Categories Starting with 'V'

Valves are mechanical devices that are used to control the volume of flow and pressure of fluids or gases. Closing, opening, or partially opening a passage through which the material passes regulates this flow. They can be electrical or mechanical and are available in many different varieties.

Vacuum pumps provide a wide range of scientific and industrial applications by generating sub-atmospheric pressure ranging from rough vacuum to hyper vacuum conditions.

Plastic manufactured through the vacuum forming process is when a sheet of plastic is heated till it reaches a forming temperature, is consecutively stretched into or onto a uni-surfaced mold, and is held firm against the mold by application of vacuum in between the sheet and the mold surface. These plastics are used in various industries such as automotive, medical, cosmetic, food, electronics, toys, athletic equipment, household products and clothing industries. Common vacuum formed plastic types include acrylic, PVC, ABS, and polycarbonate.

Vapor recovery hoses are fluid conveying pipes, characterizing a superior resistance to hydrocarbons, also known as tubing. These hoses are lightweight, flexible, and capable of operating under cold conditions. They are suitable for diesel, gasoline and lubricating oils. In practice, they are engaged for the recovery of specific hydrocarbons that are volatile and chemical in nature during the process of ship and barge loading carried out at bulk storage terminals, refineries, plants, as well as in other transfer operations accomplished in a marine environment; rail, truck and car loading terminals; and unloading processes at service stations.

Vibration isolators, and its related products, vibration mounts, vibration absorbers, shock absorbers, and vibration dampeners, are rubber mountings that have been engineered to restrict the transfer of shocks, vibration and sound while maintaining support of a structure and allowing relative motion between that structure and the vibrating object.

Vertical conveyors lift or lower loads between various elevations in intermittent flow operations and where horizontal space is limited. Continuous vertical conveyors provide product movement up or down. Reciprocating vertical conveyors start at one level and take the product up or down then go back to the originating level to pick up another product.

A vacuum valve is a shutoff valve that connects the system to a pressure less than the atmospheric pressure when it is opened.

A vacuum check valve is a one-way flow valve which maintains system vacuum pressure.

Vertical pumps are pumps driven by vertical electric motors or horizontal engines with right angle gears containing one or more bowls. They are equipped with radial flow, modified radial flow, mixed flow or axial flow impellers. The pumps are designed for multi-staging. The driver is mounted either on the discharge head, directly to the bowl assembly, below the bowl assembly or in a horizontal configuration.

Vertical accumulation buffer conveyors, a type of spiral conveyor, combines two spirals for up and down movement, thereby effectively utilizing overhead space for accumulation storage while preserving valuable floor space. Most conveyable products can be handled, including bottles, cans, pails, bags, bundles, totes, containers and wrapped or unwrapped items. They are most effective in the manufacturing process where products need time for cooling, drying or curing.