Abstract: An apparatus for removing goods from a two-part carton having a base and a lid, the base being formed with side walls having external gussets secured against external side faces of the carton, the apparatus including: a lid removal module for engaging the lid and removing it from the carton; expansion members configured to be advanced between the gussets and the external side faces of the carton to remove the gussets from the side faces; engagement members for engaging side walls of the base and drawing them away from the goods and holding them in a position away from the goods; and a goods transfer module for engaging the goods and removing them from the carton.

Abstract: A method of erecting a carton from a blank, including: engaging the blank with a punch head against which the carton is formed, folding side portions of the blank against the punch head to form sides of the carton; folding outer portions of the side portions of the blank away from the punch head and against an external side of the carton; folding end portions of the blank against the punch head to form end portions of the carton; folding outer portions of the end portions of the blank away from the punch head and against an external end of the carton; and securing corner gussets formed between the side and end portions against sides or ends of the carton.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing goods from a two-part carton having a base and a lid, the base being formed with side walls having external gussets secured against external side faces of the carton, the apparatus including: a lid removal module for engaging the lid and removing it from the carton; expansion members configured to be advanced between the gussets and the external side faces of the carton to remove the gussets from the side faces; engagement members for engaging side walls of the base and drawing them away from the goods and holding them in a position away from the goods; and a goods transfer module for engaging the goods and removing them from the carton.

Abstract: The present invention is a portable drier with solar simulator that can be used by small or medium scale farmers, which provides drying of the fruits and vegetables in general in the agriculture sector, in an organic manner through natural methods, which benefits from IR and UV rays during this process, and as a result, creates a difference in the extension of their shelf life, and which, in order to protect human health, minimizes the chemical remnants that cause diseases.

Abstract: A packaging for foodstuff, including a base blank adapted to be erected into a carton for containing the foodstuff therein, the base blank including a liner paper that forms an internal surface of the carton and which has a release coating applied thereto; a lid blank adapted to form a lid that is securable to the carton so as to enclose the foodstuff within the carton, the lid blank including a liner paper that forms an internal surface of the lid which has a release coating applied thereto such that at least a part of the lid blank remains uncoated to permit bonding of the lid to an uncoated surface of the carton, wherein, the release coating is contactable with the food stuff and capable of providing clean release therefrom.

Abstract: A produce box for storing produce, including a base, including a series of side wall sections coupled together to form a parallelogram; a bottom end section coupled to the wall sections; pairs of face vents located in spaced apart lateral sections of respective ones of said side wall sections; and pairs of major score vents located centrally on respective top and bottom scores of each side wall section of a first opposed pair of said side wall sections. The produce box also includes a lid, including a series of side wall sections coupled together to form a parallelogram; a top end section coupled to the wall sections; pairs of face vents located in spaced apart lateral sections of respective ones of said side wall sections; and pairs of major score vents located centrally on respective top and bottom scores of each side wall section of a first opposed pair of said side wall sections.

Abstract: A container for reducing deterioration of horticultural produce, including a parallelogram base member; first and second parallelogram side members, each extending substantially normally from respective opposed sides of the base member; first and second parallelogram end members, each extending substantially normally from respective opposed ends of the base member; and four webbings coupled between neighboring end sections of side members and end members, wherein each webbing of said webbings includes inner and outer triangular sections having a common apex at the base member and wherein the inner triangular section of each webbing is foldable to overlie an external side of a respective one of said end members.