Industrial vibration equipment handles heavy materials in foundry and quarry applications

One of the biggest challenges facing process handling equipment in the foundry and quarry industries is the wear and damage that heavy and aggressive materials can cause to equipment. This can prove costly when having to commit time to regular maintenance, money on replacement parts and, in the worst case scenario, halt production completely to service the equipment.

A variety of industrial vibration equipment is used for processes at foundries and quarries, the most popular of which being vibratory feeders, vibrating conveyors and charging systems. The advantage of vibration, over other handling equipment, is that the heavy material is only in contact with the trough for approximately 65% of the time it is fed or conveyed, thus substantially reducing the wear.

The design, methods of manufacture and choice of materials for the construction of the feeders, conveyors or systems can all serve to ensure that the equipment is particularly durable. Sourcing such equipment from a company that designs and manufactures in-house has its benefits, as the long-life requirements of the equipment are not only met at first design but also carried throughout the build.

For applications where the feed rate remains constant, or where infrequent adjustment may be required, the use of twin, contra-rotating, asynchronous motors are well suited to the job. Their robust construction makes them perfect for the environment, as well as being easy set-up and requiring practically no servicing. A range of electrical control equipment is also offered including d.c injection braking facility which dramatically reduces pull up time and eliminates problems of amplitude build up during the run down phase.

For applications where infinitely variable feed rates, frequent start/stop duty cycles and immediate feed cut off are required, the well proven electromagnetic drive with thyristor control is the natural choice. Controls can be provided with a number of adaptor modules which enable simple and easy interfacing with process controlled applications such as crushing, dosing, milling and weighing.

When designed and manufactured to an advanced quality, industrial vibration equipment can prove most effective in the foundry and quarry industries. Not being held back by wear or damage, vibrating feeders and vibratory conveyors provide efficient and reliable handling with low power consumption and a long working life.

For more about applying industrial vibration to heavy duty applications, click here: https://www.appliedvibration.co.uk/cement-sand-gravel-and-stone.html

Vibratory conveyor in a production line – design adjustability is key

Applied Vibration Vibratory Conveyor On SiteEvery production line is different. Every factory has its quirks. Every area is bigger, smaller, thinner, wider. Every material handles in a different way and every process requires a different specification. Every production also has to be practical, efficient and cost effective – no matter how awkward. Luckily, we have been dealing with awkward for 41 years – and I think it’s fair to say that we’re pretty good at it.

In order for equipment to not only suit a wide range of applications, but also suit the endless variations of lines, factories, plants and overall operations, the design and build of a vibrating conveyor, feeder, vibrating screen or any type of materials handling equipment cannot be a one-size-fits-all. It just doesn’t work. Unless, of course, you would like to lose out on one of the key requirements of practicality, efficiency or cost effectiveness.

We don’t think that you should have to.

Instead, we offer another answer – design adjustability.

Take, for example, a vibratory conveyor. Our conveyors have been used in pharmaceutical, heavy industry, recycling, glass manufacture, chemical production and food production applications. All with the same basic task of moving product from one place to another, but all conveying materials of a different size, weight and texture; to be used within different areas – inside, outside, small space, large; to different specifications – heavy duty, food safe, ATEX certified. The list only continues.

By offering design adjustability we can ensure that a solution is always the very best for the job. As such, a vibrating conveyor can be designed to fit the exact area in which they are needed to operate. They can be powered by a variety of drives, from 50hz units for heavy bulk materials, to 25hz for handling light, friable and flexible materials such as woodchip, rubber crumbs, food items etc.

Suitable for use beneath hoppers and bunkers, the conveyors can be either base mounted, suspended or simply used as transfer conveyors for a wide range of systems. A vibrating conveyor can facilitate infinitely variable delivery in a fraction of a second – high bulk density load capability and low power consumption.

Trough or tubular sections can be supplied to suit individual applications and can be manufactured in carbon steel, stainless steel, polypropylene or lined with a combination of these materials. For handling powders, which a vibratory conveyor is often chosen for, a flexible liner can be fitted to the trough which significantly improves the flow characteristics of powders.

Depending on the complexity of the application, there is a choice of control systems that offer varying degrees or sophistication. These range from basic, inexpensive units providing simple, on/off plus amplitude variation functions, to more sophisticated types operating with specialised interfaces which accept process analogue signal information.

With design adjustability you can ensure that the vibratory conveyor (or feeder, vibrating screen, table or any other materials handling equipment) doesn’t just ‘work’ within the production line, but is specifically suited to be the best solution for the application at hand. The equipment handles the awkward, so that you don’t have to.

If you would like to discuss any equipment that you think might help your production, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Vibratoy Conveyors with design adjustability

Vibrating screen designs handle pharmaceutical and food hygiene requirements

The laws, regulations, codes of practice and overall hygiene standards imposed upon the food manufacturing and pharmaceutical industry are understandably as high as they ever have been. From restaurants to food production, pharmacies to tablet manufacturing operations, every care must be taken to ensure the product remains free from contamination – and this is why processing and material handling equipment, and in particular vibrating screens, should be manufactured to the highest standards of hygiene.

A vibrating screen is used within the food manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries for a variety of applications; often as safety screens for protection against oversize particles, dedusting, fine product grading and dewatering. In the past 40 years we have helped companies screen a wide range of food products ranging from grains, cereals, dried fruits and crisps to meats and fish; and materials for the pharmaceutical industry such as tablets, powders and capsules. In the last few months alone we have removed water from cooked pasta, separated cocoa beans from broken off shell, removed leftover beverage from broken glass and sieved oversize lumps from fine powder.

In order to reduce the impact that hygiene requirements have upon budget, time and resources, vibratory screens need to be designed in such a way that are easy to install, require minimal maintenance, and are easy and efficient to use as possible. This is why the screen decks on equipment need to be easily replaced, the designs must be easy clean down and provide a long and healthy working life.

The battle for non-contamination is an easy one when it comes to using a vibrating screen, as an enclosed construction with bolted or quick release covers means that the product can be separated, dewatered or graded where dust emissions, atmospheric pollution or product contamination are to be prevented – but can be quickly opened up for inspection or clean down when required. Equipment handling hygiene sensitive materials are manufactured in stainless steel, and a range of equipment finishes (spraying, powder coating, polishing and bead blasting) can be applied to suit the requirements of the application.

Having talked to many people within the food manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries concerning the difficulties of ensuring high hygiene standards, we at Applied Vibration understand and recognise the importance of maintaining efficiency whilst adhering to the regulations. This is why our vibratory screens are always designed and suited to the particular requirements of each individual application. By designing, manufacturing and fitting our equipment in-house we can ensure that products and materials will be screened in the most effective, efficient and, most importantly, hygienic manner.

If you have a hygiene-sensitive application that you believe could benefit from a vibrating screen, or any other type of material handling equipment, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We are more than happy to discuss any issue you have, and advise the route towards to most effective solution for your application. For more information on vibrating screens, click here

Showcasing Applied Vibration Limited’s product handling solutions with new website launch

Throughout our 41 year history, we at Applied Vibration have serviced a wide range of industries – our designs developing from the heavy duty carbon steel structures of furnace charging systems to the hygienic, fully welded and polished structures of the pharmaceutical and food industries. It seems only right that our new website launch should reflect this in focusing on the range of industries that we supply solutions to today.

Vibration is a versatile technology that can be used in many different industrial applications – often to feed and convey materials, to separate sized particles, to lift product and also to compact bulk material into a smaller size.

These functions can be used to suit a wide array of industries with very different specifications and regulations: from compacting concrete in dusty construction sites to conveying powders in a pristine chemical plant, or removing wine from broken glass bottles to feeding and weighing cereals onto a packaging line – as well as everything in between. ‘The possibilities are endless’ as they say, and we very much enjoy the challenge of designing equipment to handle such a variety of materials and applications.

We hope that this new website conveys this passion for vibration technology, which has been at the heart of the company since it was founded by Graham Wilkes in 1976. His enthusiasm lives on in the work we do today, and we are very proud to both design and manufacture our equipment in house with a dedicated team determined to create the best possible solution for every customer’s application.

Please take a look around our website, www.appliedvibration.co.uk and don’t hesitate to get in touch if you think our product handling solutions could help you.