Fluidized Fill Shoe

A cooperative design with Matsys for improved fill performance

Fill Shoe System Benefits:
• Powder flows like a fluid when supported by a column of air providing faster powder transfer
• Improve fill characteristics for tighter process control
• Improve weight control
• Improve size control.
• Reduce “front-to-back” density variations
• Increase filling rate for “flowable” powders
• Improve/enable flow for “non-flowable” powders
• Fill shoe is adaptable to most compacting presses and can be retrofit on existing installations

System Components
Hopper: Intermediate powder storage from main hopper

Transport: Connects hopper and the delivery chute with fluidized powder flow

Delivery Chute: Maintains fluidization to the die cavity. Custom designed for specific/complex die cavity shapes to improve powder distribution over the standard gravity feed.

Gas Control: Activates and deactivates fluidization in the hopper, transport and delivery chute. Powder flow can be gated to achieve optimum fill with minimum waste.

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