How can a Feed Magazine Design Facilitate Electronic Data Destruction?

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design a feed magazine for laptop computer hard drives to integrate into an existing electronic data destruction machine.this machine will be used to dispose of informaation technology devices and media.

it is to be designed for 4 inches wide x 5 3/4 inches long x 1 inch thick desktop computer hard drives and to handle laptop computer hard drives that are 2 3/4 inches wide x 4 inches long and vary from 5/16 inches thick to 11/16 inches thick.the majority of these drives are 5/16 inches thick.

the magazine must hold a minimum of 12 drives.

i am required to come up with a production magazine system that easily adapts to the existing machine and should be simple and safe to use.not requiring special training to install,load and use.

suggestions and ideas please
 

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polka129 said:
design a feed magazine for laptop computer hard drives to integrate into an existing electronic data destruction machine.this machine will be used to dispose of informaation technology devices and media.

it is to be designed for 4 inches wide x 5 3/4 inches long x 1 inch thick desktop computer hard drives and to handle laptop computer hard drives that are 2 3/4 inches wide x 4 inches long and vary from 5/16 inches thick to 11/16 inches thick.the majority of these drives are 5/16 inches thick.

the magazine must hold a minimum of 12 drives.

i am required to come up with a production magazine system that easily adapts to the existing machine and should be simple and safe to use.not requiring special training to install,load and use.

suggestions and ideas please

what method of activation do you have, electric, air?
 
wolram said:
what method of activation do you have, electric, air?

sir it is open-ended,not defined.you mean to say what actuates the shredding of these media?
 
polka129 said:
sir it is open-ended,not defined.you mean to say what actuates the shredding of these media?

No i mean what do you have to power the mag, i have designed many mags, most were powered by air, i wish i could give you a drawing, but it sounds like you need a rocking arm with 2 projections, 1 holds the stack and 1 let's go of 1 product, there would be 6 guides
2 front and back and 1 each side all round bar, the actuators would be on the 2 bar sides,
It sounds like you would have to have the rocking arm adjustable but that should be no problem.
 
wolram said:
No i mean what do you have to power the mag, i have designed many mags, most were powered by air, i wish i could give you a drawing, but it sounds like you need a rocking arm with 2 projections, 1 holds the stack and 1 let's go of 1 product, there would be 6 guides
2 front and back and 1 each side all round bar, the actuators would be on the 2 bar sides,
It sounds like you would have to have the rocking arm adjustable but that should be no problem.

sir ''a picture is worth a thousand words'' is the bet needed here:P...i will be very much obliged..difficult visualizing that description..

thank you
 
polka129 said:
design a feed magazine for laptop computer hard drives to integrate into an existing electronic data destruction machine.this machine will be used to dispose of informaation technology devices and media.

it is to be designed for 4 inches wide x 5 3/4 inches long x 1 inch thick desktop computer hard drives and to handle laptop computer hard drives that are 2 3/4 inches wide x 4 inches long and vary from 5/16 inches thick to 11/16 inches thick.the majority of these drives are 5/16 inches thick.

the magazine must hold a minimum of 12 drives.

i am required to come up with a production magazine system that easily adapts to the existing machine and should be simple and safe to use.not requiring special training to install,load and use.

suggestions and ideas please

polka129 said:
sir ''a picture is worth a thousand words'' is the bet needed here:P...i will be very much obliged..difficult visualizing that description..

thank you

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