Prodaid recently
completed a vibratory bowl feeder for feeding of dia 17 mm x 12 mm thickness
bush with a flange on one side. The requirement was to feed the components in a
single line, singulate them and them place them onto the indexing table of the
customer for further operation. Prodaid completed this complete unit including
integration of the equipment with the indexing table of the customer. The
equipment consisted of a vibratory bowl feeder Model P-VBF 250 with a 400 mm
diameter top bowl made of cast aluminium, coated with polyurethane coating. A
gravity chute was then provided made of stainless steel tube for further take
the component from the bowl feeder to the indexing table of the customer. A
Pneumatic Escapement was attached to the gravity chute which ensured only a
single component was released. This pneumatic escapement was activated with a
sensor which was attached to the indexing table, thus co-ordinating the same
with the indexing mechanism of the customer’s indexing table. A speed of 60
parts per minute was achieved. The whole equipment was mounted on a square tube
stand of suitable height.
