Recycling Vibrating Feeders

A vibrating feeder used to distribute material on sorting stations.
A vibrating feeder used to distribute material on sorting stations.

In recycling, vibrating feeders are used to either interface material or spread it out.

Interfacing Vibrating Feeders

Interfacing vibrating feeders are used to receive product, usually from a hopper or loader, and pass it for further processing. Some examples of interfacing vibrating feeders include:

  • A vibrating feeder that is fed by an excavator which then feeds onto a belt.
  • Withdrawing material from a storage hopper above and fed onto a sorting conveyor.
  • Take a load from a truck and slowly feed onto an elevated conveyor.
A vibrating feeder that distributes material onto an optical sorter.
A vibrating feeder that distributes material onto an optical sorter.

Vibrating Feeders for Spreading

Sorting stations require a low material depth to allow easy identification for manual withdrawal. Optical sorters require a low material depth and an even material feed in order to operate correctly. Recycling vibrating feeders are also used to pass material evenly onto a screen surface.

Twin mass drive systems are usually used on these types of feeders to minimise vibration passed to the sensitive sorting machines and to allow for a large change in feed rate.