About

How does someone decide to build feeder bowls? By accident.

It started when Doug Wilcox walked into the wrong building with a job application in 1973. The owner asked if Doug thought he could build this thing he had never seen before. He said, "Of course I can."

Doug Wilcox at a drill press, a machined part on the bench in front of him — Doug, 1985

Sean Wilcox at a workbench, rows of finished parts in front of him — Sean, 2000. Same hat.

Sean's newborn daughter Annie asleep in a car seat set inside a stainless feeder bowl, beside a welding helmet and gloves — Annie, 2012. Asleep in a feeder bowl.

Our story

Two generations, one trade.

For over thirty years Doug was the lead builder at Jack's Vibratory Feeders. In 2002 he opened the doors of West Coast Vibratory Feeders and built the company from the ground up. In 2013 the business passed to his son, Sean Wilcox, who had been working alongside Doug in the feeder industry since the JVF days in the 1990s. Sean carries on his father's standard: the highest-quality product, and a customer who's glad they called.

1973
Doug builds his first bowl at Jack's Vibratory Feeders, a shop he'd lead for thirty years.
2002
West Coast Vibratory Feeders opens.
2013
Sean Wilcox takes over. Family-owned and operated from the start.

Doug Wilcox on the floor with his young son Sean riding on his back in a straw cowboy hat — Doug and Sean, years before the shop opened

How we work

Bowl building is a trade most people have never heard of.

Which is exactly why we promise never to take unfair advantage of someone who needs our services. Honesty, quality and value. We think you'll see the difference.

Builders, not salesmen

The person who comes to look at your part is the person who will tool the bowl. You get a straight answer about whether a feeder is the right tool for the job.

Proven before it ships

Every bowl runs your part at rate in our shop before it leaves. Out-of-state jobs are crated so they arrive exactly as they left.

Your time first

A line that's down is expensive. We don't make you wait days or weeks for an appointment, and rework often turns around faster than you'd expect.

Where we are

Corona, California. Feeding lines everywhere.

Our shop is at 12825 Temescal Canyon Road, Unit G, Corona, CA 92883, off the 15 in Temescal Valley. We serve Riverside, San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange County and San Bernardino in person, and ship tested feeders to all 50 states and most countries.