DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSERTING AN APERTURE IN A PART-REGION OF A FILM WRAPPING OF A GOODS STACK PREFERABLY ARRANGED ON A PALLET, WHERE THE FILM WRAPPING IS PREFERABLY CONFIGURED AS A FILM HOOD DRAWN OVER THE GOODS STACK OR AS A FILM SLEEVE SURROUNDING THE GOODS STACK AT LEAST IN PART

A device for inserting an aperture in a film wrapping of a goods stack arranged on a pallet, where the film wrapping is a film hood drawn over the goods stack or as a film sleeve surrounding the goods stack is disclosed.A piercing element has a rotatably attached actuation arm. The piercing element exhibits first and second part-regions. The first part-region is mounted rotatably on the actuation arm and the second part-region includes the piercing region. The second part-region is pivotable relative to the first part-region from an original position against a restoring force. A corresponding system and a method for inserting an aperture in a part-region of a film wrapping of a goods stack arranged on a pallet is disclosed, where the film wrapping is configured as a film hood drawn over the goods stack or as a film sleeve surrounding the goods stack.