Material handling valves come in all shapes, sizes, varieties, and with hundreds of available options. From rotary valves and knife gate valves to double dump valves and trickle valves the choices are nearly endless. With such a vast selection available, choosing the right material handling valve for a given application can be a difficult task and choosing the wrong valve can be costly.
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Why Does My Airlock Jam and What Can I Do About It? | Aerodyne
Rotary valves will occasionally jam. This can happen when material gets between the rotor and the housing or when oversized material cannot fit into the rotary valve pockets. Depending on the type of jamming that is happening you handle the situation differently.
Washdown Pneumatic Knife Gate Saves Food Company Dough
Buying the Right Material Handling Valve for Your Dust
Material handling valves come in all shapes, sizes, varieties, and there are hundreds of available options for each style. From rotary valves and knife gate valves to double dump valves and trickle valves the choices are nearly endless. With such a vast selection available, choosing the right material handling valve for a given application can be a difficult task and choosing the wrong valve can be costly. While there may be more than one possible solution to a material handling need, there is often a best solution to be found if the proper considerations are given. Here are the top 5 questions any plant manager or plant engineer should ask when choosing a material handling valve.
Knife Gate Valves for the Auto-Industry
A company that manufactures specialty chemicals for the automotive industry needs a way to control the flow of the carbon black dust to its dust collector and box which has a bag collecting dust. The company in the past have used and saw firsthand the effectiveness of Aerodyne’s dust collection products and decided to go back to Aerodyne to solve this problem.
Custom Food Industry Valve Keeps Dough Rising
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Material Handling Helps Make a Baker’s Dozen
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StopTight Knife Gate Valve Brings Control to Fertilizer Plant
A fertilizer distributer in CO was trying to find an easier and cleaner way to move and bag the product at its facility. After searching for a solution, the company found Aerodyne’s section of industrial dust collection valves on their website. The company contacted an Aerodyne sales person and discussed the problem they were having. After sorting out what the company was trying to accomplish, the Aerodyne salesman recommended using a manual StopTight™ Knife Gate Valve in the application. The knife gate will help control the fertilizer that leaves the hopper as it fills the bags.