Disclosed conveyors for contact cleaning system include an inbound conveyor, and an outbound conveyor spaced apart from the inbound conveyor by a distance (A), wherein the inbound conveyor and/or the outbound conveyor is movable relative to the other of the inbound conveyor or the outbound conveyor between a retracted position in which the distance (A) is a first distance (A.sub.cleaning) and an extended position in which the distance (A) is less than the first distance (A.sub.cleaning).

Warehouse automation and methods of handling materials can be used to make depalletization processes more safe and efficient. In some examples, the depalletization systems can include a U-shaped platform lift that supports one or more workers and that defines a location for a pallet of boxes to be unloaded or depalletized. The U-shaped platform lift can be raised and/or lowered to position the workers at the optimal elevations for transferring, with minimal lifting, the boxes from the pallet to a system of conveyors. Such systems are also reconfigurable in multiple ways to further minimize the manual lifting required for the depalletization process as well as the throughput of the depalletization process.

An object processing system is disclosed that includes a carrier for receiving an object on a receiving surface thereof, said receiving surface being adapted to move the object thereon in at least one transfer direction; a horizontal translation system for moving the carrier in a horizontal direction that is generally orthogonal to the transfer direction; a vertical translation system for moving the carrier in a vertical direction; and a payload stability system including a plurality of emitters that each emit a detectable field over a portion of the receiving surface, and a plurality of receivers for receiving the detectable field from each of the plurality of emitters and providing a plurality of detection signals, said payload stability system providing payload stability information responsive to the plurality of detection signals.

Described is a system for conveying wet sand. The system includes containers with a slip coating for storing wet sand. Each container includes an outlet formed in a bottom portion to facilitate removal of the wet sand from the container to a hopper. Each hopper has end walls, side walls, and an interior wall extending at an angle from the top to the bottom of the hopper to reduce an area of the outlet. A flow gate over the outlet controls discharge of the wet sand from the hopper onto a conveyor belt of a conveyor system. The hopper also includes a vibration system coupled to its exterior surface for shaking the hopper to assist in releasing sand. A discharge assembly is located at the end of the conveyor system for directing wet sand from the conveyor belt.

Provided is a transfer system including: a first conveyor, a second conveyor, a vertical position adjustment mechanism configured to adjust relative vertical positions of the first conveyor and the second conveyor; and a horizontal position adjustment mechanism configured to adjust, in a horizontal plane, relative positions of the first conveyor and the second conveyor in a direction orthogonal to a transfer direction.

A conveyor system and a method for transporting proppants and drill cuttings to a blender and dryer respectively in oil and gas fields. The conveyor system includes an upper conveyor belt aligned horizontally and encased within a frame. The conveyor system also includes a lower conveyor belt positioned below the upper conveyor belt. The lower conveyor belt is configured to extend outwards from the frame and angularly lifted. In use, the lower conveyor belt is lifted to the level of the blender or the dryer. Material from the transport containers is dropped on the upper conveyor belt and the material is carried to the lower conveyor belt. The lower conveyor belt carries the material upwards to the blender or the dryer.

The present disclosure discloses a luggage loading device for mobility capable of improving loading convenience by automating the loading and arrangement of a luggage inside the loading space of the mobility, and a luggage loading method for mobility using the same.

In general, various embodiments of the present disclosure provide for loading objects into a storage area in an automated or semi-automated manner as well as systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-program products therefor. These embodiments may be implemented in storage areas that are stationary, and/or in storage areas that move, and may be used to transfer, route, and/or organize objects based at least in part on their designated destinations. In addition, various embodiments of the disclosure may be utilized in a logistics network to increase the efficiency, capacity, and/or precision of object handling in a logistics network operation, among other benefits.

A device for the transport of ceramic slabs (L), comprising: a pair of inner belts (2,3) and a pair of outer belts (4,5), parallel to the transport direction (x) and coplanar to a transport plane; wherein each belt is associated to respective supports (210,220,310,320,410,420,510,520); at least the front supports (210,310,410,510) are slidably associated to a front bar (6), arranged perpendicular to a transport direction (X) and parallel to the transport plane; a motor means, predisposed to activate the front bar (6) in rotation, so as to displace the front supports (210,310,410,510) along the front bar (6), in a perpendicular direction to the transport direction (X) and parallel to the transport plane.

The application relates to a loading system (100) for loading a transport unit (104). The loading system comprises a chassis (112), a roller bed (120) mounted on the chassis, and a mount mechanism (114) to mount the chassis on a loading dock (116). The chassis comprises a lateral position mechanism (282) configured to position the roller bed laterally with respect to the loading dock. The roller bed comprises rollers (224) configured to roll the roller bed for-wards and backwards (FW, BW) with respect to the chassis. The roller bed is configured to carry a load (102) to be loaded to the transport unit. The loading system further comprises a drive mechanism (234) that is configured to drive the roller bed forwards and backwards with respect to the chassis and mounted beside the chassis to enable a fixed mounting of the chassis to the loading dock by means of the mount mechanism so that an elevation of the chassis is permanent with respect to the loading dock.