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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2010
Hans Mueller, Lauda-Koenigshofen, DE;
Hans Mueller, Lauda-Koenigshofen, DE;
Mueller Martini Holding AG, Hergiswil, CH;
Abstract
A production line including a casing-in machine and a processing section upstream of the casing-in machine. The processing section includes processing stations arranged at clocking intervals along the processing section to process a book block spine. The processing section includes a first processing station group and a second processing station group. The production line further includes a conveyor to successively supply the book blocks in clocked operation to the processing stations. The conveyor includes a first conveying section assigned to the first processing station group, the first conveying section including a first individual drive, and a second conveying section assigned to the second processing station group, the second conveying section including a second individual drive. The production line further includes a control unit operatively connected to the first individual drive and second individual drive to change the clocking interval length along the processing section.