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News Release from: Elscint Automation | Subject: Vibratory bowl feeder - fastener assembly
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 13 June 2008
Vibratory bowl feeder assembles
fasteners
A novel vibratory bowl feeder assembles screws/bolts and washers, an operator needs only to load the items into the bowl feeder and they come out in an assembled fashion.
Elscint Automation said that most automootive companies using screws and washers while assembling a vehicle Time is very important and every second which the operator saves can translate into increased productivity and increased number of vehicles produced
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 6 Dec 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Though this process takes little time, it results into a lot of time when the day's production is taken into account.
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There is a huge time saving if one takes into account the number of screws and washers assembled every day by one operator, said Elscint to manufacturingtalk.
However, for doing the assembly, either one requires a costly assembly machine or else the assembly has to be done manually off-line.
This too requires an operator.
Elscint, therefore, has developed a novel Vibratory Bowl Feeder, which can assemble screws/bolts and washers.
You just need to dump the screws and washers in the bowl feeder and they come out in an assembled fashion.
Pokayoke concept has been implemented to ensure that not a single unassembled screw and washer come out of the bowl feeder.
Normally, for assembly of screws and washers, two bowl feeders are required along with a motorised or pneumatic station where they are assembled.
This bowl feeder uses a novel assembly concept pioneered by Elscint and makes the assembly in only a single vibratory bowl feeder.
This not only saves space but also electricity consumption as only one single vibratory bowl feeder is required and eliminates the need for a motorised assembly station.
Elscint said its vibratory bowl feeder adds tremendous value for users of Fasteners like automotive manufacturers who presently have to assemble screws and washers by hand or have to use costly assembly equipment.
Hence, this vibratory bowl feeder not only reduces labour but also helps improve productivity.
As Elscint has made this an standard equipment, most of the components are kept in stock and deliveries can be fast.
This 'Assembly Vibratory Bowl Feeder' has generated tremendous response from customers.
This further emphasises Elscint's pioneering efforts in the vibratory bowl feeder industry, said the company.
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