Function: FEED

Many machines in this category are called de-stackers as well as feeders since the job of a sheet feeder is to take sheets one at a time from a supply (usually, a stack) and feed the sheets into the infeed side of a processing machine or conveyor line.

Here are a few samples that illustrate the FEED function in action:

	STEEL PLATE & SHEET FEEDER — This very large feeder for steel sheets and plates has a 30,000 pound hydraulic lift table. This machine can de-stack and feed steel sheets from 24″ × 24″ × 16 gauge up to steel plates 72″ × 240″ × ½″ thick REQUEST A QUOTATION ON THIS MACHINE Download a printable Product Bulletin (PDF; 264KB)
	STEEL BLANK SHEET FEEDER — This Union Tool Steel Blank Sheet Feeder destacks and loads steel blanks onto a feed table, such as for an automatic CNC punch machine. It features precision placement of the blank to within 1/16″ (0.0625′, 1.5875mm) REQUEST A QUOTATION ON THIS MACHINE Download a printable Product Bulletin (PDF; 211KB)
	SHEET FOAM FEEDER — The programmable Union Tool Sheet Foam Feeder simplifies and automates the process of de-stacking foam sheets and feeding them one at a time to a conveyor. Handles foam sheets 4 feet wide and up to 16 feet long, as line feed speeds up to 100 feed per minute. REQUEST A QUOTATION ON THIS MACHINE Download a printable Product Bulletin (PDF; 211KB)
	AUTOMATIC METAL SHEET FEEDER — This automated sheet feeder accepts a stack of metal sheets or blanks and feeds them one at a time to a conveyor line or a processing machine. The infeed stack is automatically indexed up to the correct pass line height as each sheet is fed. REQUEST A QUOTATION ON THIS MACHINE Download a printable Product Bulletin (PDF; 42KB)
	METAL SHEET VACUUM FEEDER — Feeds metal sheets one at a time from an integrated lift table carrying a stack of sheets weighing as much as a ton. The lift table indexes the sheet stack to pass line height, magnetic sheet fanners separate each sheet, and vacuum cups transfer the sheets to the conveyor. REQUEST A QUOTATION ON THIS MACHINE Download a printable Product Bulletin (PDF; 41KB)
	75 DEGREE (75°) PCB FEEDER / STACKER — Originally designed for the printed circuit board industry, the Union Tool 75° Feeder Stacker concept can be easily adapted for any application that requires sheets or panels to be fed one-at-a-time to a machine or horizontal conveyor line from a slanted vertical stack. The same machine also performs the reverse operation: receiving sheets one-at-a-time from another machine or horizontal conveyor line, and then collecting them in a 75° vertical stack. REQUEST A QUOTATION ON THIS MACHINE Download a printable Product Bulletin (PDF; 41KB)
	AUTOMATIC VACUUM SHEET FEEDER — This automated vacuum sheet feeder accepts a stack of wood, plastic or metal sheets and feeds them one at a time to a conveyor line or a processing machine. The infeed stack is automatically indexed up to the correct pass line height as each sheet is fed. REQUEST A QUOTATION ON THIS MACHINE Download a printable Product Bulletin (PDF; 41KB)
	PRESS BLANK FEEDER COATER — A combination metal blank de-stacker, drawing compound coater, and blank feeder all in one machine makes the Union Tool Press Blank Feeder Coater a natural for metalforming and metal stamping operations. REQUEST A QUOTATION ON THIS MACHINE Download a printable Product Bulletin (PDF; 31KB)
	RETURN FEED CONVEYOR for Roller Coaters — This special conveyor can be adapted to any new Union Tool roller coater. One person can handle both infeed and outfeed, thanks to a unique slanted conveyor that accepts the work piece as it is fed through the roll coater, then drops down to return the finished piece to the operator and retracts to the start position to accept the next piece. A unique approach to manual feed operations. REQUEST A QUOTATION ON THIS MACHINE Download a printable Product Bulletin (PDF; 45KB)
	PINCH ROLL FEEDER — This heavy-duty feeder is actually a dual station de-stacker that accepts a pair of 150-sheet stacks of steel and feeds them into a forming machine a sheet at a time using vacuum cups to lift the sheets up to pass height, and then feeding them into the former through a set of heavy pinch rollers. REQUEST A QUOTATION ON THIS MACHINE Download a printable Product Bulletin (PDF; 51KB)