To help determine if the technology was right, Eriez's engineering team obtained a robotic welder test unit with the support of a local Erie, PA, vendor to evaluate it. The company used it to help with a very large vibratory feeder order.
“A component in the feeder drive lends itself to be done automatically,” explains John Miles, director of operations. The unit quickly proved its value. “It can complete 14 in one hour, whereas only four of the same components can be completed manually in that same time,” he said.