by Vibratory Feeder with Gentle Handling Features Minimizes Parts Damage
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This vibratory bowl feeding system was designed to feed two lengths of a polished steel shaft being assembled into a consumer product. Maintaining the cosmetic integrity of the parts was of utmost importance, so we designed a vibratory feed system that minimized the possibility of damage to the parts.
We accomplished this by lining all surfaces that the parts rode on with Brushlon, a turf-like material that’s often used in vibratory feeders to enhance part movement, reduce noise and reduce part abrasion, ensuring damage-free parts handling.
This photo shows a close-up view of the Brushlon lining in the bowl feeder.
The oriented parts were transferred from the vibratory feeder bowl and the customer’s assembly machine by a vibratory straight line track. The track had a Brushlon running surface and Delrin side and top confinements.
This photoelectric sensor monitored the level of parts in the track, turning on the vibratory bowl feeder when parts were needed.
A vibratory stainless steel bulk supply hopper held 3 cu. ft. of bulk parts and automatically fed them into the feeder bowl as needed. The hopper tray was positioned to feed parts directly into the return pan, allowing the tray to be very close to the bowl surface, minimizing the possibility of damage to the parts from dropping into the bowl.
The hopper bin and tray were also lined with Brushlon.
This proximity sensor and paddle monitored the level of parts in the bowl feeder, automatically turning on the hopper when parts were needed.
System specifications
- Feed Rate: 25 parts per minute
- Input voltage: 120V, 60 Hz.
- Vibratory bowl feeder:
- 18″ diameter.
- Counterclockwise rotation.
- Bead blasted stainless steel construction.
- Brushlon lining on all surfaces that parts contact.
- Purge gate for quick part changeover.
- Vibratory straight line track:
- 36″ long.
- Delrin and aluminum construction.
- Brushlon part running surface.
- 3-spring vibratory inline driver.
- Vibratory bulk supply hopper:
- 3 cu. ft. capacity with table mount.
- Stainless steel bin and tray.
- Brushlon lining on bin interior and tray.
- Hopper feeds into bowl return pan to minimize part drop.
- Controls:Performance Feeders PF-3R.
- Mounting surface: 1.25″ thick steel tables with 5 legs.
- Sensors provided:
- Photoelectric sensor on straight line track monitoring part level in track. Bowl only runs when parts are needed in the track, minimizing wear to parts and the bowl.
- Proximity sensor on hopper monitoring parts level in bowl. Hopper only runs when parts are needed in the bowl, minimizing wear to parts and the hopper.
