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Vortex specializes in the design and manufacture of components used to transport and control flow of dry bulk solid materials.
Vortex handles a wide range of materials & has over 150 years of combined experience handling dry bulk solids.
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Questions that we frequently receive regarding our slide gates, diverters, loading spouts & other dry bulk handling applications.
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In February 2018, Vortex and its West Coast USA equipment representative, Ball Sales & Engineering, were approached by a global pet food manufacture to discuss a unique processing need.
This hand wheel actuated Vortex Titan Pressure Valve will be installed in a line that is venting air from a furnace. It will seal minimal differential pressure.
Vortex loading spouts can be manufactured to address abrasive, hazardous, and even food-grade applications. For more information, please contact us.
The Orifice Gates were installed below product bins, and above rotary airlocks. Stainless, round-to-square transitions were supplied to match the bolt pattern on the airlock.
This Vortex Seal Tite Diverter is manufactured of 304 stainless steel with EDPM elastomer seals due to the reactive effects urea has with other materials of construction.
These Vortex Orifice Gates are specifically designed for outdoor installation. To address the possibility for moisture in outdoor environments, the gates were equipped with PET pressure plates.
The Vortex Flex Tube Diverter is used to pneumatically convey coffee beans from holding bins into blenders.
Transloading, the process of utilizing different shipping methods to transport and deliver material, makes incredible sense in the sand industry.
“We have already saved many labor hours since the Vortex spout was installed. It's a much more efficient operation.” – Ted Florence, Plant Engineer, Ash Grove Cement – Chanute
Life is fairly quiet in the state of Montana; but tucked away in the heart of southwestern Montana, a bustling farm and bakery is kneading a national love for fresh, quality & nutritious baked goods.
Installed in 2010, this spout has been utilized on daily basis since installation to gravity transfer PET plastic flake from a storage silo into enclosed, dry bulk semi-tankers.
Containers filled with brownie and cake mixes are dumped into stationary hoppers. The hoppers feed packaging equipment.
This Vortex Titan Slide Gate is equipped with an electric linear actuator and a Vortex Infinite Variable Positioning (IVP) Assembly.
Pneumatically conveying open water fish feed is a challenging task. Material degradation must remain minimal to ensure the feed floats or sinks at specific rates.
In spring 2018, Vortex and Rate Technology, Inc., a Vortex equipment sales representative, consulted with a horse feed producer to assist with a process need.
These electric actuated valves are being used to introduce sulfur pellets into the inlet of a furnace. They were chosen due to the high temperatures present in a section of the sugar refining process.
Vortex Roller Gates and Three-Way Seal Tite Diverters were implemented in a conveying system to support the movement of green and roasted coffee beans.
For 18 years, Vortex and Flo-Dynamics Components, Inc. have nurtured a long-standing customer relationship with an East Coast, USA-based chemical supplier.
The application is for a new conveying line that transfers material from their process to a bucket elevator that elevates the material into a silo.
The tube-in-tube design was selected because it provides better flow when handling materials of varying shapes and sizes.
This 2” Titan Pressure Valve will be installed to handle the transfer of foundry sand.
