Vibration Isolation

Incorrect mounting of the flexible feeder, camera, robot, and hopper may compromise the final system performance. To ensure the normal behavior of a system, it is necessary to avoid that all the involved devices can interfere with each other.

If several moving devices are assembled in parallel, and close to each other, it is necessary to “decouple the vibrations”, to avoid that behavior of any product is disturbed by the movement of others. When two or more flexible feeders are installed close to each other, the operating feeder may affect ones that are not working. You are recommended to install the feeders far enough apart to prevent interference between them.

Bad example: Devices interfere with each other

Good example: Devices do not interfere with each other

It is important that the camera is not affected by the vibrations of the flexible feeder or another moving device. If the vision system is affected by residual vibrations, unreliable coordinate data sent to the robot may compromise the precision of the whole system.
Therefore, you are recommended not to mount the flexible feeder and camera on the same base table. If mounting this way is not possible, mount the camera on a base table that is rigid and heavy enough to prevent vibrations from affecting surrounding equipment.

Bad example: Vibrations from a flexible feeder interfere with the camera

Good example: Vibrations from a flexible feeder do not interfere with the camera