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Design of a vertical Loss-in-Weight feeder prototype with experimental proof of concept validation

Bilal El Kassema Institute of General Mechanics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany;b Syntegon Technology GmbH, Waiblingen, GermanyView further author information
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Thomas Brinzb Syntegon Technology GmbH, Waiblingen, GermanyView further author information
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Vahid Jenkouka Institute of General Mechanics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yousef Heidera Institute of General Mechanics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, GermanyView further author information
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Bernd Markerta Institute of General Mechanics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, GermanyView further author information
Pages 559-575 | Received 20 Jul 2020, Accepted 08 Mar 2021, Published online: 19 Apr 2021

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