Billet & Bar Feeding Equipment

Billet Feeding Systems -  Rotary & Elevator Types

Billet feeding systems are designed to accept billets from a tub / bin into a hopper to sort and feed billets end to end onto a variable speed exit conveyor.

Small Bar - Rotary Feeder

Elevator Feeder and Bin Tipper

Large Bar – Rotary Feeder

Elevator Feeder

Rotary Feeder Steps

Elevator Steps

Bar Descrambler System

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Elevator Feeder Characteristics

• Internal self contained hydraulic power pack.
• Heavy-duty steel construction.
• Critical wear items manufactured from hardened steel.
• Feeder steps designed to prevent stacking.
• High speed chain exit conveyor.
• Variable speed exit conveyor motor and gearbox.
• Solid state controls.
• Optional – Low level limit switch.
• Optional – Oscillating / vibratory bottom.
• Optional – Front or side loading designs.
• Not suitable for feeding “Pucks” part length less than 1.1 times the diameter.

Rotary Feeder Characteristics

• Heavy-duty multi-chain drive.
• Beveled sprockets for smooth chain meshing and noise reduction.
• Heavy-duty elevator bearings.
• Continuous moving back wall elevator.
• Variable speed elevator motor and heavy-duty gearbox.
• Heavy-duty steel construction.
• Critical wear items manufactured from hardened steel.
• Feeder steps designed to prevent stacking.
• High speed chain exit conveyor.
• Variable speed exit conveyor motor and gearbox.
• Solid state controls.
• Optional – Low level limit switch.
• Optional – Oscillating / vibratory bottom.
• Optional – Front or side loading designs
• Not suitable for feeding “Pucks” part length less than 1.1 times the diameter.

Bar Feeding System

The bar feeder is a specialized material handling machine designed to semi-automate the feeding of parts to an induction forging machine. The hopper is manually loaded and automatically unloaded one at a time.

Specifications and Features:

• Bar Diameters – 0.75” to 2.00” OD.
• Bar Length Range - 3.50” to 36.00” Long.
• Rod Feeder has a side wall storage area of 750 sq. inches, holding approximately 200 pieces of the 2” diameter parts, or approximately 6.7 to 200 minutes production supply.
• Parts must be placed in the storage bin diameter to diameter.
• The left hand sidewall, viewed with parts going, will be adjustable to accommodate the length range.
• Parts discharge from the feeder diameter-to-diameter, radial axis horizontal. 
• The bar feeder is driven by a 120-volt, single phase, 60 hertz, gearmotor wired to terminals.
• A hinged door with safety switch will be provided at the operator load area.
• One at a time escapement mounted on the discharge track of the rod feeder. 
• The escapement is supplied with stainless steel barrel and rod air cylinder and a 4-way solenoid valve with speed controls wired to terminals for connection to your electrical control.
• An FRL is included.
• Electrical components of this feeder will be wired to a NEMA 12 terminal box.
• Floor support stand is constructed with square tube legs with foot pads having leveling screws and lag down holes.
• Stand to have guarding between rod feeder and stand as well as a front guard to assist in cell isolation.

Billet In-Feed Systems

Billet In-Feed Unit
Modular Table Top Mount

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Billet In-Feed Unit
Heavy Duty Floor Mount

Small Bar - Tractor Feed
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Manual Adjust Pinch Wheel Arrangement

Billet Dual Tractor Feed

Automatic Adjust Pinch Wheel Arrangement

In-Feed Pusher System

The typical in-feed unit uses a high speed conveyor to bring the billets to the positive pusher assembly, pinch wheel, tractor drive or cylinder assembly, to feed the coils at a controlled rate.

Specifications and Features:

• Heavy-duty multi-chain drive.
• Beveled sprockets for smooth chain meshing and noise reduction.
• Variable speed motor and heavy-duty gearbox.
• Heavy-duty steel construction.
• Critical wear items manufactured from hardened steel.
• Solid state lost motion controls.
• Polyurethane tired or knurled steel pinch wheels.

Fast Extractor Assembly

 Standard Fast Extractor - Reject Side

Standard Fast Extractor - Drive Side

Modified Fast Extractor

Standard Fast Extractor – Lead End

Standard Fast Extractor Assembly

Includes the following:

• Fast extractor assembly to transfer billets out of the coils with eccentric action to separate any billets welded together in the coil.
• Reject system comprised of a hardened chain conveyor, and pneumatically operated gating mechanism with manual override. The reject system allows for quality control during the billet heating operation.  Any billets which are above or below the specified temperature will automatically be rejected to one side of the billet heater into a container supplied by the Customer.
• Optical pyrometer with analog temperature indicator integrated with forge heating system controls.

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