the invention relates to a system for manufacturing medical pouches and a method for manufacturing medical pouches in a system , said pouch being made from two layers of plastic film and at least one component per pouch , the system comprising a group of positioning aids for the components as well as a group of supports for the positioning aids , the positioning aids being supported on the supports which are conveyed in an endless path with the aid of a guiding mechanism , the system further comprising a component application station designed to bring a component , which has been introduced into the station by a positioning aid with the aid of a support , into a joining connection with the plastic film . the invention is characterized in that on the endless path , the supports are alternately guided first along a process run and then along a return run ; the supports are placed at a certain distance from one another in the process run , are accelerated to increase the distance therebetween when the supports travel along the return run , and are decelerated to reduce the distance therebetween again when the supports intermittently travel along the process run . as a result , the system requires fewer product - specific parts .