A vibratory conveyor is essentially an inclined plane which is subjected to an acceleration cycle, conventionally sinusoidal. It is used to transport components or material. Usually rapid upward motion is desired. This paper presents the results of an investigation on the performance of a vibratory conveyor excited by two in-phase non-sinusoidal displacement cycles composed of the first two harmonics along the trough and perpendicular to it. Mean conveying velocity is found to be considerably larger than that of conventional vibratory conveyers if the proper amplitudes of the second harmonics are chosen.
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