Problem:
When O. Hommel Company, of Carnegie, PA, USA, replaced a manual system of opening bags of material, weighing contents and pouring by hand, it was found that some sticky materials were hard to keep moving out of bins and through chutes.
Solution:
Eriez
Bin Vibrators changed all that. Said their Maintenance Superintendent, "Simplicity of operation makes these bin vibrators pay off for us. They don't have as many component parts and require less attention than other types of vibrators."
Somewhat similar problems were solved by application of magnetic and vibratory forces in these other companies:
Stylon Southern Corp.
Orthocast Manufacturing Corp.