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22 / October 2020 powderbulk.com PBE SPECIAL SECTION Valves This product summary is designed to help you find useful information on a variety of valves. The information reported here is furnished by the manufacturers; no product endorsement is intended. Diverter Valve Quantum series Wye Line Diverter valve is designed to divert powder, pellets, or granules from one source to multiple destinations or converge materials from varied sources to one destination. Lightweight valve is available in 2-, 3-, or 4-way configurations in either a horizontal or vertical orientation. Valve features a stainless steel blade that eliminates trapped material when ports are open and maintains a positive seal when ports are closed. Valve can be serviced inline and modified to suit various processes. Vortex, Salina, KS 785-825-7177 www.vortexglobal.com Diverter Valve WYK-CIP diverter valve has a single-channel conical design that's ideal for residue-free cleaning in manufacturing processes with frequent mate- rial changes and hygiene and purity standards. Valve handles hygienic and difficult-to-handle powder, such as whey powder, lactose, dried milk powders, and infant formula. Valve is typically used in pneumatic con- veying systems to transfer powder to different locations and is often used in return lines in spray drying applications. Valve's clean-in-place design permits full purging of material without disassembly or manual cleaning. Coperion K-Tron Salina, Salina, KS 785-825-1611 www.coperion.com Double Flapgate Valve Double flapgate valve for powders serves as an airlock to ensure no direct contact between the unit's interior and the plant environment. Valve can also support an inert atmosphere application so that no unwanted atmo- sphere (oxygen) passes from the valve into the receiving vessel. Valve can also prevent gases from entering back through the valve into the convey- ing process. Volkmann, Bristol, PA 609-265-0101 www.volkmannusa.com