The invention relates to a bale
plucker (1; 40) for stripping a
fiber bundle from a
fiber package (3, 4) placed on a stationary substrate (2), comprising a frame (5) which can move on a substrate (2), a gripping unit (6) which is fixed on the frame (5) in a height-adjustable manner and is used for stripping a
fiber bundle, a suction pipeline unit (7) which is connected to the gripping unit (6) and is fixed on the frame (5), and a channel device (8) which can be fixedly arranged relative to the substrate (2), a channel device (8) for receiving fiber bundles in the fiber
material flow (F) and optionally transporting the fiber bundles to the first
processing line or the second
processing line, characterized in that a
material flow divider (22) which is arranged in a stationary manner on the
machine frame (5) is connected between the suction line unit (7) and the channel device (8), the
material flow divider (22) being controllable, and the material
flow divider (22) being arranged in a stationary manner on the
machine frame (5). The channel device (8) can be connected to the first
processing line in such a way that the fiber material flow (F) can be selectively guided through a first channel section (33) of the channel device (8) that can be connected to the first processing line or a second channel section (34) of the channel device (8) that can be connected to the second processing line.