Abstract: A feeding unit for an inserting system has a transport device and at least one stack support for a product stack from which products are individually and in sequence removed from an end face of the stack in a downward direction and transported father by the transport device. At least one support roller is positioned at the end face of the stack in an area above the transport device and adjustable in a direction transverse to the end face of the stack and in a direction of height of the end face of the stack.

Abstract: A collector for stacking sheets of paper, plastics, and cardboard has a feeding device and a tray downstream of the feeding device in the feeding direction. The tray is arranged in a lowered position relative to the feeding device. A stop is provided downstream of the tray. At least one transport roll transports sheets individually from the feeding device onto the tray to form a stack. An adjusting element is arranged in an area where the feeding device and the tray adjoin, wherein the adjusting element is adjustable between a lowered rest position and a position of use lifted relative to the rest position. In the position of use, the adjusting element lifts a trail end of a first sheet that has reached the tray such that a following second sheet is moved into a position underneath the trail end of the first sheet.

Abstract: A feed device for stacks of paper or plastic material has at least one transport unit with a supporting member for the stack and at least one transport element. A separating unit with at least one rotatably driven feed drum is provided for removing individual sheets from the stack. The transport unit transports the stack to the separating unit and is pretensioned in the transport direction toward the feed drum such that the stack rests with pretension against the feed drum. The pretension can be provided by a spring acting on the transport unit.

Abstract: A folding device for sheets of paper or plastic has at least one folding pocket for receiving a sheet to be folded and at least one deflection strip for deflecting a sheet not to be folded. A common holder is provided, and the folding pocket and the deflection strip are secured on the common holder. The common holder has two sidewalls and the folding pocket and the at least one deflection strip are arranged between the two sidewalls. The folding pocket and the deflection strip are adjustable in opposite directions relative to one another. A common drive is provided for the folding pocket and the deflection strip.

Abstract: In a method for transporting sheets of paper the individual sheets are conveyed successively in a conveying direction to a stop unit and at least one sheet is held at the stop unit to form a set at the stop unit. The stop unit is activated for conveying the set formed at the stop unit when a sheet of a next set to be formed at the stop unit overlaps the set formed at the stop unit. The device for performing the method has a collector with transport elements for transporting sheets along a transport path and a stop unit positioned in the transport path and operated intermittently for forming sets of sheets and further transporting the sets formed thereat. A control device is connected to the stop unit. The collector further has a first sensor device connected to the control device which sends an activation signal to the stop unit when a sheet of a next set to be formed overlaps a set already formed at the stop unit.

Abstract: A turning device for individual sheets has at least one transport unit transporting individual sheets. At least one turning unit turns the individual sheets by 180° to turned sheets while they are being transported to a processing station arranged downstream. At least one vacuum element is arranged proximal to the at least one turning unit and transports the turned sheets in a direction toward the processing station arranged downstream.

Abstract: A transport device for transporting flat goods has at least one transport belt having longitudinal edges and a transport area. At least one vacuum device and at least one guide with sidewalls are provided. The transport area of the at least one transport belt is arranged in the at least one guide such that at least one vacuum slot is formed between at least one of the longitudinal edges of the transport belt and one of the sidewalls neighboring the at least one longitudinal edge. The at least one transport belt has a profiling configured such that vacuum acts on the flat goods via the profiling.

Abstract: In a method for intermediately storing documents being supplied in a supply cycle by an upstream system to an intermediate storage device, the documents supplied by the upstream system to a downstream system are transferred in a transfer cycle that is independent of the supply cycle. The intermediate storage device for performing the method has an input side and an output side and a transport device for transporting the documents from the input side to the output side in a transport direction through the intermediate storage device. The transport device has a first transport unit and a second transport unit. The first transport unit is arranged at the input side and is configured to be continuously driven. The second transport unit is arranged at the output side and is driven in a cycled operation.

Abstract: A buckle folding machine is provided with a device with which the folding rollers (W1 through W5) can be automatically set to different folding gap widths as a function of the measured or calculated thickness of a sheet of paper or stack passing through the folding gap (F1 through F4). The folding rollers to be adjusted are mounted on pivoted levers (22), which are mounted coaxially in pairs and which be pivoted against permanent restoring forces under the effect of electrically controllable adjusting members (S1 through S5). The adjusting members are actuated by an electronic process computer, which calculates the folding gap widths to be set in the particular case according to a preset working program from measured and/or manually entered paper thicknesses or stack thicknesses and/or fold types. The adjusting members (S1 through S5) comprise a plurality of pneumatic working cylinders, which are arranged in a row in a cascade-like pattern, and whose working strokes mutually add up.