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.

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 Arkansas gypsum plant manager became concerned about air consumption. They saw that they would need to reduce the load on the plant air system or be forced to upgrade to a larger compressor.

Situation:

The plant, for many years had used a VIBROLLER® UCVR 6-.5 Vibrator installed underneath the mixer belt to vibrate and form the gypsum slurry. This roller vibrator did a good job of consolidating the material, and so periodically as needed, the plant would just replace a worn-out vibrator with a new one.

Solution:

To demonstrate, the NTS 50/04 Linear Vibrator was placed on a VAC-MOUNTâ„¢ Portable Mount. At 60 psi, the NTS 50/04 Vibrator is rated at 10 cfm–less than half of the VIBROLLER® Vibrator’s 21 cfm air consumption.

With the VAC-MOUNTâ„¢ Portable Vibrator applied temporarily underneath the mixer belt, the plant could see its effective vibration. As a result, they bought an NTS 50/04 and permanently installed it to replace the roller vibrator.

The NTS 50/40 did better job of consolidation, with quieter operations. And most importantly, they are using less air, reducing energy consumption, and avoiding the purchase of a larger air compressor.

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.

Problem:

An automobile assembly plant in Detroit Michigan was experiencing build up on the chute walls in their fuel handling system.

Situation:

This assembly plant has their own coal-fired utility. Some of the chutes in their fuel-handling system plug up from buildup on the chute walls over a period of time. To prevent this from happening operators constantly use air lances and shovels to clean the buildup daily. This took a lot of the operators’ time away from further improvements or maintenance areas in the plant.

Solution:

We introduced the NTS 54/02 on a VAC 20 MOUNT, a portable unit that takes care of the buildup and gives the operators more time to work in other areas.

Problem:

A large plate glass manufacturer in Toronto was dealing with two problems: broken glass in a scrap reclaim bin not vacating, and compensation claims for back injuries resulting from the periodic cleaning of this bin.

Situation:

Except for scheduled maintenance or breakdown, the line is never shut down. Thus, when the glass is not being cut and stacked, the material is “thrashed” and recycled. It was at this station the problem existed. The bin, approximately 8’ wide by 30’ long, had less than a 2-1/2′ drop (roughly 5°). The operators were using long poles to push the glass shards to the discharge, which periodically resulted in a back injury claim.

Solution:

Demonstration was key in showing the customer the solution to their problem. Even though there was noise from the thrasher, the customer may now vibrate and clean this bin during cutting and stacking without excessive noise from piston type vibrators.

Vibrating tables are often critical components of production and industrial flow systems. Hoppers, bins, feeders, and packaging systems can all benefit from vibration.

1. Improve product flow and consistency. Vibration breaks the friction between materials and allows them to flow freely. This benefit will save money by reducing product loss caused by build up in hopper, clogging or jams in line, overspill and other material flow problems.

2. Safer Work Environment. Martin Vibrators are less noisy as traditional industrial vibrators. Most operate below OSHA noise standards therefore reducing hearing damage. Since vibrators eliminate clogs in bins and hoppers, employees are not at risk clearing these clogs.

3. Improves Packaging. Vibration compacts bagged material, therefore more tight fitting bagged material for shipping.

4. Improves production time and lowers labor costs. No more wasted labor hours. Time spent cleaning and unclogging will now be used toward more productive, value added tasks.

5. Eliminate waste. Martin vibrations systems helps to eliminate waste in most material flow systems by reducing clogs and waste by improving accuracy, consistency and quality of your material flow systems.

Martin Industrial Vibrators for bins, hoppers and chutes have been specially developed to facilitate flow with all types of materials including aggregate, sand, fine powders, flakes, pills, bottle caps any other material that tends to stick and clog.

To keep the material moving in a bin or hopper, vibration is needed. Vibrators keep the material from sticking and it breaks the bin skin. There are two basic types of industrial vibrators: rotary and linear. Rotary vibrators are characterized by an unbalanced mass rotating around a center point. The result is a centrifugal force output at a given frequency. Rotary vibrators include ball, ring, turbine, and motor-driven eccentric types.

Material flow problems exist for many reasons. It is not an easy task to solve. However, industrial vibrators offer an effective and high value solution. They keep things shaking and flowing.

Problem:

A Michigan manufacturer was experiencing costly maintenance problems with their electric vibrators inside their wood fired power plant. These vibrators continuously caused damage to their screen deck and supports which in turn required costly rebuilds and repairs.

Situation:

Their existing rotary electric vibrators were mounted on 4 x 6 ft screens, which were used to screen pyrites from the exhaust gases. They run at 3600 revolutions per minute and are mounted to an arm which tapped the screen deck. The manufacturer felt that speed was the problem, so they purchased a frequency inverter to control the RPMs. This helped some, but the maintenance cost to repair the vibrator, screen deck, and supports was still excessive

Solution:

Martin Vibration Systems recommended a NTS-50-04 Vibrator because of its versatility and the ability to independently control the frequency, amplitude, and forced output. With this new system, the force output requirement was only about one-half of the force they were using with the rotary vibrator.

Problem:

A West Coast Pharmaceutical Company had a weighing and packaging machine that required employee intervention with a tapping hammer in order to settle the contents properly.

Situation:

The capsules or tablets were loaded into five-gallon buckets, but the weighing and packaging machine does not have a vibratory table. In order to properly settle the material and pack these containers, one full-time employee must constantly tap on the sides of the container with a rubber hammer. Furthermore, the line required 24-hour continuous operation to meet consumer demand and the equipment would reside in a high wash down environment.

Solution:

Martin Vibration Systems installed a MARTIN® NTP™ Continuous Impacting Linear Vibrator providing precise and controlled air vibration solution, while meeting the high wash down and non-stop requirements of this capsule packaging line.