Abstract: A device for the three-sided cropping of products, includes a lifting configuration constructed for operating in a stroke movement determining a machine cycle of the device. At least knives for head cropping, foot cropping and front edge cropping of the products are to be mounted on the lifting configuration. A pressing device presses the products before cropping. A device terminates the pressing of the pressing device, in such a way that the pressing duration of the device can be varied.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preventing skinning of a coating composition comprising adding an anti-skinning agents containing mixtures of organic compounds (combinations of additives), whereby the organic compounds are selected from the groups of organic hydroxylamines, and ?-dicarbonyl compounds and/or selected derivatives of formic acid to the coating composition.

Abstract: A device for the assembly of brochures from folded sheets includes a continuous conveyor which defines a direction of conveyance, feeders which deliver the folded sheets to the continuous conveyor, and controls for controlling the operation of the feeders and the continuous conveyor. In order to avoid waste and operational malfunctions, the controls provide the feeders located downstream from a first feeder with a law of motion which is dependent on the format of the folded sheets.

Abstract: A gatherer stitcher for brochures has a stitching machine, a delivery station that receives brochures step-by-step during operation, a trimming apparatus, and transport components (brochure ejector, trimmer feed) that transport the brochures from the delivery station to the trimming apparatus during operation. Sensors assigned to the stitching machine and the transport components output signals defining their phase position, and a control system processes the signals. One of the transport components (brochure ejector; trimmer feed) is activated in such a way that the brochures assume a correct position in the trimming apparatus at a predetermined phase angle of the stitching machine, without regard to their width. Changeover times in the event of job changes required when the brochure width changes are shortened.

Abstract: To optimize the effort involved when converting a gatherer stitcher which transports initially continuously transported brochures step by step into a stitching station and subsequently into an output station, sensors are assigned to machine components affected by geometrical parameters that are relevant to the process when there is a change of job order and to a reference component. The sensors emit signals defining the phase positions of the machine components, and a controller processing the signals coordinates the phase positions with at least one of the parameters in such a way that the brochures arrive in the output station in a center-oriented manner.

Abstract: A gatherer stitcher having a gatherer chain configuration includes roof segments forming a ridge region and drivers having respective stop surfaces and being mounted so as to be adjustable between an operating position and a position pivotable away therefrom. An auxiliary driver is restricted to the ridge region and carried by a respective roof segment directly adjacent the stop surfaces. The auxiliary driver, in the operating position of the adjustable driver, forms a combined stop surface together with the adjustable driver.

Abstract: A method for precisely aligning a product to be stapled in relation to a stapling device in a gatherer stapler, includes the steps of determining an exact position of the product to be stapled, comparing the determined position with an expected position of the product, supplying a determined positional deviation to a drive as a control variable and performing a compensatory movement by controlling at least one of respective drives of the gathering chain and of the stapling device so that the determined positional deviation is compensated for at the start of the stapling operation. A device for performing the method and a gatherer stapler are also provided.

Abstract: A saddle stitcher for producing personalized saddle stitched brochures includes a stitching station, at least two folded sheet feeders for the feeding of nonpersonalized folded sheets, an assembly chain, a drive system, and at least two card gluers arranged along the assembly chain which glue personalized printed matter onto the nonpersonalized folded sheets.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating composition containing an oxidatively drying binder and, as anti-skinning agents, a mixture of A) an aliphatic amine corresponding to formula (Ia) and/or its salts corresponding to formula (Ib): ?wherein R1, R2 and R3 each independently of the others represents hydrogen (H); a linear or branched C1-C20-alkyl radical which is optionally unsaturated or which is optionally mono- or poly-substituted by a hydroxyl radical, an alkoxy radical, an amine radical corresponding to the formula N(R1)(R2), or a C5-C7-cycloalkyl radical, and A? represents a salt-forming anion, and B) with a compound corresponding to formula (II) ?wherein R1 and R4 each independently of the other represents hydrogen (H), a C1-C4-alkyl radical, a C6-C24-aryl radical or a C5-C7-cycloalkyl radical, a hydroxyl radical or a C1-C4-alkoxy radical, —O? (oxygen anion), R2 represents H, a C1-C4-alkyl radical, or A? (anion), R3 represents H, a C1-C4-alkyl radical, and n represents 0, 1 or 2.

Abstract: The invention relates to anti-skinning agents containing mixtures of organic compounds (combinations of additives), whereby the organic compounds are selected from the groups of organic hydroxylamines, and &bgr;-dicarbonyl compounds and/or selected derivatives of formic acid and also relates to compositions containing them, especially oxidatively drying paints or coating compositions.

Abstract: The invention relates to anti-skinning agents containing mixtures of organic compounds (combinations of additives), whereby the organic compounds are selected from the groups of organic hydroxylamines, and &bgr;-dicarbonyl compounds and/or selected derivatives of formic acid and also relates to compositions containing them, especially oxidatively drying paints or coating compositions.

Abstract: The automatic transmission for motor vehicles has a housing, in which a multiplicity of clutches and brakes are placed, as well as an input shaft and an output shaft and at least one torque transmitting shaft (1). This torque transmitting shaft (1) has an axial, central boring (3) and a plurality of radial, transverse borings. The transverse borings are cylindrical borings (6), having a transition radius (7) at the outlet. The outlet is connected to the cylindrical boring part by a conical transition part.

Abstract: A method for precisely aligning a product to be stapled in relation to a stapling device in a gatherer stapler, includes the steps of determining an exact position of the product to be stapled, comparing the determined position with an expected position of the product, supplying a determined positional deviation to a drive as a control variable and performing a compensatory movement by controlling at least one of respective drives of the gathering chain and of the stapling device so that the determined positional deviation is compensated for at the start of the stapling operation. A device for performing the method and a gatherer stapler are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating composition containing an oxidatively drying binder and, as anti-skinning agents, a mixture of

Abstract: The invention relates to anti-skinning agents containing mixtures of organic compounds (combinations of additives), whereby the organic compounds are selected from the groups of organic hydroxylamines, and &bgr;-dicarbonyl compounds and/or selected derivatives of formic acid and also relates to compositions containing them, especially oxidatively drying paints or coating compositions.

Abstract: The gathering stapler has a number of individual subassemblies, including a stapling carriage, a collecting chain, a stapling-displacement configuration, a delivery, and an ejector. Each of these subassemblies has a dedicated drive. Controllable motors are provided as the power sources. It is thus possible to synchronize the movements of the respective subassemblies and to alter the speeds of the movement during a machine cycle. In particular, synchronization of the movement of the simultaneous operation of the stapling carriage, of the stapling-displacement configuration and of the collecting chain is carried out such that for individually adjacent cycles, at different points in time, the product and stapling carriage have adapted speed profiles. As a result, it is possible to carry out a stapling operation at different positions on the product.

Abstract: A cutting device for trimming margins of products includes a transport device and a first drive for driving the transport device, a stroke device for moving knives for performing the trimming of the margins, and a second drive for driving the stroke device, the first drive and the second drive being embodied as separate, mutually independent drives, and both of the drives being connected to one another via a control system; a method of trimming margins of products; and a gatherer-stitcher including the cutting device.