Abstract: An apparatus for winding or unwinding material webs onto or from a winding core (3) has a bearing device (5) and a drive device (9) for driving the winding core (3) that is rotatably mounted in the bearing device (5). The drive device (9) comprises a drive (10) and a torque-transmitting device (11) from the drive (10) to the winding core (3). In order to achieve the smallest possible winding-core diameter and, nonetheless, to achieve an adequate winding or unwinding speed, the torque-transmitting device (11) comprises a toothed-belt reduction gear mechanism (12).

Abstract: A first conveying device has first bearing elements which are arranged parallel to one another and define a planar first bearing surface. The first bearing elements are driven such that they can be displaced in a first conveying direction. A second conveying means has second bearing elements which run parallel to one another and to the first bearing elements and define a second planar bearing surface. The second bearing elements are designed as conveying elements which are driven in a second conveying direction, which runs at right angles to the first conveying direction. The second bearing elements can be displaced, by means of a lifting drive, in a lifting direction, which runs at right angles to the two bearing surfaces. The first and second bearing elements are spaced apart from one another and arranged such that, upon displacement of the second bearing elements, the latter can be pushed through the interspaces between the first bearing elements.

Abstract: For forming a packaged product sample held in a carrier material (1), in a first operation two sections of material (8, 9), for example sections of film, are applied next to each other to the same side of the carrier material (1). Then, the product sample (10) is applied to one section of material (8). Subsequently, by folding the carrier material (1) about a folding line (11), the other section of material (9) is placed over the section of material (8) carrying the product sample (10). Subsequently, the two sections of carrier material (1a, 1b) lying one over the other and carrying the sections of material (8, 9) are joined to each other, to be precise along a closed region surrounding the product sample (10). In order to be able to remove the product sample, within the joining region between the two sections of carrier material (1a, 1b) there is provided a line of weakness which defines a tear-open part.

Abstract: An apparatus produces printed matter, such as forms and publicity material, from a first, continuously fed flexible material web of given width. The first flexible material web is conveyed at a first constant supply speed. A second flexible material web is conveyed at a second constant supply speed lower than the first supply speed. In a cutting station, the second flexible material web is cut into material strips. The supply speed of a leading end region of the second flexible material web is briefly increased periodically by an arrangement provided upstream of the cutting station.