An apparatus for positioning electronic components (12, 12a) to be transferred relative to a discharging device, comprising: - the discharging device including a slide for at least one electronic component (12, 12a) and a housing encasing the slide, wherein the housing has an obling shape and along its long side has a first translucent region; - a first carrier providing the electronic components (12, 12a) to be transferred, said carrier comprising a first side facing the discharging device and a second side facing away from the discharging device, wherein a plurality of electronic components (12, 12a) is provided on the second side; - at least one image data capturing device arranged to the side of the housing, which is adapted to capture image data of a region through the first translucent region of the housing, in which the slide is configured to interact with the at least one electronic component; - a control configured to determine positional data of the electronic component to be transferred from the captured image data as well as to generate control commands on the basis of the positional data; - at least one actuator configured to position the first carrier and the discharging device relative to each other on the basis of the positional data in order to change an offset between a longitudinal axis (Is) of the slide and a central axis (Ib) of the electronic component to be transferred; - a second carrier comprising at least one contact surface for receiving the electronic component to be transferred: - an optical sensor element configured to detect a mark provided on the second carrier and to generate sensor signals, wherein the sensor signals include information about the position the mark and the position of the discharging device; - wherein the discharging device is configured to determine the positional data of the contact surface on the basis of the generated sensor signal and to generate control commands for driving at least a second actuator on the basis of the determined positional data of the contact surface, in order to position the second carrier relative to the first carrier and the discharging device on the basis of the generated control commands in directions vertically to the longitudinal axis (ls) of the slide in order to change an offset between the contact surface and an longitudinal axis (Is) of a slide of the discharging device. - the discharging device including a slide for at least one electronic component (12, 12a) and a housing encasing the slide, wherein the housing has an obling shape and along its long side has a first translucent region; - a first carrier providing the electronic components (12, 12a) to be transferred, said carrier comprising a first side facing the discharging device and a second side facing away from the discharging device, wherein a plurality of electronic components (12, 12a) is provided on the second side; - at least one image data capturing device arranged to the side of the housing, which is adapted to capture image data of a region through the first translucent region of the housing, in which the slide is configured to interact with the at least one electronic component; - a control configured to determine positional data of the electronic component to be transferred from the captured image data as well as to generate control commands on the basis of the positional data; - at least one actuator configured to position the first carrier and the discharging device relative to each other on the basis of the positional data in order to change an offset between a longitudinal axis (Is) of the slide and a central axis (Ib) of the electronic component to be transferred; - a second carrier comprising at least one contact surface for receiving the electronic component to be transferred: - an optical sensor element configured to detect a mark provided on the second carrier and to generate sensor signals, wherein the sensor signals include information about the position the mark and the position of the discharging device; - wherein the discharging device is configured to determine the positional data of the contact surface on the basis of the generated sensor signal and to generate control commands for driving at least a second actuator on the basis of the determined positional data of the contact surface, in order to position the second carrier relative to the first carrier and the discharging device on the basis of the generated control commands in directions vertically to the longitudinal axis (ls) of the slide in order to change an offset between the contact surface and an longitudinal axis (Is) of a slide of the discharging device.