A station for presenting at least one container, which includes a frame, a conveying device having a first conveyor and a mobile platform provided with a second conveyor. Also, a method for presenting containers implemented by this station for presenting at least one container, which includes the steps of depositing a first container at a first point of delivery, controlling the first conveyor to transfer the first container to a point of transfer, actuating the movable platform to transfer the first container from the point of transfer to a point of presentation, and controlling the second conveyor to transfer the first container from the point of presentation to a point of evacuation.

Loading system for palletizing mixed products on a target pallet, having at least two infeed conveyors for the products to be palletized, at least one grab head which is configured to take at least one product from one of the infeed conveyors in a predetermined sequence and to stack it on a loading plate, via which at least one product stack can be transferred to the target pallet, wherein at least two, preferably more product stacks are arranged on the loading plate during stacking and which are arranged at a distance (a) from one another.

A container stacking storage system loading trolley that includes a chassis and a height-adjustable container seat that includes a receiving region with a container contact surface, wherein a lifting device that operates in a lifting direction is arranged between the chassis and the container seat. The container stacking storage system operates in an economical manner, whereby a bearing arrangement is arranged between the container seat and the chassis, which bearing arrangement enables a movement of the container seat transversely to the lifting direction relative to the chassis.

A stacking storage arrangement that includes multiple container receiving spaces; a loading space located below the container receiving spaces; and a frame arrangement arranged between the container receiving spaces and the loading space.

A process of manipulating a closable carton with lid panels extending from walls of the carton and tabs received in slots formed in the lid panels to secure the lid panels to close the carton. The process has a step of moving a folding element transverse to each wall from which a lid extends to move the one or more lids into a position which closes the carton. The process has a step of lifting the closed carton past a non-return support and into engagement with another carton to provide a stack of closed cartons supported by the non-return support. The process has a step of the support then releasing a stack of closed cartons to a conveyor.

A storage container handling system includes a base, and a delivery vehicle configured to travel on the base. The delivery vehicle includes a rolling base unit, a container carrier, and an elevating device. The rolling base unit includes first and second sets of rolling means for guiding the delivery vehicle along the base in a first and second directions respectively. The container carrier is provided on the rolling base unit. The container carrier is configured to removably support a storage container from below. The elevating device is configured to move the container carrier vertically between an upper and a lower position relative to the base. The storage container handling system includes a temporary storage station for temporarily storing a storage container to be picked-up or dropped off by the delivery vehicle. The temporary storage station includes a fixed container support configured to removably support the storage container. A vertical distance between the base and the container support is set such that, when the delivery vehicle is positioned in a storage container transfer position below the container support of the temporary station, the weight of the storage container is on the container support when the container carrier is in the lower position and the weight of the storage container is on the container carrier when the container carrier is in the upper position. The elevating device is a rolling means displacement assembly connected to the first set of rolling means. The rolling means displacement assembly is configured to lift and lower the first set of rolling means relative to the second set of rolling means such that only the first set of rolling means traveling in a desired direction is in contact with the base, and such that the container carrier is in the upper position when the first set of rolling means is lowered and in contact with the base and he container carrier is in the lower position when the first set of rolling means is lifted.

A transport vehicle (2) that travels along a container shelf (1) is provided with a plurality of levels of shelf portions (11) arranged in a vertical direction (Z) and configured to support containers (W), thereby transporting the containers (W). The transport vehicle (2) is provided with a support region (22) where the containers (W) are supported in a stacked state, a transfer apparatus (24) that transfers the containers (W) supported by the shelf portions (11) to the support region (22) and transfers the containers (W) supported in the support region (22) to the shelf portions (11), and a lifting mechanism (25) that lifts a container (W) at any height among a container group (WG) stacked in the support region (22) with respect to a container (W) lower than the container (W) at that any height.

A lumber stacking machine has a stacking mechanism forming a stack of lumber from the bottom upwardly. The stacking mechanism includes a lift mechanism formed with a plurality of stacking fingers that lift a layer of lumber vertically above a conveyor. With the formation of a new layer of lumber, the stacking mechanism moves below the new layer with the stacking fingers retracting to pass by the new layer and resting the growing stack of lumber on top of the new layer, and then extending below the new layer to raise the entire stack to allow another new layer to be formed. Stops are provided to control the movement of the individual boards from the infeed station into the stacking station and also to control movement of the new layer beyond the stacking station. Two conveyors cooperate to move the lumber with an overlap in the stacking station.

A crate-stacking system having a multiplicity of crates for stacking in a crate-stacking direction and having a crate-stacking apparatus for automatic stacking, wherein the crate-stacking apparatus has: a crate conveying apparatus designed to convey the crates from a crate feed section to a crate stacking section and to convey the stacked crates from the crate stacking section to a crate discharge section, a crate lifting apparatus arranged at the crate stacking section and which, on opposite sides of the conveying path, has gripping elements such that a respective crate can be gripped at mutually opposite sides by virtue of gripping fingers engaging, at the mutually opposite sides, into associated engagement longitudinal recesses, and a control apparatus connected to the crate conveying apparatus and to the crate lifting apparatus and which is designed to control the crate conveying apparatus and crate lifting apparatus in order to stack the crates.

A transportable system for dispensing and boxing items is mounted to and enclosed by a truck. The system comprises at least two dispensing carts. Each cart includes a body, a set of wheels disposed on a bottom surface of the body, a set of bearings disposed on the top surface of the body, and an outlet defined by the body. At least one of the at least two dispensing carts is adapted to store a first set of items vertically and dispense the first set of items using an unpowered escapement and at least another one of the dispensing carts is adapted to store items horizontally. The system further comprises a box dispenser configured to dispense boxes and a conveyor system disposed beneath the outlets of the at least two dispensing carts. The conveyor system defines a continuous path for boxes from the box dispenser to an end location.