Mucon Roller Gate Valve – In Search of a Better Mouse Trap
A major confectionery manufacturer in North America contacted Kemutec in the hope of finding a solution to an issue encountered with their existing Roller Gate Valve. The manufacture process included the delivery of powder sugar onto a weigh belt feeder within their agglomeration process. The problem occurred when the handling of the very fine sugar continually leaked from their current Roller Gate Valve.
Mucon Sales and Engineering personnel worked closely with the end user to understand their issues and to design a stainless steel Roller Gate Valve which did not leak or jam. Upon completion of the Mucon Roller Gate Valve, Mucon personnel were invited to be present at a ‘Supplier Acceptance Test’ to witness the trial and answer any further questions that may arise.
The Mucon custom made Roller Gate Valve was connected to a sanitary vacuum connection and was found to work exceptionally well. In fact so well that the Catch Pan that was supplied to receive waste material became unnecessary.
The Mucon custom made Roller Gate Valve comes with a progressive loading technology that rivals other valve designs and eliminates the need for any vacuum connections or catch pans to collect material or prevent product that may ingress into the valve body.
The confectionery manufacturer was so pleased with the Mucon Roller Gate Valve and their expectations had been exceeded that they not only purchased the product that was trialed, but they plan to replace their existing Roller Gate Valves with those produced by Mucon.
To find out more about the Mucon Roller Gate Valve or how Mucon can resolve your valve application problems contact us via www.MuconUSA.com.
