Vibratory Feeding & Stacking Systems

Presently, the Hylem Rings were stacked manually and loaded onto the lapping machine. The component being very small, this used to take a lot of time. Hence, Elscint supplied a feeding solution where the parts were loaded and oriented in a vibratory bowl feeder, namely Model 160 with a cast aluminum bowl with Elscinthane PU coating. Thereafter the parts were transferred to another vibratory drive on which the hylem plate and ring were mounted through a linear vibrator. The components would automatically get stacked inside the hylem ring on thehylem plate. A quick mounting and removal arrangement was provided for the hylem plate and ring whereby they could be removed easily for transfer to the lapping machine. A top acrylic dust cover too was provided.

At a speed of more than 180 parts per minute, the hylem ring would get completely stacked in less than 8 minutes, automating the operation. A sensor to ensure that the equipment switches off once the hylem ring is completely stacked too was provided. The complete system was mounted on a table making it complete solution for the customer.