A container processing facility (100) includes: a loading section (2) that receives a stacked container group (9) from a transport vehicle (60); an unloading section (3) that transfers a stacked container group (9) to the transport vehicle (60); a work station (80); an unstacking device (1A) that performs unstacking processing; a stacking device (1B) that performs stacking processing; a first conveyor device (41) that conveys the stacked container group (9) received from the transport vehicle (60) at the loading section (2) to the unstacking device (1A) and convey containers (90) sequentially separated from the stacked container group (9) by the unstacking device (1A) to the work station (80); and a second conveyor device (42) that conveys the containers (90) from the work station (80) to the stacking device (1B) and convey the stacked container group (9) generated by sequentially stacking the plurality of containers (90) at the stacking device (1B) to the unloading section (3).

Each first locking unit of a pair of first locking units (11) is positioned in such a manner that a plurality of first locking portions (14) are respectively locked to side surfaces of a plurality of containers (90) included in a stacked container group arranged in a container group arrangement region (A), in a state where the first locking portions (14) are lined up along an up-down direction (V) and face the container group arrangement region (A). Each second locking unit of a pair of second locking units (21) is positioned in such a manner that a second locking portion (24) is locked to a side surface of the lowest container (90) of the stacked container group arranged in the container group arrangement region (A), in a state where the second locking portion faces the container group arrangement region (A).

A container repository for containers includes a cabinet having an interior. A container holder is disposed in the interior of the cabinet. The container holder includes a container receiver and a container dispenser. The container receiver has a container interior sized and shaped to receive and hold the containers as a stack of containers. The container dispenser is arranged to remove a bottom-most container of the stack of containers from the stack of containers. A container transporter is at least partially disposed in the interior of the cabinet. The container transporter transports the containers after the containers are removed from the stack of containers.

A container repository for containers includes a cabinet having an interior. A container holder is disposed in the interior of the cabinet. The container holder includes a container receiver and a container dispenser. The container receiver has a container interior sized and shaped to receive and hold the containers as a stack of containers. The container dispenser is arranged to remove a bottom-most container of the stack of containers from the stack of containers. A container transporter is at least partially disposed in the interior of the cabinet. The container transporter transports the containers after the containers are removed from the stack of containers.

A container repository for containers includes a cabinet having an interior. A container holder is disposed in the interior of the cabinet. The container holder includes a container receiver and a container dispenser. The container receiver has a container interior sized and shaped to receive and hold the containers as a stack of containers. The container dispenser is arranged to remove a bottom-most container of the stack of containers from the stack of containers. A container transporter is at least partially disposed in the interior of the cabinet. The container transporter transports the containers after the containers are removed from the stack of containers.

The invention relates to means for marking the end closures of beverage and food containers using a laser beam, The aim of improving the quality of a laser marking by providing for optimal action of a laser beam on differently oriented regions to be marked is achieved in that the laser marker unit is equipped with a module for determining the orientation of a closure, said module being in the form of a computer vision camera, and the rejection unit contains a video camera with an image analyzer capable of sending a signal to reject a closure by pushing the rejected closure off a conveyor.