Configurator of customized vibrating bins and feeders by Vibrofeed - MTR s.r.o.

Hopper from Vibrofeed - MTR s.r.o. 

- vibratory hopper

- horizontal belt hopper

- inclined belt hopper

- cleated belt hopper

The parts hopper is designed to minimise operator interaction with the feeder bowl by holding a large quantity of parts. The operator can pour bulk parts into the hopper, and the hopper will automatically monitor the level of parts in the feeder bowl and replenish them as needed. A parts hopper is particularly important when a bowl feeder is feeding complex parts that should not overfill the bowl feeder; in such cases, the hopper releases only a small quantity of parts.

Vibratory hopper

Vibratory Bowl Feeder

This is where all the magic happens. Each feeder bowl is custom-designed to sort and orient specific parts. To design the bowl correctly, the engineer studies the part and takes into account the size, geometry, weight and material of the part being fed.

Vibratory bowl feeder

A typical design consists of a round stainless steel bowl with cylindrical tracks; a series of vibrations gently “shakes” the bowl, and the motion causes the parts to move along the internal tracks.

As the parts move, the tracks guide them into the correct position so that each part ends up with the same orientation.

Drive Unit

- vibratory bowl drive unit

- vibratory linear drive unit

The drive unit is the driving force of the system. It uses electromagnetic energy to generate vibrations that shake and move the parts. The typical vibration frequency range is between 60 and 120 Hz.

Vibratory bowl drive unit	Vibratory linear drive unit

Linear Feeder

As parts leave the feeder bowl, the most common way to present them to an operator or another automated system is a linear feeder. This feeder works in a similar way to a bowl feeder, but because the parts are already correctly oriented, its main purpose is to move them along and out of the  feeder bowl system.

The linear feeder also creates a buffer of parts, eliminating the risk of parts not coming out of the feeder bowl quickly enough.

Linear feeder from Vibrofeed - MTR s.r.o.