A cargo handling system may comprise a roller tray and a power drive unit located in the roller tray. The power drive unit may comprise a drive roller, a motor configured to drive a rotation the drive roller, and a load cell configured to detect a load applied to the drive roller.

An unloading device for unloading and checking quality of a transport rack having shelf compartments, and a corresponding method, includes an operating unit having a horizontally-extendable thrust element for pushing a load carrier out of one shelf compartment and a monitoring unit for acquiring a retaining force acting on the operating unit when the element is extended. Moreover, a loading station for a transport rack, and a corresponding method, includes a loading device for automatically loading the transport rack shelf compartments with load carriers. Further, a method for delivering goods delivers the goods in load carriers in a transport rack that can be loaded in a loading station and unloaded by an unloading device for unloading and checking transport rack quality. Finally, a transport rack includes two mutually antiparallel transport frames having two vertical uprights each, a distance therebetween being smaller than the respective transport frame width.

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, each of the actuatable carriers being instructed at any time to move a limited number of track section only.

An automated carrier system is disclosed for moving objects to be processed. The automated carrier system includes a base structure of a carrier on which an object may be supported, and at least two wheels mounted to at least two motors to provide at least two wheel assemblies, the at least two wheel assemblies being pivotally supported on the base structure for pivoting movement from a first position to a second position to effect a change in direction of movement of the carrier.

An automated carrier system is disclosed for moving objects to be processed. The automated carrier system includes a base structure of a carrier on which an object may be supported, and at least two wheels mounted to at least two motors to provide at least two wheel assemblies, the at least two wheel assemblies being pivotally supported on the base structure for pivoting movement from a first position to a second position to effect a change in direction of movement of the carrier.

In one embodiment, the present disclosure includes a solid dispenser including dispensing vanes coupled rotationally about respective parallel horizontal axes. The two dispensing vanes including a surface at a radial distance from the corresponding parallel horizontal axis with teeth arranged on and projecting from the surface. The surfaces of the dispensing vanes may be in contact between the parallel horizontal axes and are flexible in radial directions of the dispensing vanes. In one example embodiment, the dispensing vanes are configured to rotate in opposing directions about the respective parallel horizontal axes to selectively dispense ingredients from a hopper.

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.

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.

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, each of the actuatable carriers being instructed at any time to move a limited number of track section only.

The present disclosure provides loading and unloading equipment and a package loading and unloading system. The loading and unloading equipment includes: a rack; a marshalling device, configured to receive packages and marshal the packages in a predetermined marshalling mode to form package groups; a pre-storage device, configured to temporarily store the package groups formed by marshalling to be taken away by a stacking device; and the stacking device, configured to remove the package groups from the pre-storage device to stacking positions. By applying the loading and unloading equipment, the loading and unloading efficiency of the packages is improved. The package loading and unloading system of the present disclosure includes the loading and unloading equipment of the present disclosure.