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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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With the addition of a Vortex Loading System, this client is environmentally friendly by keeping fine material from escaping into the atmosphere.
The spout is set up to address environmental dust pollution from open truck loading.
These Vortex Aggregate Diverters were sourced for a rail transload facility, located in the Marcellus Shale area.
This Vortex Loading Spout was sourced to address loading efficiency, dust management, health and safety best practices when expanding the operation to include a railcar loadout station.
Vortex Titan Pressure Valves are used to handle pebble lime at a steel mill. Titan Pressure Valves were chosen due to the abrasiveness of the material being handled.
The new diverter allows the grain elevator to control material flow through both outlets simultaneously, one outlet at a time, or a compete shut-off.
The Vortex Flex Tube Diverter is used to pneumatically convey coffee beans from holding bins into blenders.
Seven Vortex Orifice Gates are used by a welded steel pipe manufacturer to handle fine dust.The gates incorporate a dust collection system to address fine metal dust leakage on the factory floor.
When the Quality Control department of this pasta plant began to notice small pieces of metal appearing in their semolina flour, a quick investigation immediately found the cause.
This Vortex Titan Slide Gate is equipped with an electric linear actuator and a Vortex Infinite Variable Positioning (IVP) Assembly.
For this plastics manufacturer, the process of conveying plastic pellets was a production and safety nightmare.
Application: Install a diverter to feed material from a storage bin toward two packing lines.
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.
Because the Gravity Vee Diverter offers independent control of each outlet leg, its inclusion would allow the client to operate two bulk bag loaders from each receiver – instead of just one.
Over a two-year period, Vortex worked directly with the client to implement minor design changes that enhanced the gate’s performance.
Ground, granulated slag is often blended with cement to make concrete stronger. It is also used as a fertilizer and as an ingredient to produce fibers for insulation material.
Under the client's previous system, trucks were loaded via a belt conveyer – directly from the railcar. Loading was slow, inefficient and expensive.
Vortex manufacturers Iris Valves with many different options to accommodate specific application needs. In this application, a pharmaceutical company discharges pills from a tote unloading station.
A rubber roofing manufacturer sourced a Vortex Wye Line Diverter to replace a manual switching operation with pneumatically operated diverter valves. The valves must be capable of sealing fine powder.
Two slide gates were required: one below a gain-in-weight filter receiver, and the other below a loss-in-weight feeder.
Limestone is used in many applications, including cement production, quick lime production, steel production and more.
