Application-Focused Industry Engineering
From cement and power to food-grade and specialty processing, OSWAR rotary valves are engineered for the exact demands of your industry.
Core Industries
The sectors where OSWAR solutions are most widely deployed, each with detailed operating conditions, proven applications, and recommended valve series.
Cement
Mission-Critical Flow Control for Modern Cement Plants
In a cement plant, stability is engineered, not assumed. Rotary Air Locks are mission-critical components that directly influence kiln efficiency, energy consumption, dust control, and emissions performance. From raw material grinding to clinker discharge, pressure integrity and controlled material flow are fundamental to continuous cement production.
Power
Engineered for Continuous Energy Generation
Thermal and biomass power plants operate under relentless conditions, high temperatures, abrasive ash, pressurized systems, and continuous material flow. Any instability in handling systems directly affects generation efficiency, emissions control, and plant safety. Rotary Air Locks are integral to maintaining pressure integrity, safe ash discharge, and stable fuel feeding.
Boilers
Precision Feeding & Pressure Integrity for Industrial and Utility Boilers
Boilers are the thermal heart of industrial infrastructure. Whether in power generation, process industries, or waste-to-energy plants, combustion stability and pressure control define operational efficiency, safety, and emissions performance. Rotary Air Locks serve as critical interface components between material storage, feeding systems, and combustion chambers, maintaining pressure isolation while ensuring controlled, uninterrupted solid fuel handling.
Mining
Rugged Flow Control for High-Abrasion Mineral Environments
Mining and mineral processing operations are defined by scale, abrasion, and continuous-duty performance. From crushing circuits to beneficiation plants, material handling systems operate under extreme mechanical stress. Dust-heavy environments, sharp-edged minerals, high tonnage throughput, and round-the-clock operations demand components that are engineered for durability, not compromise.
Steel
High-Temperature Flow Control for Integrated Steel Plants
Steel manufacturing is defined by thermal intensity, material abrasion, and continuous operation. From raw material preparation to direct reduction and dust recovery systems, steel plants operate under extreme temperature gradients, heavy particulate load, and high-volume material movement. Rotary Air Locks are critical components in maintaining pressure isolation, controlled discharge, and dust containment across steel production systems.
More Industries We Serve
Our rotary valves and bulk material handling solutions are trusted across a wide range of sectors. Each industry page covers operating conditions, critical application areas, and recommended valve series.
AFR & Alternative Fuels
AFR systems process irregular materials such as RDF, biomass fractions, and mixed residues. Rotary handling must preserve feed continuity while controlling leakage and maintenance demand.
Agriculture
Agricultural handling systems need dependable feed and discharge control across grains, seeds, fertilizers, and dried products.
Biomass
Biomass operations process variable-density, often fibrous fuels where stable feed and pressure control are critical for thermal continuity.
Ceramics
Ceramic quality depends on consistent powder conditioning and feed stability from spray dryer discharge through press feeding and fuel handling.
Chemical
Chemical plants require precise dosing, containment, and pressure stability across reactive, hygroscopic, and potentially hazardous solids.
Dairy
Dairy powders require contamination control and gentle, pressure-stable transfer, especially around spray dryer and packaging feed systems.
Ethanol
Grain-based ethanol plants need precise intake and by-product handling under year-round operation. Rotary systems support feed consistency and pneumatic transfer stability.
EV Battery
Battery material lines need ultra-stable powder handling for blend quality, safety, and performance consistency across cathode/anode processing.
Feed Processing
Feed manufacturing requires accurate dosing and clean transfer for nutritional consistency across pellet and additive systems.
Fertilizer
Fertilizer systems combine abrasive solids, corrosive chemistry, and strict composition control. Rotary handling must protect dosing consistency and containment integrity.
Food Processing
Food powder operations need contamination-safe transfer, accurate dosing, and controlled pressure behavior across milling, seasoning, and dairy-adjacent systems.
Glass
Glass production relies on accurate mineral feed and reliable transfer under abrasive, continuous-duty conditions including cullet loops.
Infant Formula
Infant nutrition manufacturing has near-zero tolerance for contamination or feeding inconsistency. Rotary transfer must preserve purity, pressure stability, and batch repeatability.
Lime
Lime operations expose transfer equipment to heat, abrasive mineral flow, and dust-heavy process zones. Rotary systems must maintain sealing and uptime under extreme service conditions.
Paints & Pigments
Pigment and filler handling is fine-powder intensive. Rotary control must sustain dosing precision, pressure balance, and dust containment.
Pet Food
Pet food lines combine hygiene and formulation precision. Controlled transfer is required from ingredient dosing through pellet and packaging feed.
Petrochemical
Catalysts, carbon black, and reactive solids in petrochemical plants require leak-minimized transfer and pressure-zone integrity.
Pharmaceutical
From spray dryers to granulation and containment transfer, pharmaceutical solids handling requires hygienic construction and pressure/vacuum stability.
Plastics
From additive dosing to extrusion and pellet transfer, plastics manufacturing requires repeatable feed behavior and clean process control.
Recycling
Recycling plants process variable-size, contamination-prone solids where robust sealing and flow control support cleaner, more stable throughput.
Rubber
Rubber compounds and reinforcing additives create abrasive, dust-heavy handling environments where consistent feed supports quality and uptime.
Sugar
Sugar plants run intense campaign cycles where uptime defines profitability. Flow control must stay reliable across bagasse, powder, and ash-linked circuits.
Textile
Textile operations involve dust-prone solids transfer from fiber prep to dyes and chemical dosing. Rotary isolation improves process cleanliness and flow control.
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If your industry or process isn't listed, get in touch. Our engineering team evaluates specific material and operating conditions to recommend the right solution.