HOPPER

A hopper is a large, pyramidal or cone shaped container used in industrial processes to hold particulate matter or flow-able material of any sort, like dust, gravel, nuts, seeds etc. and can then dispense these from the bottom when needed.

Hoppers come in many sizes and configurations. They are typically used on the packaging line to store components and in processing to store dry bulk materials though the term is occasionally used to refer to liquid tanks. Some hoppers are designed to be dumped and may have no bottom outlet. .

The Hopper Feeder CS is used for the automatic feeding of rag tearing machines and fibre openers. The machine has the following characteristics: ... Two stripper rolls allow a constant fedding volume of material and an uniform distribution of the fibres on the apron of the downstream machine.