Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for producing a folded sheet, the sheet being fed using a feeding mechanism, being aligned using an aligning device, and being folded using a folding device. The aim of the invention is to simplify production, render the production process more flexible, and reduce costs. Furthermore, an alternative apparatus should allow the production costs to be reduced by improving the quality. In the disclosed method, said aim is achieved by positioning the sheet at an angle from the direction of travel during the feeding process, aligning the sheet that has been positioned at an angle, and transferring the aligned sheet into a folding device to produce at least one fold that extends at an angle to the edges of the sheet. In a first embodiment, said aim is also achieved by an apparatus in which the folding device is a buckle folding unit, the shape of the first buckle of which is adapted to the edges of the sheet that are positioned at an angle.

Abstract: A method and a device are provided for production of a brochure. At least one contents sheet and a cover sheet are arranged one above the other, joined and folded in a folding device. The method and the device shorten the production time for the brochure. This is accomplished in that the contents sheet and the cover sheet are placed in separate guide planes before folding, these guide planes lying one above the other at a distance from one another in the vicinity of a folding device, in that a stripe of glue is applied by a joining supply device for joining the sheets before folding, and in that the folding device is moved in such a way that the sheets are joined and folded simultaneously, where the folding device operates at the same time as a joining device.