Our SDC Flex Feeding systems are engineered to deliver a continuous supply of pickable parts, eliminating robotic wait times and maximizing pick rates for unmatched efficiency. Designed to keep parts moving seamlessly through your production process, our systems ensure that robots operate at peak performance with minimal downtime, significantly improving overall productivity.
Built on a rugged, heavy-duty frame for longevity and stability, our Flex Feeding systems are constructed with carefully selected components that gently process small to medium-sized parts, regardless of shape or size. Leveraging decades of expertise, we’ve created a proven system that handles a wide variety of parts, ensuring smooth and reliable part delivery for your applications.
Continuous and Uninterrupted Part Supply
The SDC Flex Feeder is designed to ensure a steady flow of pickable parts, maximizing robotic pick rates and preventing downtime. This guarantees efficient and high-speed automation, keeping production lines running at peak performance.
Handles Multiple Part Shapes with No Tooling Changeover
Unlike traditional feeding systems that require mechanical adjustments, the Flex Feeder accommodates various part geometries without the need for tooling changeovers. This adaptability significantly reduces setup time and increases operational flexibility.
Advanced Vision System for Precision Picking
Equipped with a high-accuracy camera and vision-guided recognition, the system allows robots to precisely identify, locate, and pick parts with minimal errors. The illuminated vision window ensures clear visibility, enhancing part inspection and placement accuracy.
Smart Conveyor Technology with Automated Part Re-orientation
The integrated SDC smart conveyor system strategically moves and reorients parts to optimize pickability. Automated repositioning ensures that parts are consistently presented in an ideal orientation for robotic picking, reducing errors and increasing efficiency.
Seamless Robotic Integration and High-Speed Performance
Built to work with a variety of robotic systems, the SDC Flex Feeder supports high-speed pick-and-place applications. The system’s high-speed robotics, coupled with built-in accumulation and buffering, optimizes production flow for maximum throughput.
Beyond its core capabilities, the SDC Flex Feeder is equipped with additional features that further improve efficiency, adaptability, and ease of use. These enhancements ensure seamless integration, quick changeovers, and optimized production flow, making the system even more reliable and versatile for high-speed automation applications.
Includes bulk feeder (elevating conveyor), main feed conveyor, vision system, robot, and return conveyor for a fully integrated solution.
Supports fast and easy part changeovers with pre-set programming, reducing downtime and improving operational agility.
Heavy-duty frame construction with vibration control ensures stability and longevity, even in high-speed operations.
Designed for fast and seamless changeovers, allowing quick clearance of parts when switching between production runs.
Enhances production flow by temporarily storing parts, ensuring a continuous supply without disruptions.
Smart programming and proprietary engineering enhance pick rates, minimize waste, and optimize robotic utilization.
Our engineering teams program each SDC Flex Feeder to operate with precision. By analyzing the parts moving down the conveyor, the system identifies and picks them in the most efficient manner to maintain high pick rates and accuracy. If a part is not in an ideal position, it is automatically recirculated, repositioned, and presented to the robot, ensuring the feeding process never fails. This intelligent system maximizes robotic operation, preventing delays and maintaining consistent flow throughout your process.
Our Flex Feeding system uses advanced vision guidance and sensing technology, allowing it to handle a wide range of part shapes without requiring tooling changeovers. Whether the parts are small or large, complex, or simple, the system is designed to efficiently pick and place them from the same conveyor, minimizing the need for manual intervention and enhancing overall process flexibility.
Ideal for high-speed applications, the SDC Flex Feeding systems include an accumulating buffer that ensures a continuous, uninterrupted supply of parts. This feature is essential for applications that require rapid part handling, ensuring maximum throughput while keeping the system as efficient as possible. By optimizing the flow and placement of parts, our Flex Feeding systems can operate at the highest speeds without compromising accuracy or performance.
Each SDC Flex Feeding system begins with a proven platform, which is then customized to meet your specific needs. From concept to implementation, we design solutions that deliver parts to your robots in the right orientation, at the right speed, and with the highest efficiency, helping you optimize your production process.
At SDC, we specialize in creating custom machines that automate production, enhancing efficiency and performance on the factory floor compared to traditional manufacturing methods. Our capabilities and expertise are adaptable across any industry, with our technology easily transferable to meet the unique needs of each sector. Over the years, our team has engineered and built hundreds of machines to produce a diverse range of products. We approach each project with a fresh perspective, designing tailored solutions that combine proprietary processes and advanced equipment to meet every machine specification with precision.
