Martin Engineering unveil heavy-duty vibrators range
Cougar B Series vibrator units offer continuous operation, enhanced reliability and longer service life
MARTIN Engineering are helping bulk material handlers in a wide array of industries to improve process flow and efficiency with a line up of heavy-duty vibrators so durable that they are rated for continuous duty even at maximum force settings, delivering enhanced reliability and extended service life.
The company’s Cougar B Series vibrators have been designed to minimize accumulation in storage vessels, transfer chutes, dust collectors and other locations, maintaining throughput and reducing maintenance time required to clear blockages.
All models are totally-enclosed, non-vented (TENV) designs with Class H high-temperature windings and IP-66 rated enclosures. The vibrators are already delivering benefits to system operators in cement, coal and aggregates processing.
‘Some manufacturers use Class F windings,’ explained Martin Engineering product specialist, David Ruggio. ‘That typically allows continuous duty at mid-level force ratings, but we wanted to design these units to go beyond that kind of performance. The benefit is a cooler-running vibrator that lasts longer in demanding service conditions.’
With dozens of different models available, Martin Engineering offer the water-tight, dust-tight designs in a wide selection of voltages, speeds, force ratings and frequencies to suit virtually any application, including hazardous locations.
Specific models range from 70lbs of centrifugal force output to 16,500lbs, in speed ranges of 850, 1,170, 1,750 and 3,450 rev/min. All of the B Series vibrators are electric and assembled in the US.
‘We’re seeing many plants taking steps to reduce their consumption of compressed air,’ Mr Ruggio continued. ‘These electric designs are replacing pneumatic vibrators in many applications, which helps cut down plant air use. In most situations, a 1hp electric vibrator will perform the same amount of work as a pneumatic design requiring a 10-15hp compressor. Electric units are also extremely low-maintenance when compared to pneumatics, and they’re much quieter.’
Martin Engineering offer a comprehensive selection of vibration products, delivering what is said to be the highest force to weight ratio of any electric vibrator manufacturer. The company’s Cougar brand designs have proven themselves in some of the most demanding industrial and mobile applications.
