Filling machine and a method for filling a package of a web of packaging material with a food product

A filling machine for filling a package of a web of packaging material with a food product, comprising:

• a jaw system configured to seal the package after being filled with the food product, the jaw system having a marking element configured to provide a unique mark on the package;
• a sensor arranged downstream of the jaw system and configured to detect the mark on the package;
• and
• a cutting knife configured to cut the package from the web of packaging material and configured, before cutting the package from the web of packaging material, to move to a first position relative to the package based on the mark detected by the sensor, the cutting knife being arranged on a movable part of the filling machine that is movable in a first direction for cutting the package and in a second direction in relation to a frame of the filling machine for adjusting in relation to the package;
• wherein the marking element comprises a magnet configured to provide the mark on the package by interacting with a magnetizable medium on the package, and
• wherein the sensor is a magnetic sensor that is configured to sense the mark on the package by detecting the magnetizable medium.