Illustrated Application Note

Poultry Feeder Monitoring

The customer was able to monitor their poultry feeders, and that every feeder got the same amount of food distributed to it.

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PoultryFeederMonitoring

Summary

Customer Need / Challenge
A customer wants to monitor the motor that operates their poultry feeders. The poultry feeders must give out an equal distribution of feed per poultry house.
Interface Solution
Interface’s solution is to use the T5 Standard Precision Pedestal Mount Shaft Style Rotary Torque Transducer, with the speed/angle option, which will be attached between a poultry feeder and a motor with Interface’s couplings. Torsion measurements can be graphed and logged sing the 9850 Torque Transducer and Load Cell Indicator.
Results
The customer was able to monitor their poultry feeders, and that every feeder got the same amount of food distributed to it.

Materials

T5 Standard Precision Pedestal Mount Shaft Style Rotary Torque Transducer
9850 Torque Transducer and Load Cell Indicator

How it Works

The T5 Standard Precision Pedestal Mount Shaft Style Rotary Torque Transducer is attached with Interface’s Couplings in between the poultry feeder and the motor.
The T5 can measure the torque to see if any of the feed is stuck, which would stop the motor from dispensing the food. It can also detect if the motor is dispensing too much food with the angle measurement, and also count the number of rotations so the food is dispensed is at the same amount each and every time.
The customer was able to log and graph the torque results on their computer when connected to Interface’s 9850 Torque Transducer and Load Cell Indicator.