A flexible manufacturing system for producing and packaging consumer products
into
different packages is disclosed. The system includes one or more supplying means
for providing the consumer products, and a multiplicity of packaging means for
packaging the consumer products into different packages. The system further includes
one or more conveying means for conveying the consumer products from the supplying
means to the packaging means. The conveying means forms a continuous path linking
the supplying means with the packaging means. The continuous path includes a multiplicity
of receptors capable of accepting, carrying, and discharging the consumer products.
Further, the system includes one or more stacking means for arranging the consumer
products into separate stacks of products prior to packaging.
