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A product delivery system and method are provided including an electromechanical vibratory conveyor which has a product conveying member, a vibrator for vibrating the product conveyor and a control system for controlling electronically the vibration of the product conveying member both statically an

A product delivery system and method are provided including an electromechanical vibratory conveyor which has a product conveying member, a vibrator for vibrating the product conveyor and a control system for controlling electronically the vibration of the product conveying member both statically and dynamically to optimize performance both with and without product on the product conveying member. The vibration of the product conveying member is tuned both statically and dynamically with a coarse tuning followed by a fine tuning. An improved pulse width modulation drive circuit for the vibrator includes vibrating frequency and amplitude varying devices for adjusting the frequency and amplitude of the vibrator for increased efficiency, optimized performance and reduction in energy consumption. Several redundant safety devices to safeguard the switching devices and the vibrator are also provided.

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A product delivery system and method are provided including an electromechanical vibratory conveyor which has a product conveying member, a vibrator for vibrating the product conveyor and a control system for controlling electronically the vibration of the product conveying member both statically an

A product delivery system and method are provided including an electromechanical vibratory conveyor which has a product conveying member, a vibrator for vibrating the product conveyor and a control system for controlling electronically the vibration of the product conveying member both statically and dynamically to optimize performance both with and without product on the product conveying member. The vibration of the product conveying member is tuned both statically and dynamically with a coarse tuning followed by a fine tuning. An improved pulse width modulation drive circuit for the vibrator includes vibrating frequency and amplitude varying devices for adjusting the frequency and amplitude of the vibrator for increased efficiency, optimized performance and reduction in energy consumption. Several redundant safety devices to safeguard the switching devices and the vibrator are also provided. container compacting system of claim 1, wherein the cam is eccentrically mounted on the cam axis. 3. The container compacting system of claim 1, wherein the cam includes a plurality of cam pieces, each mounted eccentrically on a cam shaft to define an elliptical cam. 4. The container compacting system of claim 3, wherein the cam pieces are configured to cooperatively clamp the cam shaft to form a substantially continuous camming surface surrounding the cam shaft. 5. The container compacting system of claim 4, wherein the cam pieces are readily removable and replaceable to alter contour of the camming surface. 6. The container compacting system of claim 1, wherein the cam defines a camming surface with a withdraw region along which the cam follower travels to provide for movement of the base plate toward the first orientation, a dwell region along which the cam follower travels to maintain the base plate in the first orientation, and an advance region along which the cam follower travels to provide for movement of the base plate toward the second orientation. 7. The container compacting system of claim 1, wherein the top plate is operatively mounted on the frame via a shock absorber arrangement. 8. A glass compacting system comprising: a frame; a stationary plate operatively mounted on the frame a cam operatively mounted to the frame for rotation about a cam axis; a moving plate operatively pivotally mounted on the frame; and a cam follower operatively secured to the movable plate to form at least a portion of a driving connection between the movable plate and the stationary plate; wherein the moving plate is movable with the cam follower under driving influence of the cam between a first orientation wherein the moving plate is a first predetermined distance from the stationary plate so as to define an open container-receiving throat for receipt of a glass container, and a second orientation wherein the moving plate is a second lesser predetermined distance from the moving plate so as to close the container-receiving throat, thereby crushing the glass container. 9. The glass compacting system of claim 8, wherein the cam is eccentrically mounted on the cam axis. 10. The glass compacting system of claim 8, which further comprises a cam shaft mounted for rotation about the cam axis, and wherein the cam includes a pair of cam pieces, each mounted eccentrically on the cam shaft to define an elliptical cam. 11. The container compacting system of claim 10, wherein the cam pieces are configured to cooperatively clamp the cam shaft to form a substantially continuous camming surface surrounding the cam shaft. 12. The container compacting system of claim 11, wherein the camming surface includes a withdraw region along which the cam follower travels to provide for movement of the moving plate toward the first orientation, a dwell region along which the cam follower travels to maintain the moving plate in the first orientation, and an advance region along which the cam follower travels to provide for movement of the moving plate toward the second orientation. 13. The container compacting system of claim 12, wherein the cam pieces are readily removable and replaceable to alter contour of the camming surface. 14. A container recycling machine for use in the recycling various types of containers, the machine comprising: an on-load station configured to receive a container; a sensor mounted adjacent the on-load station to identify the received container while in the on-load station; a conveyer mechanism for directing the identified container from the on-load station along a feed path which corresponds to the identified container type; a first container compactor disposed along a feed path for a first-type container, the first container compactor including a roller mounted for rotation about a roller axis, a roller cam mounted for rotation with the roller about the roller axis, a base plate operatively pivotally mounted to the f