Abstract: The present disclosure describes a brake system for a track section of a linear motor system. The brake system includes a housing receiving a brake flag of a mover and a first brake pad disposed within the housing and having a first tapered surface. The brake system also includes a second brake pad disposed within the housing and having a second tapered surface and a wedge disposed within the housing and comprising a third tapered surface. The brake system also includes an actuator that moves the wedge, wherein movement of the activation wedge causes the first brake pad to move and causes the second brake pad to move.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a brake system for a track section of a linear motor system. The brake system includes a housing receiving a brake flag of a mover and a first brake pad disposed within the housing and having a first tapered surface. The brake system also includes a second brake pad disposed within the housing and having a second tapered surface and a wedge disposed within the housing and comprising a third tapered surface. The brake system also includes an actuator that moves the wedge, wherein movement of the activation wedge causes the first brake pad to move and causes the second brake pad to move.

Abstract: An automation system is provided. The automation system includes a rail assembly comprising a first stop block at a first end and a second stop block at a second end. The automation system further includes a magnet assembly mounted on the rail assembly between the first and second stop blocks and a slide assembly configured to move back and forth over the rail assembly between the first block and the second block. The automation system further includes a linear motor coupled to the slide assembly and magnetically coupled to the rail assembly, the linear motor configured to generate a magnetic field that interacts with the magnetic assembly to provide a linear force that moves the slide assembly on the rail assembly.