Transporting system for an installation, in particular a production, packaging, filling, assembly and/or processing installation

A transportation system for an installation, in particular a production, packaging, filling, assembly and/or processing installation, comprising:

• a carrier system having a conveying section and having a multiplicity of carrier elements;
• a first drive device,
• at least one second drive device and at least one switching mechanism that is positioned on the conveying section,
• wherein the first drive device and the at least one second drive device are in each case capable of being operated at a variable conveying speed that is established so as to be specific to the application,
• wherein the first and the at least one second drive device are operated in an electronically and/or mechanically synchronized manner by way of dissimilar operating modes selected from the group comprising continuous transportation, single-index transportation, double-index transportation, and multiple-index transportation,
• wherein the carrier elements have in each case one coupling mechanism by means of which the carrier elements for a movement along the conveying section are capable of being coupled to the first drive device and to the at least one second drive device, and
• wherein by means of the at least one switching mechanism the coupling mechanisms of the carrier elements for a movement along the conveying section are selectively coupled to one of the drive devices.