A method for separating individual intermediate layers from a stack of intermediate layers, comprising the following steps - gripping an intermediate layer, which is arranged uppermost at the top of the stack of intermediate layers, by at least one suction and/or gripping device, - raising an outer edge of the gripped intermediate layer by the at least one suction and/or gripping device, whereby the intermediate layer furthermore remains in surface contact with the stack of intermediate layers, - pulling off the raised intermediate layer from the stack of intermediate layers by a movement of the at least one suction and/or gripping device in the direction of a target location, wherein the intermediate layer loses its surface contact with the stack of intermediate layers, and wherein - temporally after gripping the intermediate layer and temporally before the intermediate layer is pulled off, the at least one suction and/or gripping device undergoes an offset by a certain distance, thereby moving in the opposite direction to the target location, and in which method it is provided that - the at least one suction and/or gripping device for raising the outer edge of the intermediate layer is rotated about an at least approximately horizontally oriented axis and, when an outer edge of the gripped intermediate layer is raised, the suction and/or gripping device is moved in the upward direction away from the stack of intermediate layers, wherein it is provided that - the rotation of the suction and/or gripping device, the offset of the suction and/or gripping device and/or the upward movement of the at least one suction and/or gripping device temporally overlap, so that when the outer edge of the gripped intermediate layer is raised, the at least one suction and/or gripping device follows a path of movement with a non-circular course, and in which method it is provided that - temporally before the outer edge is raised, at least two stops (12, 13) for rear-flush alignment and front-flush alignment of a plurality of intermediate layers, which intermediate layers are arranged uppermost at the top of the stack of intermediate layers, are advanced towards each other, thereby coming into surface contact with opposite outer edges of the intermediate layers, in which - at least one stop provided for the rear-flush alignment of the intermediate layers remains in surface contact with a rear edge of the gripped intermediate layer during the raising of the outer edge, and in which - a stop provided for the front-flush alignment of the intermediate layers projects beyond the stack of intermediate layers in the vertical direction, so that the respective intermediate layer is slidingly moved over the stop provided for the front-flush alignment during the pulling off process. - gripping an intermediate layer, which is arranged uppermost at the top of the stack of intermediate layers, by at least one suction and/or gripping device, - raising an outer edge of the gripped intermediate layer by the at least one suction and/or gripping device, whereby the intermediate layer furthermore remains in surface contact with the stack of intermediate layers, - pulling off the raised intermediate layer from the stack of intermediate layers by a movement of the at least one suction and/or gripping device in the direction of a target location, wherein the intermediate layer loses its surface contact with the stack of intermediate layers, and wherein - temporally after gripping the intermediate layer and temporally before the intermediate layer is pulled off, the at least one suction and/or gripping device undergoes an offset by a certain distance, thereby moving in the opposite direction to the target location, and in which method it is provided that - the at least one suction and/or gripping device for raising the outer edge of the intermediate layer is rotated about an at least approximately horizontally oriented axis and, when an outer edge of the gripped intermediate layer is raised, the suction and/or gripping device is moved in the upward direction away from the stack of intermediate layers, wherein it is provided that - the rotation of the suction and/or gripping device, the offset of the suction and/or gripping device and/or the upward movement of the at least one suction and/or gripping device temporally overlap, so that when the outer edge of the gripped intermediate layer is raised, the at least one suction and/or gripping device follows a path of movement with a non-circular course, and in which method it is provided that - temporally before the outer edge is raised, at least two stops (12, 13) for rear-flush alignment and front-flush alignment of a plurality of intermediate layers, which intermediate layers are arranged uppermost at the top of the stack of intermediate layers, are advanced towards each other, thereby coming into surface contact with opposite outer edges of the intermediate layers, in which - at least one stop provided for the rear-flush alignment of the intermediate layers remains in surface contact with a rear edge of the gripped intermediate layer during the raising of the outer edge, and in which - a stop provided for the front-flush alignment of the intermediate layers projects beyond the stack of intermediate layers in the vertical direction, so that the respective intermediate layer is slidingly moved over the stop provided for the front-flush alignment during the pulling off process.