General Kinematics study compares vibratory feeder results

General Kinematics, based in Crystal Lake, Illinois, has published a new white paper, “Vibratory Feeders for Scrap Recycling.”

The company reports that it wanted to determine whether its High Stroke Feeder (HSF), which uses a drive system imposing indirect force as opposed to direct force, would maximize energy input to auto shredder residue (ASR) when sorting for nonferrous metals, thereby improving material purity levels compared with the use of a direct force feeder for the same application.

The company recently conducted this study, securing the assistance of a leading manufacturer of optical sorting technology, which agreed to set up a test in its lab comparing the results of a direct drive feeder with those from GK’s high stroke feeder. An induction sorter was used to detect all metals in the sample ASR, through several tests conducted at varying speed rates, GK reports.

According to the General Kinematics, the test results proved that GK’s HSF delivered improved product purity across various feed rates by an average of 5.3 percent.

For more information on GK high stroke feeders, visit www.generalkinematics.com/recycling-equipment/scrap-material-presentation-feeders. To download the GK white paper, "Vibratory Feeders for Scrap Recycling," visit http://unbouncepages.com/high-stroke-feeder-whitepaper.