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Re: How far does the tote drop out of feeder station?

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Originally Posted by Kevin Leonard View Post
Totes seem to drop differently every time they come out of the feeder station, and often in different orientations.

The community here might be able to help more if you gave a few more specifics about your mechanism, maybe pictures or CAD renderings.
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I would encourage you to adapt your design to the unpredictability of totes falling from the tote chute, as they vary quite a bit.
These statements are interesting to me; in our tests, the totes come out exactly the same way every single time.
We are testing on carpet floor, with a slick chute surface similar to HDPE.
We have noticed that there is a tendency for the tote to do a nose-dive when exiting the chute and stand on end when on carpet. On a tile floor, the tote slides to a horizontal orientation.
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