by Kevin Yaney | Feb 5, 2024 | Escapements and Mechanisms, Featured
Problem: A manufacturer was using a two-step process to inspect and accumulate parts prior to the final machining operation. The process required double the manpower and introduced possible errors by mishandled parts. Each part was presented to a camera and another...
by Fortville Feeders | Sep 26, 2023 | Escapements and Mechanisms
Problem: A manufacturer of storage and shipping tubes was looking for a parts-feeding system that would work with their metal stamping unit. The parts needed to be both loaded and unloaded from the six-position stamping press every two seconds without misfeeding or...
by Fortville Feeders | Sep 1, 2023 | Featured, Feeder Bowls
Problem: A manufacturer of syringe filling machines needed a complex parts feeding system. They were designing a system for operations in a C1D1 manufacturing environment where highly flammable and explosive material was being used. That required no electrical wiring...
by Fortville Feeders | Aug 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Problem: An integrator needed to feed sensitive metal parts to an inspection table without causing any mars or dings in the parts. The inspection table checked the quality of each part – taking bad parts off the line and sending good parts to the next phase of...
by Fortville Feeders | Jun 22, 2023 | Featured, Tracking Systems
Problem: The manufacturer of auto parts was looking for a new parts feeder solution for an assembly cell. Their engineers had designed the assembly cell with a dead nest to handle four parts, which were assembled and placed on a conveyor. This required the parts to be...
by Kevin Yaney | May 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
Problem: An integrator was in need of a high-speed parts feeder for a plastic pump and cap for a bottling assembly station. The customer had used a centrifugal feeder in the past and desired to have a duplicate machine built. In this case, the customer needed a system...
by Fortville Feeders | Dec 20, 2022 | Featured, Hoppers
Problem: An integrator was building an assembly station that used four different parts in a hydraulic fabrication. They were looking for a parts feeder that could feed all four parts to an assembly cell. However, there were some unusual safety constraints. For safety...
by Fortville Feeders | Oct 6, 2022 | Featured, Hoppers
Problem: A manufacturer of wheel assemblies was facing a problem with the parts feeder that pneumatically moved wheel studs to an assembly station. The studs were moving at a high speed due to their weight and the distance needed to move them to the station. This...
by Fortville Feeders | Aug 15, 2022 | Featured, Feeder Bowls
Problem: An integrator was building an assembly system that handled 64 different flat rubber seals. There were very tight quarters for the machinery, especially the feeder system. The space was so tight that the standard-sized feeder equipment would have to be sized...
by Fortville Feeders | Jun 28, 2022 | Featured, Hoppers, Tracking Systems
Problem: An integrator needed eight parts-feeding systems that would feed oblong plastic parts at high speeds. The only difference in the machines were the number of lines needed to feed the assembly line. They asked for a traditional vibratory feeder bowl system that...
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