Hi Tim! There are two belt feeders that I've worked with that I can comment on. You're right about vibe feeders, they're good for one thing as far as I'm concerned...they make okay boat anchors, not good, just okay....(GRIN) The two that I've worked with are Comtra and U.S. Vibra. The Comtra belt feeder is the best feeder for tubed parts that I've ever worked with, I'm not kidding. If you have to use tubes, Comtra is the feeder to have. They've got two types of belt feeders, mechanical and electrical. The mechanical ones I think are just for Zevatech machines, but the electrical ones can be used on any machine. They just need to fit on a feeder location as they run independant of any machine software...all they need is 24-volts and a nozzle to break a I/R beam when it's picking the part. As far as U.S. Vibra belt feeders go, I wouldn't even bother looking at them...they flat don't work, I don't know how they even sell them. I can get into the specifics, but I'd rather not even waste my time unless you really want to know exactly what's wrong with them. -Steve Gregory-
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