An index tab forming system sequentially forms index tabs to a plurality of sheets without replacing a blade die. The index tab forming system includes a rotary die cutter 5 on which a long blade die that can form an index tab at any position of the sheet in the conveyance direction is mounted. Furthermore, the index tab forming system includes a rotational speed calculation unit configured to calculate the rotational speed of a conveyance roller pair 37 based on the rotational position of a die cut roller 50, a sheet position detection signal provided by a sheet detection sensor 40, the number of times of sheet conveyance, and a shift distance between respective index tabs and a conveyance roller control unit configured to control the rotational speed of the conveyance roller pair 37 based on the calculated rotational speed.

A cutting device controls a movement mechanism based on cutting data for cutting, along a cutting line, an object to be cut placed on a placement member. The cutting device acquires an attribute of the cutting line. The cutting device decides, based on the acquired attribute, a correction amount to correct the cutting line. The cutting device generates, based on the cutting data, corrected cutting data for cutting the object to be cut along the cutting line corrected by the decided correction amount. The cutting device controls the movement mechanism based on the generated corrected cutting data and cutting the object to be cut.

A cutting device controls a movement mechanism based on cutting data for cutting, along a cutting line, an object to be cut placed on a placement member. The cutting device acquires an attribute of the cutting line. The cutting device decides, based on the acquired attribute, a correction amount to correct the cutting line. The cutting device generates, based on the cutting data, corrected cutting data for cutting the object to be cut along the cutting line corrected by the decided correction amount. The cutting device controls the movement mechanism based on the generated corrected cutting data and cutting the object to be cut.

A apparatus for processing sheets includes: a conveyance unit conveying a sheet; a processing unit provided with processing members processing the sheet along a conveyance direction, and a moving unit moving the processing members in a width direction; and a controller. When a processing position in the width direction to be processed by the processing members is different between a sheet conveyed ahead by the conveyance unit and a subsequent sheet, the controller processes the subsequent sheet by using a processing member having a minimum movement distance from the processing position of the sheet conveyed ahead among the processing members.

A apparatus for processing sheets includes: a conveyance unit conveying a sheet; a processing unit provided with processing members processing the sheet along a conveyance direction, and a moving unit moving the processing members in a width direction; and a controller. When a processing position in the width direction to be processed by the processing members is different between a sheet conveyed ahead by the conveyance unit and a subsequent sheet, the controller processes the subsequent sheet by using a processing member having a minimum movement distance from the processing position of the sheet conveyed ahead among the processing members.

A punching device for punching out blister packs from a blister strip has at least a first and a second punching element. The first punching element has a plurality of punches and the second punching element has a die. The first punching element is movable back and forth in a punching direction in such a way that the punching device alternately assumes an open position and a closed position. During operation of the punching device, each punch is connected to at least one of a plurality of carriages. In the idle state of the punching device, the carriages are displaceable relative to the associated punch in a direction which is perpendicular to the punching direction.

A slitter-scorer apparatus comprises: a corrugated paperboard-processing tool comprising a plurality of slitters and a plurality of scorers; a width directional movement mechanism and an up-down directional movement mechanism configured to move the corrugated paperboard-processing tool in a width direction and an up-down direction, respectively; and a control device configured to control the two movement mechanisms. The control device is configured to: set a target setup time for moving the corrugated paperboard-processing tool for an order change, based on a cutter cutoff length of a portion of a corrugated paperboard to be cut off by a cutter during the order change, and a paperboard feed speed; set a target acceleration/deceleration so as to allow the movement of the corrugated paperboard-processing tool to be completed in the target setup time; and control the movement mechanisms to move the corrugated paperboard-processing tool with the target acceleration/deceleration.

A slitter-scorer apparatus comprises: a corrugated paperboard-processing tool comprising a plurality of slitters and a plurality of scorers; a width directional movement mechanism and an up-down directional movement mechanism configured to move the corrugated paperboard-processing tool in a width direction and an up-down direction, respectively; and a control device configured to control the two movement mechanisms. The control device is configured to: set a target setup time for moving the corrugated paperboard-processing tool for an order change, based on a cutter cutoff length of a portion of a corrugated paperboard to be cut off by a cutter during the order change, and a paperboard feed speed; set a target acceleration/deceleration so as to allow the movement of the corrugated paperboard-processing tool to be completed in the target setup time; and control the movement mechanisms to move the corrugated paperboard-processing tool with the target acceleration/deceleration.

A cutting apparatus includes: a cutter that cuts a recording medium, both sides of which are laminated with a laminate film, at a position to an outer side by a predetermined margin amount; a recording medium outer shape detector that detects an outer shape portion of the recording medium; and a hardware processor that determines a cutting position by the cutter based on a position of the outer shape portion detected by the recording medium outer shape detector.

A cutting apparatus includes: a cutter that cuts a recording medium, both sides of which are laminated with a laminate film, at a position to an outer side by a predetermined margin amount; a recording medium outer shape detector that detects an outer shape portion of the recording medium; and a hardware processor that determines a cutting position by the cutter based on a position of the outer shape portion detected by the recording medium outer shape detector.