Packaging line for periodicals, magazines and similar printed products

A packing line for periodicals, magazines and other printed products with at leas four of the following devices:

• a first strapping device (12) for one of a longitudinal and cross-strapping of a stack of products (4) being fed into the packaging line,
• a top sheet feeder (13),
• a film wrapping device (7) for wrapping the stack of products (4) with a packaging film (25) and for welding the packaging film (25) on two opposing sides of the stack of products (4),
• a second strapping device (29) for the longitudinal strapping of the stack of products (4),
• a welding device (31) for welding the sides of the packaging film (25) which have remained unwelded in the film wrapping device (7), and
• a third strapping device (33) for cross-strapping the stack of products (4), wherein
• the packaging line comprises conveyor sections and sequential stops and wherein
• at least two of said devices are integrated in pairs or multiply in a combined component (6, 7, 8, 9) of the packaging line in such a way that at least one of said conveyor sections and of said sequential stops in a combined component (6, 7, 8, 9) is used for at least two handling and processing stages in the packaging line (1), respectively.