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Systems that move, buffer, sort and position goods and bulk material through a facility.
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Robot architectures, control, perception and autonomous material movement in industrial settings.
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Hand tools, powered tools, robotic tooling and the tooling that holds and shapes work.
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The conveying layer treated in its own right: drives, tracking, tensioning, transfers and the control that ties them...
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Equipment that raises, orients and holds loads, including balancers, manipulators and lift tables.
2 publications
Storage structures, retrieval machines and the software patterns that decide where things go.
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Drives, transmissions, actuators and the components that carry motion into a machine.
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Sensing, machine vision and the control architecture that makes an installation behave as one machine.
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Machines and cells that make, join, finish and test parts.
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The parts and protective systems that everything else is built from, and the plant infrastructure around them.
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- OT-2026-000000006
A system for precise article induction onto a cross belt sorter carrier is disclosed. It addresses the problem of articles being misaligned, dropped, or split across multiple carriers due to induction timing that is not precisely synchronized with the physical position and pitch of the carriers. The arrangement utilize
- OT-2026-000000005
An arrangement for separating overlapping parcels on a conveyor system is disclosed. It utilizes a series of rollers, each comprising multiple independently driven bands, to create a speed gradient across the conveyor width. This differential speed causes parcels that are in contact or partially overlapped to separate
- OT-2026-000000004
This disclosure describes a pallet layer transfer head configured for handling full layers of packaged goods, such as cartons. It incorporates independently actuated side clamping mechanisms and a compliant layer contact surface. The arrangement addresses the problem of layer instability and collapse that can occur whe
- OT-2026-000000003
An adaptive zero pressure accumulation conveyor system is disclosed, designed to manage articles of varying lengths efficiently. The system dynamically adjusts accumulation zone boundaries based on real-time article length measurements, preventing jams and optimizing conveyor density. Each zone incorporates sensors and
- OT-2026-000000002
A pallet layer transfer head is described for handling layers of articles, such as cartons, which may exhibit instability. The arrangement incorporates independently retractable side clamps designed to maintain support for the outermost articles during layer release. This addresses the problem where a conventional, rig
- OT-2026-000000001
A self-correcting belt tracking system for conveyor applications is disclosed. It utilizes a pivoting idler assembly to steer the conveyor belt and maintain its central alignment. Belt edge position is continuously monitored by a non-contact sensor, which generates a signal proportional to lateral deviation. This signa
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