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Positioned for Success

The Vortex Loading Spout Positioner is used in conjunction with standard volume loading spouts to facilitate and speed up the loading of open or enclosed trucks and railcars at loadout stations.

Mining & Minerals
2021
Cement
2021
Industrial Sand
2021
Energy & Power
2021

Dust Busters

In many applications, dust-tight valves can help mitigate concerns of dusting in manufacturing facilities by drastically reducing the percentage of fugitive dusts being released to the atmosphere.

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7 Pneumatic Ways to Control a Slide Gate

Slide gates are mostly used to either completely shut off or completely open the flow of material. It may become necessary to limit the amount of material that is allowed to pass through the gate.

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Determine Which Valve is Right for You

Each application for a slide gate or diverter valve has its own unique requirements. What are the factors that determine what type of valve is selected and what modifications are necessary? 

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Vortex Designs Solutions for Abrasive Applications

Vortex Global, a dry bulk component manufacturer, engineers slide gates, diverter valves, and telescoping loading spouts for heavy-duty material handling applications.

Mining & Minerals
2021

Ditching the Dust

The particle size of cement dust is between 10 and 100 microns. Due to the tiny size of these particles, dust can remain suspended in the air, increasing the chance of inhalation.

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Handling Limestone

Many products used as building blocks for the materials used in everyday life may not be obvious at first glance. Among these commonly-used, hidden materials is limestone.

Gypsum & Limestone
2021
Mining & Minerals
2021

Explaining Dry Bulk Material

Many people ask: ‘What does our company do?’ The answer can create more questions than it answers. The following narrative will help you understand what we do and how we are a part of your daily life.

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Vortex Global Provides Coffee Handling Solutions

Through an extensive history of working with the coffee industry, Vortex has identified key issues with slide gates & diverter valves and developed proprietary technologies to handle coffee products.

Coffee/Tea
2021
Food & Beverage
2023

Material Flow Controls for Pneumatic Actuators

Being able to meter material to a precise amount is important to those in the powder and bulk solids industry, especially when dealing with critical minor ingredients or expensive ingredients.

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Dust Control When Loading Railcars Containing Hatches

Companies continue to focus on the health and safety risks created by fugitive dust, writes Kevin R. Peterson, Business Development Director, Vortex Global.

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Vortex Global's Support to Help Weather the Storm

Installation and maintenance support are core to how Vortex Global does business. Adam Schrage, Vortex Global, explains how Vortex will continue offering these services throughout COVID-19.

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Vortex Global Provides Solutions for the Milling Industry

When handling fine powders like flour, there are many factors that must be taken into consideration. Dust control, ease of maintenance and service life are all factors that need to be examined.

Milling
2021

Going With Gravity

The Vortex® Aero-Slide™ Conveyor provides an efficient way to transport dry, light-weight, easily fluidized powders. Kevin R. Peterson and Adam Schrage explore the benefits.

Cement
2021
Mining & Minerals
2021
Gypsum & Limestone
2021
Chemicals
2021

Defeating Dust, Stopping Spillage

The self-sealing discharge effectively closes off the discharge end of the loading spout. The mechanism only opens within the confines of the vehicle to be loaded after the spout seats into the hatch.

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Handling and Storage of Cement Clinker with Vortex Global

Transporting clinker from the clinker cooler into storage silos can be an interesting proposition, writes Kevin R. Peterson – Vortex. Clinker is small in size, usually 3 to 25 millimeters in diameter.

Cement
2021

Managing Dust Emissions During Loadout

Loading dry bulk solids can be a quick and effective solution for transporting product, but while the process provides many benefits, there are considerations that must be taken into account.

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What are the Requirements and Considerations for Handling Pet Food?

When handling pet food and the ingredients used in its production, several key issues should be taken into consideration.

Pet Food
2021

Using a Filter for Dust Control and Profitability

The loading of dry bulk materials into trucks & rail cars for transport is known to create dust. As many of these airborne particles are potentially hazardous, they are regulated by various agencies.

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Handling Slag with Vortex Equipment

A look at slag handling case studies with Vortex. Original slag can be categorized as ferrous or non-ferrous. Ferrous slag, accounting for around 90% of all slag, comes from iron and steel production.

Mining & Minerals
2021

Finding a Use for Fly Ash

Many industries rely heavily on one another for certain raw materials and by-products. Kevin Peterson explains how this is apparent in West Virginia’s coal-fired energy, cement and oil/gas industries.

Cement
2021
Mining & Minerals
2021
Energy & Power
2021

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