A placement device for picking up and putting out products, comprising: a gutter formed by a pair of opposite guides; wherein the gutter is provided with conveying means for conveying the products along the gutter, wherein each one of said pair of guides has a first end adapted for picking up products; wherein said pair of guides is provided with a driving mechanism for driving the conveying means in two directions; the device being characterized in that it comprises a connecting part that extends in a longitudinal direction relative to the guides between the guides, which connecting part is movable in the longitudinal direction of the guides, wherein at least one adjustable transmission is provided between at least one of the guides and the connecting part, which transmission is adapted to convert a movement in the longitudinal direction of the connecting part into a movement of the guides in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the guides, such that the spacing between the guides will change as a result of the movement of the connecting part, wherein the at least one guide comprises a part that is flanged toward the inner side of the gutter, and wherein the adjustable transmission is formed by a projection attached to the connecting part and a corresponding groove formed in the flanged part, which extends at an angle to the longitudinal direction of the flanged part, wherein the projection is received in the groove and the projection cooperates with the groove for converting the movement in the longitudinal direction of the connecting part into the movement perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the guides. a gutter formed by a pair of opposite guides; wherein the gutter is provided with conveying means for conveying the products along the gutter, wherein each one of said pair of guides has a first end adapted for picking up products; wherein said pair of guides is provided with a driving mechanism for driving the conveying means in two directions; the device being characterized in that it comprises a connecting part that extends in a longitudinal direction relative to the guides between the guides, which connecting part is movable in the longitudinal direction of the guides, wherein at least one adjustable transmission is provided between at least one of the guides and the connecting part, which transmission is adapted to convert a movement in the longitudinal direction of the connecting part into a movement of the guides in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the guides, such that the spacing between the guides will change as a result of the movement of the connecting part, wherein the at least one guide comprises a part that is flanged toward the inner side of the gutter, and wherein the adjustable transmission is formed by a projection attached to the connecting part and a corresponding groove formed in the flanged part, which extends at an angle to the longitudinal direction of the flanged part, wherein the projection is received in the groove and the projection cooperates with the groove for converting the movement in the longitudinal direction of the connecting part into the movement perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the guides.