Simulation Software Speeds Up Delivery Lead Times on Floorbin Elevator Vibratory Feed Systems

Since 1969, Spectrum Automation has manufactured custom parts feeding and material handling machines. We offer a full line of proprietary equipment used to move parts and components through manufacturing and assembly environments.

Our engineers use state-of-the-art simulation software to test and debug custom designs before full-scale production, avoiding unforeseen costs and potential delays further down the line.

Floorbin elevators are used to store, elevate, and bulk feed a wide variety of parts, over-the-top, to various overhead chutes and manipulators. In this system designed for a customer in the automotive industry, two different part variants are loaded into the hoppers. The …

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