A non-contacting conveyance equipment comprises: a body having an end face that opposes an object to be conveyed, and a concave opening formed in the end face and surrounded by a cylindrical inner side wall; and a fluid passageway having a plurality of pairs of spouts to introduce fluid into an inner space of the concave opening in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical inner side wall so as to cause a swirl of fluid within the concave opening, each of the plurality of pairs of spouts being formed on the cylindrical inner side wall symmetrically to a central axis of the concave opening. A plurality of the non-contacting conveyance equipments may be provided on a base.

 
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