The Result: The peanuts were placed into an Eriez 4 cu ft hopper with a special tapered "tooth" design and adjustable slide gate on the front hopper wall. The hopper, located above the first Vibratory Feeder, introduced the peanuts to the first vibratory tray with 17 separate lanes. The peanuts were automatically sorted into the separate lanes on the first feeder, and then conveyed to the second Eriez feeder. The purpose of the second Eriez feeder was to prevent 'doubles': two peanuts close to each other. The second feeder also had 17 separate lanes, and the peanuts were separated into each lane without doubles when they reached the enrober.

The entire Eriez system was provided on a framework with casters for portability. The customer can use the portable Eriez Vibratory Feeder system with any of the enrobers in the facility. The three operators were no longer required to manually separate the peanuts resulting in labor costs savings and increased production.

Eriez Vibratory Feeder System feeding Pretzels at a
Central Indiana Snack Food Manufacturer.