Magnetic conveyor system

A magnetic conveyor comprising:

• a carryway extending in length in a conveying direction from a first carryway end to a second carryway end and including a series of carryway segments;
• a returnway extending in length from a first returnway end to a second returnway end and including a series of returnway segments;
• a curved first reversing segment extending from the second carryway end to the first returnway end and a curved second reversing segment extending from the second returnway end to the first carryway end to form an endless conveying path;
• a plurality of one-direction stators each producing an electromagnetic flux wave traveling in the conveying direction parallel to the conveying path;
• a plurality of two-direction stators each capable of producing a first electromagnetic wave traveling in a first direction and a second electromagnetic wave traveling in a second direction transverse to the first direction;
• wherein the carryway includes one or more one-direction stators or two-direction stators;
• wherein the returnway includes one or more two-direction stators;
• wherein the curved first and second reversing segments each include a one-direction stator or a two-direction stator;
• a plurality of article-supporting movers having permanent magnets and arranged in rows and columns and selectively driven by the one-direction stators and the two-direction stators to convey articles along and across the endless conveying path.