Product handling process and system

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1996-07-22

1997-09-23

Merritt, Karen B.

Material or article handling

Plural, static structures for supporting discrete loads and...

Load-underlying members

414274, 414277, 414285, B65G 106

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056697481

ABSTRACT:
A process for handling products comprising the steps of providing a product handling system having a storage structure comprising a plurality of product pallet lanes having product pallets therein, simultaneously replenishing pairs of juxtaposed pallet lanes with corresponding pairs of pallets, determining if there is a product pallet lane depleted of product pallets such that the quantity of product pallets therein is below a first predetermined quantity; and automatically suspending the simultaneous replenishment of pairs of juxtaposed lanes if it is determined that there is a depleted lane, and replenishing only the depleted lane until the quantity of product pallets therein increases to a second predetermined quantity.

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