Abstract:
Workpieces (1), e.g. chips, are removed from a locating plane (3) using a transfer unit (2) and transported to a delivery plane (5). The feed path (4) is, consequently, covered in two working phases, each workpiece being deposited on an intermediate station (6) arranged in the region of the feed path. The transfer unit (2) has two working heads (7, 8) which each simultaneously transport a workpiece from the receiving plane to the intermediate station, and from the intermediate station to the delivery plane. The workpiece can optionally be pivoted or rotated to the intermediate station with the result that its lower surface can be grasped by the depositing head (8).