Feeder Maven
Belt feeder engineering
Free
Apple Vision
Review belt feeder loads, drive requirements and 3D geometry with published calculation models and professional engineering reports.
Feeder Maven brings belt feeder engineering to Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro. Inspect the included example for free, then subscribe to work with your own projects.
Browse four published examples for free: a complete coal feeder design, a coal hopper geometry study, a plastic pellet test rig and a white sand filling/flow case. Inspect 3D geometry, open the paper references and compare published results with the calculation engine. Graph readings are labeled approximate with reading uncertainty; differing load conventions and published arithmetic discrepancies are explained. Subscribers can create working copies and export the comparisons in PDF and HTML reports.
Calculate throughput, running resistance, initial-fill or starting resistance, belt power, preliminary motor power and pulley torque. Published mass-flow models include McLean–Arnold radial stress, Reisner major consolidation stress and Roberts’s finite-hopper model. Compare them with clearly identified arch-load and hydrostatic approximations. Review the model assumptions and links to the source papers alongside the results.
Explore the feeder in 3D with isometric, side, plan and end views, cutaway, dimensions, force arrows and illustrative belt motion. Check actual outlet dimensions in the engineering plan. On Apple Vision Pro, open the feeder in a spatial volume.
Choose materials from the catalog, enter tested material properties and use regional standard belt widths and pulley diameters. Metric and US customary units are supported; metric belt width and pulley diameter use millimetres.
Save and open native .feeder projects. Export professional PDF and HTML reports containing inputs, force budgets, method comparisons, references, assumptions and notes, with Maven Software Inc. and www.mavensoftware.ai in the footer. Projects and calculations stay on your device unless you export or share them.
The interface supports English, Spanish, German, French and Portuguese (Brazil). Technical material names, references and report headings may remain in English.
Subscriptions unlock project editing, material selection, calculations for your own designs and exports. Monthly and annual plans provide the same features. US base prices are $10 per month or $100 per year; actual localized prices and billing periods appear before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled in Apple’s account settings. Restore purchases on supported devices using the same Apple Account. Existing projects remain viewable after expiry. No free trial is included.
Mass-flow methods require measured material properties and confirmation that the hopper and outlet provide mass flow. Initial-fill loads are not a general restart-under-load calculation. Motor sizing is preliminary. Hopper taper, supports, drive envelopes and particle motion are illustrative. All results must be reviewed by a competent person before use.
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Information
- Seller
- Maven Software Inc.
- Size
- 15.7 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Maven Software Inc.