The use of industrial vibrators to enhance the movement and storage of bulk solids has been around since solids were first handled as industrial bulk commodities. Everything from the food you eat, your drinking water, medicines you take and even your home, vibrators played an essential part in the manufacturing of these products.

Industrial vibrators are used in food packaging, chemical, pharmaceutical and even pet food manufacturing. They are used to keep consistent material flow and fill packaging, maintain an even flow which increases production and reduces product loss.

Martin Vibration Systems offers a complete line of vibration solutions including foundry, bakery, chemical, pharmaceutical and railcar to name a few. Our industrial vibrators will reduce noise, lower your energy costs, and lower your overall maintenance costs.

It is common for material flow problems to occur in bins, hoppers, and silos. Many of these problems are caused by a high level of friction between the material and the bin wall, and high cohesive strength within the material. When examining wall friction take into account the wall angle, wall material, smoothness, temperature, moisture, corrosion, abrasive wear, and the time the material remains at rest in the cone where the problem exists. Also the cohesiveness is affected by material properties, including moisture content.

When material flow problems occur solving these problems is essential for efficient production and accurate material inventory management. The key to solving these problems is to employ an industrial electric vibrator. Electric bin vibrators are used to break the friction between wall and material, as well as material cohesiveness, to promote material flow from the bin.

Industrial vibrators when properly selected offer an effective and high value solution. Martin Vibration Systems can provide with that solution. We offer many designs in vibration technology to fit your unique situation.

How does the pharmaceutical industry benefit from Martin’s Vibratory Feeders? Most vibrators operate lubrication-free and Teflon coated. The state-of-the-art designs insure energy-efficiency and long life. Pharmaceutical feeders flow into bucket elevators, onto belt conveyors, feeding weigh scales, packaging equipment or metering product from bins or hoppers to name just some of the more common applications. Conveying by vibration provides a smooth product transfer with no pharmaceutical product degradation.

View the pharmaceutical page for more information on vibratory feeders, and industrial vibrators designed for this industry.

Eliminate the need to pound railcars with ear-splitting sledge hammers by using the patented POCKET ROCK-IT® Railcar Vibrator from Martin Vibration Systems and Solutions!

Railcar Vibrators utilize lightweight, high-performance vibrators to unload even the most stubborn materials from closed top hopper cars. Both models weigh less than 32 lbs., greatly reducing the risk of back injury.

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Getting bulk material to flow readily can be a challenge. A vibratory-feeder is a versatile machine that vibrates and enables loose materials to be conveyed or transferred along a trough, screen or tube. This initiates the movement of bulk materials such as fine powders, grains, aggregates or cement in a forward motion along the trough, similar to a conveyor belt.

A Vibratory feeder is an ideal ‘compact’ solution for increasing bulk handling productivity that integrates easily into an operation or production line. It offers an economical means of product flow for conveying loose materials from volumetric-bins, hoppers and chutes. A vibratory feeder is suitable for just about any industry, application or environment for bulk materials in mixing, blending, batching or packaging operations, for either continuous or intermittent flow.

Getting bulk material to flow readily can be a costly challenge. In some applications, bulk powder, granular material and liquids are combined to create a thick slurry. Getting this thick slurry to flow consistently depends on the angle of your discharge and the thickness of your mixture.

One example of potential flow problem is with concrete. Most problems with concrete occur when the concrete is discharged from the mix trucks. Two common problems with concrete flow is the strength of the mixture and the friction between the mixture and the material it flows thru.

To ensure a smooth flow, an industrial vibrator is used. Industrial vibrators produce several pounds of force into the material to promote and maintain a constant concrete flow. An efficient and effective vibrator is the MARTIN® WHIRLWIND™ High-Frequency Turbine Vibrator. It produces more power with less noise than any other high-force/high-frequency pneumatic turbine vibrator. Units mount easily to cradle lug brackets or rail car wedge brackets, and operate quietly to meet OSHA noise requirements.