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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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Material leakage into the factory’s atmosphere raises issues with health, safety, environmental, and explosion hazards. Plant profitability also suffers as material on the floor is considered waste.
When the need arises to divert dry bulk material during gravity flow situations, one normally considers a typical flapper style diverter for the application.
Worldwide, there are thousands of dry bulk solid materials being handled – all with vast differences in material characteristics. Vortex provides solutions for dry bulk handling needs.
Air-gravity conveyance is among the most efficient and cost-effective methods for moving a variety of light-weight, fluidizable dry bulk powders.
A loading spout attached to the bottom of a silo or hopper, or located at the end of an air conveying system, is used for distributing dry bulk materials.
Many Vortex customers come from industries where conveying abrasive material is a recurring challenge.
When designing a system or replacing a valve component, the question that commonly arises is “What’s the difference between a tube and a pipe?”
The Vortex Multi-Port Diverter is an integrated and automated solution for diverting and/or converging dry solid materials.
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.
Slide gates are a main component of many dry material handling systems. They are designed to be open (establishing material flow), closed (stopping material flow), or partially open (to limit flow).
This white paper will address the difference between a standing column of material versus a flowing column of material.
Some factories temporarily shut down each year for scheduled plant maintenance shut-down. Within that period of time, equipment is inspected, processes are improved, and/or production lines are added.
The Wye Line Diverter and the Flex Tube Diverter are among Vortex’s most popular diverter valves for pneumatic conveying applications.
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.
From transloading to plant expansions, freight cost reductions and more, this white paper discusses how loading spouts can improve manufacturing and loadout efficiencies.
Vortex’s retractable loading spouts are used for loading dry bulk solid materials into vessels such as semi-tankers, open trucks, railcars, barges and ship holds, as well as open stockpiling.
In the dry bulk material handling world of gates and diverters, transitions are common components that are used to connect one flange on a valve to another flange on the next piece of equipment.
There’s lots of words to describe a long cylinder to load material from one place to another location via gravity. But what is the difference between a loading sock and a loading spout?
This article covers the differences between multiple diverters and address factors that impact selection, based on application.
One fundamental difference when comparing the Vortex Orifice Gate to other valves, such as a butterfly valve or a bull nose knife gate, is the Orifice Gate is designed to handle dry bulk materials.
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