In recent years, end-user demand has become increasingly diverse and individualized. As a result, manufacturing has shifted from long runs of a single product to “high-mix, low-volume” production. More product variants inevitably mean more frequent change-overs, which—if handled traditionally—waste labor, erode OEE, and introduce safety risks. Conventional flexible vibratory bowls still rely on operators to manually scoop out residual parts whenever the line switches from product A to product B. This manual step is slow, labor-intensive, and error-prone.

Danikor Auto-Cleaning Flexible Feeder removes this bottleneck. A motorized shutter—fully integrated and communicating with the bowl controller—opens and closes the discharge port automatically. While the bowl continues its left-right motion, the shutter briefly opens to eject all leftover parts in seconds, then closes again. No operator intervention is required.

Key benefits of the auto-cleaning mechanism

1. Fully automatic opening/closing raises the automation level of the entire bowl and shortens change-over time.

2. Prevents part entanglement caused by overfilling the tray.

3. Compact design does not alter the footprint of the bowl; opening angle is electronically adjustable for different part sizes.

4. Position sensor confirms shutter status, ensuring smarter and safer operation.

Danikor’s plug-and-play auto-cleaning kit can be factory-installed on U35, U45, and U60 series flexible bowls. By combining automatic part evacuation with quick-swap tray surfaces, manufacturers can switch products in minutes instead of hours—delivering the agility and scalability demanded by today’s markets.