An apparatus for connecting a new material strip to an old material strip, wherein the apparatus includes a support surface across which the old material strip runs, wherein the support surface includes an adhesive bonding area, wherein on both sides of the adhesive bonding area the apparatus includes in each case a clamping finger (40, 42) that is lowerable onto the support surface, namely, a clamping finger on the roller side and a clamping finger on the discharge side, wherein to connect the new material strip to the old material strip, the new material strip is guided along below the clamping finger on the roller side and above the clamping finger on the discharge side, wherein during operation of the apparatus, the old material strip runs off below both clamping fingers (40, 42) and below the new material strip, wherein during operation of the apparatus and connection of the new material strip to the old material strip, the discharge of the old material strip is stopped and both material strips (50, 52) are fixed by means of the clamping fingers (40, 42), the old material strip being fixed by means of both clamping fingers (40, 42), and the new material strip being fixed by means of the clamping finger on the roller side, wherein the apparatus includes a first stamping device and a second stamping device (20, 24; 22, 26) which in each case include a stamp (20, 22) namely, a first stamp and a second stamp, that is lowerable onto the support surface, wherein during operation of the apparatus and connection of the two material strips (50, 52), the first stamp, which is in a position above the material strips (50, 52) and above the adhesive bonding area, is initially lowerable onto the fixed material strips (50, 52), and both material strips (50, 52) in the adhesive bonding area are severable by means of a blade at the first stamp, and wherein during operation of the apparatus and connection of the two material strips (50, 52), after the two material strips (50, 52) are severed the second stamp is movable into the position previously occupied by the first stamp, above the material strips (50, 52) and above the adhesive bonding area, the second stamp is then lowerable onto the severed material strips (50, 52), and by means of the second stamp, an adhesive strip that is guided along the bottom side of the second stamp is initially pressable onto the sections of the material strips (50, 52) situated in the adhesive bonding area, and lastly, by means of the second stamp, upon further lowering of the second stamp the adhesive strip is severable on both sides of the material strips (50, 52) by means of two blades at the second stamp. wherein the apparatus includes a support surface across which the old material strip runs, wherein the support surface includes an adhesive bonding area, wherein on both sides of the adhesive bonding area the apparatus includes in each case a clamping finger (40, 42) that is lowerable onto the support surface, namely, a clamping finger on the roller side and a clamping finger on the discharge side, wherein to connect the new material strip to the old material strip, the new material strip is guided along below the clamping finger on the roller side and above the clamping finger on the discharge side, wherein during operation of the apparatus, the old material strip runs off below both clamping fingers (40, 42) and below the new material strip, wherein during operation of the apparatus and connection of the new material strip to the old material strip, the discharge of the old material strip is stopped and both material strips (50, 52) are fixed by means of the clamping fingers (40, 42), the old material strip being fixed by means of both clamping fingers (40, 42), and the new material strip being fixed by means of the clamping finger on the roller side, wherein the apparatus includes a first stamping device and a second stamping device (20, 24; 22, 26) which in each case include a stamp (20, 22) namely, a first stamp and a second stamp, that is lowerable onto the support surface, wherein during operation of the apparatus and connection of the two material strips (50, 52), the first stamp, which is in a position above the material strips (50, 52) and above the adhesive bonding area, is initially lowerable onto the fixed material strips (50, 52), and both material strips (50, 52) in the adhesive bonding area are severable by means of a blade at the first stamp, and wherein during operation of the apparatus and connection of the two material strips (50, 52), after the two material strips (50, 52) are severed the second stamp is movable into the position previously occupied by the first stamp, above the material strips (50, 52) and above the adhesive bonding area, the second stamp is then lowerable onto the severed material strips (50, 52), and by means of the second stamp, an adhesive strip that is guided along the bottom side of the second stamp is initially pressable onto the sections of the material strips (50, 52) situated in the adhesive bonding area, and lastly, by means of the second stamp, upon further lowering of the second stamp the adhesive strip is severable on both sides of the material strips (50, 52) by means of two blades at the second stamp.