Experimental investigation and dynamic simulation for singularizing unit in part feeders

In the automotive sector,the act of feeding and orienting the asymmetric components in desired orientation was considered as major problem. brake pad was considered in this work and a singularizing unit (hopper) was developed for separating them. the objective of this work was to identify the suitable parameters for feeding the irregular part one by one in the specified orientations. experiments were conducted for various frequency levels at various levels of inclination of the hopper using base plates. the experimental outcome provides the suitable parameters of base plate thickness and frequency of vibration. the hopper model was developed and the vibration analysis was carried out using dynamic simulation software. the results of the physical experiments and simulated design experiment were compared. the comparison shows an appreciable relationship to each other. © school of engineering,taylor’s university