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UTI shop floor in Belvidere, Illinois, with an American flag on the wall
Custom Feeder Systems

Custom Feeder Systems Built for Production Lines That Can’t Afford Downtime

United Toolers of Illinois (UTI) designs, builds, and services vibratory, rotary, centrifugal, and scallop feeder systems engineered around your part, your orientation requirements, and your line speed — not a generic spec sheet. UTI is based in Belvidere, Illinois.
Built & Tested In-House

Tested, Tuned, and Debugged Before It Reaches Your Line

Every UTI system is run with your actual parts in our 42,000 sq. ft. Belvidere facility, so the feeder we ship performs the same way on your floor as it did in ours.
Maintenance & Repair

Service and Repair for Any Feeder System, Not Just Ours

When a feeder underperforms, breaks down, or can’t hit line speed, UTI’s team tunes, repairs, and rebuilds it, whether we built it or someone else did.
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Decades of hands-on design, build, and test experience on the same floor.
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Organized for building, testing, and tuning before anything ships.
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Dedicated vibratory feeder cells
Every build gets full attention without waiting behind someone else’s job.
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Core team, together for decades
That’s knowledge you can’t hire overnight.
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Why UTI

Buyers don’t choose UTI on price. They choose UTI because the system has to work.

Reliability
Every UTI system is tested, tuned, and debugged before it reaches your line — because a feeder that runs in our shop and a feeder that runs in your production environment aren’t automatically the same thing.
Throughput
From single-lane, high-speed applications to complex multi-part orientation, UTI builds around the actual demands of your line — speed, part geometry, and handoff into the equipment downstream.
Long-Term Performance
Built on a platform-first foundation, so performance doesn’t fall off after the first year of hard use. Systems are engineered to still run the way they’re supposed to, years in.
Centrifugal feeder sorting green bottle caps
The Final 5%

Most systems get 95% of the way there. We stay for the last 5% that decides whether it actually works.

A feeder can look right on paper and still fail on your floor. UTI stays through testing, tuning, and debugging — the unglamorous work competitors skip — because that’s what makes a system actually perform.
Feeder system handling pharmaceutical vials
Industries We Serve

Built for the industries where downtime, precision, and orientation actually matter.

What We Build

Feeder systems, support equipment, and the service to back them up.

Vibratory feeder system
Feeder Systems
Vibratory, rotary, centrifugal, and scallop feeder systems engineered around your part, orientation, and line speed.
Feeder Support Equipment
Table & feeder bases, bulk supply hoppers, and elevator hoppers that keep your system supplied and running.
Sound enclosure for a feeder system
System Integration
Parts tracking, electrical & pneumatic solutions, and sound enclosures that help the feeder perform inside your larger automation system.
UTI technician finishing a feeder bowl in the shop
Design, Build & Service
Custom system design and build, plus maintenance, repair, and optimization — for systems UTI built and systems we didn’t.
The Facility & The Team

42,000 Square Feet, Built for the Way Feeder Systems Should Be Built

Our Belvidere facility isn’t just bigger — it’s organized for building, testing, and tuning before anything ships. Our team has worked together for decades, and that’s knowledge you can’t hire overnight.
UTI shop floor in Belvidere, Illinois, with an American flag on the wall
Service & Support

We Fix What Other Feeder Systems Couldn’t

A large share of our service calls start with equipment UTI didn’t build. When a competitor’s feeder underperforms, breaks down, or can’t hit the required speed, our team gets called in to fix it.
Pat Phillips
Customer
"As a customer of UTI, I've witnessed firsthand superior parts feeding concepts, quality of construction, and system durability. When you build world-class automation, it’s imperative to buy a world-class feed system from UTI. Many customers turn to UTI after experiencing performance issues with other feed system providers. UTI’s systems ensure our production line operates smoothly and efficiently, preventing the problems caused by substandard feeders. Don't let a weak link in your automation chain hold you back— UTI is the solution you need. They are the best on the planet."
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Frequently Asked Questions

What types of feeder systems does UTI build?
Vibratory, centrifugal, rotary, and scallop feeder systems, along with feeder bases, bulk supply hoppers, elevator hoppers, and other support equipment.
Does UTI only service systems it built?
No — a significant share of our service work involves repairing, tuning, and improving feeder systems built by other manufacturers, in addition to systems we built ourselves.
Where can I find manuals and technical drawings?
Manuals, feeder dimension diagrams, and replacement forms are available on request — contact us and we'll send what you need.
What industries does UTI serve?
Pharmaceutical and life science, food & beverage, consumer products, industrial & automotive, technology & hardware, and defense & ordnance.
The Final 5%

The Last 5% Is the Only Part That Matters on Your Line

Any feeder can look good in a demo — the real test is running at your actual speed, with your actual parts, on your actual floor. That’s the final 5%: the testing, tuning, and debugging that often gets rushed or overlooked.