You may have seen a parts feeding system with a conveyor added for a variety of reasons. A normal system usually has a straight-line vibratory unit, or a gravity fed track. However, sometimes these components cannot perform as well as a conveyor. Therefore, the application at hand may require a conveyor to successfully fulfill the production requirements.

Some factors to consider when choosing a conveyor over an inline or gravity track would be that they can travel at a much faster flow rate per minute. You will see more inches per minute out of a conveyor, so this helps to integrate with high speed systems such as packaging machines and fast-moving assemblies. In addition to the high feed rate these conveying systems can also be utilized to feed out to a point that is very far away from the main bowl feeder discharge. This allows the customer to offset the whole feeding system while the conveyor reaches into the machine to deliver the parts accordingly.

Our customers love our conveyors because we use modular machined units that are equipped with oriental motors and drivers. The gear heads are guaranteed for life and we have never had an issue with those components after high stress in the field. With our LP (Low Profile) design we can get into very tight areas. This is especially useful for existing tooling integration. The profiles of the conveyors can be changed from width to length as needed for the application. FCI can change the mounting package to an undermount setup or direct shaft coupling. Also, we offer multiple belt options such as PVC, Urethane, Fabric, Transparent, and other materials.  These are just some of the options we offer to provide that extra flexibility during the design phase of the project.

If you think a conveyor system will be needed on your next feeding project, please reach out to us today. Our engineers have years of experience in the field and can find the correct unit for your application.