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Electromechanical Feeder for Conveying Sticky Powders

From Cleveland Vibrator Company (The)
 

 

PROBLEM: An operator at Metal Coatings International was hand feeding aluminum and zinc powder into a feeder. This resulted in lumps of material falling onto the mixing blade, causing the blade to bend, resulting in a loss of material.

SOLUTION: Cleveland Vibrator fabricated a feeder to convey the materials to the mixing bin, allowing the operator to feed them in a controlled flow. The feeder also prevents damage to the mixing blade allowing for better mixing of the materials. Before installing the feeder, Metal Coatings would lose approximately 6% of the material through improper mixing. With the CVC feeder and variable frequency controller, the loss rate has dropped to less than 1%.

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