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, each of the support and product having a width, the width of the product being greater than the 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 conveyer including a first support element having a length and a second 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 a width of the product at a location along the length of the first and second support elements so that the product may be supported by and conveyed on the first and second support elements, the width of the space separating the first and second support elements facilitating a removal of the product from the support, the separating system located and configured to receive the product arranged on the support from the packaging machine.