Quick Clean Gate

The Vortex® Quick Clean Gate™ is a “clean-out-of-place” gate valve designed for frequent cleaning. The valve features a full-port opening and a self-cleaning design.

• Press-lock latches for tool-free access to the interior
• A specially designed clevis allows for quick blade removal
• Can be installed and/or removed without affecting other equipment
• Machined, full-bore orifice for unobstructed material flow
• Mechanically self-cleans its seals during the opening stroke when actuated to the fully open position
• FDA-compliant and accepted under the USDA Dairy Standard
• No internal cavities to prevent wedging, lodging, and spoilage
• Narrow profile for applications with limited space

Press-lock latches for tool-free internal access

A specially designed clevis allows for quick blade removal

Can be installed and/or removed without affecting other equipment

Machined, full-bore orifice for unobstructed material flow

Mechanically self-cleans its seals during the opening stroke, if actuated to the fully open position

FDA-compliant and accepted under the USDA Dairy Standard

No internal cavities to prevent wedging, lodging, and spoilage

Narrow profile for applications with limited space

Non-abrasive powders, pellets, and granules for applications that require regular sanitation. Can be used to handle sticky and/or reactive materials.

2–10 in | 50–255 mm ID and OD diameters are available. Also available in Schedule 10, 20, or 40 pipe sizes.

Ferrule-type fittings, tube stubs, through-bolts, and ANSI #125/150 custom flanges are available

PET and silicone rubber seals should be hand-cleaned in treatment solutions not exceeding 180°F | 80°C

Cylinder Shaft, Barrel Nuts, and Tie Rod Construction

AVP *The gate must cycle to the fully open position between runs to keep the displacement area clear of materials. Learn More >

ATEX Zone 20 (internal), ATEX Zone 21 (external), FDA, USDA Dairy Standard

Vortex Quick Clean Orifice Gate vs. Alternatives

The Vortex® Quick Clean Gate™ offers unique features and many distinct advantages over typical butterfly valves, pinch valves, ball valves, and slide gates used in sanitary applications. • Alternative slide gates and other valves can be problematic if they cannot be readily disassembled and sanitized. If materials accumulate on a valve’s sealing surfaces, cross-contamination, spoilage, and bacterial growth can occur. The Quick Clean Gate’s ability to be “cleaned out of place” ensures product safety and quality. • The Quick Clean Gate is specifically designed to speed up the sanitation process, significantly reducing downtime. The Quick Clean Gate’s compression coupling connections and its press-lock latches allow for quick disassembly, sanitation, and reassembly without tools. • Many alternative slide gates have open cavities where materials can become lodged and prevent a positive shut-off of the material flow. Lodged materials can also cause seal wear and material degradation, and lead to the gate seizing up and binding. Trapped materials also pose a risk of cross-contamination and spoilage. To prevent material buildup and ensure positive gate closure, such cavities have been eliminated from the Quick Clean Gate’s design. The Quick Clean Gate is designed to mechanically clear materials away from the sealing surfaces with each opening stroke. This ensures that trapped materials are forced back out of the seals and discharged into the process line, rather than becoming packed into the seals and causing actuation and/or contamination issues. • A butterfly valve’s rotating disc is directly exposed to the material flow, which causes wear on the disc itself. This can result in contamination from foreign metal fragments. The exposed disc also obstructs material flow as it passes through the valve, which can cause line blockages and other maintenance issues. To resolve these issues, the Quick Clean Gate’s sliding blade is machined with an unobstructed, full-bore orifice that allows unrestricted material flow. • Alternative slide gates and butterfly valves can significantly shear materials as a result of jamming and grinding materials into the seals. Sheared materials cause seal wear, material degradation, and compromised product quality. Sheared materials may also become wedged in the seals, causing the gate to seize and bind. To address these issues, the Quick Clean Gate’s “scissoring” action tapers off the material flow as the gate closes. By keeping the pressure plate seals clear of material, their service life is also extended.