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MG Electric Truck & Trailer Vibrator: How To Quickly & Safely Unload Material

By Mike Stratis

Nov 02

If you are in the truck and trailer industry servicing dry bulk materials, you know how much of a headache unloading materials like grain products, DDG, aggregates, and road salt can be when it sticks to the inside of your end dump or hopper bottom trailer. So, to ease the stress of these material flow problems, The Cleveland Vibrator Company introduced our 12 VDC electric-powered vibrators, the MG Truck and Trailer Vibrators, which are designed to handle tough material flow challenges and eliminate sticking material for any load size.

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5 Cool Industrial Vibrator Applications in 2020

By Craig Macklin

Mar 09

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!!

Let’s Clear the Air on Vibratory Drives for Hazardous Locations

By Jack Steinbuch

Sep 20

Over the years I’ve received a number of requests for industrial vibrators or vibratory equipment that need to operate in a hazardous location. Most requests include the classifications they are either given or think they need, but often aren’t familiar enough with them to know what their application may really require. I believe, for vibrating motors especially, that most confusion stems from recognizing the difference between dust-tight and explosion-proof construction.

Our challenge for these applications is to clarify the classification being requested and offer possible alternatives to meet them. First, to my understanding, pneumatic powered drives are acceptable for any hazardous location. You only need to be concerned if you use an electrically activated valve to start/stop it, to make sure it meets the classification of the hazardous area.

Grain Bin Safety Week: How Rescue Tubes and Proper Training Will Save Lives

By CVC Team

Feb 20

Did you know that the pressure of engulfing grain is so powerful, that it takes more than 1,500 pounds of force to free a body submerged under less than two feet of grain?

I must admit that although Cleveland Vibrator has supplied Industrial Vibrators and Equipment to the grain and feed industry for many decades, I was not aware until I took the Asmark Safety Course how many folks are trapped, injured or killed inside grain silos and feed mills. A lot of the grain safety training applies to just about all industries and mirrors the manufacturing industry, which I have worked in and been associated for over 45 years. Two major things I picked up from this training were:

Tag out and lock out is huge anytime you need to work on a piece of equipment, or when you are in an area that normally has running equipment.
Checking your tools to make sure they are in good working order which includes inspection of the guards and making sure you have no frayed electrical cords. Generally, this is just good work ethics in any work environment. Read More…

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Top 6 Ways to Keep Your Employees Safe in the Grain Handling Industry

By Katy Sabo

Jul 28

Valuing your worker’s safety and well-being are ideas that most can agree on is crucial for company success within dangerous industries such as Grain Handling. Part of my job is updating our Twitter Feed and keeping an eye out for industry news via shared stories and retweets by some of the most credible sources in the material handling industries. Recently, I have been seeing numerous stories about grain entrapment accidents and can’t help but wonder, why does this keep occurring when preventive measures are available? Read More…

Katy Sabo

Katy Sabo has been the Industrial Vibrator Duchess of The Cleveland Vibrator Company since 2014. The originator of #VibrationEducation, Katy has helped create CVC brand awareness across the globe and has made it her personal priority to share the importance of Industrial Vibration with anyone willing to listen! When she isn’t shaking things up in the Marketing Department, you can usually find her shopping with her favorite sidekicks (she’s the proud mom of two little ladies), going on long walks/runs with her favorite furry family members, or rooting on any Cleveland team with her diehard fan of a husband.

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Grain Entrapment and Engulfment: Rail Cars

By Craig Macklin

Mar 24

Well, this sad news was released recently: “Worker Engulfed in Rail Car…” which made me revisit my prior post to dig into data some more. Once again, I went to the data set provided by NPR Buried in Grain. This time I looked only for “rail car” in the incidents and found two in the data set. While the two incidents in the data set both correspond to workers trying to clear clogs while unloading the rail car hoppers, this new incident does not. Its cause was related to the worker slipping and falling while loading the car. Either way, these incidents are terrible, tragic and preventable with proper safety precautions and training. Rail car vibrators are one tool to help prevent bin or hopper entry during unloading. I encourage anyone following these continued incidents to look into resources available from organizations such as the Grain Handling Safety Coalition.

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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