Abstract: The invention relates to a process and apparatus for feeding a stack delivery unit of a packaging machine, e.g. a cartoning machine, with cardboard carton cut pieces or the like stored in stacks, whereby the cartons are first loaded onto a first supply stack and are further transferred to a second supply stack with the assistance of a stack clamp of a drive chassis, whereby the partial stacks are each loaded in succession into the supply stacks and the stack delivery unit of the packaging machine. The transport inside the supply stack results with the assistance of contrarotating driven conveyors in which the partial stacks are held a certain distance from one another.

Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for dosingly filling of fluent or pasty filling material into a container. The arrangement has a housing in which a control element is rotatably mounted. A feed and outlet passage for the filling material is alternately unblocked and a reciprocating dosing piston is provided in the housing. For purposes of achieving a compact and simple construction and a simple assembly, as well as for achieving a good cleaning, the housing is hermetically sealed on all of its sides and the control element is in the form of a rotational cylinder operatively mounted in the region of the feed and outlet passages for the filling material. The dosing cylinder is coaxially mounted with respect to the rotational cylinder and is provided with a piston rod so that the dosing piston is slidably movable within the housing.