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A construction company in Sonora, Mexico, contacted Vortex in 2021 to source a chute diverter strong enough to handle the abrasion from limestone processing. Vortex supplied two 400mm (16”) Pivoting Chute Diverters (PCD) each weighing 500 kg (1103 lbs). Lime and limestone are handled through these diverters. The Vortex PCDs are designed to divert heavy-duty and/or abrasive dry bulk solid materials from one source toward two or three destinations in gravity-fed applications. The Vortex Pivoting Chute Diverter offers in-line maintenance features, durable materials of construction, reduced downtime, prolonged service life and many other significant advantages over flap diverters and bucket diverters. The diverters were installed last year, and the client says their process is performing great.

The Vortex Seal Tite Diverter is well-designed for handling fine materials in gravity flow applications, and provides positive material shut-off with dust-tight sealing capabilities. Based in Cheshire, UK, Tata Chemicals Europe is one of Europe’s leading producers of sodium carbonate, salt and sodium bicarbonate, among other products. Tata Chemicals is the only manufacturer of soda ash and sodium bicarbonate in the UK. Their high-quality soda ash is used in the manufacture of glass, detergents and chemicals, and in several other industry applications. Their many grades of sodium bicarbonate have applications ranging from haemodialysis and pharmaceuticals, to food and animal feed, flue gas treatments, detergents and personal care products. Tata Chemicals’ Lostock site, located in Northwich, Cheshire, has multiple manufacturing processes, including bulk storage, bulk material discharge, and transfer of anhydrous sodium carbonate. This is a material with a fine particle size, with a certain percentage less than 63 micron. In the problem area of the process, materials are transported via a bucket elevator and diverted into either of two chain

Matcon released the Manual Cone Valve (MCV). Designed primarily to avoid problems with butterfly valve IBCs in the Food, Beverage and Chemical sectors. The original Cone Valve inventor and renowned for their innovative Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) Systems, Matcon released a new product in their range – the Manual Cone Valve (MCV). Designed primarily to help customers who experience problems with butterfly valve IBCs in the Food, Beverage and Chemical sectors. Effective alternative for butterfly valve The manually operated Cone Valve promotes mass-flow discharge of free-flowing powders, preventing segregation of powder mixes and ensuring product quality. It is tested and proven as an effective butterfly valve alternative, overcoming the issues of core flow and particle rolling that can be experienced with standard butterfly valves. Easy installation The Manual Cone Valve can be easily retrofitted to any existing flanged IBC outlet, providing a cost-effective way of delivering superior powder handling capabilities to an entire IBC fleet.

In this application, a Danish producer of animal protein solutions for the food and beverage industry will utilize seven four-way Vortex Wye Line Diverters to divert the flow of protein pulver in the production of food products. The Vortex Wye Line Diverter features an aluminum valve body with live-loaded, wear-compensating seals with a 304 stainless steel blade. Inlet and outlet weldments are constructed from 304 stainless steel and material contact areas are 304 stainless steel and polymer. The inlet features a straight-through conveying line design for easier “in-line” installation of multiple diverters. The diverter’s double acting air cylinder actuator is equipped with a magno-piston for use with magnetic reed position indication switches.