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A strand shaping part for connecting an extruder (1) to a granulating system has a number of supply channels (8) that can be flow-connected to the outlet (5) of the extruder (1). These supply channels lead to gear pumps (21) which have a delivery behaviour that is as constant as possible and with which the flow of melt to channels (11) can be blocked during start up. A single channel (11) leads from each gear pump (21) to a strand die (9) that can be formed by holes of a perforated plate (10) which is connected to a perforated plate head (7). Several gear pumps (21) are driven by a common shaft (24). The method for starting a granulating system provided with a strand shaping part of the aforementioned type provides that the extruder (1) is first started until a sufficient pressure is built up at the inlet (27) of each gear pump (21). Once this pressure is reached, each gear pump (21) is started again. In an underwater granulating system, the granulating blades (12) are rotationally driven last (FIG. 1).

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