Is water flowing to your molds? Simple question – not always so clear an answer.
That’s where the easy-to-use Nitto Kohki FMC-30 Flow Monitor comes in. It’s such a simple, yet essential, tool to have on your production floor. These robust units can make a world of difference: operators can tell at a glance if water is flowing just by looking at a two-colored impeller that rotates in a clear assembly.
Of course, using a full-function flowmeter is the ideal way to measure water flow. But in particularly busy, high-volume environments, the Nitto Kohki Flow Meter is an ideal alternative, especially when there is a shortage of skilled operators to go around.
How it works
Any type of flowmeter or flow monitor that’s mechanical in nature will deteriorate and get cloudy or have buildup. That’s just the nature of water systems.
Nitto Kohki’s answer to that reality is the Flow Monitor’s replaceable Flow Vane Assembly. This transparent cartridge tells operators that water is flowing. Floats in typical flowmeters are small and hard to see when dirty. When the Nitto Kohki Flow Monitor’s cartridge gets dirty, it’s very easy to replace it with a new one.
Save time and headaches
How much of a time-saver is the Nitto Kohki Flow Monitor? Consider the alternative:
Mechanical flowmeters must be taken apart and cleaned. Now, imagine a manifold that’s feeding a molding machine with about a dozen flowmeters attached. Each will take about three hours to break down and clean.
By contrast, it takes only seconds to replace the Flow Vane Assembly of the Nitto Kohki Flow Monitor. Just remove the stopper, rotate the inner sleeve, pop out the used unit and drop in and lock the new one. Plus, each Nitto Kohki Flow Monitor can be inserted in your lines in minutes flat.
Your operators can quickly see that they have flow — without resorting to a cruder method like unsnapping a hose and watching it pour into a bucket.
Versatile and cost-effective
Made of brass and costing less than $100, the Nitto Kohki Flow Meter works on lines running up to 5.25 GPM. That’s about 70% or 80% of all water lines used in injection molding.
The FMC-30 also easily handles turbulent flow of 2 GPM in a half-inch line. On the low end, it can handle 0.55 GPM. Available in 3/8″ NPT and 1/2″ NPT, the FMC-30 operates at temperatures from minus 50° F to 175° F at 145 PSI.
With that kind of versatility and ease of use, a busy production environment could easily make use of a hundred of these units to ensure stable and accurate coolant flow rates.
It’s worth noting that Nitto Kohki strives to offer “people-oriented” products that leverage their energy-saving and labor-saving technology.
Learn more about Nitto Kohki flow monitors on our product page.
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