Conveyor system with dynamic gapping and method of slug building
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Jan 31, 2008
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Jul 9, 2007
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Jul 10, 2006
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A slug-building conveyor system and method includes providing a conveying surface defined by a plurality of tandem zones, each of said zones including an article sensor and a position encoder. The encoder produces a position signal proportional to movement of articles in that zone. The article sensor senses articles in that zone. A target position is set for an article in a zone as a function of a position of an article downstream of that article in the direction of article flow. The speed of that zone is adjusted to bring the article toward its target position such that gaps between articles are adjusted during transportation of the articles.
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