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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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The Vortex In-Line Filter will be installed above a Vortex telescoping loading spout and is designed to minimize product loss and prevent dusting to atmosphere.
This Vortex 3-way Pivoting Chute Diverter features chromium carbide wetted parts to protect the interior from extreme, abrasion and wear.
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.
In this particular case, the client required an extended handle that could be accessed through a tight space.
The Vortex Titan Maintenance Gate features an extremely narrow profile for limited space installations. Additional features include lifting lugs, visual indicators, and a safety bonnet cover.
In-line filter designed to capture fugitive dusts and reintroduce dusts into the load material speed control module attached to bottom of in-line filter.
The client utilized sets of three stacked Vortex Fill Pass Diverter valves. These valves are specifically designed to be stacked on top of one another.
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.
Four Vortex loading spouts were manufactured with special 48" tube extenders above the telescoping portion of the spout assembly.
This Vortex 3-way Pivoting Chute Diverter features an inlet chute, pivoting chute, and replaceable outlet wear liners constructed of chromium carbide to address extreme wear from the material handled.
Vortex Titan Slide Gates (TSGs) are designed to meet the most demanding applications when handling heavy-duty, abrasive materials.
Six Vortex Telescoping Loading Spouts are equipped with double layer, trapezoidal shaped dust skirts that encompasses the peak of the material pile.
This Vortex Aggregate Diverter features a bucket style blade constructed of abrasion resistant steel (400 BHN). The blade contains a honeycomb “rock box” that initially traps the material.
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 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.