Hi bro. U have used the system very good and superb. So i just wanted to know can u get me some details abt the mechanism that was used to seperate the screws 1by 1 from the vibratory bowl feeder it would be a biggest help for me thank u
the quickest way to count these is to use a weighting scale. just get the weight of one single screw... dump a huge batch of screws into the bucket about 95% (doesn't have to be exact), no need to count them. Then keep adding screws one at a time to get it to the right weight. done!
We use that method too, when we need a simple batch screw count, but in this case we needed the screws to be rationed in those specific quantities (say of 10) to go in a kit build.
+Walid Turki Found it as part of an automatic screw feeder. We're turning it now into an LED counter, based on something we saw by Oomlout at vimeo.com/30542553. Cool hack. We found our feeder on ebay under the title "DGI AUTOMATIC FASTENING SYSTEM, AUTOMATIC SCREW FEEDER HOPPER SYSTEM"
We don't use this machine anymore. We invested in an much BIGGER version that has a large vibration bowl, and uses optical detection to count. The machine is based on an automatic screw feeder for assembly-line use where the screws are injected to the front of a power screwdriver. We have just modified one to do it with less pressure, and an Arduino to control the cycle count and the stepper motor turntable.
Why would anybody need to use something like this? Unless you own a hatdware store.. and still then couldnt you use a scale? Or figure out the amount you needed to separate and wind an electromagnet to be just strong enough to pick up said amount of screws..? If they were steel.. but yea a scale and a hopper.. and if wanted to be automatic use an arduino to trigger a stop order, then a linear actuator or a small magnetic release to dump the screws in a bag then repeat.. could set up a carrousel to feed bags with limit switches.. rather than all that mess.. factory automation is a neat thing to look into just to see all the simple ways engineered to complete a process that at another factory could be comprised of many processes to get the same results.. just seems like an expensive way to do something automated in a different way to me.. like even a laser counter or ir diode and receiver connected to a simple counter circuit and a rotary collector device that turns based on a set weight.. put all the screws in a can that spins with a 5v motor like a hopper, drops em through the beam so everytime the beam brakes its line of sight with the receiver it sends signal to a counter which when the counter reaches a desired amount it haults feed until the rotary collector turns to a new container and gets to its set position.. it could all be ran off a 9v battery or 2...
It was 8 years ago and we were playing with ways to streamline our screw-counting for our kit building. We've since invested in a proper part-counter with an optical beam-scanner that makes a very rough 3D model of things that pass through it's scanner (400 scans/sec), and does a volumetric evaluation (is it within +/- of desired? Accept!). This unit was a screw-feeder for an automatic screwgun, and was pretty cheap. It proved the point that automating the screw-counting process was worth more investigation. Vibration feeders are pretty neat machines.
Hi bro. U have used the system very good and superb. So i just wanted to know can u get me some details abt the mechanism that was used to seperate the screws 1by 1 from the vibratory bowl feeder it would be a biggest help for me thank u
the quickest way to count these is to use a weighting scale. just get the weight of one single screw... dump a huge batch of screws into the bucket about 95% (doesn't have to be exact), no need to count them. Then keep adding screws one at a time to get it to the right weight. done!
We use that method too, when we need a simple batch screw count, but in this case we needed the screws to be rationed in those specific quantities (say of 10) to go in a kit build.
hello, good job, for the vibrating Bowl,you use a vinbration motor ???
+Walid Turki Found it as part of an automatic screw feeder. We're turning it now into an LED counter, based on something we saw by Oomlout at vimeo.com/30542553. Cool hack.
We found our feeder on ebay under the title "DGI AUTOMATIC FASTENING SYSTEM, AUTOMATIC SCREW FEEDER HOPPER SYSTEM"
hi, rotation base, do it yourself ?
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We don't use this machine anymore. We invested in an much BIGGER version that has a large vibration bowl, and uses optical detection to count. The machine is based on an automatic screw feeder for assembly-line use where the screws are injected to the front of a power screwdriver. We have just modified one to do it with less pressure, and an Arduino to control the cycle count and the stepper motor turntable.
Why would anybody need to use something like this? Unless you own a hatdware store.. and still then couldnt you use a scale? Or figure out the amount you needed to separate and wind an electromagnet to be just strong enough to pick up said amount of screws..? If they were steel.. but yea a scale and a hopper.. and if wanted to be automatic use an arduino to trigger a stop order, then a linear actuator or a small magnetic release to dump the screws in a bag then repeat.. could set up a carrousel to feed bags with limit switches.. rather than all that mess.. factory automation is a neat thing to look into just to see all the simple ways engineered to complete a process that at another factory could be comprised of many processes to get the same results.. just seems like an expensive way to do something automated in a different way to me.. like even a laser counter or ir diode and receiver connected to a simple counter circuit and a rotary collector device that turns based on a set weight.. put all the screws in a can that spins with a 5v motor like a hopper, drops em through the beam so everytime the beam brakes its line of sight with the receiver it sends signal to a counter which when the counter reaches a desired amount it haults feed until the rotary collector turns to a new container and gets to its set position.. it could all be ran off a 9v battery or 2...
It was 8 years ago and we were playing with ways to streamline our screw-counting for our kit building. We've since invested in a proper part-counter with an optical beam-scanner that makes a very rough 3D model of things that pass through it's scanner (400 scans/sec), and does a volumetric evaluation (is it within +/- of desired? Accept!).
This unit was a screw-feeder for an automatic screwgun, and was pretty cheap. It proved the point that automating the screw-counting process was worth more investigation. Vibration feeders are pretty neat machines.
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