Abstract
News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors: “In production and packaging lines, for example between two successive workstations, the use of an accu-mulation table which acts as a buffe r for objects coming from the upstream station is known, in particular when jamm ing occurs upstream and/or during maintenance interventions. The use of an accum ulation table therefore prevents having to stop the upstream station as well. “There are different accumulation table architectures and different accumulation logics on the market, tailored to the specific needs of the line.