Rapid-Air Air Feeds

Rapid-Air feeds are compact, affordable, and accurate feeding devices. They are often die or bolster mounted. Material is gripped across the top and moved between positive stops. The rear stop is adjustable providing feed stroke length control. The patented dual air valve system on Rapid-Air’s air feeder equipment provides accurate clamping/feeding sequences to eliminate marring, buckling and distortion.

The dual valve system uses one valve to actuate the feed and stock clamp, while the other actuates the slide block. Simultaneous valve operation ensures material is always clamped before slide block movement.

Coil stock such as all types of metal, paper, plastic, wire, fabrics, foil, tubing, extruded and preformed shapes can be fed at short and long progressions, and at different production speeds.

• Feed flat stock up to 16” (406mm) wide, .150” (3.81mm) thick, and in lengths up to 20” (508mm).
• Pulling capacities of up to 250 pounds (114kg) are available on heavy duty models.
• Smallest feed is capable of 260 cycles per minute at a 2” (50.8mm) progression and can cycle much faster at shorter progressions.

** Series A and B are available with a low-carbon steel wear-plate (models listed with appended "W").

Production Resources also offers rebuild kits and complete parts for all RapidAir feeds.  Download the RapidAir parts list below

• Rapid Air Feed Parts List