Abstract
The invention relates to a device and a method for transferring blanks to a transfer line, in particular for transferring blanks ( 10 ) to a material track, a transport track ( 14 ), a rotating roller and/or to products ( 12 ) transported along a conveyor belt, the device ( 1 ) comprising a positioning system ( 2 ) with at least two, in particular three or more, carriages ( 20 ) movable along a circumferential track and with a drive system ( 24 ), wherein the carriages ( 20 ) each have a product holder ( 22 ) and are designed to pick up one blank ( 10 ) at a time on the product holder ( 22 ), transport the blank ( 10 ) in a fixed position on the product holder, and transfer the blank ( 10 ) to the transfer line, and wherein the drive system ( 24 ) is designed to move the carriages ( 20 ) along the circumferential track at least in sections independently of one another.