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A method of rotating an article being conveyed on a carrier travelling along a track of a conveyor system is provided. The method comprises stopping the carrier on a first section of track disposed at an angle to a second section of track which supports a second carrier, and rotating the first and s

A method of rotating an article being conveyed on a carrier travelling along a track of a conveyor system is provided. The method comprises stopping the carrier on a first section of track disposed at an angle to a second section of track which supports a second carrier, and rotating the first and second sections of track with respective carriers such that the article is rotated onto the second carrier. Apparatus for performing the method is also provided.

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A method of rotating an article being conveyed on a first carrier travelling a track of a conveyor system, characterised by comprising the steps of: (a) stopping said first carrier at a first longitudinal section of track; (b) providing a second carrier on a second longitudinal section of track, the

A method of rotating an article being conveyed on a first carrier travelling a track of a conveyor system, characterised by comprising the steps of: (a) stopping said first carrier at a first longitudinal section of track; (b) providing a second carrier on a second longitudinal section of track, the second carrier and second section being displaced at an angle relative to the first carrier and first section respectively in a plane normal to a longitudinal axis of rotation; (c) keeping said angle substantially constant while rotating the first and second sections about the axis of rotation through said angle, such that the positions of the second section and second carrier after the rotation are substantially the same as the positions of the first section and first carrier respectively prior to the rotation and the article is rotated onto the second carrier.