Manufacturers of automated machinery often receive requests to feed and orient ordinary plastics caps, but even an ordinary cap can have features that can cause part “behaviors” that present challenges during the feeding process.
Performance Feeders Inc. received a request to feed a plastic cap, 62.59 millimeters in diameter, as part of a medical application. Because it was a high-volume application, the feeding system consisted of a tapered prefeeder bin, a hopper storage bin, and a conical-style vibratory bowl feeder.