Keep material flowing efficiently from start to finish!

At Martin Engineering, we are dedicated to helping you boost profits by keeping your product flowing with as little unscheduled downtime as possible. Our air cannons release timed bursts of compressed air that break up accumulations and bottlenecks in process vessels without damaging your equipment. We also offer innovative nozzles that can be removed easily from the outside for cleaning or replacement without having to remove the entire air cannon, as well as high-quality valve assemblies and electronic controls.

In addition to air cannons, we are a global leader in manufacturing industrial vibrators, which are effective in a wide range of applications, especially involving bulk materials with small particle sizes or situations where the equipment can’t be permanently installed, such as a dump truck bed.

By eliminating obstructions and buildups that restrict flow, your operation can process more material faster, resulting in multiple positive outcomes, such as:

  • More profits - Keeping material flowing at top efficiency and maximum throughput means more revenues and more profits.
  • Improved efficiency - Eliminating obstructions and buildup substantially improves throughput without adding significant labor or energy costs.
  • Safer work conditions - Workers no longer have to climb inside containers or under unloading ports to break up blockages manually.
  • Less wear and tear on equipment - Cleaning and unblocking bulk materials manually requires tools that damage equipment over time, while air cannons use harmless bursts of air.
  • Reduced downtime - Because the air cannon fires at timed intervals, material doesn’t have a chance to build up in the first place, so there’s no need to shut down to remove obstructions.

Industry Applications For Flow Aid Solutions:

Our Solutions For Your Biggest Challenges:
Air Cannons
Air Cannons

Improve flow in silos and storage vessels using bursts of compressed air.

SMART™ Series Nozzles
SMART™ Series Nozzles

Easily replace nozzles without removing air cannons and stop damaging your refractory in the process.

Flow Aid Accessories
Flow Aid Accessories

Including valves, nozzles, controllers and safety shields for flow aid products.

We Solved Their Problems!
Let us help you solve yours as well. All products and services provided by Martin Engineering carry our Absolutely No Excuses Guarantee. If we don't solve your problem, we will fully refund your money or provide a different solution for you. Period.
Martin® Air Cannons Result In No More Unscheduled Outages
At CEMEX in Tennessee, buildup on the walls of the pre-heater was a continuing headache for operating personnel and a consistent production bottleneck. To knock down the buildup, the plant resorted to water blasting, but the frequent water blasting proved costly, with high labor expenses, shortened refractory life and reduced kiln efficiency.
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Martin Creates Long-Term Solution To Material Flow Problems
During the power plant’s summer outage, an independent contractor designed and installed new chutes to feed the coal mills. But at start-up, material clogged in these new chutes and closed off the flow of coal into the boilers, causing the plant to shut down. The plant needed an emergency-response “quick fix” to return to production and a solution for long-term correction.
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Air Cannons Eliminate Need For Water Blasting
A plant used water blasting to remove material buildups from the pre-heater tower’s riser duct. Personnel were required to open access doors into the tower twice a day to remove the accumulations with a high-pressure water spray. The water blasting caused production problems, dropping lumps into the kiln feed, downgrading kiln efficiency and clinker quality.
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No Risk. No Hassle.  If, for any reason, you’re not completely satisfied with your product or solution, we will happily honor our Absolutely No Excuses Guarantee and fully refund your money or provide a better solution for you. Period.

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Air Cannons - Prepare Now & Save Later

If you know you’ll need to install air cannon nozzles down the road, take advantage of scheduled downtime by installing new flanges. Once they’re installed, they can easily be sealed until you’re ready to upgrade to new equipment. Plus, we’ll provide the flanges and installation kit at no cost!

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