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Insights on Vibratory Feeding, Automation & Manufacturing Efficiency

Welcome to the Vibromatic Blog — your trusted resource for expert insights on vibratory feeding systems, custom automation solutions, and advanced manufacturing technologies.

Whether you’re an engineer optimizing a production line, a plant manager improving throughput, or an OEM seeking reliable component feeding solutions, our blog delivers practical knowledge to help you design smarter, build faster, and operate more efficiently.

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Terminology

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Adjustable Narrow Track Section

A short section of track that can be set at various widths. The length depends on the size of the part. This may be either a stainless or tool steel insert that can be adjusted to either orient or limit parts to a single file.

Air Jet

A small diameter tube mounted in place which is sometimes used to assist part movement. It is adjusted in the process of development to assist in orientation or final selection with the minimum amount of air pressure.

 

Angular Skirt

A conic section, calculated to fit at the required angle, attached between the bottom side of the track and the bowl wall to prevent parts from stacking and causing jams between the tracks.

 

Back Pressure Relief (or “Bubble”)

An area of the bowl tooling just prior to the entrance to confinement where the parts will buckle if the discharge is full and recirculate in the bowl. This relieves part pressure which would otherwise cause jamming conditions or misoriented parts to bridge across the bowl tooling.

 

Baffle

A stainless steel deflector welded to the bowl bottom to guard the return hole thus allowing parts to flow evenly back from the return pan.

 

Base Drive Units

The force used to power the LP Drive Unit is accomplished by using one or more electromagnetic coils which act upon pole faceplates to generate vibratory motion. The upper and lower members of the drive unit are constrained by leaf springs causing torsional vibration which is transferred to the top member in the form of feed motion. When the drive unit moves the parts at maximum efficiency with minimum current effort, the unit is said to be tuned to a natural frequency of the power source. The mass and diameter of the feeder bowl is the determining factor in tuning the unit. As this mass or diameter is increased, more leaf springs must be added. The rubber feet of the base drive plays an important part in allowing the lower member of the drive unit to act as a pendulum to power the bowl.

Clamp Nuts

A machined block at the end of each cross arm of the upper weldment for the purpose of attaching the bowl to the unit.

Coil Clatter

A warning sound which indicates that the coil gap is set too close, causing the pole faces to strike.

Confinement

A containing section used to control parts through the discharge chute.

 

Cord Section

A straight section of either stainless or tool steel used to select or orient parts.

Counter-Balance Weight

A solid steel block of predetermined size and weight that is added to the exterior of the bowl.

 

Discharge Chute (Horizontal or Down Angle)

A short section of track mounted to the bowl that controls parts in their orientation and conveys them onward.

 

Escapement

A mechanical device placed at the end of the feeder discharge to isolate the end part.

 

External Tooling

Any construction outside of the vertical band which separates, orients, selects, confines, or relieves pressure buildup on oriented parts.

 

Final Selector

A tooled section designed specifically to segregate only those parts that are in the correct attitude.

 

Flange Mount

A continuation of the band below the bowl bottom used to secure it to the base drive unit.

 

Full Track Sensor

A device used to provide pressure relief or control part flow using proximity, fiber optic, or pneumatic sensing.

 

Gravity Tracks

Tracks set at an angle to allow gravity to convey parts from the discharge chute.

 

Isolation Springs

Lower spring packs that absorb vibratory motion and transmit it to the body of the drive unit.

 

Orientation

The correct position of the piece part at the discharge chute.

 

Parallel Blade Section

An area with a stationary or adjustable gap which orients parts into a hanging attitude.

 

Placing Device

A mechanical means of placing an escaped part into a nest or onto another piece part.

 

Pre-Orientor

Tooling to change the attitude of a part to the proper position for final selection.

 

Quick Dump Chute

A short section of track that can be set at various widths. The length depends on the size of the part. This may be either a stainless or tool steel insert that can be adjusted to either orient or limit parts to a single file.

Rate

The number of parts discharged per minute or hour.

 

Return Pan

A structure used to recirculate rejected parts back into the bowl.

Running Surface

The portion of the system with which the part makes contact.

Scrap Chute

A chute used to discharge foreign material without interrupting part flow.

 

Storage Hopper

A container used to hold extra parts and automatically replenish the bowl.

 

Straight Line Vibratory Drive Units for Vibratory Tracks

A unit designed to produce linear vibratory motion to move parts horizontally.

 

Sweep (Cam)

An insert placed above a track to control part level or orientation.

 

Tooled Vibratory Feeder Bowl

The main bowl complete with internal or external tooling designed for specific feeding requirements.

 

Tuning

The process of adjusting the drive unit to match natural frequency for optimal efficiency.

Videos

Pick and Place Mechanism

Diverter/Escape & Blow System

Rotary Parts Positioner

Centrifugal Part Handling System

Vision Vibratory Feeder Bowl System