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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
May. 20, 2021
Marel Limited, Essex, GB;
Ian Holmes, Essex, GB;
MAREL LIMITED, Essex, GB;
Abstract
In a production line where various operations have to be performed on a unit that is conveyed through or assembled in the line, a control system for a set of actuators is provided that operates in discrete steps to carry out movement in a machine and is required to synchronize at points in speed and position. A controller is provided for each actuator, and a coordinator configured to determine or receive the position of the actuators and to receive or generate data concerning a waypoint, being positions and corresponding speeds for the actuators. The controllers are configured to change the speed of the actuators, and the coordinator starts the movement of at least one actuator on the basis of a point reached by another actuator, so as to achieve the desired synchronization.