Patch transfer and inspection apparatus

An interlinked device (1) for producing sealed packaging units (80), the device (1) including a clocked delivery device (10) adapted to carry a web-like material (90), the clocked delivery device (10) having at least one stoppage time interval (102) per cycle, a separating device (20) operatively connected to the clocked delivery device (10) and adapted to separate in each case at least one portion (95) of the web-like material (90), a clocked packaging device (50) operatively connected to the clocked delivery device (10) and adapted to place an upper packaging material web (51) and a lower packaging material web (52) on the at least one portion (95) of the web-like material (90), the clocked packaging device (50) having at least one stoppage time interval (109) per cycle, a sealing device (60) operatively connected to the clocked packaging device (50) and adapted to seal the upper packaging material web (51) and the lower packaging material web (52) on to the at least one portion (95) of the web-like material (90), the sum of the time of the stoppage intervals (102) per cycle of the delivery device (10) differing from the sum of the time of the stoppage intervals (109) per cycle of the packaging device (50), an intermediate conveyor device (30) adapted to carry the at least one portion (95) of the web-like material (90), the intermediate conveyor device operatively arranged between the delivery device (10) and the packaging device (50), and an inspection device (40) adapted to inspect the surface (96) of the at least one portion (95) of the web-like material, the inspection device (40) operatively arranged with the intermediate conveyor device (30) for at least geometric inspection of the at least one portion (95) of the web-like material (90).