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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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This hydraulically actuated Vortex Dual-Blade Clamshell Gate features a blade made of .19 mm (3⁄4”) abrasion resistant steel (400 BHN).
This Vortex Multi-Port Diverter features three 2-way Titan Lined Diverters connected by fabricated chutes.
Vortex equipment representative, Ball Sales & Engineering, provided a roofing granules processor with bulk material handling solutions.
Vortex Roller Gate Valves, assist for the application to shut off the flow of waste water sludge between a hopper and a truck load out.
Vortex Iris Valves can be constructed from a number of material contact options, including aluminum, anodized aluminum, stainless steel, Teflon, and more.
Transloading, the process of utilizing different shipping methods to transport and deliver material, makes incredible sense in the sand industry.
The client sourced a Vortex Orifice Gate for use on a carbon black extrusion line. In order to create plastic pellet, the client fills a bag dump station with carbon black.
Vac-It-All is a St. Louis-based company that specializes in the preparation of roof surfaces. Founded in 1979, they have completed a wide range of projects for multi-level and industrial buildings.
In 2003, a customer approached a Vortex representative regarding special application requirements for several Roller Gates. The gates needed to be a custom, rectangular shape.
To mitigate the dust created and emitted during the loading process, the skirt flares out over top of the material pile to trap dust as it is being removed by vacuum pull to a dust collector.
The customer currently has six Vortex Maintenance Gates installed in their manufacturing system, with an extra gate on-hand for rotation into their process.
Wetted parts are 3/4 in. (19 mm) thick. Wetted parts contain 3/8 in. (9.5 mm) thick, abrasion-resistant liners constructed from chromium carbide. Purpose of liners is to address material abrasiveness.
Find a solution to divert PVC resin toward several extrusion lines, while minimizing wear and abrasion at the valve.
Three Roller Gates are installed outdoors below a screw conveyor. They are installed at different points along the conveyor, serving as gates above three separate silos.
With 40 years of experience in designing components for handling dry bulk materials, Vortex has seen many of the more than 8 million design variations necessary for handling thousands of materials.
Pneumatically convey polymer pellets from a screener into either of two quality assurance tanks.
Receive wood chips and saw dusts from a screener above, then divert them toward two destinations.
This Quantum Series Orifice Gate includes many optional features that are typical in food-grade applications.
The Vortex Hatch Adapter effectively covers the rectangular opening and confines airborne particles created during the loading process.
Pneumatically convey various grades of flour from two sources toward any of eight destinations, for packing.
Discharge corn from three silos above into one screw conveyor. Provide a solution that allows total volumetric flow control, for precise batching in an outdoor application.