A sheet conveying apparatus includes a stacking unit, a feeding unit, a conveying path, a first conveying roller, a second conveying roller, a controller configured to execute first driving for executing a driving of the first conveying roller and a driving of the second conveying roller, a discriminator configured to determine a position of the sheet based on a value of a parameter corresponding to a load torque applied to a motor for driving a conveying roller driven during the first driving, and a storage unit configured to store information regarding the position.

Winder for an endless lane of a plastic web (2), with a revolving unit (6, 6, 55, 90), which is constructed so as to be rotatable about its axis (16) and has at least two winding shafts (10 to 12, 10 to 12) running parallel to its axis, onto which winding cores (17) can be loaded, then wound with the web (2) to a roll (18), finally unloaded therefrom again as finished rolls (18), wherein on both sides of the revolving unit (6, 6, 50, 90) support arrangements are arranged, in which the winding shafts (10 to 12, 10 to 12) are supported at their corresponding ends therein, and wherein the support for one end of the winding shafts (10 to 12, 10 to 12) is constructed so as to be detachable, such that the respective winding shaft (10 to 12, 10 to 12), with released support, can be loaded and unloaded from this end, characterized in that the detachably constructed support arrangements each have a gripper arrangement (36 to 38) with a two-armed scissor unit (39 to 41), the scissor arms (42, 43) of which surround the winding shaft (10 to 12, 10 to 12) in the closed position and are pivoted away therefrom in the open position.

An apparatus for winding at least one strip of material is described, the apparatus comprises: a winding core rotatable about a rotation axis, configured to grip said strip and actuatable in rotation to drag the gripped strip and thus form a winding around the rotation axis from a portion of predetermined length of strip; and a feeding unit for feeding the strip of material to the winding core along a respective feed path extending from the feeding unit to the winding core; the apparatus further comprising an auxiliary drag device interposed between the feeding unit and the winding core, along the feed path, and configured to pull the strip of material from the feeding unit and push it towards the winding core, so as to assist the winding core in dragging the strip.