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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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Vortex Loading Spouts operate using a four-cable hoist drive system.
These Vortex HDPV2 Gates are used in a double-dump application to preserve aluminum foil quality in a pyrolysis process.
These diverters are installed outdoors in an area where air and electrical are not readily available. For this reason, chain wheel actuation was selected for this application.
Multiple gates were ordered and are being used to meter different colors of sand onto a conveyor belt before they are transported to a blending process.
These Vortex Roller Gates are installed on a H&H Design Series 2000 Bulk Bag Discharge System. The gates are used to control flow into the flex augers.
Now 15 years later, this bird seed processor’s Seal Tite Diverters are still in service, and the client is just as pleased with their performance.
Application: Gates beneath screw conveyors in a new processing facility.
Diverter modified for sanitary application made of 304 stainless steel with an internal 32 Ra finish. It is actuated by a special stainless steel air cylinder that contains internal position switches.
With a requirement to handle abrasive dust and sticky particulates and a system temperature up to 350 C, the Vortex TPV incorporates cast ductile iron flanges with a hardened 440C stainless steel.
This Vortex 3-way Pivoting Chute Diverter features chromium carbide wetted parts to protect the interior from extreme, abrasion and wear.
Rice hulls are loaded into open trucks and transported to a local animal feed producer.
PPG invested millions of Euros toward a very complex conveying project in one of its silica plants. The plant is responsible for the production of Agilon®
Source a slide gate to feed alumina trihydrate into a furnace. The gate must be capable of handling temperature spikes up to 600° F | 315° C.
The Vortex Flex Tube Diverter is installed vertically to convey materials from one source toward three destinations.
The Vortex Titan Maintenance Gate is designed to handled abrasive, dry bulk materials.
Provide a proportional control solution for the transfer of white malt barley from a common location into two sieve units at a rate of 20-40 tonnes per hour (22-44 US tons per hour).
The Acre Road facility at the University of Glasgow houses a variety of wind tunnel and flow generation devices.
This client liked the cleanliness of the Flex Tube Diverter and the elimination of possible material cross-contamination.
The Vortex Roller Gate was identified as the ideal solution for this application. The Roller Gate is designed for handling powders, pellets and granules in gravity flow and low pressure applications.
Find a solution to divert PVC resin toward several extrusion lines, while minimizing wear and abrasion at the valve.
The Vortex Pivoting Chute Diverter was chosen for this new cement facility based on the diverter’s features and recommendations from current Vortex customers.
