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ARBO Analogtechnik S.A. is a Swiss feeder manufac-turer, established in 1974.

ARBO Engineering Inc. was established in 1993 toservice the North Americanindustry with sales, engineer-ing and testing facilities.

ARBO invented the closedloop, resonant frequencyvibratory feeder. This type offeeder is recognized as thefeeder of choice for manyapplications, ranging frompelletized and friable materi-als which are not ideally fedby screw or belt feeders, todifficult materials such asfibers and those possessinginconsistent particles.Excellent accuracies (even atvery short sampling intervals),consistent material dischargeand 1000:1 turn-down ratiosare common features with the ARBO resonant vibratoryfeeders.

ARBO is proud to offer a fulland diversified product line for feeding and dosing appli-cations including:

• Vibratory tray feeders• Flexible wall feeders• Single and twin screw

feeders• Belt loss-in-weight feeders• Liquid feeders• Weighbelt feeders• Volumetric and gravimetric

control systems

ARBO Analogtechnik S.A. is a Swiss feeder manufac-turer, established in 1974.

ARBO Engineering Inc. was established in 1993 toservice the North Americanindustry with sales, engineer-ing and testing facilities.

ARBO invented the closedloop, resonant frequencyvibratory feeder. This type offeeder is recognized as thefeeder of choice for manyapplications, ranging frompelletized and friable materi-als which are not ideally fedby screw or belt feeders, todifficult materials such asfibers and those possessinginconsistent particles.Excellent accuracies (even atvery short sampling intervals),consistent material dischargeand 1000:1 turn-down ratiosare common features with the ARBO resonant vibratoryfeeders.

ARBO is proud to offer a fulland diversified product line for feeding and dosing appli-cations including:

• Vibratory tray feeders• Flexible wall feeders• Single and twin screw

feeders• Belt loss-in-weight feeders• Liquid feeders• Weighbelt feeders• Volumetric and gravimetric

control systems

Arbo Analogtechnik SA Tel: (091) 935-0070Via Circonvallazione 12 Fax: (091) 935-0079CH-6952 Canobbio (Lugano) E-mail: info@arbo-sa.com

www: arbo-sa.com

Arbo Engineering Inc. Tel: (416) 636-70573 Whitehorse Road, Units 4 & 5 Fax: (416) 630-9135Toronto, Ontario M3J 3G8 E-Mail: arbo@arbo-feeders.com

www.arbo-feeders.com

KDA-VS/28Single screw volumetric

ARBO-flex 161Single screw, flexible wall feeder. KDA-DV/100RU

Bottom agitated LIW feeder for hard tofeed sticky fruits or long fibrous materials.

KDA-VS/28Twin screw volumetric

KDA-VS/28Single or Twin screw LIW

SPECIAL APPLICATION FEEDERS ARBO FEEDER CONTROL SYSTEMS

The same feeder can be configured in three different ways:

Leading the Industry with cutting edge control technology.

PC / PLC

Dos

Load Cell Sensor

Optional CommunicationBox required

eederder

Storage Hopper

Granulateor Powder

U/MMI

Single Feeder ControllerModel U/MMI

Its 5.7” colour touch screen is considered the best operatorinterface ever made!

• New LIW control developedby ARBO uses “integral”controls, versus the old “differential” type.

• All feeder calibrations are set in less than one minute.• Trending on-line: hopper value / control output / control accuracy.• Universal SCR software selectable for vibratory or DC motor duty.

Multiple Feeder ControlsModel U/DCS

“Plug & Feed” system features Ethernetconnectivity to a supervisory unit modelSU/DCS.

All UNILINE controllers are factory cali-brated to their respective feeders andcan be operated immediately. Units canbe added or removed without recon-figuration or loss of calibration.

• Plug & Feed system - disconnect and reconnect without further calibration

• Ethernet connectivity to supervisory unit SU/DCS• Connects up to 16 feeders • Ratio controls by % or set points • Hierarchy interlocks • Extruder guide signal pacing all feeders

VOLUMETRIC FEEDERS LOSS-IN-WEIGHT FEEDERS

Type Feeding Module Size & Feed Rates (lbs/hr)*

80 110 165 220

KDA-VV/... Vibratory Tray 0.5-500 25-2,500 50-5,000 100-12,000

ARBOflex Single Screw 0.5-30,000 depending on feeder& screw selection

KDA-VS/28 Single Screw 6-330 depending on screw selection

KDA-VS/28 Twin Screw 0.5-220 depending on screw selection

Type Feeding Module Size & Feed Rates (lbs/hr)*

35 100 300

KDA-DV/... Vibratory Tray 10-1,200 40-4,000 100–12,000

KDA-DS/... Single Screw 70-700 300-3,000 900-9,000

KDA-DS/... Twin Screw 35-350 150 1,500 500-9,000

KDA-DP/... Pump 20-1,000 100-5,000 240-12,000

* for BD = 31 lbs/cu.ft.

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The patented ARBO vibratory trayfeeder is ideal for many applica-tions, where it replaces single andtwin screw feeders. In addition toexcellent accuracy, it has the addedadvantage of being maintenancefree. Since ARBO vibratory feedershave no moving parts, expensivespare parts and maintenance-inten-sive components such as motors,gears, screws, bearings etc. areeliminated. Vibratory tray feedersare extremely gentle on your mate-rials: no product degradation, noheat due to friction (temperaturerise of product), and best of all,they are easy to clean!

Most vibratory drives currently onthe market operate at a constantfrequency (the mains frequency).As such their leaf springs are tuned in such a way that the unit’s frequency is slightly higher than themains’ frequency (60 Hz). The feedrate is controlled by varying thevibration amplitude. Such devicesare not very linear and usuallyachieve a 10:1 turn-down ratio atbest. Compare this to ARBO’s1000:1.

ARBO’s System (called RVS forResonant Vibration System) movesthe working frequency of the trayassembly (including the material onthe tray) to the resonant frequency(between 35 to 70 Hz!). A speciallydeveloped amplitude sensor mea-sures the amplitude of the vibrationand feeds it back to the SCR. Thesensor is mounted in the vibratorydrive, a sealed unit which does notrequire any maintenance.

The SCR has a double function:1) it varies the frequency of the system to find the resonance pointand; 2) it maintains the amplitude of thevibration at the desired set-point. The RVS ensures a turn- down ratioof 1000:1. The same tray can feed5000 lbs/hr or 5 lbs/hr or any valuein between, without any mechanicalchanges!

Swiss quality, innovative technology and customer driven, engineered solutions are the advantage of ARBO feeders.

KDA-VV/80SSpecial feeder for powders.Hopper vibrates in tune with the tray.

KDA-DV/35

Volumetric control panel

KDA-3DV/100

KDA-DV/35QC

KDA-DV/300

KDA-DS/35With horizontal agitator

KDA-DS/35With vertical agitator

KDA-DS/300The largest twin screw feeder in theworld with 4”DIA twin concave screws.

KDA-DS/100Ideal for TiO2 and similar, hard to feed materials.

KDA-VV/110Medium size, universal vibratory tray feeder.

KDA-VV/220Very large capacity vibratory tray feeder.

LOSS-IN-WEIGHT VIBRATORY TRAY FEEDERS LOSS-IN-WEIGHT SINGLE OR TWIN SCREW FEEDERSVOLUMETRIC VIBRATORY TRAY FEEDERS

For feed rates please consult thetable on the back page.

These feeders are usually mounted hanging from a mezzanine, with excellent access all around.Static weigh frames with 3 load cells are available for all sizes (see model KDA-3DV/100).