Abstract: A method and a conveyor system for conveying a container along a continuous belt without substantial transverse movement is disclosed in the present invention. The conveyor system has a pair of rotating cylinders and a continuous belt having a plurality of compressible cavities thereon. The cavities are compressed as the belt engages with the cylinders thereby creating a potential vacuum. Before expansion of the cavity, a container is placed above the cavity which has a vacuum exerted thereon when the cavity is expanded. In this manner, the container is secured in a set position as it is conveyed from one end of the belt to another end. This allows an action to be performed on the container during the conveyance such as the printing of a digital image on a surface of the container.

Abstract: A reconfigurable mobile vehicle having at least one endless driven member and a motor for driving the endless member on a surface capable of supporting a magnetic circuit. The vehicle is equipped with a magnetic system that comprises a magnet, a fixed magnetic circuit member, and a movable magnetic circuit member for establishing first and second magnetic circuits. A clutch is provided to selectively connect the movable magnetic circuit member to the motor to move the movable magnetic circuit member between a first position wherein the first magnetic circuit is established such that the endless driven member can magnetically engage the surface and a second position wherein the second magnetic circuit is established such that the endless member does not magnetically engage the surface.