Clear Action Gate Handling Rice Hulls, Wheat Midds & Corn Gluten Client: A global pharmaceutical company Application: Shut off and control the flow of different ingredients into a dry blender. Specifications: The slide gate must provide a positive seal of materials across the gate and to atmosphere. All metal and polymer materials of construction must be FDA compliant. The slide gate must be able to limit initial material flow as the gate is opened, so that downstream equipment is not “flooded. ”Round inlet & outlet flanges that allow the gate to match up with existing equipment. Solution: Vortex Clear Action Gate with a Variable Position Open (VPO) assembly. Results: In addition to a superior material seal across the gate and to atmosphere, the Clear Action Gate “self cleans” its seals on

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