Frost Free Cold Air Guns
Product Overview
The Frost Free Cold Air Gun eliminates the mess associated with condensation and frost arising from continuous use of a Cold Air Gun. A must–have for sensitive applications such as:
- Cutting, drilling or machining of paper products, wood products, fabrics or any product that is sensitive to water
- Machining of materials covered with oil or oil-based lubricants
Cold Air Guns use vortex tube technology and filtered compressed air to produce sub-freezing airas low as -30 deg F for numerous industrial spot cooling applications. With no moving parts to wear out, Cold Air Guns require no electricity, just a compressed air source.
Cold Air Guns are most often used for cooling of metal parts, in the machining and repair of metals, plastics, wood, ceramics and other materials. Cold air machining outperforms mist coolants and substantially increase tool life and feed rates on dry machining operations. The effective cooling from a Cold Air Gun can eliminate heat-related parts growth while improving parts tolerance and surface finish quality. Cold Air Guns have adjustable temperature and flow settings; and some models have a frost free nozzle to eliminate mess from frost and condensation. The air consumption range is from 15 SCFM to 35 SCFM.
Benefits
- Increase dry machining speeds up to 36%
- Extend tool life by 50%
- Eliminates the mess, expense and safety concerns of using mist coolants
- Reduce waiting or normalization time by cooling parts faster
- Eliminate the potential for burning and scorching
- Avoid secondary parts cleaning after machining
- Reduce grinding wheel loading caused by overheating
- Airflow clears sawdust, shavings and dirt away from surface
Features
- Creates cold air up to 100 F deg (+ 56 C) below the inlet compressed air temperature
- Quiet operation; meets OSHA noise specifications
- Adjustable temperature and flow rate
- Highly reliable with no moving parts
- Low pressure outlet air
- Uses only compressed air – no Freon
- System includes a magnetic base and a 5 micron auto-drain compressed air filter
- Magnetic base allows for easy, close in positioning and easy portability
- Ergonomic trigger mechanism on the Cold Air Pistol
- Frost free nozzle eliminates mess from frost and condensation
Specifications
| Cold Air Gun | 611 | 621 | 631 |
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| Compressed air pressure (psig) | 80 - 100 | 80 - 100 | 80 - 100 |
| Inlet size (NPT pipe thread, inches) | 1/4 | 1/4 | 1/4 |
| Minimum Outlet Temperature, deg F (at 70 deg F inlet air) |
-10 | 20 | 35 |
| Cooling Capacity (BTU/hr) | 900 | 1500 | 2500 |
| Air Consumption @ 100 psig (scfm) | 15 | 25 | 35 |
| Outlet Air Flow Rate (scfm) | 2 to 15 | 7 to 25 | 16 to 35 |
| Dimensions, inches | |||
| Overall Length | 19 5/8 | 19 5/8 | 19 5/8 |
| Diameter | 1 3/4 | 1 3/4 | 1 3/4 |
| Nozzle Length | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Flexible Nozzle Diameter | 1 3/16 | 1 3/16 | 1 3/16 |
| Outlet Diameter (ID) | 3/8 | 3/8 | 3/8 |
| Magnetic base diameter | 3 3/16 | 3 3/16 | 3 3/16 |
| Magnetic base height | 4 1/8 | 4 1/8 | 4 1/8 |
| Weight, lbs | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Supply hose | |||
| Diameter, inch | 3/8 | 3/8 | 1/2 |
| Maximum recommended distance, feet | 25 | 15 | 30 |
| Recommended filter size | 25 scfm | 25 scfm | 35 scfm |
| Filter model* | 701S-24A | 701S-24A | 701S-36A |
| Cold Air Gun | 611 | 621 | 631 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compressed air pressure (bar) | 5.5 - 7 | 5.5 - 7 | 5.5 - 7 |
| Inlet size | 1/4" NPT | 1/4" NPT | 1/4" NPT |
| Minimum Outlet Temperature, deg C (at 20 deg C inlet air) |
-23 | -7 | 2 |
| Cooling Capacity (BTU/hr) | 225 | 378 | 630 |
| Air Consumption @ 100 psig (slpm) | 425 | 708 | 991 |
| Outlet Air Flow Rate (slpm) | 57 to 425 | 198 to 708 | 453 to 991 |
| Dimensions, mm | |||
| Overall Length | 498 | 498 | 498 |
| Diameter | 44 | 44 | 44 |
| Nozzle Length | 229 | 229 | 229 |
| Flexible Nozzle Diameter | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Outlet Diameter (ID) | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| Magnetic base diameter | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Magnetic base height | 105 | 105 | 105 |
| Weight, kg | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Supply hose | |||
| Diameter, mm | 9.50 | 9.50 | 12.70 |
| Maximum recommended distance, meters |
8 | 5 | 9 |
| Recommended filter size, slpm | 708 | 708 | 997 |
| Filter model* | 701S-24A | 701S-24A | 701S-36A |
*Filter included with Cold Air Gun Systems
Literature
Case Studies
Cold Air Gun Improves Production Rates & Quality in Paper Production
High heat on a 40” saw blade caused Carolina Paper Company to suspend production frequently to allow the blade to cool. After installing the Vortec Cold Air Gun, production rates improved by 42% and scorching was eliminated.
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Wrapping It Up: Vortex Air Gun Aids in Aerospace Applications
A ribbon of composite graphite material wraps aerospace structures in Vortec client MAG’s innovative VIPER® Fiber Placement Systems. Vortec’s Cold Air Gun 610 ensures the composite tape achieves the correct shape without wrinkling.
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Videos
Vortec Frost Free Cold Air Gun
The Frost Free Cold Air Gun cools tools quickly and without the mess of liquid lubricants or frost from standard cold air guns. Used in a wide variety of applications including cutting and drilling, and will increase tool life and feed rates in dry machining operations.
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