The Gateway to a Better Conveyor by Kevin R. Peterson As published in World Cement – May 2018 Introduction In August 2015, one of the representative groups for Vortex Global approached Vortex regarding a customer issue with the valving used to shut off material in a finished cement pressure transfer line. The company manufactures and distributes cement worldwide. The problem existed at one of its plants located in the US. The Problem At the point in the operation where finished cement was being transferred to storage bins, butterfly valves were being incorporated to open or shut off the flow of cement to ten different storage bins. Cement was conveyed through the system at approximately 35 psig (2.41 bar). A butterfly valve consists of a circular disc located within the convey line, with i

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