Provided is a puncher having activating/inactivating switch for post-processing function. The puncher prevents undesirable post processing even if the switch indicates activation of the post processing. When a puncher which is registered in the image forming apparatus is attached to the puncher, the puncher obtains information indicating whether or not to the post processing using a punch die is activated or not. When the obtained information indicates that the post processing using the punch die is inactivated, even if the switch indicates activation of the post processing, the post processing is not performed.

A sheet of absorbent material having opposite sheet side edges spaced apart from one another to define an overall width of the absorbent sheet, the sheet of absorbent material including zones of weakness spaced along the sheet of absorbent material according to a machine direction, each zone of weakness extending substantially transversally to said machine direction, each zone of weakness defining two adjacent individual absorbent sheet portions, each zone of weakness being a tear line. The tear line comprises two edge regions and a central region, a first edge region beginning at one of the sheet side edges towards the central region, a second edge region beginning at the other sheet side edges towards the central region, the central region including alternating perforated segments and unperforated segments. The edge regions are unperforated so as to constitute attachment areas within the tear line between two adjacent individual absorbent sheet portions.

The present invention includes a sheet transmission system, comprising: a sheet stacking unit, a sheet position adjusting unit, a sheet processing unit, and a sheet collection unit, arranged in series along a transmission path of a sheet; and one or more independent transmission units, each transmission unit provided between two adjacent units among above units; wherein the sheet stacking unit is configured to store the sheet to be processed; the sheet position adjusting unit is configured to adjust the position of the sheet; the sheet processing unit is configured to conduct a predetermined process to the sheet transmitted therein; the sheet collection unit is configured to collect the processed sheet; wherein when a sheet is transmitted along the transmission path, the sheet is subjected to at least one transition between the first-direction transmission state and the second-direction transition state; and wherein the sheet will not deflect in a vertical direction.

A notching system for an electrode sheet coated with slurry on a surface of a collector includes: an electrode unwinder from which the electrode sheet is unwound; a film unwinder from which a protective film stacked on the electrode sheet is unwound; a notching device configured to notch a non-coating portion, which is a portion that is not coated with the slurry on the electrode sheet, when provided in the state in which the protective film is stacked on the electrode sheet; and a rewinder configured to wind the notched electrode sheet.

Accordingly, the problem such as the cutting and tearing of the electrode sheet and the problem of causing the scratches due to the separation of the graphite powder from the surface of the electrode sheet may be solved.

A method of preparing an elongate web of sheet material for dividing into discrete stacks of web portions after reeling the web onto a drum is provided. The method includes forming transverse discontinuities in the web at spaced intervals corresponding to edges of the discrete stacks to be formed, the intervals progressively increasing along the web so that the discontinuities form angularly-aligned groups when reeled onto the drum.

A sheet processing apparatus for producing book blocks from printed single sheets includes a conveying section for conveying a printed single sheet along a conveying direction, an input section configured to receive the printed single sheet, a control system configured to generate a workflow order comprising one or more commands for processing the printed single sheet, a sheet sensor configured to detect a sheet parameter having at least one of position and size of the printed single sheet, a sheet rotator configured to stop the printed single sheet and to rotate the printed single sheet or to convey the printed single sheet without rotation depending on a rotation command of the workflow order, a perforator configured to perforate the printed single sheet, and a folding device configured to fold the printed single sheet.

A dispenser for sheet material may include a feed roller with an integrated cutting mechanism that is movable with the feed roller for at least partially cutting or perforating the sheet material during dispensing thereof.

Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for converting a sheet of elastomeric material into a continuous strip, wherein the apparatus includes a cutting section for providing a sequence of cuts in the sheet along which the sheet is separable into interconnected zig-zag sections to form the continuous strip, wherein the apparatus further includes an infeed section for feeding the sheet to the cutting section in a feeding direction along a feeding path, wherein the infeed section includes a first infeed member for feeding the sheet along the feeding path at a first infeed rate, and a second infeed member downstream of the first infeed member for feeding the sheet along the feeding path at a second infeed rate, wherein the apparatus is operable in a stretching mode in which the second infeed rate is higher than the first infeed rate.

A material for the packaging is for agricultural products. A single continuous film that is composed of a plurality of packaging portions, which are detachable from each other through a rupture line, said packaging portion being divided into an initial portion and a final portion, the latter portion being provided with a non-permanent adhesive layer on one of its surfaces. A method of making the material.

An information processing apparatus includes a perforation processing setting unit configured to set whether to perform perforation processing of forming a perforation-shaped cut in a physical medium, a line setting unit configured to set whether to print a line at a position corresponding to a position of the perforation-shaped cut on the physical medium, and an instruction unit configured to instruct a printing apparatus to perform the perforation processing and to print the line based on the setting by the perforation processing setting unit and the setting by the line setting unit.