Elscint recently completed an assignment wherein the requirement was to feed various types of needles & rollers an Eddy Current Testing Machine. There were various sizes of needles & rollers ranging from dia 3 mm to dia 28 mm having lengths from 8 to 30 mm which needed to be fed in the same bowl. Some parts were having diameter equal to the length while there was others with diameter less than the length as well as diameter more than the length. All these were to be fed in the same equipment. A singulation mechanism was provided to release one part at a time on receipt of a signal from the eddy current machine of a reputed manufacturer. The feeding was done through a vibratory bowl feeder Model 400 with easy changeover tooling wherein the outlet tube was to be changed as per roller / needle size.
The easy singulation mechanism which was provided was with very easy arrangement for adjustment of all these sizes. Speed of upto 120 parts per minute and more were possible with the singulation mechanism. The equipment was mounted on a stand with (+/-) 100 mm ht. adjustment with provision for space for keeping the changeover tooling inside the stand. A mild steel noise enclosure lined with acoustic foam and top polycarbonate sheet at the top ensured that the noise level was very less. The panel too was mounted on the stand itself making the whole equipment very compact and easy to be kept near the eddy current machine. Robust build quality, modular design and easy to use changeover tooling, the hallmark of Elscint’s equipment were incorporated in this equipment.
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