A method for producing a container package includes forming container streams in which the containers have had adhesive applied thereto, separating the containers into container groups, with a container from each stream being in the group, and pressing the containers together from the side by using a pair of clamps so that the adhesive binds the containers together to form the container package.

The present disclosure discloses a space separator for a sorting robot. A preferred embodiment of the space separator may comprise: at least one layer of trays, an axial center of the tray being provided with a shaft, the tray being provided with a slot in which an openable tray door is provided, an end of the tray extending upwards to form a tray wall; wherein the space separator is disposed along the shaft of the tray till the tray wall, the space separator being rotatable about the shaft of the tray. This embodiment enables a flexible adjustment of the number and size of the storage bins divided on the tray with the space separator.

A cluster pack comprises at least two containers connected by a glued joint. One of the containers has a thickened wall region in the region of the glued joint. This region acts as a well reinforcement to reduce the risk of tearing a container during detachment from the cluster pack.

The present disclosure discloses a space separator for a sorting robot. A preferred embodiment of the space separator may comprise: at least one layer of trays, an axial center of the tray being provided with a shaft, the tray being provided with a slot in which an openable tray door is provided, an end of the tray extending upwards to form a tray wall; wherein the space separator is disposed along the shaft of the tray till the tray wall, the space separator being rotatable about the shaft of the tray. This embodiment enables a flexible adjustment of the number and size of the storage bins divided on the tray with the space separator.

A method for container packaging includes producing a container package that has at least two rows of containers, each row having more than one container. The method forming sub-groups by dispersing a container flow, applying adhesive to the containers, and re-compacting the container flow to adhesively connect the containers together to make the sub-group. This is followed by joining two sub-groups together to make the container group. Within a treatment segment, the containers pass between belt arrangements that move at different speeds for dispersing and re-compacting container flows.

The invention relates to device, method and packaging facility having a transport section (17) for feeding article arrangements (5) in a transport direction (TR) to a packaging module (18). The transport section (17) comprises a transfer plate (15), on which the articles (2) of the article arrangements (5) are movable in a sliding manner. Located above the transfer plate (15) are pushing devices (16) for moving the articles (2) on the transfer plate (15), with the pushing devices (16) being movable in transport direction (TR) at least in some areas. The transport section (17) furthermore comprises outer guide elements (20) and inner guide elements (21) disposed on the transfer plate (15), with the outer guide elements (20) laterally delimiting the transport section (17) and, with the inner guide elements (21) being readjustable by at least one readjustment mechanism that is disposed at least partly below the transfer plate (15).

A method for grouping elongated products (4) wherein products (4) are delivered by a delivering conveyor device (5) and deposited onto a conveyor belt (3) with no gaps between lateral surfaces, and conveyed along a conveyor direction (F). multiple products (4) which form a product group and adjoin one another without gaps are removed from the conveyor belt (3) simultaneously using a transfer assembly (7). During removal, the transfer assembly (7) is moved along the conveyor section (S) from a starting position (24) to a removal position in the conveyor direction (F) synchronized with the conveyor belt (3) and the product group which is to be removed and which is being conveyed on the conveyor belt, and the products (4) of the product group are then aligned perpendicularly to the conveyor direction (F) simultaneously by a pivoting movement and are deposited on a shelf as a row extending along the conveyor direction (F) without gaps.

An apparatus for forming an article array including a head having at least one pair of opposed substantially planar gripping members, adapted for selectively securing a row of articles therebetween. Each pair of gripping members includes a first gripping member movable in a lateral direction parallel to a support surface and a second gripping member movable between extended and raised positions relative to the first gripping member. In response to the pair of gripping members at least partially laterally surrounding the row of articles, a movement of the second gripping member from the extended position to the raised position results in the second gripping member being sufficiently moved in a direction perpendicular to and away from the support surface, permitting the first gripping member to slidably move the row of articles in the lateral direction along the support surface without the second gripping member contacting the row of article.

A receptacle grouping system (10) includes a stock storage device (14), receptacles (12, 18) being arranged in the stock storage device in a delivery configuration in which different sub-quantities of the receptacles have a first distance (32) from each other that corresponds to the delivery configuration, further including a transport device (83) for transporting receptacles, arranged in a receptacle carrier (22), along a transport path, the receptacles being arranged in the receptacle carrier in a machine configuration in which the different sub-quantities of receptacles have a second distance (88) from each other that corresponds to the machine configuration and that is different from the first distance corresponding to the delivery configuration, and there being provided, as viewed along the transport path, at least one loading area (64) having a loading device (66) for loading the receptacle carrier with unfilled receptacles and/or for unloading filled receptacles from the receptacle carrier.

A method for building an article array comprised of (n) rows of articles, as disclosed herein.