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ROTARY DRUM FEEDER [1 record]

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Record 1 1987-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chutes, Spouts and Conveyors
  • Automated Materials Handling
DEF

A feeder composed of a slow speed horizontal drum, the rotation of which allows a controlled gravitational discharge of material.

OBS

rotary drum feeder: standardized by the British Standards Institution and by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Convoyeurs et goulottes (Manutention)
  • Manutention automatique
CONT

Distributeur à tambour cylindrique lisse. Les produits à la sortie d'une goulotte sont entraînés par un tambour cylindrique animé d'un mouvement de rotation (...) Ces appareils sont utilisés pour des produits fins ou en petits morceaux.

OBS

distributeur à tambour cylindrique : normalisé par l'ISO et par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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