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PCT No. PCT/GB94/01593 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 29, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 29, 1996 PCT Filed Jul. 25, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/03988 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 9, 1995This invention relates to a method and apparatus for handling stretchable sheet material, to form a stack of leaves of such material. In particular, although not exclusively, the invention concerns the handling of dough sheets in the manufacture of biscuits or other baked foodstuffs. A first conveyor carries leaves of the material which are transferred to a second conveyor where the leaves are transported in a stacked configuration. Transfer is accomplished by use of an overhead permeable, suction surface movable between the first and second conveyor.
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