Material Handling
Systems that move, buffer, sort and position goods and bulk material through a facility.
Category CAT-000000001
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Publications
- OT-2026-000002318
The disclosure relates to a storage grid (500) for an automated storage and retrieval system. The grid (500) comprises a plurality of storage columns and one or more channels (510, 520, 530), wherein the one or more channels are configured to: accumulate a flowable fire suppressant upon the storage grid receiving the f
- OT-2026-000002317
A vehicle (802) for a container storage and retrieval system, the vehicle configured to traverse a grid of rails having rails arranged perpendicular to a first direction and rails arranged perpendicular to a second direction, and corresponding systems and methods. The vehicle comprises a vehicle body (300). The vehicle
- OT-2026-000002316
A conveyance system includes, for example, a first passage group that is constituted of a plurality of passages that are used for a plurality of wheeled platforms, that extend in a first direction, and that are formed in a line shape, a second passage group that is constituted of a plurality of passages that are used f
- OT-2026-000002314
Automated, environmentally monitored and controlled storage units and systems for storing, monitoring, and maintaining a supply of products, particularly temperature sensitive pharmaceutical and/or other high-value products, be they temperature sensitive or not. Such automated storage units contain an array of independ
- OT-2026-000002313
The disclosure relates to a method of elevating a storage grid (100) of an automated storage and retrieval system by using one or more pillars (500). The pillar(s) is/are configured to vertically sustain the storage grid in an elevated position, and to accommodate one or more of the storage containers (112) adapted to
- OT-2026-000002312
A hook-type handling device 100, transport equipment and a transport method associated with a warehouse environment comprises base or shelf 11 and a hook mechanism 12 slidably connected to base 11 along a first direction X. Hook mechanism 12 includes a hook claw 121 and a first drive mechanism 122 for driving hook claw
- OT-2026-000002309
The disclosure relates to an automated storage and retrieval system comprising a frame, a fire suppression unit, and a control system. The frame defines storage columns for receiving storage containers. The fire suppression unit is positioned to deliver fire suppressant into storage columns. The fire suppression unit c
- OT-2026-000002307
The present disclosure provides a picking method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a readable storage medium. The picking method comprises: generating a carrying task corresponding to each piece of goods information on the basis of the plurality of pieces of goods information in a warehouse exit order, then resp
- OT-2026-000002303
A movement system for moving articles (100) comprises a first engagement member (2) configured to engage said articles (100) and movable with a first law of motion; a first motor (6) and a second motor (7) for actuating said first engagement member (2); a first transmission mechanism (12) between said first motor (6) a
- OT-2026-000002290
Provided are a wear detection device and a method enabling efficient grasping of a degree of wear on a surface of a conveyor belt with high versatility at low cost. Embedded bodies 2 embedded at intervals in a conveyor belt 17 in a longitudinal direction each include: a passive-type IC tag 3 arranged at one end portion
- OT-2026-000002289
A method includes defining a configuration of physical bundles on a physical support surface, providing a bundle computer model of at least one of the physical bundles and providing a conveyor computer model of a physical conveyor. The physical conveyor is a conveyor configured to carry the physical bundles from an ups
- OT-2026-000002286
An operating device for piece goods is provided. The operating device includes a first gripping jaw, a second gripping jaw opposed to the first gripping jaw along a lengthwise axis, the first and second gripping jaws having opposed inner surfaces, an actuation unit configured to rotate the first and second gripping jaw
- OT-2026-000002281
A warehouse for storing and retrieving goods on load carriers includes racks with transport aisles along which a distribution vehicle can travel. Storage spaces are arranged to the sides of the transport aisles, and a connecting aisle intersects the transport aisles at crossing points. Both the transport aisles and the
- OT-2026-000002280
A continuous actuator driven material handling system for raising and lowering bins in a vertical or inclined shaft, comprising: a first pair of actuator assemblies, each of the first pair of actuator assemblies configured to alternately 5 raise a first bin by increments; a second pair of actuators assemblies, each of
- OT-2026-000002277
A transfer unit includes a first transfer element provided with a first support structure to receive an article, and a conveyor to receive the article from the first transfer element, positioned at a vertical height which is lower than the first support structure and movable along a transport direction. The first trans
- OT-2026-000002274
Systems and methods for transferring containers (100) include or employ a container loading interface (200), a container storage module (400), and a container distributor (300) configured to transfer containers from the container loading interface to the container storage module. The container loading interface include
- OT-2026-000002268
Provided is a yarn spindle packaging system, a control method therefor, an electronic device and a storage medium, relating to the field of chemical fiber intelligent technology. The yarn spindle packaging system includes: a control device and a plurality of stand-alone devices, where the control device is configured t
- OT-2026-000002264
An example system and associated methods are provided herein. In some embodiments, the system includes an apparatus. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a support structure comprising an interior area. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a transport apparatus coupled to the support structure and configu
- OT-2026-000002263
An end effector configured for the application of double-sided adhesive tapes and comprising: a roll mount; a guide arrangement; an application arrangement; and a removal arrangement. The the roll mount is designed to receive a roll of adhesive tape, the guide arrangement is designed for guiding an adhesive tape provid
- OT-2026-000002259
A washable sifter bin device including a circular bottom sheet having a plurality of circular holes, a cylindrical wall surrounding the circular bottom sheet, and a central knob attached to the bottom sheet and located at a center of the bottom sheet. A storage and washing sifter bins'assembly includes a plurality
- OT-2026-000002256
A parts feeding system includes: a conveyance carrier having an arc shape including a circular shape or an elliptic arc shape including an elliptic shape for conveying a workpiece; a parts feeder feeding the workpiece to the conveyance carrier; and a robot fixed at a base end thereof and picking up the workpiece on the
- OT-2026-000002254
A binding machine includes: a wire feeding unit; a curl forming unit; a butting part; a cutting unit; and a binding unit. The binding unit includes: a rotary shaft; a wire engaging 5 body configured to move in an axis direction of the rotary shaft and to engage the wire in a first operation area in the axis direction,
- OT-2026-000002253
A modular roller system. The system includes a mechanical shaft and at least one plastic disc. The one or more the discs may include a recessed end abutting one side of the plastic disc. The system also includes an assembly in physical contact with the recessed end and positioned in an inside of the recessed end. The o
- OT-2026-000002250
System includes a server comprising a receptacle exchange engine, a receptacle, a shelf comprising a plurality of storage locations, and a frame positioned adjacent the shelf. The frame includes a lift traveling about a vertical rail. The vertical rail translating horizontally about two guide tracks arranged parallel t
- OT-2026-000002242
A barrel lift apparatus to be used for lifting a barrel. The barrel lift apparatus includes a contact plate, a suction unit, and a lifting/lowering unit. The contact plate is mounted with an annular member having elasticity, the annular member being configured to be brought into contact with an outer circumferential ed
- OT-2026-000002238
A receptacle-supporting puck includes spring-biased fingers arranged about a vertical axis, each finger having a contact surface to contact a receptacle seated in the puck. A supporting disc of the puck includes a disc sidewall projecting from a base and defining a pocket for seating a receptacle, first cavities in the
- OT-2026-000002228
This disclosure relates to determining carryback of material on a belt of a conveyor system. A laser profiler directs a laser beam to points on the belt. The points are arranged in a line on the belt and the laser profiler detects light reflected off the points to calculate a distance profile along the line. A computer
- OT-2026-000002227
A method of operating a materials handling system includes receiving a request associated with the materials handling system and identifying an automation device included in the materials handling system that can be used to service the request, the automation device associated with a vendor. The method further includin
- OT-2026-000002224
A workpiece aligner, comprising: a base, an actuation assembly for moving a workpiece support, and wherein the actuation assembly comprises first, second and third rotary actuators, each rotary actuator driving a respective cammed rotor which, when rotated, causes the support to move relative to the base, such that the
- OT-2026-000002218
27 specPA2095723 The invention relates to a bag filling apparatus for use by a person to fill bags of a flowable material, including a hand operation control means and a directing means including a first part for contact with the flowable material in the location, able to direct and move the flowable material towards a
- OT-2026-000002215
A conveyor includes a platform that has an upper surface with a plurality of holes in fluid communication with at least one air passage inside the platform. The conveyor includes a belt having an upper run supported by the upper surface of the platform and a lower run extending beneath the first platform, and the belt
- OT-2026-000002213
The invention concerns a method for the manipulation of sterilized objects ( 22 , 23 , 24 ) in a controlled atmosphere chamber ( 12 ), comprising a step of gripping at least one of the sterilized objects ( 22 , 23 , 24 ) from the outside of the chamber ( 12 ), and a step of inserting the latter inside the chamber ( 12
- OT-2026-000002211
A feeder arrangement (102) for a slurry transport system (100), which is preferably a hydro hoist, includes a chamber with a high pressure water inlet (114), a low pressure water outlet (122), and a low pressure solids inlet (118) at a top end. The low pressure solids inlet (118) has a transfer chute (130) that opens i
- OT-2026-000002207
Producing cost-effective, protein-rich and sustainable sources for the food and feed industries is one of the challenges of the new millennium, especially given the world's ever-growing population. The object of the invention presented here is to ensure the assignability and traceability of material flow during the
- OT-2026-000002204
A conveyor belt primary cleaning blade and device that permits a pair of cleaning blades to be releasably secured to a mounting tube without the need for a separate cartridge. The blade includes an aluminum extrusion that is embedded in the bottom portion of the urethane blade when the blade is formed. The aluminum ext
- OT-2026-000002202
A transport facility equipped with an overhead transport vehicle, a ground transport vehicle, and a transport device includes a transfer section for an article to be transferred between the overhead transport vehicle and the transport device, the transfer section being on the upper side of a floor surface and separated
- OT-2026-000002201
A load former includes a frame, a loading zone and a horizontal cookie sheet supported by the frame and having a support portion shiftable between a first position in which the support portion is located on a first side of the vertical wall and forms a floor of the loading zone and a second position in which the first
- OT-2026-000002195
A belt cleaning device for a coal loading and unloading belt conveyor, including a split-type spraying pipe, a first alloy scraper, and a second alloy scraper. The first alloy scraper is provided on the belt, the belt is supported by a roller. The second alloy scraper is elastically pushed against an underside of the b
- OT-2026-000002193
A grader system for weighing and distributing food parts to achieve a desired batch weigh includes a conveyor system with a plurality of cups moving along a pathway that encounter a weigh station. The cups are mounted on a tilt frame that is connected to the conveyor system by a support frame assembly and an arm assemb
- OT-2026-000002192
According to one embodiment of the present invention, disclosed is a cartridge that can be attached to a sealing apparatus for sealing a bottle and accommodates a plurality of stacked sealing sheets, which comprises: an annular-shaped rotating ring rotatably installed in the sealing apparatus; and a plurality of guide
- OT-2026-000002191
The transfer robot includes: a chassis assembly, a lifting device arranged on the chassis assembly, and a pick-and-place assembly arranged on the lifting device. The pick-and-place assembly is configured to ascend or descend along the lifting device. The auxiliary support device is arranged at the pick-and-place assemb
- OT-2026-000002186
The invention relates to a device and a method for transferring blanks to a transfer line, in particular for transferring blanks ( 10 ) to a material track, a transport track ( 14 ), a rotating roller and/or to products ( 12 ) transported along a conveyor belt, the device ( 1 ) comprising a positioning system ( 2 ) wit
- OT-2026-000002184
A load forming system includes a feed conveyor, a load former, a transfer platform and a shifter having a contact body and an actuator for moving the contact body toward and away from the load former to shift objects from the transfer platform onto the load former. The shifter has an enabled state in which the actuator
- OT-2026-000002179
The present invention relates to an apparatus (1) for packaging confectionery products, comprising a first feeding station (2) for feeding a succession of confectionery products (5) comprising an edible portion mounted on a non-edible support, a second feeding station (4) for feeding packets (6) suitable for containing
- OT-2026-000002176
A fork device, a storage and retrieval system and a storage and retrieval method. The fork device is configured to transfer goods with a handling device (40), and the handling device (40) has a bearing portion (41). The fork device (10) comprises: a base (2); at least one fork (1) connected to the base (2) and arranged
- OT-2026-000002173
A conveyor surface adjustment system ( 100 ) includes first and second belt tracking actuators ( 106 a, 106 b ) positionable at opposite first and second sides ( 102 a, 102 b ) of a conveyor belt ( 102 ). An adjustable roller ( 120 ) in movable contact with the belt ( 102 ) has a fixed end ( 120 a ) and an adjustable e
- OT-2026-000002167
A conveyor guard adapted for use with a conveyor having a pair of spaced apart side channels, each having a lower flange and a plurality of openings on each flange, with the conveyor guard comprising a panel having a non-metallic top wall, a non-metallic bottom wall, at least one inner wall disposed between the top and
- OT-2026-000002164
An automated tote transfer system includes a frame structure including a platform located on one side of the frame structure, an upper ramp extending obliquely upwardly from the platform and having rollers along a length thereof, a lower ramp extending obliquely downwardly from the platform at a side of the upper lamp
- OT-2026-000002152
An automated storage and retrieval facility includes a container dispenser which transfers one or more containers into a tote. Once loaded into a tote, the one or more containers may receive goods to fulfill an order. Once filled with goods, the containers may be accessed by customers for transport away from the facili
- OT-2026-000002142
A ply sorting device is disclosed, comprising a picker and a buffer. The picker is arranged to pick planar plies of cut fiber material and move them to the buffer. The buffer comprises a plurality of substantially planar supports each arranged to receive plies from the picker and to support the plies in planar orientat