Delivery and removal apparatus for the delivering of workpieces intended for machining to a machine tool and for the removing of workpieces machined in the machine tool from the machine tool, comprising - a removal unit having a conveyor track for moving the machined workpieces or for moving charge carriers, into which the machined workpieces can be deposited, wherein the conveyor track comprises o a transfer section, in which the machined workpieces can be placed onto the conveyor track or deposited into at least one charge carrier and o a transport section, by means of which the machined workpieces or the loaded charge carriers can be moved away from the transfer section, wherein o the transfer section can be moved by means of a hoisting mechanism between a first position, in which the transfer section is oriented to transfer the machined workpieces, and a second position, in which the transfer section is inclined to the horizontal in order to accelerate and move the processed workpieces or the loaded charge carriers toward the transport section, characterized in that - the delivery and removal apparatus comprises a delivery conveyor mechanism, by means of which the workpieces intended for machining can be transported to the machine tool, and in that - the transfer section comprises a ball track and is mounted such that, when moved into the second position, the charge carrier or the machined workpiece carries out a rotational movement around the vertical axis, and - the removal unit comprises a transfer section guide unit, which interacts with the transfer section such that the transfer section, when moved from the first position into the second position, is first rotated around a first axis of rotation and then around a second axis of rotation. - a removal unit having a conveyor track for moving the machined workpieces or for moving charge carriers, into which the machined workpieces can be deposited, wherein the conveyor track comprises o a transfer section, in which the machined workpieces can be placed onto the conveyor track or deposited into at least one charge carrier and o a transport section, by means of which the machined workpieces or the loaded charge carriers can be moved away from the transfer section, wherein o the transfer section can be moved by means of a hoisting mechanism between a first position, in which the transfer section is oriented to transfer the machined workpieces, and a second position, in which the transfer section is inclined to the horizontal in order to accelerate and move the processed workpieces or the loaded charge carriers toward the transport section, characterized in that o a transfer section, in which the machined workpieces can be placed onto the conveyor track or deposited into at least one charge carrier and o a transport section, by means of which the machined workpieces or the loaded charge carriers can be moved away from the transfer section, wherein o the transfer section can be moved by means of a hoisting mechanism between a first position, in which the transfer section is oriented to transfer the machined workpieces, and a second position, in which the transfer section is inclined to the horizontal in order to accelerate and move the processed workpieces or the loaded charge carriers toward the transport section, - the delivery and removal apparatus comprises a delivery conveyor mechanism, by means of which the workpieces intended for machining can be transported to the machine tool, and in that - the transfer section comprises a ball track and is mounted such that, when moved into the second position, the charge carrier or the machined workpiece carries out a rotational movement around the vertical axis, and - the removal unit comprises a transfer section guide unit, which interacts with the transfer section such that the transfer section, when moved from the first position into the second position, is first rotated around a first axis of rotation and then around a second axis of rotation.