A method for
cutting out objects from web-shaped material or for dividing web-shaped material, in which, in a first step, several material webs (4) are stacked on top of each other, essentially congruently, to form a stack (6), then, in a second step, the stack (6) is transferred to a
processing station (2) where the objects are
cut out of the stack (6) according to a
cutting pattern, and in a third step, the
cut-out objects are removed, characterized in that, in the first step, the material webs (4) are stacked on a support device (5) in their initial position, then the stack (6) is transferred to a conveying device (17; 19) located below the support device (5) by the stack (6) being deposited onto the conveying device (17; 19) below, subsequently the stack (6) is moved by means of the conveying device (17;19, 20) is transported into the
processing station (2), the items are
cut out and conveyed out of the
processing station (2) via the conveyor device (17, 20), the support device (5) being returned to its
home position after the stack (6) has been placed on the conveyor device (17, 19) below, ready to receive a new stack (6) of the material webs (4).