Industrial vibrators have been around for over 50 years. Many industries use them to lower energy costs and also to cut out a large amount of noise. They can include compacting vibrators, concrete vibrators, linear and electric vibrators. There are a wide range of electric models with frequencies of 900 to 3600. Output forces can be 20 lbs to as much as 50,000 lbs. Horse power ranges can begin at 1/50 to 17-1/2 HP.

Industrial vibrators can be either internal or external, ranging from low and high frequency models. Although rugged, quality industrial vibrators should be energy efficient. Some contain up to 20% less noise than the impacting series.

Industries which use industrial vibrators are generally Construction, Chemical, Food, Plastics, Steel and Pharmaceutical companies.

Problem:

A manufacturer of stainless food handling equipment was having a problem with product damage in the handling of Spanish-style peanuts. The stainless storage bin metered on to a belt at various rates depending on package size.

Situation:

The current solution was to hammer on the bin with a rubber mallet to induce heavier flow for larger packaging.

Solution:

The addition of a MARTIN® CD18—470 Vibrator (set back to the lowest setting) moves the product smoothly with minimal damage.

The manufacturer has since standardized on our products.

Millions of workers are exposed to potentially damaging nois in the workplace each year. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, about 30,000,000 US workers are affected.

One way to tackle the noise problem is to replace old vibrators with Martin Vibrations System’s pneumatic turbine vibrators. Our silent turbine vibrators may have a higher initial price than ball and piston vibrators, but cost less in the long run to operate and maintain.

Our vibrators eliminate or reduce noise, reduce the need for constant worker monitoring, and operate well below the threshold for sound under the Hearing Conservation Amendment.

Problem:

Large bulk materials are the hardest materials to move with flow aids. One plant was experiencing back up with their hog fuel and woods chips.

Situation:

A regional plant was experiencing back up and flow problems with their hog fuel and woods chips. BIG BLASTER® Air Cannons are the most effective in getting wood products to flow, however there was no plant air. The solution was an 1800 rpm MOTOMAGNETIC® Electric Vibrator.

Solution:

The customer had a flop gate, pant leg arrangement loading the material to an open truck. Because of the shallow angle there were frequent plugs which would back up into the disc screen. A CD18-1670 was mounted to a 1/2“plate with grade five bolts and a compression washer. The plate was welded solid to a 1/8″ X 6″ X 8′ channel. The channel was stitch welded without welding the corners.

The vibrator is operating at about 30% of its capacity and is wired to the motor control center. Overload is set at 1.0 amp/460 volts.

Electric vibrators solve material flow of bulk materials through any size bin, hopper or chute. They are virtually silent and are long lasting providing many years of service under the toughest conditions. Even though electric vibrators are more costly then pneumatic vibrators, they operate with nearly no maintenance costs and save your more money in the long run.

Want a more quiet and energy efficient solution for applications requiring vibration? The Martin Wedgie Portable Mounting Vibrator patented inner surface is coated with a space age plastic that transfers vibration and absorbs the noise.

It’s Quiet – noise levels are well below regulatory limits and its special mounting shoe reduces noise.

Easy to Remove – Its portable, the vibrator assembly slides on and off the molded shoe.

Sanitary – Its stainless steel design sheds materials easily and won’t flake off.

Martin Vibrations Systems offers three vibrator types; lube free, non-impacting and single impacting for a hammer like blow.

Problem:

An ostrich farm needed a faster method of removing waste from their numerous bird pens.

Situation:

Their prior method was to use a screen which had to be tilted and shaken by hand, on a 4′ X 8′ frame setting on a golf cart trailer for portability. The tires would act as a vibrator between the ground and the trailer.

Solution:

A model CDS36-390 was attached to the center of the reinforced screen frame secured to the trailer. The reclaimable material (mill) passes through the screen and can be re-spread after the trailer is removed. Each pen is equipped with 115/60/1HP outlets for simple plug-in operation. This operation must be performed daily and with the vibrator application. It is done by one person in approximately
one fourth of the time that it took before.

This year’s theme” Innovation from the ground up” See the newest equipment and technology in the construction industry, featuring the latest equipment, products, services and technologies. 

All exhibits feature products from the following categories:

• Cast Stone Equipment/Machinery
• Consulting Services
• Conveyors, Accessories & Attachments
• Dust Collection Systems/Parts/Suppression Equipment
• Dust Collectors, Concrete
• Education/Training
• Engineering Services
• Equipment Maintenance
• Idlers & Idler Accessories
• Material Handling Systems, Asphalt
• Protective Covers
• Safety Barricades, Cones, Drums
• Safety Devices & Systems (Flags/Lights/Markers/Signs/Camera Systems)
• Vibrators, Concrete
• Vibrators, Dump Body

Visit Martin Engineering’s booth and learn about our latest equipment and technology in the construction industry. Bring yourself up to speed on new systems and instrumentation. See all the latest innovations making our industry greener, safer and more precise.

Compaction Tables – Custom designed to meet specific manufacturer needs, these tables can be flat or nested. These tables are versatile and can solve a wide variety of processing problems.  

Flat Deck Tables – These types of tables are well suited for general industry such as compacting materials, removal of entrapped air, consolidating concrete, vibration testing and for food processing and packaging. They can be designed with pneumatic or electric vibrators to meet your specific requirements. 

Nested Tables – These types of tables can be used with single or double conveyor systems.  They are noted for quickly compacting contents like molds, boxes, drums and other containers.

The type of industries that use vibration tables are foundries, concrete, chemical and bulk materials and food processing.

Problem:

A chocolate mint company in Wisconsin was having quality control problems. Their chocolate mints were not evenly stratified, layered from brown chocolate to green then to dark chocolate.

In addition they wanted to reduce the re-melt of the product, reduce extra chocolate that was used to compensate for uneven fill, reduce noise, reduce maintenance, be able to vary the output of the vibration, and get guaranteed results.

Situation:

The customer desired a clearly stratified candy, ie. layered from brown chocolate to green to dark chocolate. He wanted to solve the quality control problems by utilizing a MARTIN® vibration system to settle the candy as it was poured into trays.

They were using a low-frequency, low-amplitude rapper bar on their fill trays in their chocolate operation. Visualizing an ice cube tray would give you a good idea of how the candy is poured. The rapper bar was giving them inadequate settling of the material: therefore, the resulting appearance of the candies was not cleanly stratified as depicted in their advertisement. The customer wanted to correct this problem, so Martin Vibration Systems were contacted.

Solution:

The solution was the MARTIN® MOTOMAGNETIC® Electric Vibrator that addressed the following needs:

- promoted the flow within the mold cavity…the product would become more uniform, reducing re-melt and saving extra chocolate
- vibrators are quiet…by replacing the jolt tables with high—frequency energy, a substantial reduction in noise was realized
- the vibrators are engineered beyond industry standards and are guaranteed with an unconditional 3-year guarantee
- the MOTOMAGNETIC® Units offer a wide range of force by changing the settings on the eccentrics

The utilization of the CD-3600 electrics to corrected their problem. The application of MARTIN® Equipment has given them a product they can now feel proud of and advertise accordingly to fit their corporate image. It was a “sticky” situation that we corrected with a “sweet” solution.