Method for Packaging and Processing Food Products

A method for packaging and processing food products or medical products in a continuously operating production line, comprising the steps of:

• filling individual packaging containers with products in a filling station;
• dispensing the filled packaging containers to an individualizing device in multiple tracks via a dispensing station;
• transferring, by said individualizing device, the packaging containers onto a single track of a conveyor;
• transporting the packaging containers by the conveyor one after the other to at least one additional processing station on the production line, and
• operating the individualizing device in one of three operating modes, dependent upon the respective situation, as follows:
• a) a normal mode in which the packaging containers are transferred from the dispensing station onto the single track of the conveyor,
• b) an on-stock mode in which the packaging containers are transferred from the dispensing station to a temporary store, and
• c) a low-load mode in which the packaging containers are transferred from the temporary store onto the single track of the conveyor.