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Centrifugal feeders are parts feeders that exert rotary force to segregate materials. The parts are emplaced within the bowl feeders that gyrate rapidly causing the parts to be ejected to the outside of bowl feeders. Feeders of this class are swift and less clamorous than vibratory feeders. In addition, infliction of damage on parts is comparatively lesser with these feeders. These feeders are functional in feeding applications operating at high speeds, or in applications that proscribe vibration, and in diverse industries including packaging, assembling, manufacturing, bottle capping and medicine.

Centrifugal casting is a method of casting in which a product of desired dimensions is derived by decanting molten metal into the cavity of a gyrating mold made of any material. The resin and reinforcements settle as sediments against the inner surface of the rotating mold. The materials are anchored in place until the cast is cured by centrifugal force. The external surface of the part, which undergoes curing against the mold's inner surface, represents the finished surface. This casting approach is pressure and gravity independent and aids in containment of volatiles while the process is in progress.