• Applications
• Industry

• Why Food Ingredients Are Difficult to Handle

  Food manufacturing involves an unusually wide range of bulk materials and food safety requirements add constraints that don’t exist in most other industries:

  • Fine dry ingredients like flour, sugar, and spices are highly prone to compaction and bridging
  • Hygroscopic ingredients clump in humid environments, clogging equipment and disrupting metered flow
  • Fragile products require gentle, controlled conveying to reduce breakage and waste
  • Wet food products can’t run on traditional belt systems without sanitation challenges
  • All equipment near food must be wash-down safe and lubrication-free at product contact points
  • Precise portioning and consistent ingredient application directly affect product quality and cost
• Food Ingredients & Products Handled

  Our vibration products are used for processing and handling:

  • Dry bulk ingredients like flour, sugar, salt, cocoa, starch, dried milk
  • Spices, seasonings, and powdered flavor additives
  • Nuts, dried fruits, and granular toppings
  • Ground and whole bean coffee
  • Fragile finished products like chips, crackers, cookies, and candies
  • Wet and sliced products like pickles, vegetables, seafood, diced meats
  • Molten chocolate, batters, and glazes
  • Packaged food products for settling and compaction
• End Products Supported

  Our equipment supports consistent handling, portioning, and packaging across a wide range of food categories, including:

  • Confectionery and chocolate products
  • Baked goods like bread, cookies, crackers, pastries, and donuts
  • Snack foods like chips, nuts, popcorn, and extruded snacks
  • Frozen and prepared foods
  • Packaged dry goods like coffee, sugar, flour, and spices
  • Canned, jarred, and pouched products
  • Seasoned and coated food products
• Operational Benefits for Food Manufacturers

  Manufacturers that integrate vibration see consistent gains across throughput, quality, and cost.

  • Consistent flow of dry ingredients from bins and hoppers into production
  • Accurate, even seasoning and topping distribution on conveyed products
  • Gentle conveying of fragile products without breakage
  • Sanitary conveying of wet food products without traditional belt systems
  • Compaction/settling of molten chocolate, batter, and viscous products
  • More product per container through consistent settling and compaction
  • Wash-down safe construction standard across product lines
  • Lubrication-free models for food contact applications
• Where Our Products Fit in the Supply Chain

  Ingredient Receiving & Storage Vibration promotes consistent discharge of dry bulk ingredients from bins and hoppers into production without bridging or manual intervention.

  Ingredient Metering & Spreading Vibratory feeders deliver precise, consistent feeding of dry ingredients into mixers and coating systems, while seasoning spreaders apply spices, nuts, cheese, and other toppings evenly across conveyed products.

  Processing & Conveying Gentle linear feeders move fragile products without breakage and convey wet food products cleanly without traditional belt limitations.

  De-Aeration & Mold Filling Vibration removes air bubbles from molten chocolate, batter, and viscous products during mold filling,  producing a consistent, void-free finished product and cleaner de-molding after cooling.

  Packaging & Container Settling Compaction tables settle chips, nuts, coffee, sugar, and other products in bags, jars, and boxes before sealing — maximizing fill density and reducing packaging costs.

Products Typically Used In This Application

MARTIN^® E-Z™ Dry Ingredient Spreader

This dry ingredient spreader accurately applies seasonings, spices, chopped nuts, and frozen foods to conveyed products.

• Instant-on, instant-off operation ensures exact metering with no waste
• Consistent feed rates ensure even distribution of ingredients
• Stainless steel design is sanitary and easy to clean

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MARTIN^® E-Z™ Auto Scoop Filling System

This scooping system automates container filling, eliminating the need for hand scooping and filling.

• Increases container output and reduces repetitive motion injuries
• Results in more accurate and consistent container volume
• Controlled by a step-on foot switch

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MARTIN^® Smooth Move™ Linear Feeder

This linear feeder gently conveys bulk materials horizontally without “throwing,” ensuring consistent and controlled material flow.

• Gentle conveying maintains product quality and integrity
• User has total control over feeding rates
• Flat design works in confined spaces

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MARTIN^® E-Z™ Weigh Systems Feeder/Hopper System

This stainless steel feeder/hopper is a cost-effective stand-alone feeding system ideal for food and pharmaceutical applications.

• Can be controlled to provide a constant feed rate or a precise amount for batching
• Offers loss-in-weight or volumetric feeding
• Custom sizes and configurations available

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MARTIN^® E-Z™ Vibratory Feeders

These stainless steel feeders are ideal for food, bakery, chemical and pharmaceutical applications.

• Simple design ensures reliability and ease of maintenance
• Handles feeding applications up to 8 tons per hour
• Flat, vee, or custom trays available

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MARTIN^® PKL^® Interval Impactors

Interval impactors generate individual blows similar to a hammer.

• Great for spray dryers, pipes and dust collectors
• Superb controllability
• Reduces noise, energy costs, and bin damage
• Available with ATEX certification

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MARTIN^® NTS™ Non-Impacting Bin Vibrators

This bin vibrator offers low-frequency, high-amplitude energy best suited for larger particle sizes and light bulk densities.

• Delivers powerful linear force without impacting
• Designed for use with bowl feeders
• Available with ATEX certification

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MARTIN^® NTS™ 80-350 Non-Impacting Linear Vibrators

This non-impacting vibrator provides powerful linear force for moving materials in small bins and hoppers.

• Ideal for food, pharmaceutical and chemical applications
• Quietest, most energy efficient vibrator on the market
• Available with ATEX certification

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MARTIN^® NTP™ Continuous Impacting Linear Vibrators

This continuous impacting linear vibrator delivers high acceleration for removing sticky materials from vessel surfaces.

• Sanitary coating ideal for food or pharmaceutical applications
• Comes with cushioning strike plate to reduce stress on vessel walls

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MARTIN^® NCB™ Sanitary Ball Vibrators

This ball vibrator offers powerful, efficient rotary vibration for activating solids in bins, hoppers, chutes, screens, and feeders.

• Sanitary coating perfect for food or pharmaceutical applications
• Best suited for fine, dry material that responds to high frequency

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MARTIN^® Bantam Series of Miniature Air Vibrators

These are compact pneumatic vibrators engineered for small hoppers and tight spaces.

• Designed for food and pharmaceutical applications
• Provides powerful, performance in a mini size
• Works with Stick & Shake™ Adhesive Mounting System

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MARTIN^® Stick & Shake™ Adhesive Mounting System

This is a revolutionary option for permanently mounting vibrators with no welding, bolting, or drilling.

• Designed to work perfectly with our miniature air vibrators
• Installs quickly and easily on virtually any surface
• First one FREE

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Why MARTIN®?

Our vibration solutions are built around the full scope of food manufacturing — from raw ingredient flow through finished product packaging. Food-grade environments demand wash-down safe construction, lubrication-free operation at product contact points, and stainless steel options for sanitary applications. All standard MARTIN® models are wash-down safe, most are lubrication-free, and stainless steel versions are available across our product line.

Contact our application experts to discuss how our equipment can improve throughput, ingredient accuracy, and sanitation compliance at your facility. Engineering and application assistance is always free.