by Fortville Feeders | Apr 16, 2022 | Escapements and Mechanisms, Featured, Tracking Systems
Problem: An integrator was looking for a new parts feeding system for their robot assembly of bearings. The client had two different bearing parts. One was fully round and the other was a half-round bearing. Both of these bearings were seated in a chamfered retainer...
by Fortville Feeders | Oct 14, 2021 | Featured, Tracking Systems, Uncategorized
Problem: A medical device manufacturer needed to replace an inefficient feeder system for two caps. The system they had attempted to feed two parts from the same vibratory bowl. The two caps had very different geometries. It caused constant jams in their old feeder....
by Fortville Feeders | Aug 2, 2021 | Featured, Tracking Systems
Problem: The manufacturer of plastic containers was in need of an automated feeder system for their closure components. They needed a high-speed system that would handle the molded plastic parts without clogging the machine while supplying their assembly lines at 200...
by Fortville Feeders | May 17, 2021 | Featured, Tracking Systems
Problem: An automated machine builder that specialized in medical syringe assembly and packaging was in need of three identical feeder machines to handle needle holders. The parts were lightweight, very small (1 mm and 3mm widths) and needed to be fed at a rate of 54...
by Kevin Yaney | Mar 25, 2021 | Featured, Tracking Systems
Problem: An integrator was building an automated system that packaged five different sizes of medical glass pipettes. The pipettes were very fragile and had to be gently handled, but delivered at 80 parts per minute. This included bulk loading of the parts, moving...
by Fortville Feeders | Mar 4, 2021 | Featured, Tracking Systems
Problem: A medical liquids bottler had a capping machine that used a Fortville Feeders designed parts feeder. The bottler made some changes to their bottling automation and needed a system that fed two lines instead of one. They approached Fortville Feeders to...
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