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Circle Feeder™

Circle Feeder™

Circle Feeder™

Product catalog summary
Overview
The LCI Corporation's Circle Feeder is a patented table feeder designed to prevent material bridging in hoppers, bins, and silos. It achieves this by ensuring the round inlet exceeds the critical arching diameter of the feed material. The feeder is suitable for a wide range of materials including powders, fibers, flakes, and wet cakes.

Design and Functionality
The Circle Feeder features flat, slow-rotating vanes that cause radial flow of material under a flow adjusting ring. Rotary vanes then convey the material towards one or more discharge ports. This design supports various applications and ensures efficient material handling.

Additional Design Options
  • High temperature resistance up to 500°C
  • Load cells for high accuracy
  • Clamshell design for easy cleaning
  • Airtight design for pneumatic systems
  • Explosion-proof electricals
  • Sanitary and cGMP compliant models

Features and Benefits
  • Simple gravity-based design for low energy consumption
  • Round openings up to 12 ft. to eliminate bridging
  • Slow rotating vanes for low maintenance
  • Multiple discharge ports for process flexibility
  • 2-way capacity adjustment for up to 20:1 turndown
  • Patented design ensures mass flow and first-in, first-out material handling
  • Accessible motor and gearbox to minimize downtime

Specifications
The Circle Feeder is available in various models (CF-500 to CF-2400) with different discharge types (A and B) suitable for light, fluffy materials. Capacities range from 0.1 ft³/hr to 68 ft³/hr, with motor capacities from 1 hp to 10 hp. Maximum rotation speeds vary from 2.5 rpm to 7.2 rpm.

Applications
The Circle Feeder is applicable in various industries, including chemicals, food/feed, and other sectors. It handles materials such as chemical intermediates, polymer flakes, soap powders, pigments, fertilizers, starches, flours, minced meat, carbon black, sewage sludge, metallic powders, recycled materials, and more.
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Catalog excerpts

Circle Feeder™-1

LCI’s patented Circle Feeder is a unique table feeder that prevents bridging in hoppers, bins, and silos. This is accomplished by properly sizing the round inlet of the feeder to exceed the critical arching diameter of the feed material. Flat, slow-rotating vanes O cause radial flow of material under the flow adjusting ring o . Rotary vanes Q convey this material toward one or more discharge ports Q. The design allows for the widest range of applications including powders, fibers, flakes, wet cakes, etc. Additional Design Options • High temperature, up to 5000C • Load cells for high accuracy • Clamshell design for easy cleaning • Airtight design for feeding pneumatic conveying systems • Explosion-proof electricals • Sanitary and cGMP feeders available LCI Corporation 4433 Chesapeake Drive Charlotte, NC 28216 Part of the Nederman Group V1-16

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Circle Feeder™-2

1.B-type discharge openings are used for light, fluffly materials 2.Models up to CF-4000 can be provided 3.Sizes down to 0.1 ft3/hr available 4.Minimum capacities represent use of variable speed drive and flow adjusting ring setting Food/Feed Corn, rice, potato starches Corn, soybea n, wheat flou rs Residual vegetable cuttings and pulp Minced meat Seed hulls and components Fermented products Seasonings Chemicals Chemical intermediates Inorganic salts Polymer flakes and powders Soap powders and ingredients Pigments Resin flakes Fertilizer components Ink Other Carbon black Sewage sludge Metallic...

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