Types of Bowl Feeders used in Vibratory and Centrifugal Parts Feeding

Assembly on your industrial production line is dependent on individual feeding of different component parts. Based on the size, shape, and orientation of the component parts, you can either go for centrifugal feeding technique or vibratory feeding technique. Specialized bowl feeders are used for these feeding systems.

Which Types of Bowl Feeders are Used for Vibratory/Centrifugal Feeding of Parts?

Bowl feeders need to be chosen based on the feeding system. For vibratory parts feeding, you can pick either cascade type or outside-track type of bowl feeders. For centrifugal bowl feeding, rotary feeders are apt.

·    Cascade Type Bowl Feeder: When you need to feed easy-to-orient part components such as dowels, nails, and screws, you should pick cascade bowl feeders. These bowls are known for their silent operating technique.  As per your requirements, you can get cascade bowls that are polished and welded. These bowls come with integrated holes or slots to remove dirt, dust, and unwanted particles.

These bowls easily separate parts that are not perfectly oriented. These parts are sent back to the bowl and they eventually fall into the lower track. Absence of “over and under” tracks helps in the rejection of parts that are not oriented properly.

Outside Track Type Bowl Feeders: If you are looking for bowls that can provide accurate part orientation with immense feeding rates, then you should go for outside track bowl feeders. These bowls conform to FDA mandates and reduce the amount of grinding and polishing.

This types of bowl feeders has tracks that are placed one above the other. Such an arrangement is ideal to operate multiple feed lines.. You can achieve effortless separation and orientation of parts because of the downward pitch of these bowl feeders.

Rotary Type Bowl Feeders: If you need to perform high speed and reliable parts feeding of components, then rotary bowl feeders are ideal for centrifugal parts feeding system. You can achieve parts feeding speeds of up to 50 meters per minute. These bowls are suitable for pharmaceutical grade feeding operations.

Vibratory Feeders Inc. (VFI) is a leading manufacturer of rugged and durable bowl feeders. You can pick the most suitable bowl feeder for your parts feeding system from our inventory. To know more, kindly visit www.vibratoryfeeders.com or give us a call on 800-834-8233 / 860-537-3309.