J&l Group International, LLC

Alliance Machine Systems International, LLC

Richard W Wilkinson

Michael Hugh Harrington

Marius D Batrin

Robert M Allen

Aaron Cleveland

One embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a stacking device including a conveyor belt configured to move one or more items towards a receiving storage hopper configured to receive the one or more items from the conveyor belt. The one or more items may form a stack of items in the receiving storage hopper. The stacking device may further include a sensing device configured to determine a level of the stack of items in the receiving storage hopper. The stacking device may be configured to adjust a height of the conveyor belt relative to the storage hopper based on the level of the stack of items in the receiving storage hopper.

Apparatus and method for feeding and conveying items

A folding system for folding leading and/or trailing flaps of container blanks is provided. The system may include a conveyor having a conveying surface configured for conveying the blank along a predetermined path to a first folding position and a second folding position, a folding apparatus, and a control system. The folding apparatus may include a drive assembly and a folding tool. The control system may be operatively coupled to the folding apparatus and operable to control movement of the folding tool between a first rotational position and a second rotational position. Rotation of the folding tool to the first rotational position may cause the leading flap of the container blank positioned in the first folding position to fold about a leading flap fold line. Rotation of the folding tool from the first rotational position to the second rotational position may cause the trailing flap of the container blank positioned in the second folding position to fold about a trailing flap fold line.

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Friendswood, TX, United States of America

Richard W Wilkinson