Gala rotational valve prevents line blockage

ROTATIONAL VALVE  This valve, now patented in the U.S. with foreign patents pending, is an alternative to a pipe manifold controlled with full port ball valves where pellets can be stagnated in a line that is not being filled, causing blockage.

WHAT'S NEW?  This product itself, which has a single inlet and multiple outlets. Pellet and fluid slurry flows into a rotating nozzle that directs the slurry to a hopper connected to an outlet. That rotating nozzle is connected to an encoder that communicates to the power control system which hopper is being used. Outlets are connected to different tanks in Gala's Pellet Conditioning System. Pellets in the slurry may be tacky and can stick together if pellets are not kept moving.

BENEFITS   More efficiency with consistent, even distribution and less machine downtime due to blockages. The valve has many possible applications, including being used with a bagging process for pressure sensitive adhesives.

Gala Industries Inc., Eagle Rock, Va., 540-884-2589, www.gala-industries.com