Hi Mark!

What, you don't like when the parts vibrate off of the end of the track, and
they wind-up in a little pile at the end of the feeder? Man...some people are
so picky...hehehe
(just teasing!) I know what you mean about vibratory feeders...

There's a company called Comtra Systems that makes what they call belt
feeders, that are just wonderful. They're in Minnesota and their phone number
is 651-633-4084. They don't have a web page unfortunately...

The feeders aren't dependant on the machine. They just need power. There's a
an IR sensor on the feeder that detects when the pick and place nozzle comes
down and removes a part from the pick-up point on the feeder, this in turn
indexes the belt to present the part one at a time, they are really good
feeders for tubed parts.

-Steve Gregory-


> Fellow Technetters,
>
> I am looking for suggestions how to present "stick" parts to my pick and
> place machines.  These vibratory-base feeders have been troublesome for
> years and was wondering what other solutions are available.  I know I'm not
> the only user struggling with this technology so any assistance or
> alternatives will be welcome.
>
> Mark
>