JP4759856B2 - Variable bookbinding printed matter management method and system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a bookbinding printed material management method in a delivery line including cutting, stacking, and palletizing of a bookbinding printed material in a bookbinding manufacturing process of a variable bookbinding printed material. The bookbinding printed material is also called a booklet.
[0002]
[Prior art]
When a normal bookbinding printed material is manufactured, the finished bookbinding printed material has the same appearance and content. For this reason, there is no concept of lots in normal bookbinding printed materials, and the number of bookbinding printed materials can be managed in the delivery line by combining the completed numbers.
[0003]
However, the variable bookbinding printed materials, such as binding a printed material that selects only the information that the customer is interested in, have different appearances and content configurations, and there are no identical ones. For this reason, there are lot classifications such as delivery classifications, and it is important to palletize the bookbinding printed material for each lot according to the production order, and to prevent lot mixing or omission.
[0004]
A bookbinding machine that can perform variable bookbinding has a function of automatically re-creating due to, for example, a collation failure, and defects that have occurred in the bookbinding machine are automatically rebound without any special designation. Defects that occur on the line need to be recreated by specifying the bound printed product. Individual information such as barcodes is added to the bookbinding printed material so that it can be discriminated. In order to eliminate omissions etc., it is necessary to check the total number of bookbinding printed materials, and this is done by visual inspection. .
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, even though individual information such as barcodes can be added to the bookbinding printed material, it can be discriminated. However, 100% inspection by visual inspection imposes a heavy burden on the operator and automatically recreates the defects generated by the bookbinding machine. Problems such as mixing lots.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a variable bookbinding management method.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to attain the aforementioned object in the present invention, in the first invention of claim 1, a method for managing a stitched brochure produced in bookbinding line for performing variable bookbinding, printed on each of the stitched brochure individual a step of reading information from the contents of the read individual information, it shall the bound printed matter, and determine whether hits the ordinal number of a predetermined production sequence, the stitched brochure has been produced in the production sequence the Or the determination step of determining whether the product is produced out of the production order, and the bookbinding printed matter judged to have been produced according to the production order in the determination step is distributed to the first conveyance line, the bound printed matter is determined to have been produced off the production order, Bariabu, characterized in that it comprises distributing the second conveying line, and sorting step, a It is obtained by the binding printed material management method.
[0008]
Further, according to the invention of claim 2, in the variable bookbinding printed matter management method according to claim 1, the number of items is determined by re-reading the individual information of each bookbinding printed matter after being distributed to the first transport line or the second transport line. The variable printed matter management method is characterized by including a management step.
[0009]
The invention of claim 3, a system for managing stitched brochure produced in bookbinding line for performing variable bookbinding, and means for reading the individual information printed on each of the stitched brochure, the read individual information From the contents , the bookbinding printed material is identified in what order in a predetermined production order, and whether the bookbinding printed material is produced according to the production order, or produced out of the production order A determination means for determining whether or not the bookbinding printed matter determined to have been produced according to the production order is distributed to the first conveyance line and judged to have been produced out of the production order. were stitched brochure is distributed to the second conveying line, which was variable stitched brochure management system characterized by comprising a distributing means, the A.
[0010]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the variable bookbinding printed matter management system according to the third aspect , after being assigned to the first transport line or the second transport line , the individual information of each bookbinding printed matter is read again to The variable printed matter management system is characterized in that it also includes means for performing management.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the method of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. A schematic configuration of the system of the present invention is shown in a block diagram of FIG. The booklet is printed by the printing unit 11 based on information from the bookbinding machine after bookbinding, and individual information such as an address and a barcode unique to the booklet such as a distribution code for distribution are printed and discharged to the delivery line. The barcode unique to the booklet is read by the barcode reading unit 12, the line is sorted by the sorter 13 based on the information, and booklet management information is stored in the database 17. In the inspection step 15, the defective booklet is found and removed, the barcode of the defective booklet is read by the barcode reading unit 16, and the booklet management information stored in the database 17 is updated. A console 14 is provided for controlling the apparatus and managing the booklet. The console 14 also manages the database 17.
[0012]
The operation of the system of the present invention is shown in the flowchart of FIG. As a preliminary preparation, first, a production order list of booklets including barcode information to be printed on the booklet is registered in the database (S1, S2).
[0013]
The bound booklet is first printed with individual information including a barcode by the printing unit 11. In the delivery line, the printed barcode is read by the barcode reading unit 12, and bookbinding completion is checked based on the production order list on the database (S3 to S6). Information registered in the database 17 by this check becomes management information that the booklet is bound from the bookbinding machine.
[0014]
The bookbinding machine has a function of automatically remaking it if a failure occurs due to a trouble such as a collating machine. For this reason, even if a booklet is manufactured in the order of production, if a defect occurs, a booklet that is out of production order may be produced in the middle, and if the produced product is palletized as it is, lots may be mixed. is there.
[0015]
Therefore, the production sequence number is searched from the read contents of the barcode, and compared with the production sequence number of the barcode information passed so far (S7). FIG. 3 shows details of the comparison method. Assume that the production order list 31 is registered in the database. Among the reading codes so far, the largest production number is stored and used as a comparative production number. If the production number retrieved from the barcode read this time is larger than this, it is determined that the booklet is made in the order of production, and is distributed to the main line and the comparative production number is updated (S8). If the production number read this time is smaller than the comparative production number, it is determined that the booklet has been recreated, and is distributed to sub-lines (S8). In this manner, lots are prevented from being mixed by sorting the booklet conveyance based on the read contents of the barcode.
[0016]
Each distributed booklet is processed and undergoes final inspection in the inspection process (S9). If the inspection result is non-defective (S10), the booklet that passes through the main line is palletized sequentially, and the booklet that passes through the sub-line is either palletized by returning the booklet to the position corresponding to the original production order, or placed separately so as not to be mixed. After that, palletizing is performed (S14).
[0017]
If the inspection result is judged to be defective (S10), the barcode of the booklet is read by the barcode reader (S11), and the booklet completion check for the booklet is checked from the management information against the database 17. At the same time, the booklet information is added to the reproduction list (S13). After scheduled production is completed, bookbinding is performed again using the reproduction list. When all the booklet completion checks for management information have been completed, all booklets have been manufactured without omission.
[0018]
【The invention's effect】
In the inventions of claim 1 and claim 3, bookbinding printed matter produced according to a predetermined production order and bookbinding printed matter produced out of the production order are distributed to different lines. There is an effect that mixing can be automatically prevented.
[0019]
In the inventions of claims 2 and 4, since the number management is performed by re-reading the individual information of the bookbinding printed matter after being distributed to each line, the effect of automatically preventing the bookbinding printed matter from being made automatically can be prevented. There is.
[0020]
As a result of the above, the present invention can eliminate the burden on workers and work errors due to visual inspection of all bookbinding printed materials manufactured on the delivery line of the bookbinding line that can perform variable bookbinding. In addition to being able to greatly improve, there is an effect that variable bookbinding printed matter can be reliably managed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the system of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of information operations related to a sorting operation of the system of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Printing part 12 ... Bar code reading part 13 ... Sorting machine 14 ... Console 15 ... Inspection process 16 Bar code reading part 17 ... Database 31 ... Production order list

Claims (4)

A method for managing bookbinding prints produced in a bookbinding line that performs variable bookbinding,
A step of reading individual information printed on each of the stitched brochure,
From the contents of the read individual information, the stitched brochure is to identify whether hits the ordinal number of a predetermined production sequence, the stitched brochure is seemingly produced in the production order, from the production sequence A judgment process for judging whether the product has been produced
In the determination step, the bookbinding printed matter determined to have been produced according to the production order is distributed to the first conveyance line, and the bookbinding printed matter judged to have been produced out of the production order is subjected to the second conveyance. Sorting process to line, sorting process,
A variable bookbinding printed matter management method comprising: In the variable bookbinding printed matter management method according to claim 1,
A variable printed matter management method comprising a step of managing the number of pieces of bookbinding printed matter by rereading the individual information after being distributed to the first transport line or the second transport line . A system for managing bookbinding printed matter produced in a bookbinding line that performs variable bookbinding,
It means for reading the individual information printed on each of the stitched brochure,
From the contents of the read individual information, the stitched brochure is to identify whether hits the ordinal number of a predetermined production sequence, the stitched brochure is seemingly produced in the production order, from the production sequence A judgment means for judging whether the product has been produced
The bookbinding printed matter judged to have been produced in the production order by the judging means is distributed to the first transport line, and the booklet printed matter judged to have been produced out of the production order is second transported. Sorting means to sort lines ,
A variable bookbinding printed matter management system comprising: In the variable bookbinding printed matter management system according to claim 3,
A variable printed matter management system comprising means for managing the number of pieces of bookbinding printed matter by rereading the individual information after being distributed to the first conveying line or the second conveying line .

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