Thanks for the replies! I tried using air, it works great, but it is too costly to use. The facilities said that I shoud find another way because it would cost like 5 grand a year to supply air to slow the parts down. although the parts are metal I can't use magnets near the machine due to...
I'm an intern for a company that makes fasteners and other automotive parts such as ball studs for automobiles. I just recently had to design an adjustable feed rail that carries parts from a hopper down into the machine. There is a drop of about three feet over a distance of about four feet...
