Dual rail track system for industrial control

An industrial automation transport method, comprising:

• providing a track having a first rail and a second rail spaced from the first rail, the first and second rails each including a first extension portion and. a second extension portion that is oriented transverse to the first extension portion;
• and
• providing at least one mover having a plurality of rollers configured to engage the first and second rails, the plurality of rollers including a first group of rollers configured to engage the first rail and a second group of rollers configured to engage the second rail,
• wherein each group of rollers includes at least two rollers contacting the first extension portion of a respective rail and at least one roller contacting a second extension portion of the respective rail, and each of the at least two rollers contacts an opposing side surface of the first extension portion, and an axis of the at least one roller is substantially parallel to the second extension portion, and
• wherein the at least one roller from each group of rollers contacts a respective opposing surface of the second extension portions.

An industrial automation transport system, comprising:

• a track having a first rail and a second rail spaced from the first rail, the first and second rails each including a first extension portion and a second extension portion that is oriented transverse to the first extension portion;
• and
• at least one mover having a plurality of rollers configured to engage the first and second rails, the plurality of rollers including a first group of rollers configured to engage the first rail and a second group of rollers configured to engage the second rail,
• wherein each group of rollers includes at least two rollers contacting the first extension portion of a respective rail and at least one roller contacting a second extension portion of the respective rail, and each of the at least two rollers contacting the first extension portion contacts an opposing side surface of the first extension portion, and an axis of the at least one roller contacting the second extension portion is substantially parallel to the second extension portion,
• wherein the at least one roller from each group of rollers contacts a respective opposing surface of the second extension portions, and
• wherein the at least one mover includes a plurality of flexible members, each flexible member being configured to maintain contact between a roller and an extension portion.