Apparatus for reorienting and/or stacking products

An apparatus for reorienting and/or stacking products, the apparatus comprising:

• a frame;
• a telescopic infeed associated with the frame, the telescopic infeed having a receiving end and a transfer end, the transfer end being disposed at a first elevation and being moveable in a machine direction and in a reverse machine direction and wherein one or more products are advanced on the telescopic infeed in the machine direction;
• a landing surface to receive the one or more products, the landing surface being disposed in a landing region proximate to the transfer end and at a second elevation, wherein the first elevation is higher than the second elevation;
• and
• a deflector operatively engageable with the transfer end, such that the deflector is capable of deflecting a leading end of at least one of the one of more products;
• an alignment pusher disposed proximate to the landing region and moveable such that the alignment pusher is capable of aligning products disposed in the landing region;
• and
• an adjuster in operative relationship with the transfer end of the telescopic infeed, the adjuster comprising a shape that facilitates guiding the at least one of the one or more products such that the at least one of the one or more products lands in the second orientation.