Vortex knowledge and experience with handling abrasive materials like cement came from an extended and close working relationship with the minerals industry. Vortex identified slide gates and diverter valves’ key wear points, reinforced those areas with abrasion resistant materials, and added features to reduce the time it takes to perform maintenance on our components. These improvements extend the valve’s service life and reduces life-cycle costs.

For 40 years, Vortex has designed components capable of handling dry bulk solids of varying characteristics. Whether it’s corrosive or of the finest granular grade, Vortex slide gates, diverters, and loading solutions will improve process efficiency, establish long-term reliability, and ensure dust-free environments – regardless of chemical properties.

Vortex knowledge and experience with handling chemicals came from a long history and close working relationship with the industry. 

Vortex has been working with power and energy companies since the early 1990s. Beginning by manufacturing slide gates and diverter valves for lighter duty applications like flour and plastic pellets. We specialize in modifying standard products to fit specific application parameters.

Since its founding in 1977, Vortex has designed innovative slide gates, diverters, iris diaphragms and loading spouts to improve process efficiencies across food & beverage industries. In those 40 years, Vortex solutions have been used throughout the many stages of food production – from agricultural seed production, to milling, baking, food processing, coffee & tea, brewing & distilling, packaging, and everything in between.

But Vortex components are not limited to human food production. They also play a pivotal role in the production of pet food and animal feeds.

The industrial sand industry relies on Vortex for valves used in product handling and retractable loading spouts used for truck and railcar loadout. This reliance was earned through innovation, product design, and previous experience. Industrial sand is used in many industries and the material handling criteria is different with each one of them.

Vortex has been engineering and manufacturing components for the milling industry for many years. Through innovation and product design, Vortex is recognized as a valuable supplier for millers all over the world.

Many of the products we use every day would not exist without the industrial minerals that are mined and processed. It is estimated that each person born today will consume or use 3.7 million pounds of minerals, metals, and fuels in their lifetime. Vortex is aware of the importance of this industry and, as such, manufactures equipment to handle this vast array of materials.

For over 40 years, Vortex Global has provided solids and bulk handling solutions for global leaders in the pet food industry. Vortex has identified key issues with industry components, such as interior accessibility and sanitation. By developing proprietary technologies and features, Vortex components reduce the time it takes to perform maintenance. These improvements extend service life, prevent cross contamination and spoilage while reducing life cycle and housekeeping costs.

Whether you are a plastics compounder (blending polymers, fillers, plasticizers and colorants), a plastics company that utilizes a compounder’s product to manufacture plastic products (e.g. plastic bags, bottles, compact discs, outdoor furniture, packaging, pipe, vinyl siding), or a plastic recycler, somewhere in your system a Vortex product may be needed.

Vortex knowledge and experience with handling plastics came from a long history and close working relationship with the Plastics industry. 

Our knowledge and experience with handling abrasive materials like salt came from an extended and close working relationship with the salt industry. We identified slide gates and diverter valves' key wear points, reinforced those areas with abrasion resistant materials, and added features to reduce the time it takes to perform maintenance on our components. These improvements extend the valve's service life and reduce life-cycle costs.