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Katy Sabo

Reliable DC Vibrators Boost Profits for Snow & Ice Removal

By Katy Sabo

Operators waste valuable time manually freeing clumped rock salt out of their spreaders when an automated solution, like DC Vibrators, is available.

Over 70% of U.S. roads are located in snowy regions that experience more than 5 inches of snowfall yearly.

The national average snow removal costs and salt application for private homeowners/business entities were approximately $150/service date. Snow Plowing Forum suggests it typically takes to plow an average driveway is 10-15 minutes. *It should be noted that these numbers can fluctuate based on geographic location, weather severity factors, and individual location needs.

If we took a quick look at theoretical numbers, it would indicate that snow and ice removal businesses could make ~$720/hr. (~12.5 minutes/service x $150). What if one or two minutes per service were used to promote the flow of salt from the spreader hopper manually? This could result in a profit loss between 8% to 19% per hour, the worst-case scenario.

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Steve Chinn

Top 5 Reasons OEMs Should Switch to Uras Techno Vibratory Motors

By Steve Chinn

In 1978, we were approached by a company specializing in rotary electric motors: Uras Techno. Sharing our goal of providing vibratory units built to the highest quality standard with options to fit each customer’s unique application – we found our perfect match! Since then, we have been the exclusive USA stocking distributor of their rotary electric motors. Together, we have helped many now-happy customers make the switch from competing brands.

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Rotary Electric Motor

For example, a few months ago, an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) in the food industry was looking for an alternative vibrator for their feeder, which is used to transfer frozen fruit in their production process. The competing brand’s units had gaps in the design that were easily contaminated. This led to frequent downtime to clean the vibrators to avoid sanitary issues. Choosing to make the switch, they now experience less downtime thanks to their easy-to-clean Uras Techno stainless steel food-grade motors.

So, why should you take the leap and switch to Uras Techno?

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Mike Stratis

Top 5 Things NOT To Do When Installing an Industrial Vibrator

By Mike Stratis

Did you know properly installing your industrial vibrator can: Ensure you get the full benefits of optimizing your material flow? Prevent unnecessary downtime and damage to your equipment? Allow you to get the most bang for your buck when it comes to your ROI?

That’s why we have multiple blogs outlining what TO do when installing your industrial vibrator. This includes my previous blog, “The Importance of Proper Installation of Industrial Vibrators” or “Vibrators Don’t Damage Equipment, Wrong Installations Do” by Craig Macklin. However, in the hopes of saving you from future headaches, we need to address a very important subject: The Top 5 Things NOT To Do When Installing an Industrial Vibrator.

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Katy Sabo

Which Industrial Vibrator Works Best for Cold Temperature Applications?

By Katy Sabo

Previously, I wrote a blog about industrial vibrator options for hot temperature applications like transfer chutes in forging facilities or installations on cope & drags in a foundry. But what about those applications on the other end of the temperature spectrum?  

Let’s talk about those cold environment applications like outdoor installs on a silo, chute, or load-out spout in geographic locations that face frigid temps, hopper bottom trailers delivering goods when there’s snow on the ground, or within facilities that do not have climate control.  

When frigid temps are a factor, we lean towards supplying an electric vibrator option for material flow issues. Electric industrial vibrators do not require compressed airlines to operate, which is the biggest drawback when using pneumatic vibrators for these application environments. 

Between RE Rotary Electric Vibrators, CM Electromagnetic Vibrators, and DC Vibrators, plenty of voltage options, force outputs, and frequencies are available.  

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Steve Chinn

Having Material Flow Problems?  Your Liner Could Be to Blame.

By Steve Chinn

Material flow problems are time-consuming, messy, expensive, and can even contribute to workplace hazards. The tricky part? Many problems can slow down your production processes, such as applying the wrong vibration force and frequency for the application, issues with the installation of the vibratory flow aid, and even the size and style of the liner applied to the inside of your bin, hopper, chute, or pipe. 

That was the case with a customer who wanted to apply vibration to their ¼” thick wall chutes for sand processing. Previously, they manually cleaned their chutes with a garden hoe leading to unnecessary employee injuries, equipment damage, and production downtime. Knowing they have liners installed, we asked three important questions: 

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Craig Macklin

5 Cool Industrial Vibrator Applications in 2020

By Craig Macklin

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 of a year.  This posting is just that, a moment of reflection and sharing.  Enjoy!! 

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Katy Sabo

Which Industrial Vibrator Works Best for Your Extreme Temp Conditions?

By Katy Sabo

Casting facilities pour molten metals into molds that require vibration to enable material flow and release air from the molten metal during the cooling process. Hot Forging Facilities feed metal ranging from 800 degrees Fahrenheit to 2200 degrees Fahrenheit, depending on the material they’re producing which may require vibration for their transfer chutes. These are just a few examples of material flow locations that vibration can be used within these facilities.

What is the one thing these applications have in common? Heat.

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Jack Steinbuch

How Hoppers Can Improve Performance of Feeders & Screeners

By Jack Steinbuch

Hoppers can aid in the performance of material handling equipment, plus provide health and safety benefits for your workforce. To begin, we will review the advantages hoppers can provide to improve the performance of feeders and screeners for bulk loading applications.

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Hopper

Okay, so what is a hopper?

Hoppers can be stationary with steeply sloping walls to allow free-flowing material to discharge onto the feed tray. Due to their steep walls, these hoppers can have a high dump height, depending on the volume. For lower dump heights and/or poor flowing materials, a vibrating hopper is a great solution. The hopper is attached to the vibrating body and the vibrators are then upsized to compensate for the increase in vibrating weight. The material is fed from the hopper onto the equipment.

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Jack Steinbuch

Reduce the Noise Level on Your Vibratory Equipment

By Jack Steinbuch

OSHA specifies that a hearing conservation program should be in place when “noise exposure is at or above 85 decibels averaged over 8 working hours, or an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA)”. This can be an issue for some vibratory equipment. However, we have selections available that will reduce noise levels which can result in many positives for your facility (OSHA).

For example, did you know investing in noise-reducing vibration can lead to an increase in productivity and overall safety? High noise levels can lead to short- and long-term physical damage including ringing ears, temporary changes in hearing, and long-term hearing damage or loss. But, less commonly known, it can also put a strain on your pocket by reducing productivity, contributing to poor communication and concentration, and can even contribute to workplace accidents by limiting your employee’s ability to understand speech (OSHA).

Since there is a wide variety of vibratory equipment, for this blog, we will focus on “brute force” vibratory equipment.  The vibrating body is directly installed on the equipment and is driven by a vibrator or dual motors, and the supporting structure is isolated from the vibrating body. Now let us look at potential ways to reduce their noise level:

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Automate the Hammer Swing by Following These 5 Steps

By Cleveland Vibrator Team

Our team is frequently asked about the proper installation of our Single Impact Air Knocker units. Since these units require two strokes of air for proper operation, the required components and installation process are slightly different than a more traditional pneumatic piston vibrator. Here, we will answer frequently asked questions and walk through the step-by-step installation process.

Step One

After properly sizing and selecting the units (which can easily be completed by utilizing our Vibrator Selection Guide!), it is time to install. First order of business, what are the components required for proper operation? There are a few items needed:

  1. The Single Impact Air Knocker (Complete with the Exhaust Port Protector and Grade 5 mounting hardware, provided with each unit)
  2. The Mounting Channel
  3. Hoses
  4. Valve
  5. Filter/Regulator/Lubricator
  6. Safety Cable
  7. Timer Box (Optional)

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