Design, Fabrication and Analysis of Magnetic Belt Type Feeder

Abstract:

Automation is the technology that helps in meeting the increasing pace of development and industrialization. The increasing demand of productivity in terms of quality and quantity, increase in pressure for meeting the deadlines and the decrease in the availability of cheap labour has led to a tremendous increase in the research and development of the different tools that automate the production either directly or indirectly. The aim of our work is to design, fabricate and analyse the performance of a magnetic belt type feeder, which feeds the ferromagnetic parts in desired orientation and feed rate. A physical prototype of a conveyor type magnetic feeder was constructed and the feeding behaviour was studied experimentally by varying the input parameters such as speed of conveying, number of magnets and part population. Analysis was done by feeding cylindrical parts with large diameter to length ratio. The profile of the chute helps in orienting the parts along their length which is difficult to orient by conventional feeders. A study on the experimental setup was performed and conclusions were drawn about the effect of various parameters on the feed rate.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 694-697)
• Pages: 2116-2120
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.694-697.2116
• Online since: May 2013
• Authors: Alok Nahata, Ankush Agarwal, Pradeep Khanna
• Keywords: Automation, Feed Rate, Feeders

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