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Feeder types
Feeder types
Advantages and disadvantages of each of the feeder types are indicated in the following spread sheet.
 Master feeder |
 Timed vacuum belt feeder |
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| Series MFP | Series BFP | |
| Speed | up to 600 pcs/min/lane(29.700 pcs/h/lane) | up to 495 pcs/min/lane(29.700 pcs/h/lane) |
| Manual effort for filling | low | low |
| Capable of X% of all known blanks | 100% | 95% |
| Typical applications where advantages are achieved | All common styles | All common styles |
| Changeover time(average sized blank) | 10 minutes one lane 8 minutes per each additional lane |
15 minutes one lane 12 minutes per each additional lane |
| Size range | full | full |
| Carton weightSolid board | 180 g/m2 - 800 g/m2 | 250 g/m2 - 800 g/m2 |
| Corrugated board | yes, up to 4,5 mm | yes, up to 4,5 mm |
 Timed vacuum belt feeder |
Rotary disk feeder |
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| Series EF | Series RFP | |
| Speed | up to 600 pcs/min/lane(36.000 pcs/h/lane) | up to 180 pcs/min/lane(10.800 pcs/h/lane) |
| Manual effort for filling | low | high |
| Capable of X% of all known blanks | 85% | 80% |
| Typical applications where advantages are achieved | All common styles | Blanks with odd shapes and cuts which tend to interlock |
| Changeover time(average sized blank) | 10 minutes 8 minutes per each additional lane |
20 minutes one lane |
| Size range | full | full |
| Carton weightSolid board | 250 g/m2 - 800 g/m2 | on request |
| Corrugated board | yes, up to 3 mm | no |
 Rotary disk feeder |
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| Series DF | |
| Speed | up to 495 pcs/min/lane(29.700 pcs/h/lane) |
| Manual effort for filling | high |
| Capable of X% of all known blanks | 80% |
| Typical applications where advantages are achieved | Blanks with odd shapes and cuts which tend to interlock |
| Changeover time(average sized blank) | 10 minutes one lane 8 minutes per each additional lane |
| Size range | full |
| Carton weightSolid board | 180 g/m2 - 600 g/m2 |
| Corrugated board | no |