Separating system, and associated packaging installation

A packaging installation comprising:

• a packaging machine;
• and
• a separating system for separating a support from a product arranged on the support, support having a first width and the product having a second width, the second width of the product being greater than the first width of the support, the separating system comprising:
• a conveyer configured to receive the product while the product is arranged on the support, the conveyer configured to convey the product in a first conveyance direction, the second width of the product and the first width of the support being orthogonal to the first conveyance direction, the conveyer including a first elongate support element having a length and a second elongate support element having a length, the first and second support elements being arranged side-by-side and separated, or configured to be separated, by a space having a width that is less than the second width of the product and greater than the first width of the support at a location along the length of the first and second elongate support elements so that the product may be supported by and conveyed in the first conveyance direction by the first and second support elements, the width of the space separating the first and second elongate support elements configured to cause a removal of the product from the support upon the product being received on the conveyer, the width of the space separating the first and second elongate support elements also being configured to cause a placement of the entire support to a position below the first and second elongate support elements after the product is received on the conveyer, the separating system located and configured to receive the product arranged on the support from the packaging machine.