1. Bowl Feeders - Trap Design

2. Bowl Feeders - Trap Design

3. Conveyors
Orienting with pins or fences

4. Conveyor part orientation - pins

5. Conveyor part orientation - pins

6. Conveyor part orientation - pins

7. Conveyor part orientation - fences
Any polygonal part can be oriented up to symmetry by a fence design

8. Conveyor part orientation - fences

9. Conveyor part orientation - fences

10. Conveyor part orienting - 3D parts

11. Designing Parts for Feeding
Symmetry
Asymmetry
Tangling
Shingling
Wedging

12. Symmetry

13. Asymmetry

14. Tangling

15. Shingling

16. Wedging

17. Designing for Insertion

18. Simplifying the Design

19. Fastener Feeding Requirements
Orientation
vibrating bowl
non-vibrating feeders
(see Boothroyd - Assembly Automation)
Singulation
escapement mechanisms
pick and place
Pre-collated components

20. Non-vibrating Feeders

21. Non-vibrating Feeders

22. Singulation