applications of industrial vibrators

Stroke, Frequency and Force: The Keys to Vibratory Compaction

Stroke, Frequency and Force: The Keys to Vibratory Compaction

By CVC Team

Sep 05

One of the more common applications for industrial vibration is settling or compacting a wide variety of products with a vibratory table. Compaction applications range from foundry sand around a core to powdered metal, beer bottle caps, individual sugar packets, ceramic mixes, to concrete blends used in ATM wall enclosures.

There are many vibratory equipment options available that will effectively settle and compact your material, including:

Regardless of the equipment, we start by understanding the material and working with a few basic parameters

The most critical parameters in any compaction project are vibration frequency, and the amount of force applied. These two parameters drive the third parameter, stroke or displacement. Heavier materials respond best to high-frequency vibration and the resulting smaller stroke that high-frequency vibrators produce. Lighter material or discrete parts often compact best with a lower frequency vibration and a larger stroke. Typically, we start testing a product at a given frequency based on bulk density and adjust the force to load (g’s) ratio to get the best compaction results. With the wide range of vibrators at our disposal, we can choose from air-cushioned pneumatic vibrators (VMSAC), rotary electric (RE) vibrators, or electromagnetic (CM) vibrators that best suit the frequency and force requirements.

Designing Vibratory Equipment to Meet Size Contraints

By CVC Team

Jul 22

My wife will be the first person to tell you that she hates shopping. At almost six feet tall, it can be a challenge for her to find something that fits right with an arm length that isn’t some place closer to the elbow when it should be at the wrist. Therefore, it always kills me when she comes home with something that is touted to be “one size fits all” my standard response is “one size fits none!” Over the years, I’ve found that this theory applies to material handling equipment as well. On most applications, each customer’s requirements are just a bit different from the previous set of design parameters.

When I first started working at The Cleveland Vibrator Company, Read More…
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Value of Industrial Vibrators Part 2: Feeding Cows…and Me

By Craig Macklin

Jun 04

If you didn’t read Part 1: $100,000, you should immediately. It is life changing.

All set? Great. Welcome back. Incredible wasn’t it? If you didn’t really go read it, you might struggle with your conscience later, but you should still be able to follow the rest of this post fine.

Similar to the value of vibration in diamond mining catching my attention, the value of industrial vibration to feeding cows also caught my attention. Why?? Read More…

Craig Macklin

Craig Macklin joined The Cleveland Vibrator Company in 2010. Although his prior experience is mired in the world of theoretical, intangible products and services such as software and consulting sales, the past 11 years have developed his passion for this industry and molded the vibration expert we know today. Now, as President and CEO, Craig has a deep understanding of the value and importance of industrial vibration to numerous industries and applications. He enjoys fine, locally roasted espresso, good food, and spending the day with his wife and two daughters. He has cried at multiple Browns and Indians games and likes to get outside and golf in his free time.

What’s his area of expertise, you ask? “Making sure the people on our team are better and smarter than I am.” – Craig Macklin

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Value of Industrial Vibration Part 1: $100,000/hour

By Craig Macklin

Mar 05

As it happens, I am rather new to this industry. My background is primarily in the world of theoretical products and service of Enterprise Software systems and implementation consulting services. Two years ago, the uses of industrial vibrators were pretty foreign to me and anyone that I would happen to correspond with on a day-to-day basis. I, like most people in the world, didn’t really know what a critical role industrial vibration plays in our economy. In coming to Cleveland Vibrator Company, I did know that we made a real, tangible, product that you could put your hand on and easily identify the differences in quality that make ours better than others in the market. I was attracted to that. In my first year of education on our market, though, my view of the value of our product offering rapidly expanded.

Regardless of the equipment, we start by understanding the material and working with a few basic parameters

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