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Measuring Material Level in Dusty Talc Applications for Luzenac America

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The Monitor Technologies SiloPatrol® smart cable-based sensor system with 4-20mA output was being used successfully on this difficult application at the Luzenac plant in Sappington, Montana. The Three Forks plant needed a solution and decided to try the SiloPatrol inventory monitoring system to reliably keep track of their finished goods inventory. In this tough application the SiloPatrol proved to be the best solution. The sensor is unaffected by the dust and internal bin structures. The SiloPatrol sensor uses a powerful direct drive motor and 270lb. tensile strength cable along with state-of-the-art microcontroller based electronics.

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Large Pivoting Chute Handling 2” Chunks & Smaller Gypsum Rock

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The Vortex Pivoting Chute Diverter is optimized for diverting heavy, abrasive dry bulk materials in gravity-fed processes. Its pivoting chute design allows you to split material flow and direct it to 2-3 outlets, enabling optimized material handling and processing. With durable, abrasion-resistant construction and replaceable wear parts, this diverter delivers reduced downtime and extended service life when handling the most demanding, high-wear materials. The removable access panel also allows for easy in-line inspection and maintenance, minimizing process interruptions. For optimized material flow handling and maximum uptime in harsh, abrasive applications, the Vortex Pivoting Chute Diverter delivers.

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Halar Coated Vortex Seal Tite Diverter to Handle Acid Flake

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In this application, the customer specified Halar coating over other liner options due to past success with this product on chutes and other equipment they have in service. The customer requested an epoxy coated air cylinder to protect from corrosiveness as it is a more economical option and requires a shorter lead time than a stainless steel air cylinder.

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Aggregate Diverter Handling Corn Grits

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These Vortex Aggregate Diverters are used to handle the discharged material from a bucket elevator to the different storage silos below.

For this application, electric actuators were chosen due to the lack of availability of air available where the valves are located within the plant.

Special modifications were made for additional resistance to abrasion. These included the implementation of a special service inlet with built in dead pocket/rock box and a nest coating in the diverter cube/rock box.

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Vortex Gravity Vee Diverting Grains Used In Rice Crisp and Rice Cake Production

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The equipment pictured below is the Vortex Gravity Vee Diverter. Its distinctive “dual gate” design, equipped with independent controls, enables a versatile material flow. This innovation allows for the simultaneous diversion of material through both outlet chutes, individual chute control, or even a complete shut-off when necessary. The diverter’s mechanically actuated sliding blades promise uncompromising positive material shut-off and prevent seal packing, ensuring operational longevity. Its hard polymer bonnet seals and side seals outperform alternative sealing materials, providing superior wear resistance and an extended service life. For precision and repeatability in batchweights during the manufacturing process, the Gravity Vee Diverter can be outfitted with Vortex material flow control assemblies. This model includes an Adjustable Variable Postion (AVP) air control setup which allows for 2 or more positions that are controlled via the magnetic reed switch feedback. In this case the Gravity Vee is setup for 3 positions. The Gravity Vee also includes a manual Cylinder Variable Position Open (CVPO) modification to each of the cylinders. Each threaded rod sticking out of the cylinder can be adjusted to create a manual preferred stop point to limit the amount the blade is able to open.

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Moving Cement Powder In Concrete Batch Plants

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Bin vibrators were considered but the fugitive vibration caused damage to peripheral equipment such as piping joints and process instrumentation. The installation of the Evasser from Monitor Technologies LLC proved to be the solution.
Clever placement of several Evasser aeration devices, recommended by Monitor Technologies application specialist and technical support personnel, kept the cement powder fluidized and flowing when required. This prevented the cement from packing, eliminating the root cause of the problem. The Evasser bin aerator operates silently from air supplied by the process plant air source so wear on the structure was not a factor

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Detecting High Sand Level in Settling Tank

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Monitor recommended its Model KA rotary paddle bin level monitor with solid extension and guard and a paddle suitable for the target material. The unit was top mounted above the valve so that water could not penetrate into the unit through its paddle shaft seal. In addition, a stainless steel shaft and guard was used. The extension allowed the sensing alarm point to be adjusted to suit the application.

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