Stackable arrangement of product containers and related method of stacking

A system for stacking an arrangement of product containers, each of the product containers comprising opposing closed first and second surfaces and defining a central axis extending through a circumferential center of the product containers, the system comprising:

• an adhesive deposition mechanism arranged to apply a quantity of adhesive on at least one of a closed first surface and a closed second surface of a first one of the product containers so as to form an adhesive surface thereon;
• and
• an alignment mechanism arranged to axially align one of a closed first surface and a closed second surface of a second one of the product containers with the adhesive surface of the first one of the product containers such that a central axis of the first container is substantially aligned with a central axis of the second container;
• wherein the adhesive surface of the first one of the product containers is adhered, via the quantity of adhesive, to the one of the closed first surface or the closed second surface of the second one of the product containers aligned therewith to form a stackable arrangement of the product containers.

A method of stacking an arrangement of product containers, each of the product containers comprising opposing closed first and second surfaces, the system comprising:

• applying a quantity of adhesive on at least one of a first surface and an opposing second surface of a divider, so as to form at least one adhesive surface;
• aligning one of the closed first surface and the closed second surface of a first one of the product containers with the at least one adhesive surface of the divider;
• and
• adhering, via the quantity of adhesive, the at least one adhesive surface of the divider with the closed first or second surfaces of the first product container aligned therewith to form a stackable arrangement of the product containers.