A method used to handle piece goods being moved one after another in at least two rows via at least two transport devices with parallel transport directions (TR), the piece goods being in each instance transported as closed formation (F) without spaces as an unspaced succession into a seizing range of one of the at least two manipulators , - wherein two seizing ranges of at least two manipulators partially overlap in an overlap area (U); - wherein at least one transported piece good is seized in the seizing range from the closed formation (F) by a manipulator in a clamping and/or force-locking manner, is spatially separated from the subsequent piece goods of the closed formation (F), and is brought into a specified relative target position (P1) and/or target alignment in relation to the in each instance subsequent piece goods , - characterised in that at least space coordinates and/or a position of the piece good located foremost in transport direction (TR) of the closed formation (F) being transported to the seizing range and/or space coordinates and/or a position of at least one contour edge facing forward in transport direction (TR) of the closed formation (F) being transported to the seizing range is sensor-detected and provided as a position value to a control unit and/or analysis unit , - and wherein, for the purpose of seizing the at least one piece good and for the spatial separation thereof from the closed formation (F), the movement control of the manipulator in the seizing range is carried out based on the coordinate values and/or position values delivered by the control unit and/or analysis unit for the in each instance foremost located piece good of the closed formation (F) and/or for the forward-facing contour edge of said piece good . - wherein two seizing ranges of at least two manipulators partially overlap in an overlap area (U); - wherein at least one transported piece good is seized in the seizing range from the closed formation (F) by a manipulator in a clamping and/or force-locking manner, is spatially separated from the subsequent piece goods of the closed formation (F), and is brought into a specified relative target position (P1) and/or target alignment in relation to the in each instance subsequent piece goods , - characterised in that at least space coordinates and/or a position of the piece good located foremost in transport direction (TR) of the closed formation (F) being transported to the seizing range and/or space coordinates and/or a position of at least one contour edge facing forward in transport direction (TR) of the closed formation (F) being transported to the seizing range is sensor-detected and provided as a position value to a control unit and/or analysis unit , - and wherein, for the purpose of seizing the at least one piece good and for the spatial separation thereof from the closed formation (F), the movement control of the manipulator in the seizing range is carried out based on the coordinate values and/or position values delivered by the control unit and/or analysis unit for the in each instance foremost located piece good of the closed formation (F) and/or for the forward-facing contour edge of said piece good . <EOS>