Positioning apparatus and system

A positioning apparatus for positioning workpieces in relation to an industrial robot, the positioning apparatus comprising:

• a base structure;
• a first workpiece support for supporting a first workpiece;
• a second workpiece support for supporting a second workpiece;
• a support member supporting the first workpiece support and the second workpiece support;
• and
• a drive arrangement arranged to drive the support member relative to the base structure from a first position, where the first workpiece support is positioned on a processing side of the base structure and the second workpiece support is positioned on an opposite loading side of the base structure, to a second position, where the first workpiece support is positioned on the loading side and the second workpiece support is positioned on the processing side;
• wherein the drive arrangement is arranged to drive the first workpiece support along a first path and the second workpiece support along a second path when driving the support member from the first position to the second position, the first and second paths being non-circular.