Overview
With more than 60 years experience in the powder handling sector, Mucon® has developed a range of valves to satisfy demanding customer needs in product shut-off applications. Mucon® SDP provides the latest in Slide Gate Valve technology for the powder and bulk solids handling industries. Its simple but robust design boasts a patent application with more than 53 innovative claims; making the Mucon® SDP Slide Gate Valve one of the most leading edge valves of its type on the market today.
Construction
- Manufactured from stainless steel slide gate blade
- Body in cast aluminum alloy with stainless steel bore liners
- Guards manufactured in aluminum alloy
- Blade gland packing from PTFE braid slide sealing plates in Ertalyte® PET-P plastic
- A high grade polymer with excellent temperature stability and wear resistance (FDA approved for food contact)
Application
- Can be applied to any bulk material handling application requiring the positive shut-off or full bore flow
- Low pressure conveying lines
- Plastic pellet loading systems
- Mixer or blender fill or discharge chute
Options
- Polished slide gate blade
- Other materials available for slide blade and bore liners
- Open and closed position indication switches available
- Open and closed solenoid control bundle
- Also available to purchase with a hand wheel operation
Benefits
- Uninterrupted smooth bore when the valve is fully open
- Fully sealed closure
- Slide gate blade is self cleaning
- Dust tight operation
- Extremely low maintenance
- Operation is smooth and efficient
- Slim design
Features
- Powered by a high efficiency, low friction pneumatic cylinder
- Provision for ‘earth’ tags where there is potential for static electricity generation
- Flange dimensions to DIN or ANSI patterns lifting points provided at the valve centre of gravity
- Rated for up to +1barg conveying pressures
- ATEX certified to 1D/2D categories
- Size range 100mm, 150mm, 200mm, 250mm & 300mm
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