Why do we recommend a shear protector for pellets, flakes or beads?

Posted by Terri Shipstone on Apr 17, 2017

Shear protectors reduce the flow of material at the valve's inlet. Reduced flow allows for better pocket fill and also reduces the risk of product jams in your housing clearances–ultimately protecting your product from damage.

Categories: Conveying Systems , Difficult Products , Technical Support

Posted By Terri Shipstone Sr. Inside Sales Representative

Sugar, spice and everything nice—no matter how many times your product recipe changes, Terri will help you make the experimentation process clean and easy. Her expertise in micro-ingredient, channel changer and easy-clean valves will help you get the best end-product, with less downtime.

Terri's Profile All Experts
Recent Videos
A 3D view of material flow in an MD Series rotary airlock valve Ever wondered what the inside of a valve looks like while it's conveying material? Watch our 3D animation to see a demonstration of material flow and pocket fill in an MD series rotary airlock valve by ACS Valves. The video is silent.
Ordering valves from ACS: How does it work? To understand what it's like to order a rotary valve from ACS Valves, here's a breakdown of our ordering and shipping process.
Drive Side Endplate Removal for ACST-4 Seals (Please note there is no audio with this video.) Need a guide to removing the drive side endplate on your ACST-4 seals? Watch a quick visual breakdown of the process. The video is silent.
3D CI Series Valve
Explore valves in our 3D gallery.
Icon - Rep Locate a Rep
Icon - Quote Bubble Request a Quote