Abstract: A device and method for leveling a machine uses a base with a central opening and a bolt detachably insertable through the opening of the base. The head of the bolt will mate with the opening in this base. A nut can then be screwed onto the bolt in order to lock it to the base. Two additional nuts will hold a machine anchor on the bolt. The nuts adjacent the anchor can be vertically adjusted in order to level the machine. Openings are provided in the base for hold-down screws. These hold-down screws can be drilled through the openings of the base into the floor in order to hold the machine in position in final assembly. Before this time, these screws can be drilled into a pallet, shipping crate or other platform on which the machine is to be transported.

Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for producing an oriented single file of articles comprising a conveyor having pockets for receiving articles, a lateral support surface forming a drop zone between it and an edge of the conveyor, a device for determining the direction in which articles are lying within the pockets, and a device for moving articles lying in one direction out of the pocket and onto the support surface. The pockets may be relatively quickly and easily changed to accommodate articles having different widths.