Abstract: A system for printing media includes a plurality of marking engines for outputting printed media in a stream, a media path system operable to transport the printed media from the marking engines to one or more finishing stations such that the streams are merged and transported one on top of the other and one or more finishing stations capable of compiling media in groups of 2 or more sheets for post-processing the printed media into one or more completed jobs.

Abstract: A system for printing media includes a plurality of marking engines for outputting printed media in a stream, a media path system operable to transport the printed media from the marking engines to one or more finishing stations such that the streams are merged and transported one on top of the other and one or more finishing stations capable of compiling media in groups of 2 or more sheets for post processing the printed media into one or more completed jobs.

Abstract: A system for printing media includes a plurality of marking engines for outputting printed media in a stream, a media path system operable to transport the printed media from the marking engines to one or more finishing stations such that the streams are merged and transported one on top of the other and one or more finishing stations capable of compiling media in groups of 2 or more sheets for post-processing the printed media into one or more completed jobs.

Abstract: An ink image producing machine has (a) imaging devices, including at least one ink jet print head and an image receiving station for producing an ink image on a heated substrate; (b) a substrate handling assembly including holding devices for holding supplies of substrates, and transport feeding devices for transporting and feeding substrates in a substrate direction towards the image receiving station; (c) a first substrate heating assembly located upstream of the image receiving station for initially heating each substrate being fed and transported from the holding devices; and (d) a second substrate heating assembly located downstream of the first substrate heating assembly and upstream of said image receiving station, relative to the substrate feeding direction, for controllably re-heating each substrate, initially heated by the first substrate heating assembly, to a desired ink image receiving temperature.

Abstract: Convenient placement of media supply trays in a printing apparatus is provided by placing the media supply trays in the printer enclosure at an elevation above the elevation of the print engine. In particular, the imaging station of the print engine is placed at a lower elevation within the printer enclosure than are the media feed heads for each media supply tray. In addition, a substrate heater is positioned along the media path between the media feed heads and the imaging station when the print engine is a phase change ink jet printhead.

Abstract: A sheet handling transport apparatus. The apparatus comprises a sheet transport mechanism adapted to move a sheet in a first direction along a path in the apparatus, and a plurality of sheet receiving stations in the apparatus. The apparatus includes a gate associated with each station. The transport mechanism is adapted to deliver the sheet into a selected station by reversing the direction of the sheet in the path when the sheet is at a point adjacent the gate corresponding to the selected station.