A method of operating an alignment station for slices, said slices being chosen from slices of cheese, meat or fish, said alignment station comprising - a conveyor, said conveyor comprising a plurality of closed loop elements, a first roll unit and a second roll unit, wherein - the first roll unit comprises a first nose roll assembly, said first nose roll assembly - comprising a plurality of first nose rolls, and - defining an upstream end of the conveyor; and - the second roll unit comprises a second nose roll assembly, said second nose roll assembly - comprising a plurality of second nose rolls, and - defining a downstream end of the conveyor; - the plurality of closed loop elements is capable of running over the first nose roll assembly to the second roll unit assembly; said plurality of closed loop elements comprising - a first loop section of the plurality of closed loop elements extending from the first nose roll assembly to the second nose roll assembly, wherein said first loop section defines a slice support surface, and - a second loop section of the plurality of closed loop elements extending from the second roll unit back to the first nose roll assembly; - a control unit comprising - a control module for correcting the orientation of the slice on the slice support surface by varying the relative speed of closed loop elements of the plurality of closed loop elements; wherein the method comprises the steps of - determining the orientation of a slice, and - correcting the orientation of said slice while on the slice support surface by varying the relative speed of closed loop elements using the control module; characterized in that the slice is subjected to vibration in the first loop section. - a conveyor, said conveyor comprising a plurality of closed loop elements, a first roll unit and a second roll unit, wherein - the first roll unit comprises a first nose roll assembly, said first nose roll assembly - comprising a plurality of first nose rolls, and - defining an upstream end of the conveyor; and - the second roll unit comprises a second nose roll assembly, said second nose roll assembly - comprising a plurality of second nose rolls, and - defining a downstream end of the conveyor; - the plurality of closed loop elements is capable of running over the first nose roll assembly to the second roll unit assembly; said plurality of closed loop elements comprising - a first loop section of the plurality of closed loop elements extending from the first nose roll assembly to the second nose roll assembly, wherein said first loop section defines a slice support surface, and - a second loop section of the plurality of closed loop elements extending from the second roll unit back to the first nose roll assembly; - the first roll unit comprises a first nose roll assembly, said first nose roll assembly - comprising a plurality of first nose rolls, and - defining an upstream end of the conveyor; and - comprising a plurality of first nose rolls, and - defining an upstream end of the conveyor; and - the second roll unit comprises a second nose roll assembly, said second nose roll assembly - comprising a plurality of second nose rolls, and - defining a downstream end of the conveyor; - comprising a plurality of second nose rolls, and - defining a downstream end of the conveyor; - the plurality of closed loop elements is capable of running over the first nose roll assembly to the second roll unit assembly; said plurality of closed loop elements comprising - a first loop section of the plurality of closed loop elements extending from the first nose roll assembly to the second nose roll assembly, wherein said first loop section defines a slice support surface, and - a second loop section of the plurality of closed loop elements extending from the second roll unit back to the first nose roll assembly; - a first loop section of the plurality of closed loop elements extending from the first nose roll assembly to the second nose roll assembly, wherein said first loop section defines a slice support surface, and - a second loop section of the plurality of closed loop elements extending from the second roll unit back to the first nose roll assembly; - a control unit comprising - a control module for correcting the orientation of the slice on the slice support surface by varying the relative speed of closed loop elements of the plurality of closed loop elements; - a control module for correcting the orientation of the slice on the slice support surface by varying the relative speed of closed loop elements of the plurality of closed loop elements; wherein the method comprises the steps of - determining the orientation of a slice, and - correcting the orientation of said slice while on the slice support surface by varying the relative speed of closed loop elements using the control module; - determining the orientation of a slice, and - correcting the orientation of said slice while on the slice support surface by varying the relative speed of closed loop elements using the control module; characterized in that the slice is subjected to vibration in the first loop section.