A method and device for treating containers with at least two container treatment machines, between which a transport device for transporting the containers is arranged, where the transport device is divided into several transport sections, where the flow of containers is changed from containers of type A to containers of type B, where a separating device is activated once the first transport section has run empty of containers of type A, where containers of the type B are transported into the first transport section and backed up at the separating device, while containers of type A are transported from the second transport section to the second container treatment machine, and where the separating device is deactivated once the second transport section has run empty of containers of the type A, so that the containers of type B are transported through the second transport section to the second container treatment machine.

A method and device for treating containers with at least two container treatment machines, between which a transport device for transporting the containers is arranged, where the transport device is divided into several transport sections, where the flow of containers is changed from containers of type A to containers of type B, where a separating device is activated once the first transport section has run empty of containers of type A, where containers of the type B are transported into the first transport section and backed up at the separating device, while containers of type A are transported from the second transport section to the second container treatment machine, and where the separating device is deactivated once the second transport section has run empty of containers of the type A, so that the containers of type B are transported through the second transport section to the second container treatment machine.

A sand storage and conveying apparatus is provided. The sand storage and conveying apparatus includes: a sand storage device, at least two first conveying devices and a lifting device. The sand storage device includes at least two sand storage tanks arranged along a first direction; the at least two first conveying devices are arranged along the first direction and configured to convey sand to the at least two sand storage tanks, respectively; the lifting device includes a supporting frame and at least two lifting members connected onto the supporting frame, the at least two lifting members are arranged along the first direction, and each of the at least two lifting members is configured to lift a container with sand and put the container with sand into at least one of the first conveying devices.

A sand storage and conveying apparatus is provided. The sand storage and conveying apparatus includes: a sand storage device, at least two first conveying devices and a lifting device. The sand storage device includes at least two sand storage tanks arranged along a first direction; the at least two first conveying devices are arranged along the first direction and configured to convey sand to the at least two sand storage tanks, respectively; the lifting device includes a supporting frame and at least two lifting members connected onto the supporting frame, the at least two lifting members are arranged along the first direction, and each of the at least two lifting members is configured to lift a container with sand and put the container with sand into at least one of the first conveying devices.

Exemplary embodiments described in this disclosure generally pertain to systems and methods to handle packages transported in a delivery vehicle. In an example embodiment, a computer that is provided in a vehicle receives a command related to delivery of a package. The command may be associated, for example, with rerouting of the vehicle due to various reasons such as, for example, due to a change in a delivery schedule and/or a delivery priority. The computer may respond to the command by operating an unmanned package moving apparatus to move the package from one location in a cargo area of the vehicle to another location in the cargo area while the vehicle is in motion and prior to the vehicle reaching a delivery destination for the package. In an example implementation, the unmanned package moving apparatus includes a bed of rollers that are operated by servomotors under control of the computer.

The invention relates to a method for managing a module for sorting units, which involves arranging said units loose in a reservoir; sorting said units according to a specific orientation into a batch inserted into a housing, by lifting from said reservoir towards an exit at an elevation speed; expelling said batch of sorted units from said outlet towards an entrance of a supply column, said expelled units passing through a circulation area situated between said exit and said entrance. The method comprising, at said circulation area, detecting the number of units expelled in each batch; accelerating or decelerating the elevation speed depending on said number of units detected. The invention also concerns a corresponding management device.

An apparatus and a method for transferring articles from a pick-up area to a delivery area, wherein there is provided a guide element having a guide surface which moves along a closed path at a base speed, and wherein there are provided a plurality of transfer elements, each of which is provided with a gripping surface for holding an article and is movable with respect to the guide surface with a relative speed, so that, with respect to a stationary reference system, each of the transfer elements moves along the closed path with a compound speed given by an algebraic sum of the base speed and the respective relative speed.

An apparatus and a method for transferring articles from a pick-up area to a delivery area, wherein there is provided a guide element having a guide surface which moves along a closed path at a base speed, and wherein there are provided a plurality of transfer elements, each of which is provided with a gripping surface for holding an article and is movable with respect to the guide surface with a relative speed, so that, with respect to a stationary reference system, each of the transfer elements moves along the closed path with a compound speed given by an algebraic sum of the base speed and the respective relative speed.

Provided is an operation check device for a conveyer device, the operation check device being capable of reproducing and checking operation of the conveyer device. The operation check device includes: a log data creation unit that creates log data in which operation states of a drive motor and a load presence sensor of each of the conveyer units of a conveyer device are individually recorded; an operation reproduction unit that creates video data that schematically reproduces operation of the conveyer device and operation state data on the drive motor as well as the load presence sensor from moment to moment, based on the log data; and a display device that displays a video based on the video data created by the operation reproduction unit and an image based on the operation state data.

Provided is an operation check device for a conveyer device, the operation check device being capable of reproducing and checking operation of the conveyer device. The operation check device includes: a log data creation unit that creates log data in which operation states of a drive motor and a load presence sensor of each of the conveyer units of a conveyer device are individually recorded; an operation reproduction unit that creates video data that schematically reproduces operation of the conveyer device and operation state data on the drive motor as well as the load presence sensor from moment to moment, based on the log data; and a display device that displays a video based on the video data created by the operation reproduction unit and an image based on the operation state data.