Abstract: A device for stacking flat items has stacking wheels which have stacking fingers and, located between the stacking fingers, compartments for receiving flat items to be stacked, a conveying device for conveying the flat items into the compartments of the stacking wheels, a stripper for removing the flat items from the compartments of the stacking wheels, a support for receiving the flat items removed from the compartments of the stacking wheels and for forming a stack of flat items, in which at least one first stacking wheel mounted on a first shaft and at least one second stacking wheel mounted on a second shaft are provided.

Abstract: A method and a device for stacking flat items in order to form stacks with a predefined number of flat items by means of a stacking wheel has the following steps: a) introducing flat items into compartments of the stacking wheel, b) transporting the flat items in the compartments of the stacking wheel, c) removing the flat items from the compartments of the stacking wheel and forming a stack with the predefined number of flat items, and d) removing the stack with the predefined number of flat items, wherein, after introduction of the predefined number of flat items into the compartments of the stacking wheel, no flat item is introduced into at least one subsequent compartment of the stacking wheel, and repeating steps a) through d).