A container jostling system for jostling objects within a container is disclosed, where the container is positioned on a conveyor that includes a plurality of rollers that are mutually spaced from one another. The container jostling system includes at least one container contact element that is movable vertically between at least two rollers of the conveyor, and is movable horizontally in a direction that is substantially parallel with the at least two rollers.

A processing system including a singulation system is disclosed. The singulation system includes a conveying system for moving objects to be sorted from a source area along a first direction, a detection system for detecting objects at the conveying system, and for selecting certain selected objects for removal from the conveying system, and a removal system for removing the certain selected objects from the conveying system for providing a singulated stream of objects.

A processing system including a singulation system is disclosed. The singulation system includes a conveying system for moving objects to be sorted from a source area along a first direction, a detection system for detecting objects at the conveying system, and for selecting certain selected objects for removal from the conveying system, and a removal system for removing the certain selected objects from the conveying system for providing a singulated stream of objects.

A carcass stabilization system for a meat processing plant having carcasses transported along a processing line is provided. The system includes a stabilizer installed proximate the processing line and having a carcass engagement component and a shock absorbing device coupled to the carcass engagement component adapted to absorb at least some of the forces resulting from the carcasses impacting the carcass engagement component. The system also includes a stabilizing surface extending along the processing line opposite the stabilizer such that the carcasses are transported along the processing line between the stabilizing surface and the stabilizer, where the carcass engagement component is adapted to engage and bias the carcasses against the stabilizing surface.

A carcass stabilization system for a meat processing plant having carcasses transported along a processing line is provided. The system includes a stabilizer installed proximate the processing line and having a carcass engagement component and a shock absorbing device coupled to the carcass engagement component adapted to absorb at least some of the forces resulting from the carcasses impacting the carcass engagement component. The system also includes a stabilizing surface extending along the processing line opposite the stabilizer such that the carcasses are transported along the processing line between the stabilizing surface and the stabilizer, where the carcass engagement component is adapted to engage and bias the carcasses against the stabilizing surface.

A tire conveying apparatus includes a conveyor for conveying a tire, a position sensor, and a controller for controlling the conveyor. The controller includes a determination unit which determines whether or not the tire is positioned within an allowable area for a reference area set in a conveyance path of the conveyor, based on a detection result of the position sensor, and a center conveyor control unit which drives the conveyor such that the tire is positioned within the allowable area, if a determination that the tire is not positioned within the allowable area is made.

A tire conveying apparatus includes a conveyor for conveying a tire, a position sensor, and a controller for controlling the conveyor. The controller includes a determination unit which determines whether or not the tire is positioned within an allowable area for a reference area set in a conveyance path of the conveyor, based on a detection result of the position sensor, and a center conveyor control unit which drives the conveyor such that the tire is positioned within the allowable area, if a determination that the tire is not positioned within the allowable area is made.

A device and a method for providing a product stream with mutually aligned food products on product substrates are described According thereto, a first conveyor belt for the supply transport and mutual transverse alignment of the food products to each other, a second conveyor belt that adjoins in the direction of transport at a gap-shaped belt transition and can be controlled separately for the discharge transport and mutual longitudinal alignment of the food products to each other, and a substrate placement device for supplying the product substrates from below through the belt transition in front of/under the food products that are respectively transported across the belt transition. This enables the alignment and substrate placement in a particularly compact and reliable configuration at a single belt transition.

A conveyor system includes a conveyor device for transporting a piece goods item along a transport direction, and at least one guide member which has a base area and a first, planar lateral face, wherein the conveyor device has a conveyor surface for the piece goods item, and a lateral peripheral region which in the transport direction is disposed so as to be lateral to the conveyor surface, wherein the first lateral face conjointly with the base area configures an internal angle of intersection of less than 90 degrees, and wherein the guide member is disposed and/or designed in such a manner that at least part of the base area thereof is on the lateral peripheral region, and that a normal vector of the first lateral face, counter to the transport direction, points obliquely toward a center of the conveyor surface.

A parcel processing system (100, 200) includes a merge and align conveyor (102, 202) to transport parcels (108, 208) received at an input end to a discharge end thereof, along a conveying direction (116, 216). The merge and align conveyor (102, 202) includes a link conveyor, wherein the link elements (110, 210) extend longitudinally transverse to the conveying direction (116, 216). A plurality of shoes (112, 212) are provided, each shoe (112, 212) mounted individually on a respective link element (110, 210) and configured to be moved longitudinally along the respective link element (110, 210) while being moved in the conveying direction (116, 216) together with the respective link element (110, 210). The shoes (112, 212) are independently controllable to divert at least a subset of the parcels (108, 208) received at the input end transversely to the conveying direction (116, 216) and stop at a fixed line (122, 222) between opposite edges (130-132, 230-232) of the merge and align conveyor (102, 202). Thereby, a a substantially single file parcel flow exiting the discharge end of the merge and align conveyor (102,202) is obtained along the fixed line (122,222).