Hopper/Part Feeder Combinations

The hopper can be attached to the long or short side of the part feeder. This allows for applications like multi-feeding, where multiple hoppers supply multiple, differing parts to the same part feeder simultaneously.

* External hoppers cannot be connected to an IF-80 part feeder.

The table below shows the number of hoppers that can be used simultaneously when hoppers are attached on the short or long side of the part feeder.

IF-240

IF-240	Hopper S		Hopper M		Hopper L
	1L	2L	3L	7L	14L
Short side	1	1	1	0	0
Long side	2	1	1	1	0

IF-380

IF-380	Hopper S		Hopper M		Hopper L
	1L	2L	3L	7L	14L
Short side	2	2	1	1	0
Long side	2	2	2	1	1

IF-530

IF-530	Hopper S		Hopper M		Hopper L
	1L	2L	3L	7L	14L
Short side	2	2	2	2	1
Long side	2	2	2	2	1

Long side and short side

a: Long side / b: Short side

The diagrams below illustrate options for combining a part feeder with one or two hoppers.

Single feeding: one IF-240 part feeder and one Hopper S 1L (left); one Hopper S 2L (right)

Multi-feeding: two Hopper S 1L and one IF-240 part feeder, using a partition

Single feeding: one IF-240 part feeder and one Hopper M 3L (left); one IF-380 part feeder and one Hopper M 7L (right)

Single feeding, attached to long side: one IF-240 part feeder and one Hopper M 7L

Multi-feeding two different parts: one IF-380 part feeder and two Hopper M3L (left); one IF-530 part feeder and two Hopper M 7L (right)

Multi-feeding from different sides: one IF-380 part feeder and two Hopper M7L

Single feeding: one IF-530 and one Hopper L14L

Single feeding from the long side: one IF-380 part feeder and one Hopper L 14L

Multi-feeding from different sides: one IF-380 and two Hopper L 14L

KEY POINTS

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Customers wishing to place a divider above the multi-feeding container must prepare the divider themselves.