A die ejection apparatus operable to eject a die from a support has at least two ejector components configured to lift a die located on the support. The ejector components are moveable to a position in which a lifting force is exertable by the ejector components on the support, so as to lift a die located on the support. Movement of the die ejector components is initiated towards the support, and a moment when each of the die ejector components reaches the position is determined. A height offset of each die ejector component relative to a height of another die ejector component is determined upon reaching the said position, and relative heights of the die ejector components are adjusted in dependence upon the evaluated height offset.

A cargo transporting vehicle configured to travel along a path of a work site is provided. The cargo transporting vehicle includes: a traveling unit configured to travel on the path; a plate configured to load a cargo thereon; a loading unit including at least an articulated arm structure in which a width and an extendable length are adjusted according to dimensions of the cargo, the articulated arm structure being configured to load and unload the cargo onto and from the plate; and a plate lifting unit configured to raise or lower the plate.

Systems and methods for automated, sequential processing of a continuous glass ribbon by conveying the glass ribbon in a ribbon travel direction, forming a score line in the glass ribbon, separating a glass sheet from the glass ribbon at the score line while supporting the glass sheet with a transfer device, lowering the glass sheet onto a conveyor, and conveying the glass sheet in a sheet travel direction differing from the ribbon travel direction. By transferring and then conveying the glass sheet in a direction differing from the ribbon travel direction (e.g., a 90 degree turn) immediately after glass sheet separation, the systems and method of the present disclosure are conducive to streamlined production of glass sheets utilizing a unique production floor footprint.

The present invention refers to a transport device with at least one transport system for jointly transporting at least one tool and at least one workpiece, wherein the transport system has a ceiling wall, a floor wall spaced apart from the ceiling wall, at least one side wall and at least one intermediate space between the ceiling wall and the floor wall, and wherein the intermediate space has at least one opening. In order to enable simultaneous and safe transport of one or more workpieces together with the tools required for machining and thus in particular to reduce downtimes of machining machines as well as costs, the ceiling wall or a cover plate connected therewith as well as the at least one intermediate space each have at least one holder, wherein the at least two holders are set up to receive the at least one workpiece and/or the at least one tool.

A container transport apparatus including an event recording unit suitable for the driving environment for a container transport vehicle in a semiconductor fabrication plant and a logistics transport system are provided. The container transport apparatus includes: a gripping module gripping a container with a plurality of substrates accommodated therein; an elevation module lifting up or down the gripping module; a driving module controlling driving wheels to drive on rails; a first control module controlling the gripping module, the elevation module, and the driving module; and an event recording unit continuously recording surroundings of the container transport apparatus and recording any events when the container transport apparatus is driving on the rails, wherein the event recording unit displays data on a screen of a manager terminal when displaying recorded images on the screen of the manager terminal.

A device for supporting a sheet of glass, in a contact band between the edge and up to 200 mm from the edge of the glass, includes first and second supports that each include a chassis and a support system for supporting the glass connected to the chassis, the support system of each support including a surface for supporting the glass including a fibrous material able to contact the glass in the contact band at a temperature between 400 and 600° C., the two supports being movable in a transfer vertical relative movement enabling the support surface of one to pass over or under the support surface of the other in order to transfer the glass from one support to the other, the support system of the first support including a passage to allow to pass an arm connected to the second support during the transfer vertical relative movement.

A three-dimensional conveying device and method for a plate glass production line relate to the technical field of glass production. The device includes: a plate receiving device, arranged at a tail end of an original plate production line; a vertical height-adjustable device, including a vertical height-adjustable rail and not fewer than two layers of vertical roller beds, each vertical roller bed may ascend or descend in a height direction of a vertical height-adjustable rail, the vertical roller bed is opposite to the plate receiving roller bed, and the plate glass is movable in a horizontal direction of the vertical roller bed; and a plate sending device, arranged at a head end of a deep processing line or a stacking machine roller bed. The three-dimensional conveying device and method for a plate glass production line can improve the utilization efficiency of workshop space, and improve the overall manufacturing efficiency.

A transport device has a position detection portion, a holding portion attached to an arm, a driving portion to drive the holding portion and the arm, and a control portion. A control portion controls the position detection portion and the driving portion to perform, as one cycle, a procedure to detect a position of a parcel, select parcels based on a predetermined condition, and set priority for the selected parcels, and a procedure to refer to a result of the detection, and cause the holding portion to take out one or more parcels from the accumulation portion in accordance with the priority to transport the parcels to a predetermined location, and excludes, from parcels to be taken out, a second parcel that is present within a predetermined distance from a first parcel and has priority lower than the priority of the first parcel, during the one cycle.

The present invention provides a wafer transfer device. The wafer transfer device comprises a first supporting mechanism and a second supporting mechanisms, wherein the first supporting mechanism and the second supporting mechanism are arranged side by side along a translation direction, and two opposite outer side walls of the first supporting mechanism and the second supporting mechanism are each provided with a picking-conveying guide structure arranged along a telescopic direction perpendicular to the translation direction; a first picking-conveying mechanism and a second picking-conveying mechanism which are movably arranged at the picking-conveying structure of the first supporting mechanism and the picking-conveying guide structure of the second supporting mechanism respectively, wherein each of the first picking-conveying guide structure and the second picking-conveying guide structure comprises a tail end execution part, and the tail end execution part of the first picking-conveying mechanism and the tail end execution part of the second picking-conveying mechanism are oppositely arranged along a lifting direction and face opposite directions, thus transferring a plurality of wafers in two directions. The present invention further provides a wafer transfer method.

A contact lens retrieving method is applied to a contact lens, which is placed in a detection container containing a buffer solution and has been inspected in an optical detection. The method comprises steps: moving a vacuum sucker into the buffer solution at a first speed to make the contact lens depart from the lateral side of the detection container; moving the vacuum sucker away from a bottom of the detection container at a second speed with the vacuum sucker not leaving the buffer solution to make the contact lens flow toward a center of the detection container; moving the vacuum sucker to approach the contact lens at a third speed to make the vacuum sucker and the contact lens positioned to each other; and using the vacuum sucker to take up the contact lens and carry the contact lens out of the detection container.