Embodiments relate to transport of products in a region. A delivery system is mounted to an overhead surface of a region, and at least one in communication with the delivery system is subject to movement along sections of the delivery system. The delivery system has a primary section extending through a length of the region, and a secondary section extending relatively perpendicular to the primary section. More specifically, the at least one container is subject to movement along at least first and second axes to transport a product for delivery to a destination. The first axis is parallel with the primary and secondary sections. The second axis is orthogonal to the first axis and the delivery system.

A method for operating a packaging device and a packaging device are provided. Guide units which are fastened to transporter of a transport unit are moved along a plurality of supply and dispensing units. The transporter is driven by a drive axle coupled to a motor and returned via a deflection axle, the motor being coupled to a control unit. The transporter and/or the deflection axle have a plurality of markings spaced at predefined intervals, and at least one travel difference or time difference between two markings is determined. The determined difference is compared to a setpoint value and the drive axle is stopped when a deviation between the setpoint value and the determined difference exceeds a threshold value.

A method of conveying articles. The method can comprise moving a plurality of articles in a downstream direction on one or more conveyors, each article of the plurality of articles having an orientation. The method further can comprise moving a plurality of lugs in the machine direction along at least a portion of the one or more conveyors for guiding the articles as the articles are moved in the downstream direction. The plurality of lugs can be mounted along a guide apparatus for facilitating maintaining the orientations of the articles of the plurality of articles during a least a portion of the moving the plurality of articles in the downstream direction.

A method of conveying articles. The method can comprise moving a plurality of articles in a downstream direction on one or more conveyors, each article of the plurality of articles having an orientation. The method further can comprise moving a plurality of lugs in the machine direction along at least a portion of the one or more conveyors for guiding the articles as the articles are moved in the downstream direction. The plurality of lugs can be mounted along a guide apparatus for facilitating maintaining the orientations of the articles of the plurality of articles during a least a portion of the moving the plurality of articles in the downstream direction.

A feeding device for subway grille main reinforcement conveying includes two-layer chain plate conveyor arranged at an upper and a lower interval, and the chain plate conveyor is a climbing structure with one end high and one end low, two ends of the chain plate conveyor are fixedly connected to a support frame, and the chain plate conveyor is erected on a working plane through the support frame. The chain plate conveyor provides power through a motor reducer connected to a drive sprocket of the chain plate conveyor, and a higher end of the chain plate conveyor is provided with a position detection sensor. The position detection sensor can detect the position of the main reinforcement, and control the start and stop of the motor reducer and the grasping of the main reinforcement by a manipulator through feeding back the position of the main reinforcement to a main control system.

A feeding device for subway grille main reinforcement conveying includes two-layer chain plate conveyor arranged at an upper and a lower interval, and the chain plate conveyor is a climbing structure with one end high and one end low, two ends of the chain plate conveyor are fixedly connected to a support frame, and the chain plate conveyor is erected on a working plane through the support frame. The chain plate conveyor provides power through a motor reducer connected to a drive sprocket of the chain plate conveyor, and a higher end of the chain plate conveyor is provided with a position detection sensor. The position detection sensor can detect the position of the main reinforcement, and control the start and stop of the motor reducer and the grasping of the main reinforcement by a manipulator through feeding back the position of the main reinforcement to a main control system.

An article conveyance apparatus couples a plurality of conveyor carriages for conveying articles and enables the coupled conveyor carriages to travel along a conveyance path K. The conveyor carriage is coupled by a coupling part to another conveyor carriage placed in the longitudinal direction with respect to a traveling direction H of the conveyor carriage. The conveyor carriage includes a load cell that is provided in the coupling part and measures a force applied between the conveyor carriages, and a controller that calculates a force F applied to wheels of the conveyor carriage, based on a tension T between the conveyor carriages calculated according to the force applied between the conveyor carriages and measured by the load cell.

An article conveyance apparatus couples a plurality of conveyor carriages for conveying articles and enables the coupled conveyor carriages to travel along a conveyance path K. The conveyor carriage is coupled by a coupling part to another conveyor carriage placed in the longitudinal direction with respect to a traveling direction H of the conveyor carriage. The conveyor carriage includes a load cell that is provided in the coupling part and measures a force applied between the conveyor carriages, and a controller that calculates a force F applied to wheels of the conveyor carriage, based on a tension T between the conveyor carriages calculated according to the force applied between the conveyor carriages and measured by the load cell.

A system includes a die, a first conveyor, and a second conveyor. The die is operable to form a product from molten material. The first and second spaced-apart conveyors each comprise plates extending between opposing lateral sides of the first and second spaced-apart conveyors. The plates (i) are operable to engage and pull the formed product away from the die and (ii) at least a subset of the plates comprise an elasticity such that at least the subset of the plates expand and conform to an outer contour of the formed product.

A system includes a die, a first conveyor, and a second conveyor. The die is operable to form a product from molten material. The first and second spaced-apart conveyors each comprise plates extending between opposing lateral sides of the first and second spaced-apart conveyors. The plates (i) are operable to engage and pull the formed product away from the die and (ii) at least a subset of the plates comprise an elasticity such that at least the subset of the plates expand and conform to an outer contour of the formed product.