When I was young(er), I remember hearing that robots would replace everyone’s jobs. Almost immediately I thought: It seems like a good job will be building robots. Who is Fastfeed Corporation? Due to The Cleveland Vibrator Company’s recent acquisition of Fastfeed Corporation, I am proud to realize that childhood dream! Fastfeed Corporation is a manufacturer of […]
Very proud father here today! This morning in the kitchen of the Macklin Family, there took place a scene featuring the current economic condition, consumer package goods, and industrial vibration, birthed by the amazing breakfast food: eggs. I had just finished cooking and cooling a batch of hardboiled eggs (yay, protein!). My glorious-wife-whose-fantastic-shadow-I-walk-in picked one […]
When considering a Bulk Bag Filler or new Bag or Box Filling system, you will inevitably be presented with the option for densification. Most typically, densification options from the filler or system manufacturers utilize industrial vibration under the container being filled to settle, compact, or densify the material. As discussed in one of my previous […]
Industrial Vibrators and Vibratory Equipment can be used for so many different purposes that we never get bored working on customer inquiries to help them. We get to work across dozens of industries with hundreds of material types and countless unique conditions, requirements, and problems. So, it is fun to reflect on applications and problems we’ve solved near the end […]
Have you ever had someone try to push you over from your side? I recall skiing with my big brother once when we were kids. We had gotten off the chair lift and were stopped at the top of a run, getting ready to head down. I was standing with skis closely together in parallel, […]
As my incredibly knowledgeable associate, Mike Stratis, wrote a blog about accessories to consider for installing an air-powered vibrator, I thought I would provide a follow-up piece to discuss what to expect AFTER the install. As with any equipment, pneumatic vibrators and their supporting accessories require love, attention, lubrication, and cleaning. Here is what to expect […]
Every year, our team here talks to and visits hundreds of pneumatic vibrator users about their use, applications and installations. Believe it or not, we aren’t always reviewing our own work! Through this field experience and our vibrator repair services that will evaluate and repair ANY manufacturer’s vibrator, we have gained a lot of knowledge […]
Recently, Cleveland Vibrator Co. has been working on developing a series of Vacuum Mount Systems for our vibrators. Typically, these are used for helping flow or clean out on portable hoppers, bins, IBCs, hopper bottom and belly dump trailers, or railcars. However, our newest release, the Mini Turbine Vacuum Mount series, has a variety of […]
To the casual observer, Vibratory Equipment might look like pretty simple stuff. You just slap some vibrators on the thing to make it shake, right? Anyone can make that! Well, as we’ve seen in some other detailed posts from Jack Steinbuch, there is more than meets the eye to designing and building something that will […]
Frequent readers of this blog (don’t be scared to raise your hand and comment, by the way…) may remember a post about unique applications of industrial vibrators in 2013. Well, this week we had a new inquiry from a drop-by guest that is in the running for 2014. Craig MacklinCraig Macklin joined The Cleveland Vibrator […]
