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Abstract

A system for rotating products (11) having an irregular geometrical shape, comprising a rotation system comprising a retaining part with a plurality of individually movable rods (2) adapted to engage a product (11), thereby at least substantially fixing the product (11) relatively to the retaining part, and means (8) for rotating the retaining part, and thereby a fixed product (11), with an individually determined rotational angle about a rotational axis. The system further comprises means for determining the orientation of each product (11) upon arrival at the system. A control system controls the rotation system and is operatively connected to the determining means. The control system is adapted to determine the rotational angle based on the orientation, and to control the rotation system accordingly. In a method for rotating a product the orientation of the product is determined, e.g. by means of a vision based technique, and the product is rotated to a desired orientation.

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