Abstract: A system for loading and unloading piece-carrying containers (C) in an industrial plant, comprising: a station (2) for loading and unloading said containers; a workstation (3) to which the loaded containers are brought and at which the pieces are taken from said containers; and a turret (6), which can turn about a vertical axis and is designed to exchange with one another a first container in said workstation and a second container in said loading and unloading station, through a predetermined movement of rotation of said turret, said system being characterized in that, in order to carry out said exchange of said first and second containers, said turret is configured for lifting said first and second containers so as to release them and pick them up from said stations.

Abstract: A system for loading and unloading piece-carrying containers (C) in an industrial plant, comprising: a station (2) for loading and unloading said containers; a workstation (3) to which the loaded containers are brought and at which the pieces are taken from said containers; and a turret (6), which can turn about a vertical axis and is designed to exchange with one another a first container in said workstation and a second container in said loading and unloading station, through a predetermined movement of rotation of said turret, said system being characterized in that, in order to carry out said exchange of said first and second containers, said turret is configured for lifting said first and second containers so as to release them and pick them up from said stations.