Not sure what to call it, or does it exist?
I am building an assembly machine, that will be fed by a couple of Bowl feeders. Several different products will run in the machine, and the customer will have to be able to switch the tooling in the machine, and swap in another bowl feed to feed various different parts into it.
The linear rails from the bowl feeder to the assembly station are easy to swap out, And the bowl feeders can roll up to the machine and plug in the power cords.
Is there a standard receiver/docking plate that will align the two stations together?
I pictured making something out of 5/8" ( 16mm) plates, with a couple pf dowels in them.
Get the bowl feeder close to the machine, and tighten up the bolts in the alignment plates, and the chute and the linear rail should be all lined up again.
Is there a standard part for this?
No need to re-invent it if it already exists.
If not, is there something I am overlooking?
Thanks again!
I am building an assembly machine, that will be fed by a couple of Bowl feeders. Several different products will run in the machine, and the customer will have to be able to switch the tooling in the machine, and swap in another bowl feed to feed various different parts into it.
The linear rails from the bowl feeder to the assembly station are easy to swap out, And the bowl feeders can roll up to the machine and plug in the power cords.
Is there a standard receiver/docking plate that will align the two stations together?
I pictured making something out of 5/8" ( 16mm) plates, with a couple pf dowels in them.
Get the bowl feeder close to the machine, and tighten up the bolts in the alignment plates, and the chute and the linear rail should be all lined up again.
Is there a standard part for this?
No need to re-invent it if it already exists.
If not, is there something I am overlooking?
Thanks again!