The MFE-150 lateral chain feeder for moulders from Doucet Machineries Inc. is designed to maintain a feed rate of up to 150 feet per minute of material of fixed or varying lengths in a moulder, while the MFE-300 maintains a feed rate of up to 300 feet per minute.

On the feed table, boards are automatically placed along the feed line by perpendicular strands of chains.  A pneumatic system lowers chain carriage between each feed cycle, thus preventing unnecessary friction between the piece being fed and the reserve material.  Boards are automatically driven in sequence by a combination of two powered wheels located under the material and two top pressurized wheels.

Features include: 

• 36 inch feed table length;
• Moulding length capacity 3' to 8', 12' or 16', according to model selection;
• Two bottom feed wheels made of steel, powered by electric motor with variable speed;
• Torque control module on feed wheels VFD to maintain constant pressure without slipping;
• Two top pressurized wheels, non-motorized;
• Feed chains powered by electric motor with variable speed;
• Interface relay to stop feeding cycle when moulder feed is stopped;
• Adjustable reference lateral fence, ½" movement into slot, need tools to make setup.