The concept of chaotic production is well-known but certainly is not the standard. However, it is becoming more popular. Today, products must be changed frequently. Increasingly, changes must occur without interrupting production. Variations can be numerous, and, in extreme cases, lot sizes can be reduced to one piece.

When making a variety of products, some process may be common to all products while other processes are dedicated to a specific product. It may also be that different products require processes in different order. This makes writing a centralized logistic program nearly impossible. With Chaos Technology, products can easily navigate through chaotic production processes without a centralized control system.

Chaos Technology is based on the simple principal that, upon completing a process, that process station communicates to the shuttle what the next process station will be. At each place of the conveying system that a routing decision needs to be made, the Trac asks the shuttle where it is headed and directs it accordingly.

In addition to providing chaotic routing capability, Chaos Technology reduces the need for I/O hardware, programming, and cabling; and localized controls make the system easy to reconfigure, in contrast to ordinary conveyor system. While it offers customers a wealth of options and simplifies handling, Chaos Technology does not increase the price of a conveying system.