Personalized printed products are produced in which at least one individually printed sheet is combined with conventionally printed sheets. A plurality of stacks of conventionally printed sheets are made available. In addition, a print material web is made available that contains individual sheet segments and respectively one marking based on information received from a database, or a roll is provided which contains a pre-printed material web containing the sheets segments with respective markings. The markings on the individual sheet segments are read out and information read from the markings is used for selective gathering of conventionally printed sheets that are needed for the personalize printed product. Following the readout of the markings, individually printed sheets are cut from the print material web. Respectively at least one individually printed sheet is supplied to the associated, conventionally printed sheets, corresponding to the information read from the marking from the one individually printed sheet.

Personalized printed products are produced in which at least one individually printed sheet is combined with conventionally printed sheets. A plurality of stacks of conventionally printed sheets are made available. In addition, a print material web is made available that contains individual sheet segments and respectively one marking based on information received from a database, or a roll is provided which contains a pre-printed material web containing the sheets segments with respective markings. The markings on the individual sheet segments are read out and information read from the markings is used for selective gathering of conventionally printed sheets that are needed for the personalize printed product. Following the readout of the markings, individually printed sheets are cut from the print material web. Respectively at least one individually printed sheet is supplied to the associated, conventionally printed sheets, corresponding to the information read from the marking from the one individually printed sheet.

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for transporting a discrete element. A preferably rotatably driven vacuum commutation zone (or internal vacuum manifold), preferably internal to a preferably independently driven porous vacuum roll or drum is disclosed. The vacuum manifold applies vacuum through pores in the driven porous vacuum roll or puck in order to hold material against an external surface of the vacuum roll or puck. By independently controlling the vacuum commutation zone and the driven porous surface, unique motion profiles of the vacuum commutation zone relative to the driven porous surface can be provided. Micro vacuum commutation port structures are also disclosed.

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for transporting a discrete element. A preferably rotatably driven vacuum commutation zone (or internal vacuum manifold), preferably internal to a preferably independently driven porous vacuum roll or drum is disclosed. The vacuum manifold applies vacuum through pores in the driven porous vacuum roll or puck in order to hold material against an external surface of the vacuum roll or puck. By independently controlling the vacuum commutation zone and the driven porous surface, unique motion profiles of the vacuum commutation zone relative to the driven porous surface can be provided. Micro vacuum commutation port structures are also disclosed.

It is aimed to provide a composite sheet manufacturing device and a composite sheet manufacturing method capable of maintaining high cutting performance of a cutter by suppressing the adhesion of an adhesive of an adhesive surface to the cutter. A first sheet (42) introduced to between a cutter roller (2) and an anvil roller (3) is cut into strips (42a) while these rollers (2, 3) are rotated relative to each other, adhesive surfaces (a) of the strips (42a) are adhered onto a second sheet (43) for compounding, and at least one of a cutter (12) of the cutter roller (2) and the anvil roller (3) is cooled by a refrigerant by a cooling unit (20, 21).

It is aimed to provide a composite sheet manufacturing device and a composite sheet manufacturing method capable of maintaining high cutting performance of a cutter by suppressing the adhesion of an adhesive of an adhesive surface to the cutter. A first sheet (42) introduced to between a cutter roller (2) and an anvil roller (3) is cut into strips (42a) while these rollers (2, 3) are rotated relative to each other, adhesive surfaces (a) of the strips (42a) are adhered onto a second sheet (43) for compounding, and at least one of a cutter (12) of the cutter roller (2) and the anvil roller (3) is cooled by a refrigerant by a cooling unit (20, 21).

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for a transporting a discrete element, by activating a discrete vacuum zone on a puck at or before an acquisition, rotating the puck about an axis (and optionally twisting the puck), and deactivating the discrete vacuum zone at a deposition point, through tightly controlled piecewise vacuum porting particularly in applications where vacuum commutation length changes in radial direction.

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for a transporting a discrete element, by activating a discrete vacuum zone on a puck at or before an acquisition, rotating the puck about an axis (and optionally twisting the puck), and deactivating the discrete vacuum zone at a deposition point, through tightly controlled piecewise vacuum porting particularly in applications where vacuum commutation length changes in radial direction.

This disclosure relates generally to an assembly and process for preparing affixing tape. The disclosure also relates to an affixing assembly and process using the prepared tape. The tape can be used, for example, to affix plastic items to mailing pieces. The assemblies and processes disclosed herein provide for added throughput, less down time, higher quality of parts and production control.

This disclosure relates generally to an assembly and process for preparing affixing tape. The disclosure also relates to an affixing assembly and process using the prepared tape. The tape can be used, for example, to affix plastic items to mailing pieces. The assemblies and processes disclosed herein provide for added throughput, less down time, higher quality of parts and production control.