One or more discharge belts (10) receiving product lines from the storage, are arranged one above the other at the outlet of the storage for products from an interim storage (1) with product carriers (2, 3) on a plurality of planes in the lateral direction. The discharge belts transfer the product lines to a plurality of downstream receiving belts (14) arranged one above the other. The inlet deflectors (15) of the receiving belts are jointly height-adjustable.

A machine and method for packaging tobacco sachets, comprising a plurality of linearly arranged, multi-functional, vertically moveable chambers having fluid sealing means on lower portions thereof, conveyor means disposed below the plurality of multi-functional, vertically moveable chambers, and a lidding apparatus disposed downstream of and in communication with the plurality of vertically moveable chambers through the conveyor means.

A machine and method for packaging tobacco sachets, comprising a plurality of linearly arranged, multi-functional, vertically moveable chambers having fluid sealing means on lower portions thereof, conveyor means disposed below the plurality of multi-functional, vertically moveable chambers, and a lidding apparatus disposed downstream of and in communication with the plurality of vertically moveable chambers through the conveyor means.

Provided is an improved animal feed distribution system and components, specifically tube belt conveyor system, that provides more efficient manner of delivering feed to the animals, such as poultry by using tube conveyor belt to distribute feed in a re-circulating loop.

In embodiments, a PCB reflow process may be carried out by the components of an automated system working together to separate PCBs from reflow carriers and transport the reflow carriers back to a previous station of the PCB reflow system. The automated reflow carrier recycling system that is described herein may include a clip unlocking mechanism, a PCB pickup mechanism, a shifter, one or more lifters, and one or more overhead conveyors.

In embodiments, a PCB reflow process may be carried out by the components of an automated system working together to separate PCBs from reflow carriers and transport the reflow carriers back to a previous station of the PCB reflow system. The automated reflow carrier recycling system that is described herein may include a clip unlocking mechanism, a PCB pickup mechanism, a shifter, one or more lifters, and one or more overhead conveyors.

A gripper (12) is disclosed having a base (24) that extends from a first end a second end and includes resilient (32) fingers that extend from the base between the first end and the second end. The resilient fingers (32) may be configured to generally conform to and engage with articles (34) being transferred when the base is mounted to a conveyor.

An object processing system is disclosed that includes a plurality of track sections, and a plurality of remotely actuatable carriers for controlled movement along at least portions of the plurality of track sections, wherein each of the remotely controllable carriers is adapted to support and transport an object processing bin.

A railway wagon for moving sleepers including: a base structure having a platform and at least one carriage, a first conveyor carried by the platform and configured to move the sleepers along a feed direction, a second conveyor distinct from the first conveyor and also carried by the platform. The second conveyor has: a first portion extended above the platform within a lateral size of the latter, and a second portion extending outside lateral size of the platform and configured to move the sleepers outside the platform.

A combination weighing device includes a plurality of weighing units arranged in a circular form, a combination scale configured to temporarily retain, in a collection hopper, articles discharged from one or more of the weighing units selected as a result of combinatorial computations and to discharge the articles from the collection hopper, and an alignment and transport unit configured to align and vibrationally transport the articles discharged from the collection hopper.