Abstract: A manufacturing system for manufacturing folding boxes or labels from a web of printing material, includes a web unwinding device, a flat-bed diecutting and/or stamping/embossing unit disposed downstream thereof, and a product delivery disposed downstream thereof. The flat-bed diecutting and/or stamping/embossing unit is deactivatable and at least one rotary processing module for processing the web of printing material, in particular a rotary diecutting module, is provided between the flat-bed diecutting and/or stamping/embossing unit and the product delivery. This construction of the manufacturing system advantageously allows the planar elements to be processed either by the flat-bed diecutting and/or stamping/embossing unit or by a rotary diecutting module. Thus, the manufacturing system may be operated at high productivity. A method for operating the manufacturing system is also provided.

Abstract: An optical fiber cleaver includes a cleaver base body having a holder guide portion which positions a fiber holder holding an optical fiber, and a cleaver lid body attached to the cleaver base body to be openable and closable. A slider having a blade member piercing the optical fiber is attached to the cleaver base body to be movable in a width direction. A pawl member is arranged in one sidewall of the holder guide portion. Further, a count indication mechanism which counts and indicates the number of times the slider returns to an initial position is provided in the cleaver base body. The optical fiber cleaver is configured to enable a counting operation of the count indication mechanism only when the fiber holder is set in the holder guide portion such that the pawl member is pressed.

Abstract: An improved apparatus is disclosed for simultaneously electrically selecting an array of punches for forming holes in paper suitable for engagement with loose leaf binders or the like. The punches are electrically activated and are mounted in a housing and include a switch mounted on the housing whereby the insertion of paper into the housing will automatically activate the punches which simultaneously form holes in the paper. A corresponding set of indicator lights may be mounted on the housing to signal which punches have been selected.

Abstract: In a high density solenoid operated multiple punch apparatus, having a punch head provided with the plurality of closely-spaced large bores arranged in column and rows that extend partially through the punch head from the top side, solenoid elements mounted in the large bores, a plurality of holes with a diameter smaller than the large bores aligned with the large bores and extending the remaining distance through the punch head to the bottom side, push rod elements slidably disposed in the holes actuated by the solenoid elements, the improvement beingA cooling system for the punch head which includes a plurality of small bores arranged in rows in the bottom of the punch head terminating short of the top surface and positioned in the area between the plurality of large bores, a plurality of elongated grooves in the bottom surface of the head located between rows of the plurality of holes and forming a recessed chamber connecting a row of the small bores, a plate seated in each of the elongated grooves with ea