Film-tube packaging machine (10, 100, 110, 130, 150, 170) comprising • two conveying apparatuses (12, 14) having two portal-like forming shoulders (24, 26, 112, 132), which are respectively assigned to said conveying apparatuses and are each provided so that a film web (28, 30, 114, 134) which is respectively fed to the forming shoulders (24, 26, 110, 132) is deflected in the conveying direction (20, 22) of the respective conveying apparatus (12, 14) such that a respective tunnel-like film tube (40, 42, 56, 58, 76, 78) is formed as a pack downstream of each forming shoulder (24, 26, 112, 132), as seen in the conveying direction (20, 22), • wherein the two conveying apparatuses (12, 14) are provided so that groups of consumer products, in particular tissue products (16, 18, 32, 34, 52, 54, 72, 74, 118), which are to be packaged and are located thereon, are moved at a predetermined advancement speed through the respective forming shoulder (24, 26, 112, 132) into the respective tunnel-like film tube (40, 42, 56, 58, 76, 78), wherein the latter moves here at the same advancement speed as the consumer products, • wherein the two conveying apparatuses (12, 14) are arranged parallel to one another along a common plane, • wherein the two forming shoulders (24, 26, 112, 132) are configured such that the respective lateral edge regions of the two film webs (28, 30, 114, 134) from which the two tunnel-like film tubes (40, 42, 56, 58, 76, 78) are formed run in a processing region (36, 38, 60a-d, 80a-e, 92, 102) located between said film tubes, characterized • in that in the processing region (36, 38, 60a-d, 80a-e, 92, 102), which is located between the two tunnel-like film tubes (40, 42, 56, 58, 76, 78), the lateral edge regions of the film webs (28, 30, 114, 134), which are formed into tunnel-like film tubes, are arranged to form at least two film layers with points of contact and point-of-contact gaps arranged in the vertical direction one above the other, wherein point-of-contact gaps are the gaps between the opposite edge regions of the film layers, • in that, in the at least two film layers formed in the processing region (36, 38, 60a-d, 80a-e, 92, 102), the point-of-contact edges of the one film web (28, 114) are located one above the other, the point-of-contact edges of the other film web (30, 134) are located one above the other and the point-of-contact gaps of the film webs of different layers are located precisely one above the other, and in that the film layers of the two film tubes are welded to one another in the processing region (36, 38, 60a-d, 80a-e, 92, 102) by a welding apparatus. • two conveying apparatuses (12, 14) having two portal-like forming shoulders (24, 26, 112, 132), which are respectively assigned to said conveying apparatuses and are each provided so that a film web (28, 30, 114, 134) which is respectively fed to the forming shoulders (24, 26, 110, 132) is deflected in the conveying direction (20, 22) of the respective conveying apparatus (12, 14) such that a respective tunnel-like film tube (40, 42, 56, 58, 76, 78) is formed as a pack downstream of each forming shoulder (24, 26, 112, 132), as seen in the conveying direction (20, 22), • wherein the two conveying apparatuses (12, 14) are provided so that groups of consumer products, in particular tissue products (16, 18, 32, 34, 52, 54, 72, 74, 118), which are to be packaged and are located thereon, are moved at a predetermined advancement speed through the respective forming shoulder (24, 26, 112, 132) into the respective tunnel-like film tube (40, 42, 56, 58, 76, 78), wherein the latter moves here at the same advancement speed as the consumer products, • wherein the two conveying apparatuses (12, 14) are arranged parallel to one another along a common plane, • wherein the two forming shoulders (24, 26, 112, 132) are configured such that the respective lateral edge regions of the two film webs (28, 30, 114, 134) from which the two tunnel-like film tubes (40, 42, 56, 58, 76, 78) are formed run in a processing region (36, 38, 60a-d, 80a-e, 92, 102) located between said film tubes, characterized • in that in the processing region (36, 38, 60a-d, 80a-e, 92, 102), which is located between the two tunnel-like film tubes (40, 42, 56, 58, 76, 78), the lateral edge regions of the film webs (28, 30, 114, 134), which are formed into tunnel-like film tubes, are arranged to form at least two film layers with points of contact and point-of-contact gaps arranged in the vertical direction one above the other, wherein point-of-contact gaps are the gaps between the opposite edge regions of the film layers, • in that, in the at least two film layers formed in the processing region (36, 38, 60a-d, 80a-e, 92, 102), the point-of-contact edges of the one film web (28, 114) are located one above the other, the point-of-contact edges of the other film web (30, 134) are located one above the other and the point-of-contact gaps of the film webs of different layers are located precisely one above the other, and in that the film layers of the two film tubes are welded to one another in the processing region (36, 38, 60a-d, 80a-e, 92, 102) by a welding apparatus.