Automate Product Feeding, Improve Accuracy,
and Keep Your Workflow Moving
Manual feeding slows down production, creates inconsistencies, and ties up valuable labor. Kirk-Rudy feeders are built to help businesses move materials through mailing, printing, labeling, packaging, and production systems with greater speed, accuracy, and reliability.
At International Mailing Equipment, we help businesses choose the right feeder based on the product being handled, the volume of work, the equipment it needs to integrate with, and the overall workflow. Whether you are feeding sheets, envelopes, bags, napkins, cartons, die-cut products, or difficult-to-handle materials, the right feeder can make your entire operation run smoother.
WHY BUSINESSES USE AUTOMATED FEEDERS
Why Upgrade to a Kirk-Rudy Feeder?
Automated feeders help remove bottlenecks from production lines by feeding products consistently into printers, tabbers, labelers, inserters, conveyors, transport bases, and other finishing equipment.
For businesses that handle repetitive production work, feeders can help:
Reduce manual handling
Improve product spacing and alignment
Increase production speed
Minimize feeding errors and product jams
Create a more consistent finished result
Free up employees for higher-value work
Improve workflow between printing, mailing, labeling, and packaging equipment
Common Feeding Challenges We Help Solve
Many businesses struggle because their products are not all the same size, shape, weight, or material. Standard equipment may work for basic sheets, but it can struggle with irregular, slippery, open-ended, folded, bulky, or die-cut products.
IME can help identify the right Kirk-Rudy feeder for challenges such as:
Feeding envelopes, cards, sheets, and flat products
Handling books, magazines, catalogs, and thicker media
Feeding difficult products like Z-folds and open-ended materials
Creating accurate gaps between products
Feeding die-cut boxes and irregular shapes
Feeding paper napkins and specialty paper products
Loading and feeding bags into production workflows
Supporting labeling, tabbing, printing, addressing, and inserting systems
Feeders for a Wide Range of Products & Workflows
Kirk-Rudy offers feeder solutions for many different applications, from simple sheet and envelope feeding to difficult materials that require specialty handling. These feeders are commonly used in mailing operations, print shops, packaging departments, fulfillment centers, manufacturing environments, and production facilities.
AVAILABLE KIRK-RUDY FEEDER EQUIPMENT
Shuttle Feeders
Kirk-Rudy shuttle feeders are designed for reliable feeding of flat materials in mailing, printing, and production environments. These feeders are often used when businesses need consistent product movement into another machine or production process.
KR224DM Shuttle Feeder
A Stand-Alone Feed System for a Wide Variety of Media
The KR224DM Shuttle Feeder is a stand-alone feeding system designed to handle a wide variety of media. It is a strong option for businesses that need dependable product feeding without relying on manual placement or inconsistent hand-feeding.
Best For:
Businesses feeding mixed media, flat products, printed materials, and production pieces that need to move consistently into the next stage of the workflow.
KR324 Shuttle Feeder
Flexible Feeding for Sheets, Envelopes, Books, and Magazines
The KR324 Shuttle Feeder handles media ranging from single sheets and envelopes to books and magazines. This makes it a versatile option for businesses that work with multiple product types or need more flexibility from one feeding solution.
Best For:
Print shops, mailrooms, fulfillment operations, and production environments that need one feeder to handle a variety of materials.
KR496 Shuttle Feeder
Compact Feeding for Smaller Products
The KR496 Shuttle Feeder is designed for production lines that require a smaller format, easy-to-mount feeder. It is a practical choice when space is limited or when the feeder needs to integrate into a specific system.
Best For:
Smaller products, compact production setups, and equipment lines where space and mounting flexibility matter.
Friction Feeders
Friction feeders are a dependable option for feeding many flat products into production systems. Kirk-Rudy friction feeders are used in a variety of mailing, packaging, print, and specialty applications.
KR496F Friction Feeder
Built for Difficult-to-Feed Products
The KR496F Friction Feeder is engineered to handle difficult products such as Z-folds and open-ended materials. It helps businesses feed challenging products more consistently than manual or basic feeding methods.
Best For:
Businesses that handle folded, open-ended, or difficult-to-feed products that require better control and consistency.
KR497BW Servo Friction Feeder
Accurate Product Gapping with Servo Motor Control
The KR497BW Servo Friction Feeder uses a servo motor to create a more accurate gap between products as they are fed. This is especially helpful when product spacing matters for printing, labeling, tabbing, scanning, or other downstream processes.
Best For:
Applications where accurate spacing, timing, and product control are important.
KR500 Friction Feeder
Heavy-Duty Feeding for Irregular Products
The KR500 Friction Feeder is a heavy-duty feeder designed to handle flat die-cut boxes and other difficult or irregular products. It is built for businesses that need stronger feeding performance for products that do not feed easily through standard systems.
Best For:
Packaging operations, manufacturing workflows, fulfillment centers, and businesses handling irregular flat products.
Pile Feeders
Pile feeders are designed to feed stacks of products into a production process, helping reduce manual loading and improve consistency.
KR502P Pile Feeder
A Solution for Products Traditional Feeders Cannot Handle
The KR502P Pile Feeder is engineered to feed difficult items that traditional friction or shuttle feeders may not handle effectively. It is a strong choice when product shape, weight, or consistency creates feeding challenges.
Best For:
Difficult product feeding applications where standard feeder styles are not reliable enough.
KR503 Friction Pile Feeder
Fast Feeding for Cut-Sheet Paper
The KR503 Friction Pile Feeder is designed to feed cut-sheet paper quickly and easily. It is useful for operations that need reliable sheet feeding into a production line without constant manual loading.
Best For:
Cut-sheet paper feeding, print production, mailing workflows, and businesses processing stacks of paper-based materials.
Specialty Feeders
Some products require a feeder built for a very specific application. Kirk-Rudy specialty feeders help businesses solve unique production challenges that standard equipment may not address.
KR498 EZ Napkin Feeder
A Unique Way to Feed Paper Napkins
The KR498 EZ Napkin Feeder is designed to feed various sizes of paper napkins onto a transport base. This can support printing, labeling, coding, or other production processes involving napkin products.
Best For:
Food service packaging, promotional napkins, branded napkin production, and specialty paper product workflows.
KR694 Rotary Feeder
Quick Changeover and Reliable Feeding
Rotary feeders are known for ease of use, quick changeover, and reliability. The KR694 Rotary Feeder is a practical option for businesses that need dependable feeding and smoother transitions between jobs.
Best For:
Production environments that run different jobs and need faster setup or changeover between materials.
KR725 Bag Feeder
Automated Bag Loading for Production Workflows
The KR725 Bag Feeder is an automatic stack loader designed so one operator can load a stack of bags. This helps simplify bag feeding and improves efficiency in workflows where bags need to be fed consistently into a production process.
Best For:
Packaging operations, fulfillment workflows, manufacturing environments, and businesses that handle stacks of bags.
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