The Vortex™ Auto Adjusting Friction Feeder™ line has models that load low and discharge high and models that load high and discharge low, making it the perfect machine for collating and packaging operations.

• Warranty cards, business cards, instruction sheets, product information, and promotional materials
• Product manuals, magazines, brochures, sleeved compact discs, folded instruction sheets
• Difficult to feed materials like embossed credit cards, nested backers and delicate sheets
• Automates product feed into wrappers, conveyors, vacuum tables, and cartoners

Operator interface configuration lets you put the controls where you need them. The Vortex™ can be ordered with right or left, front or back and remote mounting. This allows you to optimize your line layout and helps improve productivity.

The Vortex™ can be mounted on your stand or conveyor or on the optional easy height adjustable stand from InLine.

Three different drive systems allow you to configure your machine for the performance you need at the price you can afford.

The optional AIXG thickness detector guarantees that the Vortex™ will never feed a double into your process.

Standard Features

• Completely automatically adjusting for different thickness product
• Patent pending low shear feeding technology
• Choice of 12? or 24? infeed section
• Easy one knob adjustment for product width
• Superior product registration
• Easily feeds up to 18"x18" sized sheets
• No tools required for any set up
• Rugged stainless steel construction
• Safety guards and covers
• Bright, easy to read graphical LCD display
• Configurable menu parameters and display
• Password protection
• One shot or batch control count modes

Options

• 48? powered infeed
• Miss feed, double thickness detect, end-to-end double detect and low infeed detection
• OnLine data for sheet thickness, length, profile, and gaps
• Tower lamp
• Four channel, configurable input/output module for feeder status, fault signaling and remote control
• Adjustable height stand, with or without casters, for inline, 90? or straddle feeding
• Directional discharge assembly
• Integral registration assembly
• Vacuum and roller extended transports
• Integration accessories like catch trays, batch droppers, drag strips and more
• Inkjet printers and barcode scanners
• Advanced intelligent photosensor control

Why the Vortex is a breakthrough in friction feeding

In two words: Auto-Adjusting and Reliability In several respects the Vortex™ is Auto-Adjusting which makes the feeder easier to use, more reliable, and easier to change product with less skill from the operator. High reliability will result in better net productivity for the End User regardless of the material being fed.

The Vortex™ is a breakthrough feeder because it will feed longer and faster without missfeeds, doublefeeds, or jams. It will feed materials considered not machine-feedable. Please see our FAQ and Tech Notes to see why we can say that the Vortex™ is jam proof and how we can assure that it will not feed a double. Explore our new patent pending technology and you will be convinced that it will indeed feed a wider range of products, will not require any feed mechanism adjustments, and will result in the kind of feeder anyone can operate with ease. It will feed variable thickness materials, delicately folded items, and even to some degree, nested products. The new patented feeding technology, the auto-adjusting capability, and the low shear separation concepts are responsible for this breakthrough.

The traditional concept of requiring an Operator to adjust the gap on a feed gate mechanism is an old technology fraught with performance problems. Review our Tech Notes and literature to see the difference between the Vortex™ and the old vertical stack, fixed gate feeders that are so common in the market today.