An inspection device (100) for layer material for the manufacture of fuel or battery cells, wherein: - a first layer conveyor (150) is provided and equipped to receive each individual
anode or
cathode layer (AL, KL) and bring it to a first delivery point (A1); - a stacking table (400) is provided and equipped to receive each individual
anode or
cathode layer (AL, KL) at the first delivery point (A1) to form a layer stack; - the first layer conveyor (150) is provided and equipped to deliver each individual
anode or
cathode layer (AL, KL) to the stacking table (400) at the first delivery point (A1);and- a fourth
image sensor (K4) is aligned and set up for
image acquisition on a fourth area (E4) of the stack of
layers consisting of anode and cathode
layers (AL, KL) in a planar side view of the stack of
layers, after the anode or cathode layer (AL, KL) has been placed on the stacking table (400) on the stack of layers, wherein the fourth area (E4) comprises a corner of an anode or cathode layer (AL, KL) located at the top of the stack of layers and / or a
vertical edge (HK) of the stack of layers;and- a fifth
image sensor (K5) is aligned and set up for
image acquisition on a fifth area (E5) of a stack of anode and cathode layers (AL, KL) in a planar side view of the stack of layers, after the anode or cathode layer (AL, KL) has been placed on the stack of layers on the stacking table (400), wherein the fifth area (E5) comprises a corner of an anode or cathode layer (AL, KL) located at the top of the stack of layers and / or a
vertical edge (HK) of the stack of layers; wherein- the fourth area (E4) or the fifth area (E5) of the anode or cathode layer (AL, KL) in the layer surface comprise adjacent or diagonally adjacent areas of the layer stack of anode and cathode layers (AL, KL) in a respective side view of the layer stack;and wherein the inspection device is configured to indicate the (un)suitability of the layer stack depending on a
signal based on the
processing of an
image acquisition from the fourth or fifth
image sensor.