According to the present invention there is provided a bowl feeder section (20a; 20b) which is optimized for use to feed components with a predefined characteristic from a bowl feeder (1). There is also provided a bowl feeder component to which the bowl feeder section can be removably attached. When the bowl feeder section is removably attached to the bowl feeder component collectively they define a bowl feeder which is optimized for feeding components which have the predefined characteristic. There is further provide a corresponding assembly which comprises a bowl feeder component and a plurality of bowl feeder sections each of which is optimized for use to feed component with a different predefined characteristic. There is also provided a corresponding method for providing a bowl feeder optimized for feeding components having a predefined characteristic.
