Feed Hopper & Metering

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Gravity-fed bin that meters gum slabs or chunks onto the roller inlet at a controlled rate via a reciprocating pusher or screw auger.

Direct parts	4
Total parts	4
Used in	1 assembly
Class	Assembly

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Gravity-fed bin that meters gum slabs or chunks onto the roller inlet at a controlled rate via a reciprocating pusher or screw auger. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Feed Hopper & Metering parts and their functions

4 top-level parts · 4 parts in total · full bill of materials below

Feed Hopper & Metering parts diagram: 1 hopper vessel, 2 gum pusher plate, 3 pusher cylinder, 4 hopper level sensor. 4 parts in 4 top-level items. — Feed Hopper & Metering parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.

#	Part	Qty	What it does
1	Hopper Vessel	1×	Stainless steel conical hopper (100-liter capacity) with vibratory bottom
2	Gum Pusher Plate	1×	Pneumatically driven reciprocating plate advancing gum slabs into roller nip
3	Pusher Cylinder	1×	Double-acting 50 mm bore, 100 mm stroke cylinder operating pusher at 1 Hz
4	Hopper Level Sensor	1×	Capacitive sensor triggering hopper refill alarm when low

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Bill of materials for Feed Hopper & Metering

4 top-level lines · 4 rows shown · 4 parts total · indented to 3 levels

#	Item / sub-assembly	Part no.	Qty/assy	Ext. qty	Parts	Type
1	Hopper Vessel	gum-rolling-machine-hopper-bin	1×	1	·	part
2	Gum Pusher Plate	gum-rolling-machine-pusher-plate	1×	1	·	part
3	Pusher Cylinder	gum-rolling-machine-pneumatic-cylinder	1×	1	·	part
4	Hopper Level Sensor	gum-rolling-machine-level-sensor	1×	1	·	part

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Where the feed hopper & metering is used

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Food & Beverage Processing 1 Gum Rolling & Scoring Machine

Used in 1 assembly

Gum Rolling & Scoring Machine

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Vendor	HQ	Specialty	MOQ	Lead time
🇨🇳Foxconn foxconn.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Flex (Singapore) flex.com ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇮🇳Dixon Technologies dixoninfo.com ↗	Noida, IN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇨🇳BYD Electronics bydelectronic.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Venture Corp venture.com.sg ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks