Conveyor system with selective carriage vacuum supply

A conveyor system comprising:

• a track extending along a conveying path;
• at least one carriage having a mounting section slidably engaging the track, a vacuum connection being formed in the mounting section;
• a driving mechanism for moving the at least one carriage along the conveying path;
• a plurality of vacuum valves connected to the track along the conveying path;
• and
• a vacuum source connected to the plurality of vacuum valves to supply vacuum thereto;
• wherein the conveyor system is configured to selectively supply vacuum to the vacuum connection of the least one carriage via the plurality of vacuum valves based on a proximity of the at least one carriage thereto;
• wherein the track includes opposed first and second track surfaces extending along the conveying path, opposed first and second section sides of the mounting section respectively slidably engaging the first and second track surfaces;
• and
• wherein the vacuum connection includes opposed first and second vacuum inlets, the first and second vacuum inlets being respectively arranged on the first and second mounting section sides.