DESIGN & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS
SYSTEM DESIGN
CUSTOM FABRICATION RESULTS
MANUFACTURING
TIME TO GET THINGS DONE
FIELD INSTALLATION
DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS
Combustible dust is a serious concern. Created as a byproduct of the manufacturing process, dust can not only cause health issues but can be an explosion hazard. Our design department ensures air systems meet the requirements of NFPA Sections 68, 69, 77, 91, 499, 654 & 644. Vortex has developed a team of professionals capable of bringing you peace of mind.
CUSTOM FABRICATION RESULTS
Precision metal fabrication is only limited to the customers imagination. At Vortex we have experience turning your ideas into solid reality.
Complex Craftsmanship from Industrial Metal Fabricators
Precision metal fabrication is only limited to the customers imagination. At Vortex we have experience turning your ideas into solid reality.
From precise cutting to intricate welds and everything in between, our industrial fabricators work in a variety of materials. Using heavier-gauge metals than most other industrial system manufacturers, our fabrication team helps ensure your products are built to last. They deliver superior craftsmanship for baghouse dust collectors, chutes, stacks and material handling equipment. So, go ahead and test their skills. No matter what you need—from small components to replacement parts to storage tanks—if it’s made of metal, our fabricators are ready to get started.
At Vortex, we pride ourselves in having the needed in-house fabrication equipment and staff to complete jobs on time to a high standard of quality. In fact, with our industrial dust collector manufacturing capabilities, we can complete 95% to 100% of projects in house
Material Conveyance Equipment
Complex Craftsmanship from Industrial Metal Fabricators
From precise cutting to intricate welds and everything in between, our industrial fabricators work in a variety of materials. Using heavier-gauge metals than most other industrial system manufacturers, our fabrication team helps ensure your products are built to last. They deliver superior craftsmanship for baghouse dust collectors, chutes, stacks and material handling equipment. So, go ahead and test their skills. No matter what you need—from small components to replacement parts to storage tanks—if it’s made of metal, our fabricators are ready to get started.
At Vortex, we pride ourselves in having the needed in-house fabrication equipment and staff to complete jobs on time to a high standard of quality. In fact, with our industrial dust collector manufacturing capabilities, we can complete 95% to 100% of projects in house
Partnership with the best gives you the best.
Contact us for general inquiries.Brian Oake – boake@vortexpneumatics.com – 250.826.6956
OUR VALUES
We’re proud of our people, culture, and products we manufacture. We’re committed to helping our customers succeed, developing our people, protecting our communities, and making our business more sustainable. We strive to achieve maximum performance in production capabilities, sustain production excellence, and profitable outputs.
Vortex provides the highest level of safety, professionalism, honesty and fairness in our relationships with our customers, employees and suppliers. We will do this by:
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Being flexible and easy to work with – this means being adaptable, compassionate, proactive, and competitive.
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Creating new relationships and strengthening current relationships – this means being friendly, trustworthy, and engaging.
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Working collectively to drive changes – with effectiveness and enthusiasm that stimulate service and product development.
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Doing what we say – this means being honest and reliable.
NO PROJECT IS TO SMALL FOR US
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SERVICES
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PLASMA CUTTING
STEEL FABRICATING
MANUFACTURING
DUST COLLECTORS
CYCLONES
FEEDERS
FANS
ABORT GATE
An Industrial Ventilation Contractor Specializing in Structural Steel
When your industrial ventilation project requires structural steel components, you want a partner who understands dust collection and has expertise in structural steel fabrication. That’s Vortex. While we excel at designing and building baghouse dust collectors, we don’t stop there. Our goal is to complete your ventilation project down to the last detail. And because we build and install hundreds of tons of structural steel components in industrial ventilation systems each year, you’ll benefit from our experience. We leverage that experience to fabricate structural steel ventilation components efficiently, passing those savings on to you.
Looking for a structural steel fabrication company to meet your dust collection system needs? From support structures to ductwork and stacks—we can tackle any project. That means you get a single point of contact to streamline your industrial ventilation project from design and engineering through installation.
We can deliver even the complex separation solutions
When you need to capture heavy particulate that’s larger in size, your best option may likely be a cyclone collector or classifier. These mechanical separation filtration devices are widely used as part of wood dust collection systems, such as in cabinet or furniture making. In these industries, heavy particulate would stick to traditional dust collector filters easily, but cyclones and classifiers don’t use filters. Rather, centrifugal force pushes particulate to the edge of the device and into the hopper.And while the equipment tends to be sold off-the-shelf, you don’t have to settle on standard options. At Vortex, we’ll build a cyclone dust collector or classifier to fit your need and space.
How do industrial cyclones work?
Cyclone collectors are widely used by cabinet makers and other commercial woodworking facilities because they handle larger particulate. The air that enters the cyclone is spun on a vertical axis. Clean air exits through the top of the device. Cyclones are often more efficient than classifiers and have a larger pressure drop across them.
How Cyclone Classifiers Work
When you need to capture heavy particulate that’s larger in size, your best option may likely be a cyclone collector or classifier. These mechanical separation filtration devices are widely used as part of wood dust collection systems, such as in cabinet or furniture making. In these industries, heavy particulate would stick to traditional dust collector filters easily, but cyclones and classifiers don’t use filters. Rather, centrifugal force pushes particulate to the edge of the device and into the hopper.
And while the equipment tends to be sold off-the-shelf, you don’t have to settle on standard options. At Vortex, we’ll build a cyclone dust collector or classifier to fit your need and space.
Air Handling: Innovative Products for All Applications
● Industrial Fans
● Dampers
● Expansion Joints
● Mechanical Dust Collectors
● Blowers
● Air Heaters
● Economizers
● Air Systems
● Ductwork
● Stack Ash Handling
Air Handling: Innovative Products for All Applications
● Industrial Fans
● Dampers
● Expansion Joints
● Mechanical Dust Collectors
● Blowers
● Air Heaters
● Economizers
● Air Systems
● Ductwork
● Stack Ash Handling
Ash Handling Equipment That Works
● Ash Handling Conveyors
● Ash Conditioners/Unloaders
● Rotary Airlock Feeders
● Double Dump Valves
● Ash Storage Silos
We can deliver even the complex separation solutions
When you need to capture heavy particulate that’s larger in size, your best option may likely be a cyclone collector or classifier. These mechanical separation filtration devices are widely used as part of wood dust collection systems, such as in cabinet or furniture making. In these industries, heavy particulate would stick to traditional dust collector filters easily, but cyclones and classifiers don’t use filters. Rather, centrifugal force pushes particulate to the edge of the device and into the hopper.And while the equipment tends to be sold off-the-shelf, you don’t have to settle on standard options. At Vortex, we’ll build a cyclone dust collector or classifier to fit your need and space.
How do industrial cyclones work?
Cyclone collectors are widely used by cabinet makers and other commercial woodworking facilities because they handle larger particulate. The air that enters the cyclone is spun on a vertical axis. Clean air exits through the top of the device. Cyclones are often more efficient than classifiers and have a larger pressure drop across them.
How Cyclone Classifiers Work
When you need to capture heavy particulate that’s larger in size, your best option may likely be a cyclone collector or classifier. These mechanical separation filtration devices are widely used as part of wood dust collection systems, such as in cabinet or furniture making. In these industries, heavy particulate would stick to traditional dust collector filters easily, but cyclones and classifiers don’t use filters. Rather, centrifugal force pushes particulate to the edge of the device and into the hopper.
And while the equipment tends to be sold off-the-shelf, you don’t have to settle on standard options. At Vortex, we’ll build a cyclone dust collector or classifier to fit your need and space.
How drop out boxes work?
If you are looking for another pre-filter option to reclaim material from your process, you may consider a drop-out box. In these devices, the momentum of the heavy particulate carries it into baffles. Gravity then draws the particulate to the bottom of the drop-out box where it is removed to a waste container. Slow air velocity is key to an effective drop-out box. That ensures particulate doesn’t re-enter the air stream.
Your Unique Challenges, Accepted
Your dust collection need is like no other. The combination of your facility’s shape, size, production process and particulate capture needs make you unique. That’s why your baghouse dust collector should be more than an off-the-shelf design. While our team uses knowledge gained from past projects, we also see your dust collection challenges as yours alone, delivering a collector or an entire system that fits your facility’s individual industrial ventilation needs.No matter if your manufacturing process produces a fine dust, a wet and heavy dust, or a fume, you can rest easy knowing that your new baghouse can get the job done efficiently.
Baghouses Engineered with You in Mind
Baghouse dust collector design can be complex—you may be challenged by a particularly light or heavy dust or you may need to fit a large system into an already cramped facility. That’s why we bring a diverse team to ensure we have considered every aspect of engineering and design that will go into your project.
If your facility lacks space, our structural engineers will determine the feasibility of locating a dust collector on a raised platform or even a roof. If you need hood design and layout, our mechanical designers and engineers have the expertise to help you determine the correct placement. And if you need more than a baghouse dust collector, our team excels in total dust collection system design.
How drop out boxes work?
If you are looking for another pre-filter option to reclaim material from your process, you may consider a drop-out box. In these devices, the momentum of the heavy particulate carries it into baffles. Gravity then draws the particulate to the bottom of the drop-out box where it is removed to a waste container. Slow air velocity is key to an effective drop-out box. That ensures particulate doesn’t re-enter the air stream.
Vortex Pneumatics at a Glance
Vortex Pneumatics is a “Red Seal” fabrication company with the owners’ combined experience of 40 years in the trade. We specialize in design, fabrication, and installation of customized dust collection systems. This includes low-pressure collection systems, high pressure conveying systems, dust containment and hood design.
“Since the establishment, our company has been contributing to the development of the industry and society through offering excellent innovative technologies and products. We currently cover an impressive range of fields and are proud to provide integrated management of our projects.”
Bryan Oake Owner, and Representative Director 250.826.6956
CLIENTS
Vortex Pneumatics Airflow Analysis
EVALUATION
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When redesigning an industrial dust collection system, the first step is conducting an evaluation of the current system. This evaluation will determine the system’s current capacity and what modifications need to be made to keep the system running efficiently.
DISCOVERY
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Vortex has the engineering resources to conduct a thorough discovery of your industrial air ventilation system. If you are experiencing inefficiencies in your system, we’ll determine whether you have a maintenance issue or whether you need a system redesign. If it’s a maintenance issue, we can set up a regular maintenance schedule at your facility to ensure your system is running at peak efficiency. If you are adding equipment, we can provide a turnkey solution, from evaluation to design and build
STRATEGY
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Facility managers may consider a dust collection system redesign for two primary reasons:
• New equipment: Adding equipment likely will add to the amount of particulate sources that need to be collected.
• Improve efficiency: Oftentimes, dust collection systems become inefficient, leaving behind particulates that should be collected. If maintenance issues are ruled out, a system redesign can help improve the overall performance of the dust collection system.
FABRICATION & MANUFACTURING
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Vortex design/build solution is a turnkey industrial ventilation solution as the entire project is completed under one roof from the beginning designs, to the fabrication and installation of an industrial ventilation system. A design/build solution offers the opportunity to have the project’s specifications planned by the same team who builds and installs the system.
Vortex handles all project management from beginning to end.
INSTALLATION & COMMISSIONING
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Upon approval of the quote, Vortex team begins the process by visiting the site and custom designing an industrial ventilation system to maximize a long-term return on investment. Upon completion and approval of the designs, Vortex team fabricates and installs the system on-site with the most efficient use of resources possible.
RESOURCES
August 4th 2019
Dust Collector Tips When to Replace Baghouse Filters.
August 10, 2018
Checking your industrial dust collection system If you’ve just installed a new industrial dust collection system, it’s best practice to check the system regularly to ensure it’s running efficiently and the bags have been installed…
August 08, 2019
Replacing baghouse filters Dust collector bag replacement A quick Tutorial
When to Replace Baghouse Filters
For the most part, there are only three reasons to change baghouse filters:
• When they can no longer be cleaned because dust has accumulated to the point of plugging the fabric’s air passages, keeping the vacuum from pulling in unwanted dust.
• When the bags have developed holes.
• When the EPA regulates your company or industry to change bags.
While some facilities change bags once per year because their dust collectors capture large quantities of especially fine, hazardous dust, most of Vortex customers can go two to 10 years before having to schedule dust collector bag replacement.
Facilities that change bags more than once a year may be doing so because of a unique situation—the collector is capturing an especially tough material, like a wet, corrosive or abrasive dust. Facilities that change bags often but are not in this situation likely have a dust collector that does not correctly match their manufacturing process
Checking your industrial dust collection system
If you’ve just installed a new industrial dust collection system, it’s best practice to check the system regularly to ensure it’s running efficiently and the bags have been installed correctly. Here is how to tell whether dust collector issues may be related to the bags:
• High differential pressure: Bags that have not been installed correctly, or are retaining excess amounts of dust, will lead to high differential pressure within the baghouse. As it becomes more difficult to pull air through the bags, the difference in the pressure before air enters the bags and after exiting the bags increases.
• Baghouse dusting: Dusting is noted by a visible emissions plume coming out of the stack or by dust in the clean air section of the collector. Bags that are the wrong size or fabric for the particulate may not be installed correctly, may not be sealed, or have holes that are contributing to the dusting.
Replacing baghouse filters Dust collector bag replacement: A quick tutorial
Before removing filters:
• Obtain and follow a Confined Space permit, if required.
• Manually pulse down existing filters.
• Allow the screw auger and rotary air lock to remove waste.
• Conduct proper lockout-tagout per OSHA or Mining Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) requirements.
• Ensure employees are trained on hazards associated with the task and are wearing the proper personal protective equipment.
Removing old filters (pertains to top-load bags only):
• Open clean air section doors and remove pulse tubes and cages. (Note: Vortex baghouses do not use hold-down hardware, but if your baghouse does, remove this hardware before proceeding.)
• Flex the bag’s seal toward the center of the tube sheet hole and drop the bags into the dirty air section.
• Remove all the old bags that were dropped by accessing the hopper. Count the bags to verify you have removed them all to avoid damage to your dust collector.
• Dispose of dirty bags in a dust-tight bag or sealable waste container.
• Close and bolt or screw shut access doors.
Installing new filters:
• Vacuum the clean air section to remove accumulated dust and debris.
• Drop new filters—one at a time—through the tube sheet.
• When the filter is unfolded into the dirty air section, flex the snap band toward the center of the tube sheet hole. Do not bend the snap band at the seam.
• Place the filter snap bands on either side of the tube sheet and push the band toward the perimeter of the tube sheet hole. You will hear the snap when it is properly sealed.
• Slowly drop the cage down the center of the filter until the venture sits snug on the filter. Gently step down on the venture to seat the cage. If you have hold-down hardware, reinstall it.
• When all bags have been replaced, reinstall all pulse tubes.
• Inspect all the bags for uniformity.
We also recommend testing your system using a fluorescent powder. Starting your industrial ventilation system using this powder will allow you to see whether it is making its way through to the clean side of the bag. If it is, the bag has not been installed properly.
When, and if, you need to replace bags, we also recommend taking the following steps to prevent maintenance and reduce production downtime:
• Keep a bag location replacement chart.
• If you have consistent bag failures, retain a typical bag for inspection.
• Retain bags with unusual or non-characteristic failures.
• Maintain an adequate supply of replacement bags.
By maintaining and changing your baghouse filters when needed, your dust collector will run more efficiently at a lower cost.
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