Abstract: A device (1) for forming stacks of piece goods batches (10), comprising a movable transport device (2) for transporting the piece goods batch (10), and comprising a feed device (5) which feeds the piece goods batch (10) to the transport device (5), wherein the transport device (5) comprises a support device (6) which at least intermittently supports the piece goods batch (10) and relative to which the piece goods batch (10) can move and which can be removed essentially completely from a region located below the piece goods batch (10). According to the invention, the transport device (2) comprises at least one controllable fixing device (14) for temporarily fixing an intermediate layer (13), wherein this fixing device (14) for fixing the intermediate layer (13) can move below the piece goods batch (10).

Abstract: A method for palletizing confectioned units including the steps of grouping the confectioned units to a layer of confectioned units in a grouping device, providing a material for an intermediate layer comprising a partly elastic foil material, cutting a single sheet from the material for the intermediate layer, moving the layer of confectioned units and the single sheet of the intermediate layer to a transport device, moving the layer of confectioned goods and the single sheet of the intermediate layer into the loading station of the transport device, transporting the layer of confectioned goods and the single sheet of the intermediate layer to an unloading station, and positioning the layer of confectioned goods and the single sheet of the intermediate layer at the unloading station onto a pallet or onto layers of goods which are already positioned on the pallet.