Abstract: The invention relates to a method for mechanically closing, in particular beading, a package for, in particular, food products, which package is made up of at least two foil half-shells which are mechanically closed at their encircling edge sections in contact with one another by means of a closing unit, wherein the closing unit comprises: a package carrier with an outer ring and a package receiving ring, and also at least two closing tools, specifically: a positioning tool for positioning the edge sections, which bear against one another, of the foil half-shells to be closed, and also an attachment tool for attaching the edge sections, wherein the method comprises the following steps: inserting the foil half-shells into the packaging receiving ring, wherein the foil half-shells bear against one another by way of their encircling edge sections, positioning the edge sections, which bear against one another, by means of the positioning tool, attaching the edge sections by means of the attachment tool, character

Abstract: The invention relates to a tool system for use in a packaging device for packaging food products, particularly hollow chocolate articles, with film packaging, wherein said packaging device comprises a plurality of processing units for processing the film packaging, having at least three tool parts, specifically a tool middle part as well as a tool bottom part and a tool top part, which can interact during operation such that processing may take place. The function of the tool middle part is to receive at least one film semi-finished product of the film packaging being processed and convey it between individual processing units of said packaging device, wherein the tool middle part is capable of interacting with at least one further tool part of the tool system respectively, and each of said further tool parts is a tool part of one of the processing units serving to process the film semi-finished product from reception thereof on the tool middle part to completion thereof as film packaging.