As the most common type of parts feeder, as well as the oldest, vibratory bowls are self-contained systems that work best with small metal or plastic parts. Read More…
Leading Manufacturers
Eriez
Erie, PA | 800-345-4946ERIEZ is a global manufacturer of an entire range of vibratory feeders and related machinery. We serve all the process industries, including food, chemical, pharmaceutical, ceramics, glass, packaging, metalworking, minerals processing and others.
Carrier Vibrating Equipment, Inc.
Louisville, KY | 502-969-3171Internationally known, Carrier Vibrating Equipment specializes in manufacturing vibratory feeders and screeners. We have been pioneers in process equipment technology for over 60 years.
General Kinematics
Crystal Lake, IL | 815-455-3222At General Kinematics, we design and manufacture vibratory feeders, conveyors and more for applications in foundries, recycling mining, coal and food processing.
Rodix Inc.
Rockford, IL | 800-562-1868Rodix manufactures vibratory feeder controls, inline track drives, drive bases, & bulk storage hoppers for part feeding systems. Our line of vibratory feeder controls feature variable amplitude, variable frequency, line-voltage compensation, UL/cUL Listed, CE Marked, and more. We have experience working with machine integrators, vibratory feed system builders, and manufacturers.
Vibcon Corporation
Arcadia, IN | 317-984-3543Since building our first bowl in 1982, Vibcon Corporation has established a reputation for designing innovative solutions for the processing industry. Here, no effort is spared or precaution overlooked when it comes to ensuring the integrity and performance of every job. When you choose Vibcon Corporation, they want to make sure you receive the best bowl feeders the industry can offer.
Air Way Automation
Grayling, MI | 989-348-5176At Air Way Automation, we are committed to providing high-quality parts feeding and assembly equipment, as well as unparalleled customer service. Our team will evaluate the requirements of your application, and use cutting edge waterjet and EDM technology to design and manufacture the feeder. Additional services include installation and facility integration to ensure that your company starts production on schedule.
Most often used in the pharmaceutical, glass, foundry, concrete, food processing, mining, plastics and automotive industries, vibratory bowls can be constructed from stainless steel in order to meet sanitary grade requirements, but are also often constructed from cast aluminum.
Typical parts that vibratory bowls handle include washers, nuts, studs, plugs, bolts, pills, rings and screws, as well as dry bulk materials. Vibratory bowls are typically used in parts manufacturing processes in order to orient and sort finished and semi-finished parts for additional processing or packaging.
Vibratory Bowls - EriezQuiet and effective, vibratory bowls offer high feed rates as well as using very few moving parts resulting in low maintenance and down time.
Utilizing vibrations to convey parts, vibratory bowls consist of a feeder bowl and a vibrating drive unit. The feeder bowl is mounted to the vibrating drive unit, which is equipped with a variable-amplitude controller that vibrates the feeder bowl and causes the parts to move upwards on an inclined spiral track that climbs along the vibratory bowl's inner wall.
The purpose of the track is to align and sort the parts in reliable and consistent positions based on the desired requirements. Initially, parts are dumped into the feeder bowl, which vibrates and turns. As a result of the vibrations, the parts move along the track until they come across obstacles that are designed to align the parts in a particular manner.
This orientation of the parts allows for easy usage further down the processing line. Special features can be added to vibratory bowls for additional benefits such as special bed liners for better handling of abrasive materials and dust-proof outlet covers for increased dust protection.
In addition, the length, width and depth of the bowl feeder can be adjusted depending on the size of the parts.