The invention relates to a pelleting machine with a die table having at least one die plate, dies associated with the die plate and a feed device for feeding a material to be pressed into the die plates. The feed device includes a feed shoe which is arranged substantially parallel to a surface of the die table and has at least one feed opening which is arranged or can be arranged in the region of the die plates. The pelleting machine further includes a sealing device disposed between the feed shoe and the die table.According to the invention, the sealing device has at least one element (38) forming the contour of the feed opening (54), wherein a force acting in the direction of the die table (12) is applied to the element (38).The invention also relates to a feed shoe for at least one pelleting machine and a sealing device for a feed shoe of a pelleting machine.