Handling system for handling stackable flat elements

A method for handling a stack of flat elements, the method comprising:

• arranging at least a first edge portion of the stack on a supporting surface of a supporting table by:
• supporting at least a second edge portion of the stack on a supporting platform of a transport device that clamps the second edge portion of the stack to the supporting platform, and moving the transport device to transport the stack to the supporting table, such that the first edge portion of the stack is positioned on the supporting table;
• bending the stack by clamping a first part of the stack on the supporting table by a clamping device and lifting a second part of the stack from the supporting table by a lifting device at a same time, such that a third edge portion of the stack is lifted relative to the first edge portion and such that the stack is bent around a bending axis;
• wherein the first part is adjacent the first edge portion, and the second part is adjacent the third edge portion, and the third edge portion is transverse to the first edge portion and to the second edge portion.

A handling system for handling a stack of flat elements, the stack comprising upper and lower faces and a proximal side face opposite a distal side face, the handling system comprising:

• a support surface arranged and configured to support a first edge portion of the lower face of the stack in a first region adjacent the proximal side face;
• a clamp arranged to clamp the upper face of the stack in a second region adjacent the proximal side face and against the support surface;
• the system being further arranged to bend the stack for causing the stack to become stiffer such that a third edge portion transverse to the first edge portion is lifted relative to the first edge portion, thereby at least partially counteracting deflection under gravity of the stack in an area adjacent the distal side face relative to an area adjacent the proximal side face;
• the system further comprising:
• a transport device comprising a supporting platform configured to support at least a second edge portion of the stack transverse to the third edge portion, and the transport device is configured to clamp the second edge portion of the stack to the supporting platform;
• and
• the transport device is configured to be moved to transport the stack to a supporting table having the support surface, such that the first edge portion of the stack is positioned on the supporting table.