Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a supply device, comprising at least one feed conveyor, at least one intermediate conveyor, a discharge conveyor and at least one handling device, wherein individual products are continuously conveyed from the at least one feed conveyor to a work area of the at least one handling device. The invention relates to a supply device for forming an article layer from individual products and for transferring the article layer to a downstream device, comprising at least one feed conveyor, at least one intermediate conveyor, a discharge conveyor and at least one handling device, which is adapted for carrying out the method according to the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to a palletizing apparatus comprising a set-down belt which has a circulating conveyor belt that defines a transport face for transporting article layers, and a compressing apparatus which has at least one front-side stop and one rear-side stop, wherein the set-down belt is movable in a longitudinal direction (X) relative to the compressing apparatus between a first longitudinal position, in which the transport face is arranged in a manner offset in the longitudinal direction (X) with respect to the compressing apparatus, and a second longitudinal position, in which an article layer located on the transport face is arranged between the stops in the longitudinal direction (X). Here, the set-down belt comprises a first deflection roller that is rotatable about a first axis of rotation, wherein a diameter of the first deflection roller is at most 2% of the width of the conveyor belt.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a supply device, comprising at least one feed conveyor, at least one intermediate conveyor, a discharge conveyor and at least one handling device, wherein individual products are continuously conveyed from the at least one feed conveyor to a work area of the at least one handling device; the products are displaced by the at least one handling device from the at least one feed conveyor onto the at least one continuously running intermediate conveyor for forming an article layer according to a placement pattern; the article layer is transferred from the at least one intermediate conveyor to the discharge conveyor, wherein during the formation of the article layer, the at least one intermediate conveyor runs at a transfer speed, during the transfer of the article layer, the at least one intermediate conveyor and the discharge conveyor run at an equal speed, and after the formation of the article layer, the discharge conveyor is accelerated to a discharge speed whic

Abstract: The invention relates to a palletizing apparatus (10) comprising a set-down belt (50) which has a circulating conveyor belt (52) that defines a transport face (53) for transporting article layers (15), and a compressing apparatus (80) which has at least one front-side stop (81) and one rear-side stop (82), wherein the set-down belt (50) is movable in a longitudinal direction (X) relative to the compressing apparatus (80) between a first longitudinal position, in which the transport face (53) is arranged in a manner offset in the longitudinal direction (X) with respect to the compressing apparatus (80), and a second longitudinal position, in which an article layer (15) located on the transport face (53) is arranged between the stops (81, 82) in the longitudinal direction (X). Here, the set-down belt (50) comprises a first deflection roller (61) that is rotatable about a first axis of rotation (71), wherein a diameter of the first deflection roller (61) is at most 2% of the width of the conveyor belt (52).