OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000000959

Flexible pitch product metering system

Published: 2026-09-15T19:03:39.075710Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000959
Categories: Material Handling > Package Handling

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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.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000000959
Published 2026-09-15T19:03:39.075710Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000959