Equipment for Registration & Feeding

Reliable product registration and feeding are absolutely foundational to the success of any automated system. We at Graybill Machines, Inc. have an extensive history of accomplishing this critical task with a variety of product types.
Basic product handling functions accomplished by our equipment may include:

• Receiving and separating
• Registration, timing, indexing
• Metered feeding
• Orienting
• Grouping and pattern building
• Loading & unloading

Registration and feeding often takes place between two different pieces of machinery. The registration and feeding machinery must be custom tailored to a specific product and have the ability to both receive that product from one machine and deliver it to the next in the exact configuration needed. We have a very successful track record doing just that in the following areas:

• Lane multiplication & reduction
• Row aligning & "Smart belt" indexing
• Cookie or biscuit placing for mould lines
• Missing product insertion
• Product collating
• Accumulation & refeeding
• Proofer tray loading
• Stacking products

Feeding Discrete Items from Bulk

Registration and feeding also is commonly necessary when working with bulk-fed products to prepare them for operations like enrobing, icing, or simply packaging. In the past we have developed a number of machines to perform diverse tasks such as…

• Vibratory feeding
• Product orientation
• Row forming and registration
• Product accumulation
• Separating discrete pieces
• Lane forming
• Removal of brokens and fines
• Loading and grouping