage to the actual material. |
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Low tool weight and small tool dimensions. |
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Uncomplicated integration into production cells, lines, or installations, if required. |
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Possible combination with manipulators and industrial robots. |
Range of Materials |
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Using high-pressure water jets, the
following materials can reliably and
efficiently be removed:
Cakes and incrustations, linings,
drilling fluid, emulsions, paint, fats,
moulding sand and core sand, ceramic
masses, contaminants, lacquer systems
(non-hardened and hardened), oils,
chips and burrs, dirt, tenacious
residues.
Using jet cutting systems, the
following materials can reliably and
efficiently be cut or separated:
Linings, insulation materials, fibrereinforced
plastics, felts, glass, rubber,
ceramics, metals, foams, carpets,
textiles.
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The Technique |
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WOMA offers the complete range of
the high-pressure water jet technique.
WOMA's horizontal plunger pumps,
equipped with central valve heads,
generate water pressures up to 3,000
bar and deliver water flow rates up to
1,679 l/min. For complex maintenance
tasks, WOMA has developed complete
ultra-high pressure systems.
Furthermore, WOMA designs and
manufactures compact cleaning cells
for castings, as well as enamel
stripping units and hot-water
treatment systems for the cleaning of
oiled-up parts. Pipe cleaning units and
vessel cleaning systems are also
available.
The WOMA high-pressure water jet
programme for applications in the
automotive industry comprises the
following tools:
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Hand-held guns for treating sensitive surfaces. |
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Tools, run on spherical bearings, for use in jetting cells. |
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Self-driving and externally driven rotating nozzle heads. |
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Rotating nozzle beams. |
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Rotary transmission leadthroughs for all pressure ranges. |
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Rotating nozzles for internal vessel cleaning. |
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Positioning devices for washing heads and rotating nozzles. |
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Pipe cleaning heads and nozzles. |
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Special rotating tools for application with axis-controlled equipment (manipulators, robots). |
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Deburring of oil ducts
Cleaning of castings in a jetting cell
Cleaning of gridirons in enamelling cells
Cutting out of carpets with jet cutting unit
Removal of cast cores from suction pipes
Reconditioning of cylinder heads (prior to cleaning)
Reconditioning of cylinder heads (after cleaning)
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