A method for separating blanks with the following steps: continuous conveying of a sheet metal strip in a transport direction to a laser cutting station, concurrently cutting the sheet metal strip by means of at least one cutting laser, a cut sheet metal strip being formed from successive sections of the same cutting geometry, each of the sections comprising at least one blank and at least one residual blank adjacent to the blank, the method characterized by the following steps: transporting the cut sheet metal strip on a first conveyor belt in the transport direction, transfer of the cut sheet metal strip from the first conveyor belt by means of a suction conveyor operated by negative pressure, suspended transport of the cut sheet metal strip by means of the suction conveyor in the transport direction, separately ejecting the at least one residual blank of each section by first interrupting the negative pressure in predetermined areas of the suction conveyor, transporting the at least one blank of each section into overlap with a second conveyor belt and ejecting the at least one blank from the suction conveyor by a second interruption of the negative pressure, and transporting the blanks discharged one after the other by the suction conveyor in the transport direction to a collecting station. continuous conveying of a sheet metal strip in a transport direction to a laser cutting station, concurrently cutting the sheet metal strip by means of at least one cutting laser, a cut sheet metal strip being formed from successive sections of the same cutting geometry, each of the sections comprising at least one blank and at least one residual blank adjacent to the blank, the method characterized by the following steps: transporting the cut sheet metal strip on a first conveyor belt in the transport direction, transfer of the cut sheet metal strip from the first conveyor belt by means of a suction conveyor operated by negative pressure, suspended transport of the cut sheet metal strip by means of the suction conveyor in the transport direction, separately ejecting the at least one residual blank of each section by first interrupting the negative pressure in predetermined areas of the suction conveyor, transporting the at least one blank of each section into overlap with a second conveyor belt and ejecting the at least one blank from the suction conveyor by a second interruption of the negative pressure, and transporting the blanks discharged one after the other by the suction conveyor in the transport direction to a collecting station. transporting the cut sheet metal strip on a first conveyor belt in the transport direction, transfer of the cut sheet metal strip from the first conveyor belt by means of a suction conveyor operated by negative pressure, suspended transport of the cut sheet metal strip by means of the suction conveyor in the transport direction, separately ejecting the at least one residual blank of each section by first interrupting the negative pressure in predetermined areas of the suction conveyor, transporting the at least one blank of each section into overlap with a second conveyor belt and ejecting the at least one blank from the suction conveyor by a second interruption of the negative pressure, and transporting the blanks discharged one after the other by the suction conveyor in the transport direction to a collecting station.