Method and device for transversally gluing veneer strips

A method for transversely gluing veneer strips (1) to obtain a butt-glued veneer carpet (2), in which individual veneer strips (1) are supplied and aligned in their position relative to one another and to a heating zone (3) and are glued, characterized in that a veneer strip (1) is transported, that the passage of the edge (5) of the veneer strip (1) is determined by means of a first sensor unit (4), that in response to the values determined by the first sensor unit (4), the transportation path needed up to a desired position of the edge (5) of the veneer strip (1) in the area of the heating zone (3) is calculated, and that at least one transportation means is controlled on the basis of the values determined.