Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a packaging plant which allows for a high degree of automatization of the packaging of individual product packages into shipment containers of different sizes and which is at the same time highly reliable and according to this method, each one of the product packages is assigned a conveyance tracking clock information, including information about the type of product package, its respective conveyance track, its conveyance speed, and its predetermined position and orientation within the shipment container for the specific shipment order.

Abstract: A method for placing product packages into shipment containers (71,72) includes the steps of: selecting and marking a shipment container (71,72) of suitable size for a specific shipment order loading different product packages onto a conveyor system (2) assigning each one of the product packages a conveyance tracking clock information, forwarding the conveyance tracking clock information to a control system, conveying the product packages to a loading zone (4) comprising at least one loading station (5) having a pick-and-place robot, within the loading station (5) providing the shipment container (71, 72) in a loading position (7) in which the container is resting still, within the loading (5) station by means of the pick-and-place robot (51) picking the product packages from the conveyor system (2) and placing the product packages into the shipment container (71,72), and after completion of the shipment order removing the shipment container (71, 72) from the loading station (5).

Abstract: A method for the secondary packaging of ophthalmic lenses for example contact lenses, contained in individual primary packages (17). The method included steps of providing a plurality of single individual primary packages (17) each containing a lens and determining a number of single individual primary packages (17) to be taken from the plurality of single individual primary packages (17) and to be packed into a secondary package (16). The method further includes the steps of providing a secondary package blank (1) of a size capable of accommodating the determined number of single individual primary packages (17) to be packed into the secondary package (16) and placing each single individual primary package (17) of the determined number of single individual primary packages (17) into the secondary package blank (1).