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Salina Vortex Corporation
Company type	Private
Industry	Bulk solids and material handling components
Founders	Neil Peterson and Lee Young
Headquarters	Salina, Kansas, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Jeff Thompson; (President and CEO);
Products	Diverter Valves; Engineered Solutions; Iris Valves; Loading Spouts; Sanitary Solutions; Slide Gates;
Subsidiaries	Vortex Headquarters; Vortex Global Limited; Vortex Latin America; Vortex Asia Pacific;
Website	www.vortexglobal.com

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Overview[edit]

The Salina Vortex Corporation (often referred to as Vortex, Vortex Valves, or Salina Vortex) is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Salina, Kansas. The company develops custom iris valves, slide gates, diverter valves, loading spouts, and other engineered solutions for use in product transport, flow control and the material handling of dry bulk solids in manufacturing processes. Vortex operates global offices in Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific, and is represented in more than 40 countries.

History[edit]

How it all started[edit]

In 1977, Lee Young, co-founder and chairman of Vortex, and his father-in-law, Neil Peterson, founded Vortex.

Neil, a mechanical and process engineer, discovered that traditional butterfly valves and {Gate valve|knife gate valves]] were well designed for handling gas and liquid, but had deficiencies in handling dry bulk solids. Both butterfly valves and knife gates tended to pack dry material against the seals, preventing the valve from actuating to a fully closed position. In addition, the soft seals utilized in butterfly valves and knife gates were susceptible to deterioration when impacted by dry bulk solids. This caused material and air leakage when a valve was in the closed position. Replacement of the seals and worn parts created expensive downtime issues for manufacturers, as the valves had to be removed from the process line for maintenance. The disk of a butterfly valve also creates an obstruction in material flow, causing the disk and the dry materials to bridge and degrade.

To address these key issues, Neil made an initial prototype of the Vortex Orifice Gate in a vacated military building from the Cold War, located on Schilling Air Force Base in Salina, Kansas. The pneumatically actuated gate features a sliding, stainless steel plate situated between two hard polymer seal plates. A hole is machined into the sliding steel plate to match the diameter of a manufacturing process’ conveying valve, allowing dry material to pass through it. The design also incorporates shims, allowing maintenance personnel to perform simple adjustments while the valve remains in-line. Neil also incorporated a variable position control package, allowing the valve to act as a metering device for material dosing and weighing applications.

In 1980, Vortex was awarded a patent on the Orifice Gate.

Vortex "Baby Boom"[edit]

Throughout the 1980s decade, Vortex invented and patented the Wye Line Diverter, the Roller Gate, the Clear Action Gate, the Flex Tube Diverter, the Gravity Vee Diverter, the Multi-Port Diverter and the Quick Clean Orifice Gate.

Now housing 94 employees, Vortex left its 5,000 sq ft military building in 2006 and built a state-of-the-art, 125,000 sq ft manufacturing facility and office complex near Interstate 135. Soon after, Vortex created and patented the Aggregate Diverter and the HDP Slide Gate. The HDP’s “rising blade” allows the valve to seal demanding conveying pressures, as well as handle sticky or abrasive dry bulk solids.

By summer, Vortex offered 14 different slide gates and diverter valves.

Vortex still growing[edit]

In 2013, Vortex acquired a loading spout company and added dustless loading spouts to their product mix. This allowed Vortex to offer a product mix of retractable loading spouts, positioners and loading spout filtration systems for loading and conveying dry bulk materials into open or enclosed trucks, lorries, railroad cars, tankers, ships, barges or for stockpiling.

In October 2014, Vortex added 64,000 sq ft to its shop floor, added another wing of office space, incorporated lean manufacturing methods, and built a new cafeteria and storm shelter to better accommodate its now more than 200 employees.

Operations[edit]

Vortex Headquarters[edit]

As the parent company, Vortex Headquarters is the sole manufacturer of Vortex products. Now situated in a 200,000 sq ft facility, Vortex Headquarters houses supporting departments in customer service, inside sales, outside sales, supply chain and logistics, accounting, marketing, information technology, quality control, and engineering. The complex includes a dining annex, as well as Lee Young University, a large conference room intended for company meetings and visitors to the Salina, Kansas facility.

Vortex Global Limited[edit]

Vortex opened its first global office, Vortex Global Limited, in Darlington, England, to better accommodate European clientele.

Vortex Latin America[edit]

Vortex Latin America was established to better service Spanish-speaking clientele in Central and Latin Americas.

Vortex Asia Pacific[edit]

Vortex Asia Pacific was opened to support the Asia Pacific market. Vortex also entered Central Europe to service France, Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. Vortex now has representatives in more than 40 countries around the world.

Industries[edit]

As of 2017, the Salina Vortex Corporation services the following industries:

Materials Handled[edit]

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