An apparatus for carrying and transporting a product, comprising a conveyor having a surface, which surface is during use directed towards the product and is provided with inlet openings and outlet openings for a medium for supporting and providing the product with traction, wherein the surface is divided into adjacent surface parts, and wherein the inlet openings and outlet openings are provided in the vicinity of the surface parts, and said adjacent surface parts are adjustable in height and/or form and/or shape so as to control the flow of the medium from the inlet openings to the outlet openings.Precision and Microsystems EngineeringMechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineerin