Active vibration amplitude control in DEPRAG`s vibratory bowl feeder
Screws are accurately positioned on the screwdriver
Expansion of range with 1.2 l bowl and mini-device with piezo technology
One of the main issues related to automated assembly of components is the precise feeding of the assembly components. Regardless of whether you are assembling extremely small screws or larger hexagon nuts – their availability on time and accurately positioned for the assembly process determines the productivity of a system. 30 years of experience in feeding technology for automatic feeding of screws, rivets, bolts, nuts, washers, O-rings, symmetrical and non-symmetrical components, form the basis for new developments guaranteeing nothing but the highest precision and reliability. Valuable additions to the wide assortment of feeding technology, tailormade to customer requirements, are to be introduced by the automation expert DEPRAG SCHULZ GMBH u. CO. at this year’s MOTEK fair in Stuttgart.
The “6” Series program of vibratory bowl feeders for handheld screwdrivers will now be extended by a new size. In addition to the previous filling capacities of 0.15 l, 0.75 l and 2.5 l, a feed bowl with a capacity of 1.2 l now complements the standard range. Sales manager Jürgen Hierold explains: ‘‘This feeder reflects the demands of our customers for whom the 0.75 l bowl was too small. The next larger 2.5 l bowl, however, was too large for this group of customers and therefore not cost-effective’’. With the new feeder DEPRAG covers the gap. Jürgen Hierold underlines: “The new 1.2 l solution accurately satisfies the demand of these customers ”.
The new 1.2 l feeder includes all the advantages of the new generation of screw feeders. In particular, the self-regulation of the vibration amplitude in the feed bowl (automatically responding to the actual bowl fill level) makes DEPRAG’s Series 6 especially valuable for a rationalized assembly. Differences in feed rate can create problems with work flow. In this instance the continuously fluctuating volume of parts in the feed bowl and the consequent change in mass, lead to variations in the feed rate of the parts. As a result the components are not presented to the assembly point in sync with the tempo of the operator or machine sequence normally requiring a manual adjustment of the bowl vibration frequency.
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