Abstract: The present disclosure describes a container that includes a body having a lower surface, an upper rim, and a plurality of side walls that extend between the lower surface and the upper rim, wherein the upper rim defines an opening to an interior space of the body, a flexible cover that covers the opening of the body and is bonded to the body along the upper rim, and gas-permeable material through which gas can enter and exit the interior space of the body. The upper rim of the body is spaced apart from any of the gas-permeable material, such that the cover can be peeled away from the upper rim to expose the opening while leaving the gas-permeable material intact.

Abstract: A transport assembly with a box portion including a box surface, a box front, a box back, and a pair of box sides, wherein the front, back, and sides each extend from the box surface, wherein a gap extends between the front and each of the sides; and a drawer portion including a drawer surface, a drawer front, and a pair of drawer sides, wherein the drawer front and drawer sides each extend from the drawer surface, the drawer surface and drawer sides define an open back portion that faces the drawer front, a gap extends between the drawer front and each of the drawer sides, and the box portion and drawer portion can be arranged such that an inner surface of the drawer front faces an outer surface of the box front and an inner surface of each box side faces an outer surface of a corresponding drawer side.

Abstract: A transport tray with a plurality of sleeves each configured to receive a substantially cylindrical container having a cylindrical container wall and a container bottom surface arranged orthogonally to the container wall. Each sleeve includes a top opening, a bottom opening, a sleeve wall that extends along a sleeve axis between the top opening and the bottom opening and is configured to abut at least a portion of the container wall of a respective container, and one or more support feet adjacent to the bottom opening and extending from the sleeve wall towards the sleeve axis, wherein each support foot has a bottom surface and a top surface configured to abut the container bottom surface of a respective container forming a gap between the support foot bottom surface and the container bottom surface along the sleeve axis. The one or more support feet comprise a thermally conductive polymer.

Abstract: A transport assembly with an upper part including a plurality of sleeves, each sleeve extending along a sleeve axis between a top opening and a bottom opening, wherein the plurality of sleeves are arranged with their respective axes in parallel to one another, and a lower part including a plate with a plurality of apertures that each extend through the plate. The upper part and the lower part can be coupled such that each bottom opening is arranged adjacent to one of the plurality of apertures, and the upper part and the lower part can be moved relative to one another between a closed configuration in which a perimeter of each bottom opening intersects a perimeter of a corresponding aperture at two or more points, and an open configuration in which the perimeter of each bottom opening is aligned with or is enclosed by the perimeter of a corresponding aperture.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method that includes receiving a plurality of packaging units made of glass; coating at least a portion of an outer surface of each packaging unit with low-friction coating; curing the low-friction coating applied to the outer surface of each packaging unit; receiving a container configured to store the plurality of packaging units; and arranging each packaging unit in the container with the outer surface of each packaging unit able to touch the outer surface of one or more adjacent packaging units.

Abstract: A belt conveyor includes rollers spaced apart in a conveying direction along a carryway run on which a conveyor belt is moved. Each of the rollers includes a cylindrical body including an outer circumferential peripheral surface, in contact with the conveyor belt, and a thickness extending between opposed ends, and a wear indicator between opposed ends for providing a visual indication of wear in the cylindrical body in one embodiment and an audible indication of wear in the cylindrical body in another embodiment.