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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2016
Alex Keller, Rapperswil, CH;
Alex Keller, Rapperswil, CH;
FERAG AG, Hinwil, CH;
Abstract
A postpress system () and method for producing and processing product units (P), in particular printed end products (P) with printed product collections comprising a plurality of products, selected from the group of wrapping products, and a plurality of part products and/or inserts, to make route adapted stacks or packs, at least some of the printed end products (P) being product units which have been customized for specific addressees are proposed. By using feed devices () which each comprise a supply conveyor (), a preparation circuit () with a plurality of transport units () and an output conveyor (), printed products (D) are fed in a controlled fashion to the holding units () with reliability. A sorting device () with at least one directing group with at least one gate (), a transit section () and at least one supply section is used to correct faults, or deviations in the product sequence from the production sequence.