{"id":996,"date":"2025-02-26T15:44:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T15:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flowrates.com\/boutique\/uncategorized\/under-silo-knife-gate-valve-kgs-performance-and-reliability-in-industrial-environments\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T15:27:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T15:27:17","slug":"under-silo-knife-gate-valve-kgs-performance-and-reliability-in-industrial-environments","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/flowrates.com\/en\/energy\/under-silo-knife-gate-valve-kgs-performance-and-reliability-in-industrial-environments\/","title":{"rendered":"Under Silo Knife Gate Valve KGS &#8211; Performance and Reliability in Industrial Environments"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"996\" class=\"elementor elementor-996 elementor-621\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a034ef3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a034ef3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e3da76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e3da76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Industrial Applications of the Silo Knife Gate Valve<\/h3><ul><li><strong>Energy &amp; Environment<\/strong> \u2013 Ash management, incineration, biomass<\/li><li><strong>Food Industry<\/strong> \u2013 Transport and dosing of powders and bulk food products<\/li><li><strong>Mining <\/strong>\u2013 Ore extraction and processing, solid waste management<\/li><li><strong>Cement &amp; Quarries<\/strong> \u2013 Transport and dosing of cement, lime, and silica<\/li><li><strong>Pulp &amp; Paper<\/strong> \u2013 Fiber control and thickened slurry flow management<\/li><li><strong>Chemical &amp; Petrochemical<\/strong> \u2013 Handling of powdered and granulated chemicals<\/li><\/ul><p>With a robust construction and high adaptability, Flowrates square welded knife gate valves are the ultimate solution for industries requiring <strong>precision, reliability, and long-term performance<\/strong>.<\/p><h3>Technical Features and Advantages of the KGS Model<\/h3><p><strong>Dn<\/strong> : 50 to 600<\/p><p><strong>Body material<\/strong> : Ductile iron \/ Stainless steel CF8M \/ Steel A216WCB \/ Duplex<\/p><p><strong>Disc materials<\/strong> : Stainless steel AISI316 \/ AISI 304 \/ Duplex<\/p><p><strong>Seat materials<\/strong> : EPDM \/ NBR \/ Food-approved silicone \/ FKM \/ PTFE \/ Dynamic metal seat<\/p><p><strong>Connection <\/strong>: Between flanges \/ Threaded connection \/ Flanged<\/p><p><strong>Drilling <\/strong>: PN6 \/ PN10 \/ PN16 \/ ANSI 150 LBS<\/p><p><strong>Min Temperature <\/strong>: -40\u00b0C<\/p><p><strong>Maximum temperature<\/strong> : +850\u00b0C<\/p><p><strong>Maximum pressure<\/strong> : 16 bars<\/p><p><strong>Tightness <\/strong>: 100% tight with soft seat \/ Dynamic PTFE sealing \/ Dynamic metal sealing class G<\/p><p><strong>Actuator <\/strong>:<\/p><ul><li>Handwheel with rising stem \/ Handwheel with non-rising stem \/ Electric motor \/ Pneumatic cylinder \/ Hydraulic cylinder \/ Gearbox with handwheel<\/li><li>All these equipements are built, tested and set by our team of expers !<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Options<\/strong> :<\/p><ul><li>Possiblity to build this valve with a bonnet for applications that need it (gas &#8211; 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