Vibro Sifter - Lab Vibro Sifter Machine

Vibro Sifter, also known as the Lab Vibro Sifter for laboratory use, is a circular gyratory screen widely used for various applications. It separates solids from solids, liquids from solids, and performs material gradation by particle size. The machine operates by vibrating screens in three different planes around a vertical axis, powered by a vibratory motor with off-centered weights at the top and bottom of the shaft. This unique design allows efficient separation and grading of materials. The Lab Vibro Sifter is commonly used in research and development, making it an essential tool in laboratories, and is also referred to as the R&D Vibro Sifter. Due to its compact size, it is sometimes called the Mini Vibro Sifter, Small Vibro Sifter, or Compact Vibro Sifter, making it suitable for small-scale applications in pharmaceutical, food, and chemical industries.

Lab Vibro Sifter is the perfect equipment in the processing line for pharmaceutical food and beverage industries. The compact design of this compact Vibro sifter guarantees maximum speed along with a noiseless operation. It is designed to offer a scale, scale, and sorting process which applies to many applications. The Mini Vibro Sifter performs the functions of segregating the material according to accurate dimensions. Lumps eventually get formed on the material after storing for a long time. This Vibro Sifter perfectly uses vibratory motion to separate and sieve the components or required particle size for direct use or further processing. A high quality and efficient machinery offer a long span of services.

Vibration is created in the horizontal plane by the top weights. This leads to the movement of material across the screen in the direction of the periphery. Similarly, vibration is created in the vertical tangential axis by lower weight. The variable control of the screening pattern is provided by the angle of the lead of lower weight in connection to the upper weight. It helps in material movement across the screen including a vertical plane and tangential plane leading to maximum screening. As a leading manufacturer of Vibro Separator, we offer high tech Vibro Sifters in a wide range of screen size options.

The Vibro Sifter Unit is equipped with high performance vibratory motor to run on 400/440V, suitable HP, 3 phase, 50 cycles electric supply, with adjustable eccentric weights on the top and bottom of the motor shafts that are vertically mounted at the center of the base plate of the screening unit. Screening unit of this advanced Vibro Sifter comes with Stainless Steel 304 screen that is inserted between Stainless Steel 304 bowl and hopper using special clam with gasket, which in turn is clamped to the base plate. Rugged Springs positioned over the circular motor base increases the vibration and also restricts the transfer of vibration to the floor.

This laboratory purpose Vibro sifter due to its high and capacity and compact size is highly useful in small batch productions in research and development. Also famous by the name of R&D Vibro Sifter, this technical lab equipment controls the sieving system with its high-performance motor which works on the principle of ‘gyratory motion. The Mini Vibro Sifter, Small Vibro Sifter, or the Compact Vibro Sifter are the most versatile and universally adapted machines across a spectrum of industries. The superior grading and classification of any granular material coupled with the benefit of removing any oversized or foreign material before packaging makes it a very reliable and economic solution.



Vibro Sifter Special Features:


  • High Speed, Maintenance Free & Noiseless
  • Various screen diameter of 12”, 20”, 30”, 36”, 48”, 72”
  • Compact and Portable
  • Electric Power Requirement highly depends on type of industry & energy consumption
  • Consumption compared to reciprocating vibratory system.
  • TEFC motor explosion-proof / flame-proof motor material standard machines
  • SS 304 AISI all contact parts & stainless steel screens.
  • Quality contact parts of SS 316 (Optional)
  • Brushing arrangements, SS lid with charging port and spring loaded outlets are special requirements.
  • For contact parts easy dismantling and cleaning facility.
  • Different Range of screen sizes 4-300 Mesh.
  • Along with outlet and hopper for bottom deck for Double & Triple deck screens is available on request.

Technical Specification of Vibro Seperators:


Model LI-VS 20” LI-VS 30” LI-VS 48”
Screens SS 304 SS 304 SS 304
Screen Diameter 508 mm 762 mm 1200 mm
Capacity/Hour * 20 to 140 Kgs 30 to 200 Kgs 200 to 400 Kgs
Charging height 1110 mm 1250 mm 1340 mm
Discharging height 690 mm 790 mm 850 mm
Electric Motor 0.25 HP special vibratory motor 0.5 H.P. special vibratory motor 1.5 HP special vibratory motor
Net weight (Approx.) 150 Kgs 200 Kgs 350 Kgs
Gross weight (Approx.) 200 Kgs 260 Kgs 420 Kgs
Machine Dimension (in mm) 700mm x 700 mm x 1000 mm 900mm x 900 mm x 1250 mm 1350mm x 1350 mm x 1350 mm
  • Depending upon Material’s properties and screen sizes.
  • Vibro sifters also available in 12”, 24”, 36”, 48” & 72” sizes.

Vibro Sifter FAQs


It is a pharmaceutical and industrial powder sieving machine that uses a vibrating motor to generate multi-directional vibrational force across a circular sieve screen — separating pharmaceutical powders, Ayurvedic herbal materials, nutraceutical blends, and cosmetic raw materials into defined particle size fractions, removing oversize particles and foreign matter contamination from production batches.

A lab vibro sifter is a compact, small-capacity version of the production vibro sifter — designed specifically for pharmaceutical R&D, Ayurvedic formulation development, and quality control testing — processing small powder quantities through sieve screens to evaluate particle size distribution, screen selection, and sifting parameters before scaling to full production batch sifting operations.

Pharmaceutical and Ayurvedic powder quality requires consistent particle size distribution — a vibro sifter removes oversize particles, agglomerates, lumps, foreign matter, and screen wire fragments from powder batches before blending and compression — ensuring every batch meets specified particle size quality standards for consistent tablet weight uniformity, content uniformity, and dissolution performance.

Yes, it is one of the most essential quality control tools in Ayurvedic manufacturing — used to sift herbal plant powders, botanical extracts, multi-herb churna blends, and Ayurvedic formulation powders to remove coarse particles, plant fiber fragments, and foreign material that compromise tablet compression performance and product quality standards.

Absolutely — cosmetic manufacturers sifting talc, mica, titanium dioxide, cosmetic pigments, dry shampoo powders, natural mineral cosmetic ingredients, and multi-component pressed powder formulations use vibro sifters to ensure consistent particle size quality, remove agglomerates, and deliver free-flowing cosmetic powder raw materials ready for blending and product manufacturing.

Vibro sifters are used for raw material incoming quality screening, granule particle size classification after milling, post-blending oversize removal before tablet compression, finished blend quality verification, API particle size standardization, excipient quality inspection, and Ayurvedic herbal powder particle size standardization — covering every stage of pharmaceutical and Ayurvedic manufacturing where powder particle size control is critical.

Vibro sifters accommodate interchangeable sieve screens from 20 mesh (850 microns) to 400 mesh (38 microns) — covering the full particle size range used in pharmaceutical tablet and capsule granule classification, Ayurvedic herbal powder standardization, nutraceutical blend sifting, and cosmetic raw material quality control screening applications.

Yes, it is manufactured with GMP-compliant SS 316 product contact parts — including the sieve screen frame, product cylinder, and collection pan — with smooth internal surfaces and sealed vibration motor housing — meeting Schedule M, WHO-GMP, and AYUSH regulatory material, hygiene, and equipment standards for licensed pharmaceutical, Ayurvedic, and nutraceutical powder sifting operations.

The vibro sifter's eccentric vibration motor generates combined horizontal, vertical, and rotational vibrational forces simultaneously — creating a spiraling powder flow pattern across the sieve screen surface that prevents screen blinding, maximizes particle-screen contact, and achieves higher sifting throughput and more complete oversize separation than single-direction conventional sieving methods.

Yes, vibro sifters can be configured with two or three stacked sieve screens of different mesh sizes installed in sequence — simultaneously separating the powder feed into three or four distinct particle size fractions in a single pass — valuable for pharmaceutical granule size classification studies, Ayurvedic herbal powder standardization, and nutraceutical particle size quality grading.

Lab vibro sifters allow R&D scientists to evaluate sieve screen selection, optimize particle size specifications, conduct granule size distribution analysis, screen raw material quality, and prepare accurately sized powder samples for formulation development studies — generating the particle size data needed to define tablet and capsule formulation specifications and manufacturing process parameters.

The vibro sifter removes oversize foreign particles including equipment wear particles and agglomerates — but for metallic contamination removal, a vibro sifter should be used in combination with an inline magnetic separator or metal detector — providing complementary contamination control protection for pharmaceutical and Ayurvedic powder manufacturing quality assurance programs.

A validated vibro sifter with documented screen mesh specifications, sifting parameter records, and regular screen integrity inspection procedures provides the powder quality control evidence required by AYUSH GMP inspectors — demonstrating that Ayurvedic herbal powder particle size standardization and foreign material removal are performed under documented and controlled manufacturing quality conditions.

Production vibro sifters typically achieve sifting throughput of 50 kg to 500 kg per hour depending on the powder flowability, screen mesh size, and particle size distribution of the feed material — with higher throughput achieved for free-flowing pharmaceutical granules and lower throughput for cohesive Ayurvedic herbal powders requiring more intensive screen contact time.

The vibro sifter features quick-release clamps for screen frame removal, smooth cylindrical product contact surfaces, and a detachable collection pan — allowing complete disassembly for thorough cleaning and screen integrity inspection between batches, with cleaning validation swab sampling confirming cross-contamination prevention between different pharmaceutical and Ayurvedic powder products.

Yes, vibro sifter screens should be inspected before and after each batch use — with screen integrity verified visually and by physical tension testing — and documented in batch manufacturing records as required by GMP regulations, with immediate screen replacement triggered by any wire breakage or mesh distortion to prevent metallic wire fragment contamination of pharmaceutical products.

A vibro sifter uses circular multi-directional vibration with a horizontal screen for batch-mode sifting of pharmaceutical and Ayurvedic powders — while a rotary sifter uses continuous inline rotating sieve cylinders for higher-throughput continuous pharmaceutical production line integration — with vibro sifters preferred for versatile batch operations and rotary sifters for high-volume continuous manufacturing lines.

The vibro sifter has a compact circular footprint that fits comfortably in small pharmaceutical, Ayurvedic, and nutraceutical powder processing rooms — operating on a standard 220V single-phase power supply for laboratory and small production models — with no compressed air or special utility requirements making it one of the most accessible quality control tools for Indian manufacturing facilities.

Yes, Lodha Pharma provides complete on-site machine installation, screen mesh selection guidance, vibration parameter optimization, screen integrity qualification protocols, Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) documentation, IQ/OQ validation support, operator training, routine maintenance instructions, Annual Maintenance Contracts (AMC), and fast availability of replacement sieve screens, gaskets, vibration motor components, and critical spare parts — ensuring consistent and reliable powder sifting performance throughout the machine's operational life.

Simply contact Lodha Pharma through their official website with your powder or granule material type, required particle size specification, batch size, sifting application details, mesh size requirements, GMP or AYUSH licensing status, and facility infrastructure details — their knowledgeable technical sales team will promptly provide a competitive and tailored quotation and arrange a convenient live demonstration or detailed product walkthrough to help you select the ideal vibro sifter solution for your pharmaceutical, Ayurvedic, cosmetic, or nutraceutical powder quality control and size classification requirements.

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