by Kevin Yaney | Aug 25, 2020 | High Speed Feeder Bowls, Tracking Systems
Problem: An integrator was building an assembly and labeling automation system for a medical packaging company. The high-speed system labeled vials and capped them before being filled. The customer needed two feeder systems; one for the vials and one for the caps,...
by Fortville Feeders | Aug 11, 2020 | Escapements and Mechanisms, Featured, Tracking Systems
Problem: A manufacturer needed a feed system to supply 10 spacers of various thicknesses to be used in the assembly of mechanical components. The spacers were picked and placed by robots that could be programmed to select any of the 10 spacers needed for the assembly....
by Fortville Feeders | Jun 11, 2020 | Escapements and Mechanisms, Featured
A manufacturer of valves needed an automated part feeding solution for a rubber insert that was a component of the product assembly. Fortville Feeders designed a vibratory inline feeder that fed a rotary actuator. The wheel handed parts off to the customer’s pick and...
by Kevin Yaney | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Introduction: An integrator located in Montreal, Canada needed a manufacturer to both produce and provide service on vibratory feeder systems. Even though the integrator typically does all of their own parts feeding systems on the automated machinery they produce,...
by Fortville Feeders | Apr 9, 2020 | Featured, Feeder Bowls
Problem: A medical packaging integrator was in need of bulk feeder systems for their vial assembly operations. They had a contract with a worldwide leader in biotechnical and pharmaceutical testing to integrate eight new parts feeder systems into their existing...
by Fortville Feeders | Mar 12, 2020 | Tracking Systems
Problem: An integrator was building a parts resonance testing machine that checked powdered metal parts for defects. Powdered or sintered metal is prone to inclusions – cracks or pockets where air is trapped which weakens the structural integrity of the part....
by Kevin Yaney | Feb 25, 2020 | Escapements and Mechanisms, Featured
Problem: The manufacturer of critical control products was looking for a way to feed bulk pins to an assembly robot. The pins were small and, other than large and small openings at opposite ends, had no other distinguishing features. It was critical that the pins be...
by Fortville Feeders | Feb 12, 2020 | High Speed Feeder Bowls, Tracking Systems
Problem: Fortville Feeders will service any feeder system, regardless of its manufacturer. On one such service call to the manufacturer of spark plugs, the customer was having trouble getting a very small iridium electrode to feed correctly. The electrodes were...
by Kevin Yaney | Jan 24, 2020 | Featured, Feeder Bowls
Problem: The customer was bottling highly combustible consumer products in aerosol cans. They needed an automated feeder system to handle five different caps for these cans. The feeder had to orient and move the parts at a high speed, but more importantly, it had to...
by Kevin Yaney | Nov 22, 2019 | Escapements and Mechanisms
Problem: A lawnmower manufacturer needed to update a parts feeder on their assembly line. The equipment fed two components of a magneto to a robot. The two parts needed to be assembled, with a magnet placed inside a plastic holder before the robot picked it up....
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