Claims
- 1. A method of positioning a buffer in a printed product finishing line, the method comprising:
identifying which section of a finishing line processing printed products operates with more faults; and positioning a buffer in-line, adjacent to and downstream of the identified section.
- 2. A method of processing printed products, the method comprising:
positioning a buffer in a finishing line; and continuing to process printed products on the finishing line using the buffer while one section of the finishing line is being repaired.
- 3. A method of processing printed products, the method comprising:
positioning a buffer between an upstream section of a finishing line and a downstream section of the finishing line; and continuing to process printed products from the buffer in the downstream section of the finishing line when a fault occurs in the upstream section of the finishing line.
- 4. A method of processing printed products, the method comprising:
positioning a buffer between an upstream section of a finishing line and a downstream section of the finishing line; and continuing to process printed products in the upstream section of the finishing line by placing the printed products in the buffer should a fault occur in the downstream section.
- 5. A method of combining two mail streams, the method comprising:
generating a first mailing list for a first mail stream on a first finishing line; generating a second mailing list for a second mail stream on a second finishing line; combining the first and second mailing lists to generate a master mailing list; moving products in the first mail stream to a buffer; and merging the products in the buffer into the second mail stream.
- 6. A method of controlling a finishing line, the method comprising:
positioning a buffer in the finishing line; moving products into the buffer; sensing an amount of the products on the buffer; and based on the amount, communicating with a controller to adjust the speed of a section of the finishing line.
- 7. A method of processing printed products, the method comprising;
positioning a buffer between a binder section of a binding line and a trimmer section of the binding line; moving printed products into the buffer; processing printed products from the buffer at the trimmer section when a fault occurs in the binder section of the binding line; and processing printed products at the binder section by continuing to move printed products into the buffer when a fault occurs in the trimmer section of the binding line.
- 8. A method of processing printed products, the method comprising:
positioning a buffer between a trimmer section of a binding line and an end-of-line equipment section of the binding line; moving printed products into the buffer; processing printed products from the buffer at the end-of-line section when a fault occurs in the trimmer section of the binding line; and processing printed products at the trimmer section by continuing to move printed products into the buffer when a fault occurs in the end-of-line section of the binding line.
- 9. A method of processing printed products, the method comprising:
positioning a first buffer between a first section of a binding line and a second section of the binding line; positioning a second buffer in the binding line; moving printed products into the first buffer and the second buffer; processing printed products from one of the first buffer and the second buffer at the second section when a fault occurs in the second section of the binding line; and processing printed products at the first section by continuing to move printed products into one of the first buffer and the second buffer when a fault occurs in the second section of the binding line.
- 10. A method of processing printed products, the method comprising:
positioning a buffer between a first section and a second section of a finishing line; operating the first section and the second section of the finishing line in a non-fault state; and adjusting a speed of one of the first section and the second section when the finishing line is in a fault state.
- 11. A method of processing printed products, the method comprising:
positioning a buffer between a first section and a second section of a finishing line; adjusting a speed of the second section to be faster than the first section to keep the buffer in a near-empty state; and processing printed products in the first section by continuing to move printed products into the buffer when a fault occurs in the second section.
- 12. A method of processing printed products, the method comprising:
positioning a buffer between a first section and a second section of a finishing line; adjusting a speed of the first section to be faster than the second section to keep the buffer in a near-full state; and processing printed products from the buffer in the second section when a fault occurs in the first section.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/466,821, filed Apr. 30, 2003. The contents of Application No. 60/466,821 are hereby incorporated by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60466821 |
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