Bulk Solids Handling & Processing Innovations
The extensive range of valve types that are available reflects the challenges of controlling, directing and metering the flow of dry bulk materials in processing operations. Not all valves just control the flow by gravity of materials from storage vessels or through mechanical conveying systems, many are used to direct the flow through pneumatic conveying systems. Others are used in dense phase pneumatic conveying systems to release pressurized materials from the blow pots that provide the motive power. The actuation of valves can range from manual, pneumatic, electric to hydraulic. Each type offers particular benefits or is designed for a specific application. Slide valves are perhaps the most widely recognized, but butterfly, disc, dome, diverter, iris and rotary valves are widely used too. This Technology Zone offers an insight into the latest innovations in valves, gates and airlocks that are used for bulk material processing & pneumatic conveying applications.
Rotary Airlock Valves are a critical component in many materials handling systems. From dust collectors to pneumatic conveying systems, rotary airlocks not only control the feed rate but also minimize air leakage between equipment above and below the valve with differing levels of pressure or vacuum.
Read moreManufacturing a rotary airlock valve is a lot like making a burger — if the burger was made of steel, weighed 2,500 pounds and played an integral part in your conveying system. Okay, so it’s not really like making a burger.
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Shot peening is a process that strengthens surfaces of metal parts typically for use in high-stress installations.
Read moreFrequent clogs. Wasted material. Time lost on cleaning and repairs. And literal holes pitted throughout the structure of your rotary valve.
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Read moreThe oldest known chain drive dates back to the 3rd century BC in ancient Greece. It was used to build a polybolos, a repeat-fire ballista that shot arrow-like rods using a flat-link chain drive system.
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Süleyman Salihler (Polimak)Süleyman is General Manager of Polimak with more than 20 years of experience in design, engineering, manufacturing, and marketing of bulk solids handling systems. He leads the organization to provide problem-free solutions from single equipment to complete turnkey systems for a wide range of industries. Pneumatic conveying systems, dust collectors, rotary valves, big bag dischargers, batching & dosing systems, storage silos are some of the components designed and produced by a highly qualified engineering team in the organization. Holding a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Süleyman's background includes software development, industrial automation, and IoT technologies. This facilitates Polimak's vision of providing data-driven smart process technologies for the bulk solids handling industry in the new digital age.
Megan Thompson (ACS Valves)Megan Thompson is President and COO of ACS Valves, an industry-leading rotary valve manufacturer located in Caledonia, Ontario. Megan is responsible for setting and guiding the direction of the company’s global operations, sales, marketing, and product development initiatives.
Travis Young (Vortex Global Limited)Travis has over 20 years of experience in the dry bulk solids industry and is the Chief Executive Officer at Vortex, an engineering and manufacturing company that specialises in process valves and loading solutions specifically for solids handling. Travis has worked on solution-driven installations across six continents and has a strong knowledge of market-specific regulations and requirements within the industry.In 2007 Delta Ducon was approached by a Texas Utility. This plant is a 305 Megawatt Circulating Fluid Bed Boiler (CFB) located outside of College Station, TX.
Read moreThe USDA Dairy Accepted HDMF rotary valve is based on the HDM valve and provides users with increased productivity through a design that ensures minimal down time for frequent cleaning of valve internals.
Read moreThe PST30 is a precision-machined valve designed to prevent contamination and provide line switching for either dilute or dense phase conveying.
Read moreA Bauxite refinery contacted Vortex to source a gate to feed alumina trihydrate into a furnace. They needed a gate that could withstand the high temperatures from the furnace.
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Having 40 years of experience, Polimak provides bulk solids handling, conveying, storage, feeding, dosing, discharging, filling solutions from a single equipment to complete turnkey systems.
Coscollola Engineering is a company of Coscollola, a solid family business founded in 1948. Coscollola Engineering offers engineering & development of solutions for handling of solids in bulk.
Designers and manufacturers of magnetic separation equipment for metal fragment control and food safety. Certified by HACCP International.
SPEC Engineering offers custom, turnkey engineering solutions, providing the latest technology to manufacturers in the food, beverage, plastics, and chemical industries. SPEC is ‘Process Engineering Simplified’.
For over 60 years we have provided protection solutions that can suppress, isolate and vent combustible dust or vapor explosions in process industries.
Progressive Products, optimizes pneumatic conveying systems by reducing waste and cost, minimizing downtime, and improving productivity with high-performing components.
Process automation systems for receipt-to-process bulk material transfer and Industrial Vacuum Cleaning Systems for high volume recovery of many materials including combustible dusts.
Individual advice and efficient solutions for the whole weighing technology process
Newson Gale; Manufacturers of static control equipment and solutions for hazardous area explosion protection in industrial processes.
WAMGROUP offers the one-stop-solution for Bulk Solids Handling & Processing and Waste Water Treatment Equipment.
Jenike & Johanson is the world's leading company in powder and bulk solids handling, processing, and storage technology
Sturtevant, Inc. is the leading family-owned manufacturer of material processing equipment.
High-performance rotary valves and airlocks for metering, feeding, and airlock in bulk material processing and pneumatic conveying applications. Fully NFPA and OSHA compliant.
Eastern Instruments feeders allow for both accurate, real-time flow measurement, as well as very precise control of flow rate and total for nearly perfect batching or blending.
REMBE® is a safety specialist in explosion safety and pressure relief. It provides customers in all industries with safety systems for their plants and equipment.
Coperion and Coperion K-Tron are system and equipment suppliers, including extruders, feeders, pneumatic conveying and components, who understand the importance of process efficiency.
Klinkenberg BV is specialized in internal transport and bulk handling using screw conveyors
Flexicon equipment conveys, conditions, discharges, fills, dumps and/or weigh batches powder and bulk materials dust-free.
Dec is a leading global provider of powder handling systems and process containment technologies. It has been supplying the pharmaceutical, chemical, food and cosmetic industries for over 30 years.
Spiroflow, a global leader in powder handling and dry solids processing and an emerging leader in control systems integration.
