Packaging device for placing individual articles or assemblies of articles on flat packaging blanks , which packaging blanks are preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, comprising - at least one transport device for moving the individual articles or assemblies of articles , which at least one transport device runs along a packaging route (VS) provided for the individual articles or the assemblies of articles , - at least one provision , via which at least one stack of flat packaging blanks , which packaging blanks are preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, can be presented, as well as - a feeder , by means of which the flat packaging blanks , which packaging blanks are preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, can be introduced from the at least one provision into a transport path of the articles or assemblies of articles , which are moved over the at least one transport device, in order to place the individual articles or assemblies of articles on the flat packaging blanks , which are preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, wherein - the feeder has at least two different feeding sections , which at least two different feeding sections are designed for the introduction of flat packaging blanks , which are preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, from the at least one provision into different and spaced-apart sections of the transport path of the individual articles or assemblies of articles , which are moved over the at least one transport device, the packaging apparatus characterized in that the feeder comprises a track switch , with which track switch a selective transfer of flat packaging blanks , preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, from the at least one provision to at least one specific selected feeding section for introducing flat packaging blanks , preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, to a respective section of the transport path assigned to the specific selected feeding section can be effected. - at least one transport device for moving the individual articles or assemblies of articles , which at least one transport device runs along a packaging route (VS) provided for the individual articles or the assemblies of articles , - at least one provision , via which at least one stack of flat packaging blanks , which packaging blanks are preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, can be presented, as well as - a feeder , by means of which the flat packaging blanks , which packaging blanks are preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, can be introduced from the at least one provision into a transport path of the articles or assemblies of articles , which are moved over the at least one transport device, in order to place the individual articles or assemblies of articles on the flat packaging blanks , which are preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, wherein - the feeder has at least two different feeding sections , which at least two different feeding sections are designed for the introduction of flat packaging blanks , which are preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, from the at least one provision into different and spaced-apart sections of the transport path of the individual articles or assemblies of articles , which are moved over the at least one transport device, the packaging apparatus characterized in that the feeder comprises a track switch , with which track switch a selective transfer of flat packaging blanks , preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, from the at least one provision to at least one specific selected feeding section for introducing flat packaging blanks , preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, to a respective section of the transport path assigned to the specific selected feeding section can be effected. <EOS>