Meyer Industrial HDX Heavy-Duty Extra-Tough Rotary Airlock Valve
The HDX Heavy-Duty Extra-Tough Drop-Thru Rotary Airlock Valve from Meyer Industrial is engineered for the most demanding industrial applications. Built to handle high temperatures and high-pressure differentials of up to 22 psi, this valve sets the industry standard for durability, reliability, and long service life in pneumatic conveying, dust collection, and bulk material handling systems.
Why Choose the Meyer Industrial HDX Heavy-Duty Airlock Valve?
The HDX valve is purpose-designed to excel where standard rotary valves fail. It delivers exceptional performance in harsh environments, such as mining, cement, food processing, power generation, and the petrochemical industry.
Key features include:
- Heaviest Gauge Rotor Vane Stock: The HDX valve boasts the toughest rotor vane material available, ensuring durability in demanding environments.
- Extra-Thick Construction: The endplates, flanges, and housing walls are made from extra-thick material, providing superior strength and longevity.
- Outboard Mounted Oversized Bearings: The bearings are pre-lubricated, permanently sealed, and outboard mounted, reducing maintenance and extending the valve’s life.
- To minimize downtime and reduce maintenance costs, the HDX valve features the Meyer PRO-TEC Seal—an advanced Inflated Shaft Seal specifically engineered for abrasive, high-pressure pneumatic conveying applications.
Product Features
• Pressure Rating: 22 PSI
• Maximum Operating Temperature: 1,000°F
• Materials: Dry Free-Flowing, including: Corrosive, Hygroscopic, Abrasive
Pneumatic Conveying, Blending, Dust Collection, Drying, Pollution Control, Feeding, Weighing, Mixing
Aggregates, Asphalt, Grain, Cement, Food, Power, Baking, Mining, Chemicals, Paint, Paper, Plastics, Petrochemical, Wood.
• Available in fourteen sizes from 4×4 through 36×36
• Round or square flange assures system compatibility
• Larger diameter shafts for less deflection and optimum torque deliver
• Permanently sealed bearings ensure protection from contamination
• Special rotor designs including coatings, polishing, shallow pockets, and closed-end to specifically match your application
• Cast iron or stainless steel housings are standard providing maximum structural stability with optional cast materials available including; Inconel®, Hastelloy®, cast steel or aluminum
• Housing coating options include hard chrome, nickel, Teflon®, tungsten carbide, chrome carbide, and plasma
Product Customization
No two applications are alike—and at Meyer Industrial, we get that. Our rotary airlock valves are engineered around your unique requirements, ensuring the perfect fit for your process, environment, and industry standards.
Partner with our experts to create a solution that performs exactly the way you need it to
Relevant Industries
Explore the wide range of industries that rely on Meyer Industrial products—and see how our solutions are used in other industries.
Aggregate Handling Equipment
Rotary airlock valves for aggregate handling help control bulk material discharge while maintaining pressure sealing in conveying and dust collection systems used across aggregate processing.
Asphalt Plant Material Handling Equipment
Rotary airlock valves for asphalt plants support consistent material discharge and dependable airflow control in high-throughput operations, especially during peak seasonal production.
Grain Handling Equipment
Rotary airlock valves for grain handling applications help regulate bulk material discharge and maintain consistent pressure sealing in conveying and dust collection systems used in grain processing and storage environments.
Cement Handling Equipment
Rotary airlock valves for cement applications help maintain consistent material flow and reliable pressure sealing in pneumatic conveying and dust collection systems throughout cement processing.
Food Processing Material Handling Equipment
Rotary airlock valves for food-grade processing applications help maintain controlled discharge and reliable pressure sealing in pneumatic conveying and dust collection systems handling dry food ingredients.
Power and Energy Bulk Material Handling Equipment
Rotary airlock valves for power and energy applications help maintain controlled discharge and consistent system pressure when handling byproducts and fine bulk materials in generation and recovery processes.
Baking Ingredient Handling Equipment
Rotary airlock valves for baking-ingredient handling applications support precise material discharge and stable airflow control in systems that process flour and other dry baking materials.
Mining and Mineral Handling Equipment
Rotary airlock valves for mining and mineral processing applications help maintain controlled discharge, stable system pressure, and reliable airflow when handling raw ore, mineral fines, and abrasive bulk materials.
Chemical Processing Material Handling Equipment
Rotary airlock valves for chemical processing applications help maintain controlled discharge, stable system pressure, and reliable airflow when handling powders and fine bulk materials across chemical manufacturing operations.
Paint and Pigment Material Handling Equipment
Rotary airlock valves for paint and pigment processing applications help maintain controlled discharge, stable system pressure, and reliable airflow when handling fine powders and color additives across manufacturing operations.
Wood, Pulp and Paper Handling Equipment
Rotary airlock valves for wood, pulp, and paper applications help maintain controlled discharge, stable system pressure, and reliable airflow when handling wood chips, pulp fibers, paper byproducts, and fibrous bulk materials.
Plastic and Rubber Material Handling Equipment
Rotary airlock valves for plastic and rubber processing applications help maintain controlled discharge, stable system pressure, and reliable airflow when handling plastic pellets, resins, and rubber materials across manufacturing operations.
Petrochemical Material Handling Equipment
Rotary airlock valves for petrochemical processing applications help maintain controlled discharge and reliable pressure sealing in systems handling fine powders and specialty bulk materials.