A scanner for inserting a sheaf of papers into a file folder, which includes a first roller, a second roller, a third roller, and a fourth roller, each roller attached to a frame of the scanner, a first paper guide and a second paper guide attached to the frame of the scanner, a folder lifter attached to the frame of the scanner, a conveyor belt attached to the frame of the scanner, and a control circuit configured to control the scanner, where the first roller and the second roller are configured to feed a file folder toward the first paper guide, the first paper guide is configured to guide it toward the third and fourth rollers, where the first paper guide further guides the file folder onto the folder lifter, and the third and fourth rollers are configured to feed the file folder toward the second paper guide.

A scanner for inserting a sheaf of papers into a file folder, which includes a first roller, a second roller, a third roller, and a fourth roller, each roller attached to a frame of the scanner, a first paper guide and a second paper guide attached to the frame of the scanner, a folder lifter attached to the frame of the scanner, a conveyor belt attached to the frame of the scanner, and a control circuit configured to control the scanner, where the first roller and the second roller are configured to feed a file folder toward the first paper guide, the first paper guide is configured to guide it toward the third and fourth rollers, where the first paper guide further guides the file folder onto the folder lifter, and the third and fourth rollers are configured to feed the file folder toward the second paper guide.

In a method for producing a collection of pre-products by wrapping a second pre-product around a first pre-product, it is provided according to the invention that said method comprises a number of steps. In one step, a first pre-product is provided, which has an edge region. In another step, a second pre-product is provided. In a further step, the second pre-product is conveyed into a wrapping position. In a further step, the first pre-product is conveyed, with the edge region in front, against the second pre-product located in the wrapping position, as a result of which a wrapping operation is initiated on the second pre-product.

A production configuration is determined for controlling a product processing plant that comprises a collecting system having a conveyor and a plurality of feeders for preparing product collections from products supplied by the feeders. The production configuration defines a production of a plurality of production sequences for a plurality of delivery routes, wherein each delivery route is assigned one or more production sequences, each of which define a production of a plurality of production collections of a collection type comprising a plurality of products. For each feeder an occupancy with products, which are to be conveyed by the feeder to the conveyor for preparation for the product collections, is determined. A production optimization parameter determines whether a defined production order is to be maintained for the delivery routes or whether the production order of the delivery routes can be altered. If the production order can be altered, the production sequences of a plurality of delivery routes for the production of production collections of the same collection type are combined to a cohesive production sequence and the occupancy of the feeders is determined for the production order with combined production sequences.

In a method for producing a collection (20) of pre-products by inserting a first pre-product (1) into a second pre-product (3), it is provided according to the invention that a first pre-product (1) and a second pre-product (3) are provided, wherein the second pre-product (3) has a wrapping fold (4) with a fold inner side (5). The second pre-product (3) is conveyed into an insertion position, in which the second pre-product (3) is opened and faces with the fold inner side (5) toward the first pre-product (1). The first pre-product (1) is conveyed into the opened second pre-product (3) and against the fold inner side (5) so as to form the collection (20), the second pre-product (3) assumes the conveying direction of the first pre-product (1), and the collection (20) is provided for further processing.

In a method for producing a collection (20) of pre-products by inserting a first pre-product (1) into a second pre-product (3), it is provided according to the invention that a first pre-product (1) and a second pre-product (3) are provided, wherein the second pre-product (3) has a wrapping fold (4) with a fold inner side (5). The second pre-product (3) is conveyed into an insertion position, in which the second pre-product (3) is opened and faces with the fold inner side (5) toward the first pre-product (1). The first pre-product (1) is conveyed into the opened second pre-product (3) and against the fold inner side (5) so as to form the collection (20), the second pre-product (3) assumes the conveying direction of the first pre-product (1), and the collection (20) is provided for further processing.