Vortex Valves is a leading manufacturer of Slide Gates and Diverter valves specifically designed to handle dry solids in both gravity and pneumatic conveying applications up to 15 PSIG.  Once a year they tour Michigan with their Mobile Display Unit in an effort to educate new and existing customers about where their valves fit into many solids handling processes and how to apply them correctly.  This Mobile Display Unit houses every valve manufactured by Vortex, and each valve is fully functional in the Unit.  The MDU is also accompanied by a factory representative from Salina, KS, to answer all design, application, and maintenance questions. 

This year the MDU will be here for the dates of September 20th through the 21st.  Please contact John Burke or Brandon Dohn to make an appointment, or you can email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Times generally fill quickly so do not hesitate to contact us.  We hope to see you with Vortex in 2010!

Spiroflow Systems (Monroe, NC) has boosted its bulk materials handling equipment portfolio and sales reach with the acquisition of fellow bulk material handling technology supplier, Dynamet Conveyors (Kalamazoo, MI). Dynamet's powder-handling product slate includes tubular drag-chain conveyors, flexible-screw conveyors, bulk-bag unloaders, manual dump-bag stations, and pneumatic tilt tables for a variety of industries including food, chemical, pharmaceutical, packaging, and plastics. Spiroflow says the acquisition of the 30-year-old Dynamet expands its equipment and in-house experience so that it now has largest selection of powder handling equipment in the industry.

A supplier of standard and custom powder-handling equipment, Spiroflow specializes in bulk bag dischargers and fillers; mechanical, flexible, and pneumatic conveyors; bag-packing equipment; and flexible storage silos. On its web site, the company says in addition to conveying, it offers weighing systems, with the ability to handle dry bulk solids and ingredients in powder, granule, pellet, and flake form. Both companies also offer discharge, dump/unload, and filling products. Dynamet has dealt with a range of materials of varying densities, including fine powders, crystals, flakes, sludges, slurries, and metal powders. In addition to its headquarters outside Charlotte, Spiroflow maintains an office in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England.