Vortex Global
Vortex Global is a leading provider of engineered bulk material handling solutions, specializing in high-performance valves and diverters. Their products are trusted across industries such as chemicals, food processing, and pharmaceuticals for their durability, reliability, and efficiency. Designed to optimize flow control and improve overall system performance, Vortex valves and diverters ensure precise material handling while minimizing downtime and maintenance requirements. With versatile designs and scalable configurations, their solutions can be tailored to meet the unique demands of a wide range of industrial applications.
Enge Plas is the main distributor for Vortex Global in Southeast Asia, serving Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, India, and Vietnam, providing expert supply, installation, and after-sales support to ensure smooth, efficient, and reliable operation for manufacturers across the region.
Main Product
VORTEX IRIS VALVE
The Vortex Iris Valve opens and closes toward the center of its opening, creating a controlled, gradual flow or restriction of materials. This unique design ensures even discharge, smooth operation, and precise manual control over flow rates. Its durable fabric sleeve and gradual closing action protect delicate, friable, or shear-sensitive materials from degradation. When fully closed, the sleeve twists into a flat, tight barrier to reliably hold back materials. The Iris Valve is ideal for bulk bag unloaders, hoppers, and other applications requiring manual control of gravity-discharged, free-flowing dry bulk solids, providing consistent, safe, and efficient material handling. Click to watch.
VORTEX ORIFICE GATE VALVE
The Vortex Quantum Series Orifice Gate is engineered for handling dry bulk solids in gravity flow, dilute-phase pneumatic, and vacuum conveying systems. Unlike traditional knife gate or butterfly valves, it features a full-flow, unobstructed orifice for smooth, unrestricted material movement while maintaining line pressure. Its live-loaded, wear-compensating polymer seals resist abrasion, provide long service life, and ensure a dust-tight shutoff. The valve’s unique design self-cleans seals on every stroke, reducing maintenance and preventing material build-up. Optional features include metering controls, actuators, and weather-resistant designs, making it ideal for controlling, shutting off, or metering powders, pellets, and granules.
VORTEX SEAL TITE DIVERTER
The Vortex Seal Tite Diverter is a gravity‑flow diverter valve engineered to reliably redirect dry bulk solid materials such as powders, pellets, and granules from one inlet toward two or three destinations. Its recessed blade design protects seals from abrasion, while live‑loaded, wear‑compensating shaft seals provide a dust‑tight shutoff and prevent material leakage or cross‑contamination. A removable access panel allows in‑line inspection, cleaning, and maintenance without removing the diverter from service, reducing downtime. Constructed from durable metals and polymers with unobstructed chutes for smooth flow, the Seal Tite Diverter delivers dependable operation, easy installation, and extended service life in bulk material handling systems.
Industry Application
SALT INDUSTRY
Our knowledge and experience with handling abrasive materials like salt came from an extended and close working relationship with the salt industry. We identified slide gates and diverter valves' key wear points, reinforced those areas with abrasion resistant materials, and added features to reduce the time it takes to perform maintenance on our components.
PLASTIC INDUSTRY
Whether you are a plastics compounder (blending polymers, fillers, plasticizers and colorants), a plastics company that utilizes a compounder’s product to manufacture plastic products (e.g. plastic bags, bottles, compact discs, outdoor furniture, packaging, pipe, vinyl siding), or a plastic recycler, somewhere in your system a Vortex product may be needed.
CEMENT INDUSTRY
Our knowledge and experience with handling abrasive materials like cement came from an extended and close working relationship with the minerals industry. We identified slide gates and diverter valves’ key wear points, reinforced those areas with abrasion resistant materials, and added features to reduce the time it takes to perform maintenance on our components.
Components and Functionalities
SINGLE-COIL SOLENOID VALVE
Commands equipment to fail-closed in the instance of electrical loss. Single-coil solenoid valves are often used on slide gates in order to close down the system. This forbids materials from moving any further in the manufacturing process until power is restored.
SPECIAL SERVICE INLET
A Special Service Inlet acts as a funnel to direct material flow through the center of a gate’s opening. It is designed to create a slight void between the blade, seals and the material flow stream. This creates a “dead pocket” that allows residual materials remaining at the leading edge of the blade to fall away into the process line below, prior to the blade entering its end seal. Click to watch.
SPIN KNOBS
Several Vortex diverters feature a removable access panel. For quick and easy interior access without tools, the removable access panel can be secured with spin knobs.
Compatible Vortex products: Seal Tite Diverter, Flex Tube Diverter, Aggregate Diverter, Titan Lined Diverter, Pivoting Chute Diverter