An apparatus for sorting and stacking slab-shaped elements (2), for example tiles, has an inlet line; a plurality of suction gripping units; a plurality of rotating arms which each bear a suction gripping unit; a plurality of seats for receiving the slab-shaped elements, forming stacks of slab-shaped elements; and a support crown which is solidly constrained to a frame. The rotating arms are mobile independently of one another; the rotating arms and the support crown are relatively dimensioned so that each rotating arm is supported by the support crown at or near the respective free end.

A machine for conveying objects, including: a base; a turret mounted to the base for rotation about an axis, the turret including a turret mounted track, and a turret shuttle with a gripper to grip an object, the turret shuttle mounted on the turret mounted track; a boom mounted to the turret, whereby turret rotation sweeps the boom radially about the axis, the boom including: a boom mounted track extending therealong, a boom shuttle with a gripper to grip an object, the boom shuttle mounted to the boom mounted track, and a carousel located proximal to the base extending around the turret and rotatable about the axis, the carousel having a plurality of object bays, the carousel being controllably rotatable about the axis to locate any of the object bays proximal to the turret mounted track for transfer of an object between the object bay and the turret shuttle.

A machine for conveying objects, including: a base; a turret mounted to the base for rotation about an axis, the turret including a turret mounted track, and a turret shuttle with a gripper to grip an object, the turret shuttle mounted on the turret mounted track; a boom mounted to the turret, whereby turret rotation sweeps the boom radially about the axis, the boom including: a boom mounted track extending therealong, a boom shuttle with a gripper to grip an object, the boom shuttle mounted to the boom mounted track, and a carousel located proximal to the base extending around the turret and rotatable about the axis, the carousel having a plurality of object bays, the carousel being controllably rotatable about the axis to locate any of the object bays proximal to the turret mounted track for transfer of an object between the object bay and the turret shuttle.

A carrier (230) for a honeycomb body (220) and a method for manufacturing a honeycomb body(220) are provided. The carrier (230) comprises a first side support (234), a second side support (236), and a flexible sheet (240) suspended between the first (234) and second (236) side supports for supporting the honeycomb body (220). The method comprises placing a green honeycomb body (220) on the flexible sheet (240) and transporting the green honeycomb body (220).

A carrier (230) for a honeycomb body (220) and a method for manufacturing a honeycomb body(220) are provided. The carrier (230) comprises a first side support (234), a second side support (236), and a flexible sheet (240) suspended between the first (234) and second (236) side supports for supporting the honeycomb body (220). The method comprises placing a green honeycomb body (220) on the flexible sheet (240) and transporting the green honeycomb body (220).

A machine for conveying objects, including: a base; a turret mounted to the base for rotation about an axis, the turret including a turret mounted track, and a turret shuttle with a gripper to grip an object, the turret shuttle mounted on the turret mounted track; a boom mounted to the turret, whereby turret rotation sweeps the boom radially about the axis, the boom including: a boom mounted track extending therealong, a boom shuttle with a gripper to grip an object, the boom shuttle mounted to the boom mounted track, and a carousel located proximal to the base extending around the turret and rotatable about the axis, the carousel having a plurality of object bays, the carousel being controllably rotatable about the axis to locate any of the object bays proximal to the turret mounted track for transfer of an object between the object bay and the turret shuttle.

A machine for conveying objects, including: a base; a turret mounted to the base for rotation about an axis, the turret including a turret mounted track, and a turret shuttle with a gripper to grip an object, the turret shuttle mounted on the turret mounted track; a boom mounted to the turret, whereby turret rotation sweeps the boom radially about the axis, the boom including: a boom mounted track extending therealong, a boom shuttle with a gripper to grip an object, the boom shuttle mounted to the boom mounted track, and a carousel located proximal to the base extending around the turret and rotatable about the axis, the carousel having a plurality of object bays, the carousel being controllably rotatable about the axis to locate any of the object bays proximal to the turret mounted track for transfer of an object between the object bay and the turret shuttle.

A material placement device is configured for placement of a plurality of materials from the preceding process, and includes a slide rail assembly configured to be disposed on one side of an aisle of a place, a plurality of storage units slidably disposed on the slide rail assembly and movable toward or away from each other, and a plurality of fixing units each of which detachably fixes two adjacent ones of the storage units. Each storage unit includes a storage portion defining a plurality of storage spaces for receiving and storing the materials.

A method for loading a pallet with different individual packs of a picked order includes a first method step in which the individual packs to be palletized are delivered in a conveyor cart, a second method step in which the individual packs are separated, positioned and prepared for palletizing in such a way that a palletizing station has access to all of the individual packs and a third method step in which the individual packs are picked in a sequence predetermined by the palletizing station and stacked on the pallet. A device for performing the method includes one or more palletizing stations with a storage device for the individual packs and with a continuous conveying loop acting as a conveying path for the conveyor cart.

A core grasping apparatus according to the present disclosure grasps a core including a core main body and a core print provided at one end of the core main body. The core grasping apparatus includes: a first holding device and a second holding device respectively including expandable and contractible first and second holding parts; and a turning suppression part configured to suppress the core from turning upon the core print being grasped by the first holding device and the second holding device. The first holding device and the second holding device grasp the core print by respectively expanding the first holding part and the second holding part, and the turning suppression part applies a force that suppresses a turning moment acting on the core to the core print.