A method and system for picking up painted panels of different dimensions and finishes includes inserting the painted panels into a selective sorting system having two superimposed mobile conveyor sectors of a predefined length and with a driving motor for the alternate advancement in one of two directions. The two mobile conveyor sectors move vertically synchronously and are arranged alternately and in series with a fixed conveyor sector. After uploading in the selective sorting system, the painted panels are kept inside the selective sorting system for a time sufficient for drying, and are withdrawn through an upload and download system, which includes software memorizing the position of the uploaded panels, actuating the lifting and/or lowering motors of the mobile conveyor sectors, and advancing the mobile conveyor sectors and the fixed conveyor sector so as to move the panels due for a customer order, temporarily storing undesired panels in a buffer.

A mechanically locking diverter utilizes a rotational actuator to translate a pin, thereby moving a diverter flipper between a divert position and a non-divert position. The diverter flipper moves a roller attached to a pin attached to a shoe that translates along a slat. A divert rail system for an automated sortation machine has a generally longitudinal main rail, a plurality of generally transverse slats, a plurality of shoes, each shoe being configured to travel along a corresponding slat, each slat terminating in a side wall, the divert rail system including a plurality of divert rails branching off from the main rail, each divert rail forming an angle of about 21 degrees or more with the main rail and terminating at and end, such that the divert rail does not curve back toward the longitudinal direction, wherein the length of each divert rail is selected, such that the each shoe travels transversely past the end of the divert rail and stops at a transverse stopping position that is at least 1.5 inches away from the side wall of the slat.

An apparatus for contactless transportation of a device in a vacuum processing system is described. The apparatus includes: a magnetic transportation arrangement for providing a magnetic levitation force (F.sub.L) for levitating the device, the magnetic transportation arrangement comprising one or more active magnetic units; a sensor for monitoring a motion of the device, and a controller configured for controlling the one or more active magnetic units based on a signal provided by the sensor.

A system and method for automatically delivering a substance to an animal or fish including a positioning system that positions each animal singularly and a sensor that detects the location of a predetermined targeted area on the animal. The system further includes a delivery device for delivering a substance to the targeted area. The position of the delivery device may be adjustable. The delivery device is in communication with the sensor. The delivery device adjusts its position in response to the data received from the sensor and delivers a substance to the targeted area.

A conveying system is disclosed. The conveying system may have a first conveying apparatus that conveys a first article to a first location. The conveying system may also have a second conveying apparatus that conveys a second article to a second location. The conveying system may have a frame, a chute connected to the frame, and a third conveying apparatus. The chute may convey the first article received from the first conveying apparatus to a discharge location. The third conveying apparatus, disposed below the chute, may convey the second article received from the second conveying apparatus to the discharge location. The chute may be movable relative to the to the third conveying apparatus, such that the first or second article may be selectively conveyed to the discharge location via the chute or third conveying apparatus, depending on the position of the chute relative to the third conveying apparatus.

A system for conveying products in succession along an industrial line, the system including at least one conveyor configured for conveying the products along at least one stretch of the line. Provided on the conveyor are codes to identify a series of distinct areas, for reception of the products. The system also includes one or more devices configured for detecting the codes of the areas of the conveyor when the areas are located in a position, along the line, where the products undergo a given operation; and a control unit configured for processing the codes so as to determine one or more data regarding the products.

Provided is a relay goods picking system, the system includes: a plurality of carrying robots, a manual picking rack area, auxiliary pickup tools for manual goods picking which store goods for manual picking, a robot picking rack area provided with a plurality of racks used for storing goods and being carried by the plurality of carrying robots, operating positions and a control system capable of communicating with the plurality of carrying robots and manual picking persons. For a mixed order which involves both goods in the manual picking rack area and goods in the robot picking rack area, under control of the control system, a person-to-goods picking mode and a goods-to-person picking mode are used in series to complete the goods picking in a relay manner.

An apparatus for unscrambling articles, in particular containers fed randomly to an inlet of the apparatus, includes a transport system for transporting the articles fed to the inlet, devices for picking and releasing the articles configured to pick up the articles arranged randomly on the transport system and release them to an extraction system with a predefined orientation and/or position, a detection system designed to detect the position and the arrangement of the articles in transit on the transport system and to provide the information for controlling the pick and release devices, and a unit for processing and controlling the components and the drives of the apparatus. The extraction system includes a plane for supporting the containers being extracted and means for extracting the articles, designed to pick up the articles released by the pick and release devices and transport them on the plane towards the outlet of the apparatus.

Robot includes a propulsion system configured to transport the robot and a controller in communication with the propulsion system. A material handler is carried by the robot and configured for depositing articles into one or more destination containers. The material handler has a tilt tray having sections that are configured for tilting in any number of directions relative to a vertical of the robot. Each section of the tilt tray may include a respective conveyor that moves articles at variable speed.

A diverter for a transferring conveyor comprises a carrier module. The carrier module is provided which includes the first and second transfer roll groups, a rotation drive part, elastic support portions and a turning variable part. At least one carrier module is disposed on a conveyor according to a package transfer direction to turn the plurality of transfer rolls using the turning motor so as to change a transfer direction of a package.