Savoye

Patrick Collot

Adrien Mariusse

A conveyor system includes successive modules forming a conveyor segment, each module includes a control device associated with, and controlling, at least one zone. Each control device includes a communication device for communicating with the control devices included in the adjacent modules. The control devices execute a mechanism for propagation and enrichment of quantitative segment information, from the two end zones of the conveyor segment, thereby providing for each zone: a first quantitative segment information item (propagated and enriched from upstream to downstream and relating to all of the zones in an upstream sub-segment located upstream from the zone) and/or a second quantitative segment information item (propagated and enriched from downstream to upstream and relating to all of the zones in a downstream sub-segment located downstream from the zone). Each control device dynamically adapts the behavior of each zone it controls, according to the available quantitative segment information.

Modular conveyor system and corresponding method

A longitudinal member is provided for a load conveyor, including a main body having a plurality of holes suitable for receiving one end of a load supporting element. The main body has a C-section with first and second side flanges extending substantially perpendicularly from first and second ends of a central web. The longitudinal member includes a guiding element extending from the second side flange. The longitudinal member is reversible. In a first direction, the guiding element is located above the main body, the cavity opens opposite the load supporting elements and each of a first group of holes receives one end of one of the load supporting elements. In a second direction, the guiding element is located below the main body, the cavity opens opposite the load supporting elements and each of a second group of holes receives one end of one of the load supporting elements.

Longitudinal member for a conveyor, and assembly comprising a longitudinal member of this kind and a plurality of cable-carrying and cover-securing hooks

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Corberon, France

Patrick Collot