Metal Table Feeder

A feeder consisting of a rotating horizontal metal disk under the opening of a bin such that the rate of turning or opening of the gate governs the quantity delivered. Also called rotary table feeder, rotary feed table. See Also: plate feeder.Table feeders perform the dual function of material buffer and metering device. They are used to integrate batch processes in a continuous material flow system or to convert them into such a system. Noun. feeder (plural feeders) One who feeds, or gives food to another. The participant in feederism who feeds the other (the feedee).