From my perspective industrial applications for vibrators and vibratory equipment tend to fall into three broad categories.  The first and largest of these groups is the “standard” application, whether for individual vibrators or for equipment.  Similar problems have been seen before and solved with “off the shelf products”.  In the world of individual vibrators, these standard applications tend to involve flow aids for stationary hoppers and bins where both pneumatic and electric vibrators have proven over the years to be viable solutions.  Appropriate vibrators can be selected or recommended based on the size of the hopper, weight of the material, hopper design (to include shape and wall thickness) and nature of the material.

My second broad group is somewhat smaller than the “standard” group and involves more customer interaction and discussion to arrive upon a suitable solution. These types of challenges would fall into what I’d call the “cooperative” group. Read More…