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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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Questions that we frequently receive regarding our slide gates, diverters, loading spouts & other dry bulk handling applications.
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Since their conception decades ago, the Vortex® Orifice Gate™ and the Vortex® Roller Gate™ have been two of Vortex’s most popular solutions for handling dry bulk solid materials.
When designing a system for dry bulk material handling, it is important to consider all possible scenarios a slide gate may face during its life cycle.
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.
The application benefits for the A-Style and the K-Style diverter design options vary from one another.
A common practice for handling dry bulk solids in a dilute-phase production process is to feed material from a silo through a rotary airlock and into a positive pressure pneumatic conveying system.
Spring kicks off a miserable, three-month span of runny noses, itchy eyes and restricted airways for much of the world.
There are many methods currently used across industries to reduce dust emissions. The following are the most common practices used in manufacturing processes today.
From transloading to plant expansions, freight cost reductions and more, this white paper discusses how loading spouts can improve manufacturing and loadout efficiencies.
Transporting and conveying dry bulk solids is never a straightforward task. Many in the industry would go as far as saying success takes a mix of "black magic", science, and engineering.
This article covers the differences between multiple diverters and address factors that impact selection, based on application.
There are several key factors that influence the price of a slide gate. Those include material characteristics, contact surface, operating environment, actuation method and electrical classification.
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.
Selecting a quality spout with the correct parameters for your applications can prolong the life of your spout for decades. Here are four suggestions you can do to save unnecessary wear to your spout.
Deciding what is the best actuator type to use on a dry bulk processing gate or diverter needs significant consideration.
One of the constant challenges a Plant Manager encounters in a dry bulk processing facility is reducing dust emissions from the internal system into the external environment.
Most of us are familiar with the iris diaphragm, a simple mechanism that can expand or decrease the opening of a circular hole.
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).
Loading spouts have increased in use for dry bulk material handling in open trucks, stockpiles, railcars, tank vehicles, barges and ships.
Valve suppliers often receive quote requests for a “knife gate” when what a company is really looking for is a “slide gate” for dry bulk material handling.
