Salina Vortex Corporation is changing its name.

According to the organization, it has officially changed its corporate name to Velocity Flow Technologies. The new name reflects the company’s evolution from a single-brand manufacturer into a multi-disciplinary industrial platform offering engineered products and manufacturing capabilities that support customers across dry bulk material handling, process equipment, and related industrial applications.

“Over the last decade-plus, we’ve deliberately expanded our capabilities through acquisition, product development, and investment in engineering and manufacturing,” said Travis Young, CEO. “The Salina Vortex name carries tremendous legacy, but our company today is bigger than one brand and broader than one product category. Velocity Flow Technologies better represents who we are now—and where we’re going.”

Velocity Flow Technologies has broadened its operating footprint through a series of strategic moves over the past 12 years, including:

• PMC (2013), now operating as Vortex Loading Solutions
• Kasa Fab (2018), now operating as Spectrum Metalcraft
• SolidEx (2024)
• Abrasive Blast Systems (2024), now operating as Fortress Blast Systems
• Hamar Automation (2026)

These additions complement the organization’s established strengths in proprietary equipment design, engineering, programming, and highly customized made-to-order manufacturing.

The corporate name change to Velocity Flow Technologies does not change the company’s ownership, leadership, customer commitments, or day-to-day operations. Existing contracts, warranties, purchase orders, and customer relationships remain in place without interruption.

“Our customers count on us for responsiveness, engineering depth, and reliable delivery,” said Young. “This name change is about clarity and alignment—not changing what works. We’re continuing to build a company that earns trust by living our values and solving hard problems for customers.”

Velocity Flow Technologies will continue operating its portfolio of businesses and product lines, with each maintaining its market-facing identity while leveraging shared resources and best practices across the platform.

The Velocity Flow Technologies name is intended to better support the company’s long-term strategy: investing in people and engineering talent, expanding product capabilities, pursuing disciplined growth, and building an enduring organization rooted in the company’s core values of Passion, Humility, Integrity, Respect, and Empathy.

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You can learn more at www.velocityflowtech.com.