---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000000959"
title: "Flexible pitch product metering system"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:03:39.075710Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000959"
categories:
  - "material-handling/package-handling"
keywords:
  - "b65b59/02"
  - "b65g37/005"
  - "b65g47/082"
  - "b65g47/082"
  - "b65b21/06"
  - "b65b21/06"
---

# Flexible pitch product metering system

## Abstract

A product management system (100) including a first panel (102) with a first continuous track (106) including a queuing section, a product engagement section and a return section, and a first series of magnetic sources (115) disposed circumferentially along the first continuous track (106). A first series of lugs (116) are movably dispersed around the first continuous track (106) configured to react to the first series of magnetic sources in order to increase or decrease a velocity of each lug (116) of the first series of lugs along the first continuous track (116) and a product engagement member (118) attached to each lug configured and adapted to actuate to engage a product.