The invention relates to a transport aid arrangement, comprising at least one support body (100) having at least one inner support surface (110B) and provided with a curved outer support surface (100A) arranged to be attached to a transport object (TO) enabling controlled pivoting of the transport object (TO) along said curved outer support surface (100A) from a vertical position into a horizontal position, wherein the support body (100) creates a distance between said at least one inner support surface (110B) and an outer part of said curved outer support surface (100A), wherein said support body (100) is divided into at least two body parts (110, 120), an inner body part (110) and an outer body part (120) each provided with a portion (110A, 120A) of said curved outer support surface (100A), releasably connectable with each other by means of a coupling (130), wherein the width (W1) of said inner part (110) is substantially less than the total width (W) of said curved outer support surface (100A),

The invention relates to a transport aid arrangement, comprising at least one support body (100) having at least one inner support surface (110B) and provided with a curved outer support surface (100A) arranged to be attached to a transport object (TO) enabling controlled pivoting of the transport object (TO) along said curved outer support surface (100A) from a vertical position into a horizontal position, wherein the support body (100) creates a distance between said at least one inner support surface (110B) and an outer part of said curved outer support surface (100A), wherein said support body (100) is divided into at least two body parts (110, 120), an inner body part (110) and an outer body part (120) each provided with a portion (110A, 120A) of said curved outer support surface (100A), releasably connectable with each other by means of a coupling (130), wherein the width (W1) of said inner part (110) is substantially less than the total width (W) of said curved outer support surface (100A),

In one aspect, an apparatus for manipulating a sheet includes a base portion, and an elevator portion coupled to the base portion, where the elevator portion is vertically movable relative to the base portion. The apparatus also includes a tilting portion pivotably coupled to the elevator portion, where a virtual plane is parallel to the tilting portion. In addition, the apparatus includes at least one first holder and at least one second holder coupled to the tilting portion, where at least one first holder and at least one second holder oppose each other.

In one aspect, an apparatus for manipulating a sheet includes a base portion, and an elevator portion coupled to the base portion, where the elevator portion is vertically movable relative to the base portion. The apparatus also includes a tilting portion pivotably coupled to the elevator portion, where a virtual plane is parallel to the tilting portion. In addition, the apparatus includes at least one first holder and at least one second holder coupled to the tilting portion, where at least one first holder and at least one second holder oppose each other.

A device for rotating a reel of fiber optic cable comprising an elongated L-shaped frame with a first side for supporting a reel in its vertical position and a second side for supporting a reel in its horizontal position. Each of the first and the second sides may be supported by casters. When the L-shaped frame is in the vertical or horizontal position orientation, the casters provide a clearance gap between the floor and at least one transition disc which is located at the vertex of the L-shaped frame. The reel of fiber optic cable may be rotated from its vertical position to its horizontal position by adjusting the tension of chains attached to the distal ends of the L-shaped frame, thus shifting the weight from the first-side support casters, onto the transition disc, and onto the second-side support casters.

An apparatus for the support and the controlled advancement of a sheet in a bending machine for forming a cylindrical or conical structure, in particular of a truncated cone structure, comprises a base structural frame adapted to be positioned upstream of said bending machine, with respect to an advancement direction of the sheet, a plurality of conveying modules which can be mounted, removable, on the structural frame so as to generate a plan of modular support and advancement which can be configured geometrically according to the shape and dimensions of the sheet to be produced; the modular support and advancement plane is geometrically configured to keep the sheet metal part supported by the plane in a flat condition; an lifting and tilting device configured to vary the position of the structural frame, supporting the conveying modules, from a horizontal lying position to an inclined lying position in which the support and advancement plane is inclined downwards towards the bending machine; repositioning and position correcting members configured to orient and arrange the sheet in a correct position before starting a bending cycle and configured to correct, during the bending cycle, the position of the sheet to impose it a predetermined advancement trajectory towards and through the bending machine. The relative method is also envisaged.

An apparatus for the support and the controlled advancement of a sheet in a bending machine for forming a cylindrical or conical structure, in particular of a truncated cone structure, comprises a base structural frame adapted to be positioned upstream of said bending machine, with respect to an advancement direction of the sheet, a plurality of conveying modules which can be mounted, removable, on the structural frame so as to generate a plan of modular support and advancement which can be configured geometrically according to the shape and dimensions of the sheet to be produced; the modular support and advancement plane is geometrically configured to keep the sheet metal part supported by the plane in a flat condition; an lifting and tilting device configured to vary the position of the structural frame, supporting the conveying modules, from a horizontal lying position to an inclined lying position in which the support and advancement plane is inclined downwards towards the bending machine; repositioning and position correcting members configured to orient and arrange the sheet in a correct position before starting a bending cycle and configured to correct, during the bending cycle, the position of the sheet to impose it a predetermined advancement trajectory towards and through the bending machine. The relative method is also envisaged.

An orientation switching apparatus capable of placing a pallet which is in a vertical orientation and holding a group of tires in a stacked state into a horizontal orientation, and placing a pallet which is in a horizontal orientation and holding a group of tires in a horizontally arranged state into the vertical orientation, includes: a base that holds the pallet; a switching drive device which switches the orientation of the pallet held, by rotating the base; a standing device which pushes a leaning tire located at one end of the group of tires toward the other end to cause the leaning tire to stand; and a restricting device which restricts movement of the tires.

An orientation switching apparatus capable of placing a pallet which is in a vertical orientation and holding a group of tires in a stacked state into a horizontal orientation, and placing a pallet which is in a horizontal orientation and holding a group of tires in a horizontally arranged state into the vertical orientation, includes: a base that holds the pallet; a switching drive device which switches the orientation of the pallet held, by rotating the base; a standing device which pushes a leaning tire located at one end of the group of tires toward the other end to cause the leaning tire to stand; and a restricting device which restricts movement of the tires.

Described herein are a system and method for reconfiguring collapsible containers. The system includes a conveyor for transporting a container having sidewalls in a collapsed arrangement to a rotation station. The system also includes at least one securement member for releasably securing the container such that the container is rotatable. The system further includes a drive for rotating the container from a first angular orientation to a second angular orientation such that the sidewalls fall from the collapsed arrangement to an erected arrangement.