Abstract: A flat-bed sheet punching apparatus includes at least two flat-bed sheet punching machines each having at least one punching mechanism, wherein the at least two flat-bed sheet punching machines are arranged opposite to each other and with an attendant space therebetween such that the at least two flat-bed sheet punching machines can be attended from the attendant space between the at least two flat-bed sheet punching machines.

Abstract: A flat-bed diecutting machine for cutting and/or stamping and/or embossing sheets, the flat-bed diecutting machine includes a first diecutting device, a conveying device including a drive and arranged to transport the sheets to be processed through the first diecutting device, and at least one second diecutting device provided downstream of the first diecutting device so as to make it possible to process sheets that require very high cutting forces in one pass and to reduce set-up or changeover times.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of applying pouring elements to flat-gabled packages filled with free-flowing products, where the pouring elements are glued to the individually conveyed and sealed packages, where a fully automatic application operation is possible, where trouble due to improper positioning and incomplete gluing of the pouring elements is reliably prevented. In addition, it is desirable to prevent packages not having the pouring elements attached to them from leaving the gluing station. This is accomplished by the following steps: horizontal conveyance of successively arranged packages standing upright, separation of the packages and introduction of the separated packages into a gluing station depending on the presence of a pouring element, applying adhesive to the pouring element and gluing and pressing the pouring element to a predetermined area of each package.