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Volumetric Feeders
Choose from industry’s widest
selection of high performance dry
solids Metering Mechanisms for the
Volumetric Feeders one best suited for your application.

for Dry Solid Materials

Acrison Volumetric Feeders are universally Single Auger Mechanism
acclaimed for their unique ability to accurately Model 101 Series
and reliably feed an extremely broad variety of
dry solid ingredients. Their innovative and
technologically superior designs provide a high
degree of versatile metering performance.
Their quality of construction and durability are
unsurpassed; their maintenance requirements Single Auger Mechanism
are the lowest in the industry. Model 130 Series

A true volumetric feeder encompasses a positive method of
measuring a specific volume of product and a means to
effectively discharge that material, generally over a variable
range. With an auger type volumetric feeder, the auger is
the means used to measure volume, discharging the “meas-
ured” volume of material with each revolution, as it typically
rotates through a discharge spout. Consequently, the viabil-
ity of any auger type dry solids feeder is dependent upon
how uniformly and consistently the feed auger is filled with Dissimilar Speed
product, and how reliably this is accomplished. Dual Auger/Agitator
Mechanism
Even in view of today’s technological accomplishments, the Model 1015 Series
precise and dependable metering of dry solid ingredients
remains far more of an art than a science; unquestionably,
specific expertise and experience plays the most crucial role.
And since it is also a well-established fact that no single
approach to dry solids metering has been able to solve all
materials-handling variables, Acrison has designed and
manufactures a number of different auger type volumetric
feeder models in order to successfully handle the incredible
number and diversity of dry solid materials. Each of these Dissimilar Speed Double
individual feeder models possesses specific functionality, Concentric Auger Mechanism
suitable to handle a range of product characteristics. Models 105
and 140 Series
For example, feeding very free-flowing products such as
coffee beans, grass seed or plastic pellets really doesn’t
require much mechanical sophistication; however, to
accurately and dependably meter sluggish amorphous
materials, especially those with adhesive, cohesive
and/or pressure sensitive characteristics, is a challenge.
Today, Acrison produces dry solid volumetric feeders that Self-Emptying
range from single auger metering devices to handle the gen- Auger/Agitator Mechanism
erally easier free-flowing materials, to various type dissimilar Model 170 Series
speed, multiple auger and agitated flat bottom metering
mechanisms for the more difficult-handling products.
All of Acrison’s various model volumetric feeders are available
with a number of different size metering augers – interchange-
able on each of the individual model feeders – to cover a
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specific output feed range. Overall feed rates range from
4 0.0012 to 6600 cubic feet per hour, depending upon the
6 selected feeder model and the size of its metering auger. In
addition, and as standard, all Acrison volumetric feeders
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are equipped with variable speed drives that cover a wide
10 operating range. Dissimilar Speed
12 Triple Auger/Agitator
Mechanism
14 Metering accuracies typically range between ± 1 to Model BDF Series
16 2 percent or better (error) based on a given number
18 of consecutive one minute samples.
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