WAM, Ponte Motta di Cavezzo, Italy, has introduced the VLA, a compact gravity slide valve with minimum overall height suitable for use with a wide range of powdery or granular materials stored in silos or bins. They are designed for applications where gravity flow of material has to be intercepted when, for example, fitted beneath hopper, bin or silo outlets, on inlet and outlet spouts of mechanical conveyors, as well as above the inlet of telescopic loading chutes. Extensive use of WAM’s special SINT® engineering polymer ensures the highest degree of abrasion resistance as well as no downtime for seal adjustment. 
 

The special geometry of these slide valves and the various options in blade design enable them to be used in virtually all industries including food processing and similar applications where contamination and product pollution need to be avoided. For the food industry a version with stainless steel blade and frame, as well as food-grade seal is available. www.wamgroup.com 

 

 

WAM’s VLA slide valve