infeed

Where stock enters

Infeed refers to the mechanism or process by which material is fed into a machine—a conveyor belt, printing press, woodworking tool, or manufacturing equipment: Check the infeed rollers before starting the saw.

The term appears in industrial and technical contexts where raw material enters one end and finished product exits the other.

In cricket, infeed describes a ball that moves toward the batsman after pitching.

printing

web

Interwoven filament structure

  • pressApply force downward
  • rollerRotating cylindrical tool
  • tensionStretched or strained state

registration · splice · nip · paper · substrate · unwinder · dancer · guide · alignment · threading

conveyor

belt

Strap securing trousers

  • hopperTapered dispensing container
  • chuteInclined passage for descent
  • funnelCone directing flow

roller · intake · guide · loader · vibratory · gravity · bucket · elevator · auger · screw

agricultural

fodder

Coarse livestock nourishment

  • grainCereal plant's harvest unit
  • hayDried feed crop
  • silageFermented crop fodder

forage · trough · hopper · mixer · ration · pellets · auger · chute · bunk · livestock

automation

PLC

Industrial automation computer

programming · robotics · servo · encoder · photoelectric · timing · sequencing · feedback · integration · throughput

social

algorithm

Finite problem-solving procedure

engagement · scroll · recommendation · stream · update · curated · personalized · platform · media · viral

Categories
Opposites
material flow direction

infeedoutfeed

Machine's exit path

output · discharge · exit · ejection · runout

Family

feed, in, fed, feeding, infuse, feeder, influx, feeds, feeders

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