An apparatus for transporting springs comprises a transport device configured to receive a spring and a retaining mechanism configured to retain the spring received by the transport device. The retaining mechanism has at least one retaining member which comprises a magnetic material and which is mounted to be displaceable relative to the transport device. The apparatus comprises a release mechanism configured to release the spring received by the transport device. The release mechanism is configured to cause a relative displacement between the transport device and the at least one retaining member. The invention also relates to a method of transporting springs.

The invention relates to an arrangement for picking and sorting products in a warehouse, which arrangement comprises a main body (400) arranged to move in at least one direction, at least a first load handling unit (401) and a second load handling unit (402), arranged adjacent to each other in the main body for positioning the products to a storage position (201, 202; 203; 204) and removing the products from a storage position, means for producing location information of the products in the storage position, and a control unit for controlling the movements of the main body and the load handling units, based on the location information, for sorting the products to storage positions by type of products. The invention also relates to method for picking and sorting products in a warehouse.

A method for storing cardboard tubes (2) in a storing unit according to the present invention comprising the following steps: providing a storage unit with an input section for the tubes (2), a storage section (AC) comprising a plurality of storing planes (13), an output section for the tubes (2), transfer means (3) for transferring the tubes (2) from the input section to the storage section, and discharge means for conveying the tubes (2) from the storing section to the output section; providing a plurality of cardboard tubes (2) in the input section (E) of said storage unit; transferring the tubes (2) from the input section of the storage unit to the storage section; storing a plurality of tubes (2) in said storage section (AC); transferring the tubes (2) from said storage section (AC) to said output section. The step of transferring the tubes (2) from said input section to said storage section involves more tubes (2) simultaneously, whereby a plurality of tubes (2) are transferred from said input section simultaneously on a plurality of storing planes (13) of the storage section (AC).

A collision-proof spring transfer takes place in the process, which comprises a continuous transfer of coil springs from the pipeline through an exit opening of the pipeline into assigned spring receptacles, and an automatic prevention of any re-entry of coil springs that have passed through the exit opening in the direction of the spring receptacle and rebound from the region of the spring receptacle back into the pipeline.

A device (1) and a method for holding together and transporting a metal band rolled into a coil (3) after the band is rolled in a coiling station (5). The device (1) includes a removal trolley (20) for receiving the coil (3) in the coiling station (5) and for transporting the coil (3) from the coiling station (5). A coil safety device places a securing sling (40) around the coil (3) fixed on at least part of the circumference, such that the coil (3) is held together by the securing sling (40) and is pressed onto the removal trolley (20).

An apparatus for loading and unloading a roll includes a roll support portion disposed adjacent to a roll unwinder; a first traveling rail disposed on one side of the roll unwinder; a moving frame movably installed on the first traveling rail; and a roll attaching and detaching unit movably installed on the moving frame, wherein the roll support portion includes a lifting unit configured to move up and down a disposed roll, and wherein the roll attaching and detaching unit includes a moving plate moving on the moving frame, and a main body portion rotatably installed on the moving plate.

The invention relates to a device and to a method for forming groups of individual products (3), in particular of hygiene products such as diapers, panty liners, sanitary pads, wherein individual products (3) conveyed one behind the other in a product flow may be lined up next to one another inside the cassette (4), wherein a transport system (2) with a transport surface (21), with several transport elements (20) and with a control unit (22) is provided, wherein the control unit (22) is configured to control actuators on the transport surface (21) and/or on the transport elements (20), so that the transport elements (20) are movable relative to the transport surface (21) independently of one another and simultaneously in speed and/or position controlled manner, and wherein the cassette (4) is arranged on a first transport element (20) or is couplable to a first transport element (20) for a movement.

A conveying device for conveying metal strip coils. The conveying device includes: at least one coil carrier to carry a metal strip coil; two conveying stations arranged at different heights and each designed to receive one coil carrier; and a conveyor track extending between the conveying stations and having a conveyor drive by means of which a coil carrier can be conveyed on the conveyor track between the conveying stations. Each conveying station is tiltable between a first end position in which the conveying station is oriented horizontally and a second end position, wherein the conveying station has an inclination in the second end position which corresponds to the inclination of the conveyor track and adjoins the conveyor track so that a coil carrier can be conveyed by means of the conveyor drive from the conveyor track into the conveying station and from the conveying station onto the conveyor track.

The present invention relates to a roll shuttle and a suspended roll shuttle, which are each displaceable and equipped with a load mandrel (22) for transporting at least one roll to be stored. In the case of the roll shuttle, the load mandrel (22) is pivotably fastened to the running slide (16) in a plane that is substantially parallel to the storage plane of a shelf system. The suspended roll shuttle (42) can be moved along a sliding rail (40). The present invention also relates to a shelf system and a suspended rail system including distributing stations as well as to a method for operating the shelf system according to the invention.