Vibrating feeder for food and pharmaceutical industries
Optimize your production line with precision dosing and gentle material handling, ensuring minimal product degradation while maintaining high sanitary standards for sensitive powders and granules.

Doses, Feeds, and Weighs Powders and Granules
The GEA Scan-Vibro Feeder is an expertly engineered solution designed by GEA for precise material handling across multiple industries. This vibrating feeder stands out for its capability to dose, feed, and weigh powders, granules, and pellets with accuracy and minimal product degradation. Utilizing a balanced oscillation and vibration mechanism, it efficiently handles fragile materials, such as pharmaceutical tablets or food flavoring agents, ensuring gentle processing and maintaining the integrity of the product.
Commonly applied in the food, chemical-technical, and pharmaceutical sectors, the GEA Scan-Vibro Feeder is particularly suited for processing cornflakes, animal feed pellets, and instant coffee granules, among other products. Its versatility is evident in applications ranging from dosing and feeding to extracting and regulating materials. With a capacity to operate in both continuous and batch modes, and dosing precision from 0.5 kg/hr to 500 kg/hr, it enhances productivity while adapting to various operational requirements.
The system is PLC-controlled with Ethernet IP compatibility, allowing seamless integration into existing line management systems, and supports compliance with industry standards like USDA 3A and EHEDG for high sanitary applications. Designed with ease of maintenance in mind, the feeder includes features such as tool-free access for cleaning and optional materials for corrosion resistance, ensuring durability and performance under diverse production conditions. Customization options and engineering support enable tailoring to specific process needs, accommodating unique operational demands.
Benefits
- Enhances precision in material handling, minimizing product waste and ensuring consistent quality.
- Streamlines operations with seamless integration into PLC systems, reducing setup times and manual intervention.
- Complies with high sanitary standards, ensuring readiness for sensitive food and pharmaceutical applications.
- Lowers total operational costs through reliable, low-maintenance design and easy-to-clean construction.
- Customizable configurations meet specific production requirements, optimizing performance across diverse applications.
- Applications
- Food,Feed,Ingredients,Pellets,Granules,Additives,Chemical-technical,Powders,Pharmaceuticals
- End products
- Gelatin capsules,Spice blends,Cornflakes,Pharmaceutical tablets,Baking additives,Nutraceutical supplements,Food flavoring agents,Vitamin powder,Protein powder,Animal feed pellets,Detergent granules,Instant coffee granules
- Steps before
- Blending,Mixing,Granulation
- Steps after
- Sifting,Conveying,Dosing
- Input ingredients
- powders,granules,pellets,additives,ingredients
- Output ingredients
- flow-extraction,aligned products,regulated flow,dosed materials
- Market info
- GEA is known for its expertise in engineering innovative and sustainable equipment and solutions, focusing on sectors such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and energy, with a reputation for quality, efficiency, and advanced technological applications in industrial processing.
- Dosing range
- 0.5–500 kg/hr
- Compliance
- USDA-3A,EHEDG
- Operation
- Batch and continuous
- Conveyor type
- Open or closed
- Communication
- Ethernet IP,SCADA
- Load cells
- High precision
- Vibration control
- Oscillation,frequency,stroke length
- Sanitary design
- High-sanitary specification available
- Automation level
- Stand-alone,or integrated
- Working mechanism
- Vibrating
- Integrated steps
- Dosing and Feeding
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC / SCADA
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Continuous
- Automation
- Stand-alone / Central process control
- Cleaning method
- Easy Clean
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Handling type
- Powders / granules / pellets
- Machine footprint
- Customizable
- Shape
- Rectangular / Tube-shaped
- Discharge method
- Open / Closed Conveyor
- Custom design
- Tailored to project needs
- Control panel type
- HMI Control Panel
- Weighing cells for LIW
- Included
- Custom design
- Tailor-made to project needs
- Conveyor type
- Open or closed
- Hygienic finish
- USDA-3A and EHEDG compliant
- Automation level
- Ethernet IP / Central process line control system SCADA
- Integration possibilities
- Stand-alone or integrated with process lines