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Cleveland Vibrator Co. Industry Watch: “Everyone Needs Vibration, They Just Don’t Know It Yet.”

By CVC Team

Apr 28

Eighteen years, hard to imagine, harder still to believe, where does the time go. 1996 was an interesting year for me, I was wrapping up my studies at Cleveland State University looking forward to graduating with my engineering degree. I’d just spent six months with my Army Reserve unit deployed to Haiti supporting the U.N. mission there, returning in time to start winter quarter. I still remember sitting at my dining room table studying for an upcoming test and getting a call from Glen Roberts of The Cleveland Vibrator Company. I guess I was engrossed in studying and really wasn’t 100% into answering the phone, I almost hung up on him thinking that he was a telemarketer!

I never really anticipated staying with one company for 18 years. A quick look on the internet says that the average male has eleven different jobs during a working life time; guess I’m dragging that average down a bit. So what’s the attraction? Read More…

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How Can We Automate the Packing of Our Product In Containers?

By Jack Steinbuch

Apr 21

There are a wide variety of vibrating tables available to pack material in containers. Flat vibrating tables or packers are commonly used for this application where an empty container is manually placed on the table, filling begins, at some point during the filling process the vibrating table is started to begin packing and finally you end the filling cycle and turn off the table. While this manual operation fits the needs of many operators, they may not be aware that there are alternatives that allow a more automated operation. Read More…

Jack Steinbuch

Jack Steinbuch has been with The Cleveland Vibrator Company for over 36 years accumulatively. He has previous experience in the manufacturing industry as a Senior Application Engineer and has worn many hats on our team in sales and managerial capacities. Now, he’s in the position of General Sales Manager. With a BSCE from The University of Toledo, he is an expert in the realm of sizing vibratory screeners and feeders, and sizing vibratory drives for tables and other vibratory equipment. Understanding that customer service is crucial, Jack believes it is important to provide the proper product for every application, even if it happens to not be supplied by The Cleveland Vibrator Company.

In his off-hours, you can find Jack spending time with his family and playing with his grandchildren. He loves sports; both watching and playing, and is an avid golfer and a league bowler during the winter. He will be retiring at the end of September 2021 and hopes to spend his winters vacationing in Florida.

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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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Slack Fill Packaging and Economics of Marketing vs. Material Cost

By Craig Macklin

May 24

Not too long ago, I was speaking with Jack regarding a letter he was writing regarding the extra space he found in the packages of Non-Dairy Creamer Powder he likes. His theory was that the powder product was settling after packaging and during transport, which was leaving more space in the package than was needed. He was writing to the manufacturer to suggest that they investigate a vibratory table to settle the product during packaging, which would allow them to make the packages much smaller (likely ~25%) and save significant dollars on the material for the packages. I stipulated that the extra packaging 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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Regardless of the equipment, we start by understanding the material and working with a few basic parameters

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