A work module for a packaging apparatus, the work module being designed for handling articles and/or packaging material and comprising - at least one circulatingly guided driving means , - a plurality of format parts designed to act upon articles and/or to handle packaging material, as well as - a plurality of holding means , wherein it is provided that - the at least one circulatingly guided driving means comprises at least one circulatingly guided belt , to which at least one circulatingly guided belt the plurality of format parts designed to act upon articles and/or to handle packaging material are mechanically coupled via the plurality of holding means , wherein the plurality of holding means are each arranged to the at least one circulatingly guided belt via at least two fastening portions , wherein the particular at least two fastening portions are positioned offset to each other with regard to the circumferential course of the at least one circulatingly guided belt , characterised in that - the plurality of holding means in each instance have a common axis of rotation for the particular at least two fastening portions , about which particular common axis of rotation the particular at least two fastening portions of a particular holding means are swivelable independently of one another, and - in that the plurality of holding means form a particular first swivel axis for a particular first fastening portion , about which first swivel axis the particular first fastening portion can be rotated, and in which the plurality of holding means form a particular second swivel axis for a particular second fastening portion , about which particular second swivel axis the particular second fastening portion can be rotated, wherein the first swivel axis , the second swivel axis , and the common axis of rotation are oriented offset and parallel to each other along the circumferential course of the particular at least one circulatingly guided belt . - at least one circulatingly guided driving means , - a plurality of format parts designed to act upon articles and/or to handle packaging material, as well as - a plurality of holding means , wherein it is provided that - the at least one circulatingly guided driving means comprises at least one circulatingly guided belt , to which at least one circulatingly guided belt the plurality of format parts designed to act upon articles and/or to handle packaging material are mechanically coupled via the plurality of holding means , wherein the plurality of holding means are each arranged to the at least one circulatingly guided belt via at least two fastening portions , wherein the particular at least two fastening portions are positioned offset to each other with regard to the circumferential course of the at least one circulatingly guided belt , characterised in that - the plurality of holding means in each instance have a common axis of rotation for the particular at least two fastening portions , about which particular common axis of rotation the particular at least two fastening portions of a particular holding means are swivelable independently of one another, and - in that the plurality of holding means form a particular first swivel axis for a particular first fastening portion , about which first swivel axis the particular first fastening portion can be rotated, and in which the plurality of holding means form a particular second swivel axis for a particular second fastening portion , about which particular second swivel axis the particular second fastening portion can be rotated, wherein the first swivel axis , the second swivel axis , and the common axis of rotation are oriented offset and parallel to each other along the circumferential course of the particular at least one circulatingly guided belt . <EOS>