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Hans-Josef Driessen

Thomas Salm

The invention relates to a method and apparatus for the handling of individual flat articles coming out of a production machine ( ). The articles may be particularly letter envelopes, which are assembled and, if needed further processed and packaged. The core of the invention resides in that initially a plurality of flat articles or letter envelopes ( ) are lifted as partial stacks ( ) and then are deposited at another location, and in that the partial stacks, during lifting and/or depositing (rearranging), are moved in such a way that the flat articles or letter envelopes ( ) are standing, following the deposition, on the same side or edge (b) as originally or on another side or edge (a).

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Eschweiler, Germany

Hans-Josef Driessen