An Arduino vibe bowl screw feeder

Vibratory bowls, which feed small parts up a long curved ramp, are essential elements in many types of automated manufacturing. While the video seen here doesn’t get into how the bowls themselves are made, a crucial part of the setup is the ramp on the end, which controls how items exiting the bowl are aligned. In the clip below, NYC CNC’s John Saunders machines a set of feed ramps and proceeds to integrate an Arduino Uno after the 21:00 mark, which uses a photo interrupt sensor to count how many parts have exited the bowl. Once the proper number has been attained, it can then switch things off as needed using a PowerSwitch Tail. It’s a great setup for testing out the design before being put to use. Code and the parts used in this test setup can be found here. This entry was posted by Arduino Team on Thursday, October 26th, 2017 and is filed under Arduino, Featured, Uno. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. You must be logged in with your Arduino account to post a comment. How to control Arduino board using an Android phone DIY less-expensive Thermal imaging camera Arduino IDE 1.6 is released! Download it now Send in the clones A new era for Arduino begins today My open-source, do-it-yourself cellphone (built with Arduino). Nice drawings of the Arduino UNO and Mega 2560 A low-cost robotic hand (tutorial) mirroring your own fingers Welcome Arduino Yún – the first board combining Arduino with Linux Microsoft and Arduino: new partnership announced today Categories David Cuartielles (Spanish) MAKE: Blog’s Arduino archive Tom Igoe’s PComp Site