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Scoop Placement System
Problem
A nationally known manufacturer needed a system to feed and place scoops into cans at 220 scoops per minute. This system required the feeder and orientor to deliver the scoops in a gentle and quiet fashion.
Implementation
Shibuya Hoppmann Corporation designed and engineered a reliable, quiet and gentle scoop placement system. The simple operation of this system combined generous operating speeds, and a gentle yet quiet centrifugal feeder system.
Process:
This system consists of two (2) major elements: the Scoops Feed System (an elevating prefeeder, a centrifugal feeder and a gravity roller/accumulation track) and the Scoop Placement Module. The scoops are loaded into the prefeeder which delivers the parts to the feeder on demand of a bowl level sensor. In the feeder, the scoops are singulated and oriented, and exit the feeder into the gravity rollers in the same tab-hanging orientation. The gravity roller leads to the Scoop Placement Module.
At the end of the gravity rollers, the scoops run through an indexing screw, which releases the scoops into a funnel on the upper level of the placement transfer wheel at regular intervals. Directly below each of the funnel openings is a can, into which each scoop is placed. An accumulation conveyor takes the cans to further downstream operations.
The system was designed to accommodate different can diameters and heights through rapid changeover exchange tooling. Seven different scoops were used in combination with the various cans.
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