Pfankuch Friction Feeders
Pfankuch Autoloaders
In addition to their other advantages, Pfankuch friction feeders offer non-stop production with their top-load, bottom-feed operation.
Some production situations require such frequent loading of a feeder that some of the benefits of automation are sacrificed. Pfankuch offers autoloaders for that situation. An autoloader is an electrically integrated conveyor that "automatically feeds the feeder" from a shingled supply of product.
Circumstances which benefit from an autoloader include:
- multiple feeders - allow one person to keep multiple feeders full
- very high speed - with high production speeds and high batch counts, product in the hopper disappears quickly
- thick products - even at modest speeds, if your product is thick (e.g. corrugated pads) you may only be able to accommodate 1 - 2 minutes worth of production in the hopper
- very high labor rates - helps to further automate the entire feeding and packaging process
- very sensitive products - often very sensitive pieces can only be stacked in a small pile in the feeder to avoid damage