Elscint Automation

a feeding system for feeding of engine valves having dia from 20 mm to 50 mm and length between 30 mm to 200 mm. Any number of sizes between these dimensions can be fed in this system. A vibratory bowl feeder is used for feeding and orienting the engine valves. Thereafter, through a pneumatic take-up system, the engine valves are transported up to a height of 2 meters from the ground level for further feeding. Speed of between 40 to 100 pieces per minute can be achieved depending upon the sizes of the engine valves. The system results in a smooth flow of components without any starvation to the next machine. This increases the productivity of the engine valve producing units by more than 40%. The biggest advantages of this system are loading of the heavy engine valves at a height of just 500 mm, usage of the bare minimum space and flexibility of feeding various sizes of engine valves through the same feeding system. Elscint can even sell only the vibratory bowl feeder or only the pneumatic take-up unit. This feeding system is available in plc and non-plc (electrical control) versions. This system can further be modified to feed the engine valves in two outlets.

a novel vibratory bowl feeder which can assemble screws / bolts and washers. You just need to dump the screws and washers in the bowl feeder and they come out in an assembled fashion. Pokayoke concept has been implemented to ensure that not a single unassembled screw and washer come out of the bowl feeder. Normally, for assembly of screws and washers, two bowl feeders are required along with a motorized or pneumatic station where they are assembled. This bowl feeder using the new novel assembly concept pioneered by elscint makes the assembly in only a single vibratory bowl feeder. This not only saves space but also electricity consumption as only one single vibratory bowl feeder is required and eliminates the need for one vibratory feeder and motorized assembly station. This vibratory bowl feeder has tremendous value for users of fasteners who presently have to assemble screws and washers by hand or have to use costly assembly equipment. Hence, this vibratory bowl feeder not only reduces labour but also helps improve productivity. As elscint has made this an standard equipment, most of the components are kept in stock and deliveries can be fast.

the elscint taper roller feeding, orientation and elevating pump unit is a system designed for feeding and orienting taper rollers for taper roller bearings. The system utilizes elscint vibratory bowl feeder model 250, model 400 or model 630 depending upon the roller size to feed the parts to a set of powered gauge rolls. The inclination of the rolls, plus adjustable roll spacing from one end to the other enables parts to move / travel easily and rapidly into the desired position. An important feature is that the rolls being counter-rotating will not bind or grip the parts and are extremely sensitive to fine tolerances. The rolls are driven by elscint single reduction unit. The taper rollers are fed into the pump unit driven by a suitable elscint reduction unit and this pump unit elevates the rollers to the desired height from where they can be fed by gravity to the work station where they are needed. The unit thus consists of elscint vibratory bowl feeder, two counter rotating rolls for feeding, sensors and a control panel. The unit finds applications in the bearing and allied industries.

elscint gets all its controllers made in europe as per its specifications. Due to its high volumes, it gets a good price and quality from its european suppliers. It passes on these savings to its customers. Elscint automation offers soft start electronic controllers for vibratory feeders

 The vibratory motion of Elscint Vibrating Tables is particularly suited for settling granular to coarse materials. It is also very effective for handling a wide range of metal parts such as nuts, bolts and rivets. The Elscint Vibrating Tables are of electromechanical construction and are available in various models. The most popular is the VT 50 model. It has a capacity of 130 kgs with a VA rating of 70 VA. Even with this VA rating, the highly efficient design perfected by Elscint takes a current of just 1 Amp, just saving on energy costs. All models of the vibrating tables are totally enclosed, dust tight and splash proof.

Elscint can offer bulk elevators for providing higher capacities. Usually, the number of components which can be loaded in a vibratory bowl feeder is constrained by the weight and the volume of the components. In order to increase the loading capacity, usually auxiliary bulk elevators are provided. The disadvantage of auxiliary bulk elevators is the extra space which they occupy and plus the extra cost and electrical consumption and wiring required for the same. The advantage is the ground level loading which is possible with bulk elevators. The loading height in case of bulk hoppers increases but in case of bulk elevators, reduces substantially. Bulk elevators are most suitable in case the vibratory bowl feeder is kept at a higher height.

an automatic vibratory counting system for counting of small parts like plastic caps, spouts, screws, rivets, capsules and electrical connectors, bearings,  as well as heavy parts such as anchor bolts, bearing races and metal sockets. The standard equipment consists of a suitable Elscint vibratory bowl feeder, correctly chosen from a variety of Models which Elscint offers, a sensing device and an electronic reset able counter. The counter can be even upto 10 digits! And even more in case of special requirements. Counting speeds can be very high, even upto 1000 parts per minute, depending upon the component which requires counting. Once a preset number is reached, the counting can be made to stop automatically. Restart can be either manually or again automatically on receiving of a signal. This equipment finds use in various industries, namely, cosmetic, electrical, mechanical, pharmaceutical, optical, bearing and many other industries. Standard bowl feeders and counters being in ready stock, delivery times are very low and the prices are very competitive.

In this machine, the components are fed through a vibratory bowl feeder to the tapping station. At the tapping station, tapping takes place with the help of a specially designed tapping head attachment. The completed component is then unloaded in a bin or ejected, as per requirement. In case of special requirements, tapping at two places can be done on the same component! Speeds of upto 40 pieces per minute are possible. This machine is available with and without plc control to suit the requirements of customers and their respective budgets. This machine adds tremendous value wherever there is a requirement of tapping on small components. Two, three or even more bowl feeders as well as tapping heads can be accommodated on the same table with independent operations, however controlled by a single plc. This helps not only in making the machine compact but also reduces the cost of an incremental machine.

automatic riveting machine. In this, the rivets are fed through a vibratory bowl feeder to the riveting station. The other part (spring, strip etc.) can either be placed manually or automatically from another vibratory bowl feeder. Alternatively, the strip can be fed through a de-reeler and cut as per the requirement and fed automatically. Other options which are available is checking the spring / strip etc. before riveting, counting of the number of pieces riveted, automatic stoppage of machine when a wrong rivet / spring is fed etc. At the riveting point, the riveting takes place and the completed riveted assembly is blow out or removed manually as the case might be. For this a riveting head is mounted on a specially designed platform. This machine has received a very good response from various switchgear and contactor manufacturers. Productivity increases tremendously with the usage of this Elscint automatic riveting machine.

Elscint offers three types of noise enclosures for vibratory bowl feeders, namely, Square or rectangular mild steel cover lined with acoustic foam on the inside, round shaped mild steel cover with acoustic foam lined on the inside and thirdly, acrylic enclosure fixed with aluminium extruded Sections. Depending upon the budget, type of component, model of the bowl feeder and the noise reduction requirement of the customer, application engineers from Elscint can recommend the correct type of noise enclosure for your vibratory bowl feeder. In case a new vibratory bowl feeder is ordered on Elscint, noise enclosures are optionally provided to the customers. However, Elscint can also provide noise enclosures for old vibratory bowl feeders of any make. A noise reduction of between 10 Db to 20 Db can be achieved with the help of Elscint noise enclosures. In case of special applications like pharmaceutical requirements, even stainless steel noise enclosures can also be provided with special washable acoustic foam.The Elscint mild steel or stainless steel noise enclosures come with toggle clamps for easy removal and fastening. Additionally, the top cover is made of transparent acrylic with a particular thickness and hinges which not only reduces the noise but helps the operator to check whether the number of pieces in the bowl have reduced or require replenishment. Elscint can also provide a level controller with the noise enclosure and give a ring / flash a bulb in case the levels of components in the bowl reduce. This feature is very popular with most customers as it relieves the operator from continuously checking the level of components in the bowl. Elscint maintains a stock of various sizes of noise enclosures and thus faster deliveries are possible.

sorting & grading unit for small shims. The Elscint sorting and grading Unit is designed to feed, sort and grade components like shims which require to be graded according to their thickness. This unit operates a speed in excess of 150 pieces per minute, depending on the size of the components. The system utilizes an Elscint vibratory bowl feeder of suitable model amongst the 6 Models of Elscint vibratory bowl feeders. The bowl feeder feeds the parts to a set of powered gauge rolls. These are powered by an Elscint geared motor of suitable rating. The inclination of the rolls, plus adjustable roll spacing from one end to the other enables parts to move / travel easily and rapidly into the desired position, while moving them to the discharge point. Undersized parts are first separated, followed by those within tolerance. Oversize and damaged or oversize parts continue to the end of the rolls and are discharged into a separate container. An important feature is that the rolls being counter-rotating does not bind or grip the parts and are extremely sensitive to fine tolerances. The basic unit works on a fixed speed, however, optionally Elscint can also offer sensor and a variable speed AC or DC motor fitted with an Elscint reduction unit. This unit offers high flexibility for the user and can also be used for sorting and grading of balls, taper rollers, pins and similar components.

Rotary Feeder is a mechanical unit that can be used for feeding special components, where it is not possible to orient the component in the Vibratory Feeders or where high speeds are required. Elscint single reduction unit drives the main rotating plate that picks up the components while moving upwards. Due to gravity components get loaded into the slot of the rotating plate. While moving upwards, the mechanism placed on the periphery orient the components, while non-oriented components drop back into the hopper area for further lifting. These can be made to work at very high speeds depending upon the shape and orientation needed for the component.