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Exhibition news: interVIB at SOLIDS Dortmund from March 18 and 19, 2026

Electronic Control and Vario-Gearbox-Unit

According to the conveying task an electronic controller can be required. Many times various conveying goods will be transported on the same production line, like animal feed ingredients or different castings in size and weight. Miscellaneous solutions can be offered to manipulate the vibration parameters.

Display of an electronic control unit.
In this case, the speed of the drives is controlled. This reduces or increases the conveying capacity by manipulating the induced acceleration on the conveying goods. The oscillation amplitude remains unchanged, but the frequency at which the bulk material moves changes. This simple control is used when dosing is necessary or when some of your bulk materials need to be conveyed more gently, but with a change in conveying capacity. This control is similar to the thyristor control for magnetic drives. In both cases, the applied acceleration energy, and thus the oscillation frequency, is controlled. In many applications, this is already an adequate means of solving your conveying task. In addition, this type of control can also positively regulate the implemented vibration emissions. A detailed explanation can be found under Vibration emission.
Vario gearbox unit on a machine.

interVIB also offers you a far more convenient solution with considerably more control options. With this complete system, you can control the conveying volume, throw distance, angle of attack, acceleration and dwell time of your conveying goods. This is an electronic control system that always knows exactly which position the drive motors are in by means of rotary pulse encoders (incremental rotary encoders).

Touch panel of an electronic control system

There are many application examples which brought up lots of advantages to the customer’s production processes and product quality. Some Vibratory Screen Conveyor VSL handle more than 30 different conveying goods and each product might need a little difference in throwing angle or duration time in relation to grain size and distribution. When separating moulding sand from castings the time of duration and the implemented acceleration into the casting can make the big difference for the best result, but also in gentle handling of small and fragile castings. All castings need to pass the same continuous shake out SOC and the Electronic Control VGU gives the best benefit. It is even possible using your vibratory conveyor as a buffer when adjusting the throwing angle vertical. interVIB always is keen to gain the best separation effect possible.

This Electronic Control VGU at its best comes as a turnkey system with an electrical cabinet and can be connected to your PLC via bus-system. Additionally you can add an energy recovery system which returns electric energy back into your net while slowing down the motors. This decreases your energy consumption and reduces heat development.

Customers can choose from standard 3 phase motors or servo technology motors saving lots of energy and being the latest state of the art.

Both solutions are offering best results.

Individual and fast consultancy for your bulk materials.

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