An egg carton insert includes an N row by M column array of interconnected domes. Each dome is sized to enclose a top portion of an egg. Each dome is connected to each neighboring dome in the array. The array of domes forms an opening between each group of four adjacent domes. The array is arranged such that each dome corresponds to a dimple of an egg carton into which the insert can be placed. The overall dimensions of the egg carton insert are such that the egg carton can be closed when the insert is placed over one egg occupying each dimple of the egg carton.

Described is a depalletizer for trays of eggs, comprising a head movable in space and comprising a plurality of elements for forking a tray of eggs and a unit for controlling means for moving the head designed to control the movement of the head in space. More specifically, the depalletizer comprises image acquisition means which are facing the tray of eggs and designed to acquire at least an image of a predetermined side of the tray to be depalletized. The control unit is designed to process the image for the purpose of identifying the position in space of the empty areas of the predetermined side of the tray for insertion of the forking elements of the head.

Packaging materials are disclosed, along with packages formed therefrom and methods for forming the packages.

Packaging materials are disclosed, along with packages formed therefrom and methods for forming the packages.

A removal apparatus includes a main body, a carrying device, a heating device and a brush device. The carrying device is disposed on the main body, and includes a holding module for holding a circuit board. The heating device is disposed on the main body for heating up the circuit board to melt bonding material that bonds electronic components and a board body of the circuit board. The brush device is disposed on the main body, and includes at least one brush body that is made of heat-resistant material, and that is operable to move relative to a surface of the circuit board to remove the electronic components from the board body after the bonding material are melted.

A tray supply device that reduces effort and burden involved in an operation is provided. The present tray supply device includes a tray storage unit, a detection unit, and a distribution unit. The tray storage unit is provided so as to correspond to one of a plurality of accommodation units that cause eggs to be accommodated in trays. The detection unit detects the amount of the trays stored in each tray storage unit. The distribution unit distributes empty trays to each tray storage unit in accordance with a detection result of the detection unit. An orientation change unit is further included, which changes the orientation of the trays so that the trays are accommodable in each tray storage unit.

A tray supply device that reduces effort and burden involved in an operation is provided. The present tray supply device includes a tray storage unit, a detection unit, and a distribution unit. The tray storage unit is provided so as to correspond to one of a plurality of accommodation units that cause eggs to be accommodated in trays. The detection unit detects the amount of the trays stored in each tray storage unit. The distribution unit distributes empty trays to each tray storage unit in accordance with a detection result of the detection unit. An orientation change unit is further included, which changes the orientation of the trays so that the trays are accommodable in each tray storage unit.

System for handling packaging units, comprising: a pallet supporter (2) configured for supporting at least one pallet (1); a package feeding track (8) for feeding the packaging units (4) towards a first area near the pallet supporter (2); a box feeding track (7) for feeding empty packaging boxes (6) towards a second area near the pallet supporter (2); a manipulator unit (3) configured to move an empty box (6) from the box feeding track (7) onto a pallet (1) supported by the pallet supporter (2), wherein the manipulator unit (3) is also configured to move packaging units (4) into a box (6) supported on a pallet (1) supported by the pallet supporter (2). The invention also provides an innovative method for handling packaging units.

System for handling packaging units, comprising: a pallet supporter (2) configured for supporting at least one pallet (1); a package feeding track (8) for feeding the packaging units (4) towards a first area near the pallet supporter (2); a box feeding track (7) for feeding empty packaging boxes (6) towards a second area near the pallet supporter (2); a manipulator unit (3) configured to move an empty box (6) from the box feeding track (7) onto a pallet (1) supported by the pallet supporter (2), wherein the manipulator unit (3) is also configured to move packaging units (4) into a box (6) supported on a pallet (1) supported by the pallet supporter (2). The invention also provides an innovative method for handling packaging units.

The present invention relates to a stacking device for the stacking and unstacking of square egg trays, supplied to under a stacking location, and to be discharged via a discharge conveyor, comprising: a receiving device for the successive receiving and carrying of egg trays, a stacking device located above the receiving device, comprising a passage that is suitable for transporting the platform loaded with an egg tray through it, and is defined by movable second carrying elements, a lifting device, comprising a platform for bringing an egg tray upward from the receiving device, wherein the stacking device is configured to cause an egg tray filled with eggs, to engage on an underside of a further egg tray the second carrying elements extend at least substantially horizontally and at right angles to the discharge transport direction and are configured to move in a horizontal plane in the transport direction away from each other and toward each other.

The invention also relates to a method for stacking and unstacking egg trays.