EP2450283B1 - Method for identifying a bunch of printed products and device for executing the method - Google Patents

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EP2450283B1
EP2450283B1 EP20110187326 EP11187326A EP2450283B1 EP 2450283 B1 EP2450283 B1 EP 2450283B1 EP 20110187326 EP20110187326 EP 20110187326 EP 11187326 A EP11187326 A EP 11187326A EP 2450283 B1 EP2450283 B1 EP 2450283B1
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Lukas Schlatter
Stefan Liebheit
Andreas Zemp
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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  • the invention relates to a method for identifying a container consisting of printed products, which is produced in each case in a container and provided with a strapping and with information of the production planning having information carrier.
  • the invention relates to a device for carrying out the method.
  • Such containers are usually made rod-shaped or roll-shaped, i. designed as so-called packages, rods or rollers and usually stacked with a palletizer or cached as roles. Contain the container finished products, such as magazines or books, so they can be made ready for shipping.
  • the containers are first fed to a corresponding further processing process.
  • the printed products are processed in a saddle stitcher or an adhesive binder to finished products.
  • the information arranged on the information carriers is used in each case.
  • the prior art has already disclosed various methods for producing such containers.
  • the information carriers are provided with information of the production planning system of the client.
  • information carriers are pre-printed by the client as so-called packing slips. These labels are then applied by the surgeon by hand on the associated container.
  • confusion is possible, which can lead to incorrect production or incorrect shipping.
  • Information that was not known during production planning can not be included on the packing slip and must be added to the respective container afterwards.
  • This information is real-time information from the production of the containers, for example, the actual number of printed products of a container, the applied pressing pressure or the orientation of the printed products in the container.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a method and apparatus of the type mentioned, which guarantee a higher production and shipping safety and the integration of real-time information from the production of the container.
  • a plurality of containers are deposited forming a stack and that at least one container of the stack is provided with an information carrier.
  • the information carrier is applied automatically to the container, whereby a particularly high production and shipping security can be ensured.
  • the application of the information carrier can either be done in the container or after removal of the container from the container.
  • the information carriers are also provided automatically, for example, in a labeling device with the intended information. Errors when applying the information carrier to the container can thus be largely excluded.
  • a particularly simple method results when, according to a development of the invention, a programmable, writable or printable information carrier is used.
  • the container is provided with a strapping and applied the information carrier advantageous on or under the strapping of the container or in the field of strapping on the container, in particular glued.
  • bar-shaped containers are produced on both sides of at least one terminal end plate.
  • At least one information carrier is attached to at least one end plate of a container.
  • information carriers for example electronic or optical information carriers and information carrier with a transponder are possible.
  • other information and applied elsewhere on the container information for example, inkjet sprayed information as an information carrier in the context of the invention considered.
  • the information carriers are preferably provided with at least one piece of information within the bundle former.
  • a generic device control means with which information of the production planning and container-specific information and information about production parameters of at least one their upstream device can be detected and merged.
  • an information transfer device for transferring the information to information carriers and a manipulation device for automatically applying the information carrier provided with the information to the associated container are provided.
  • the information is applied according to a development of the invention with a trained example as a labeling device information transfer device, which is arranged in the container or in the palletizer or between the container and a downstream arranged palletizer.
  • a labeling device information transfer device which is arranged in the container or in the palletizer or between the container and a downstream arranged palletizer.
  • the application of the information carrier on the appropriate container is done for example with a robot arm.
  • the Fig. 1 shows a suitable apparatus for the method 1, which has a designed as a rod cantilever 3, which are supplied in a scale flow 4 in a transport direction 5 printed products 24.
  • This supply can take place directly from an upstream device 17, for example designed as a printing press or temporary storage device ( Fig. 4 ).
  • the printed products 24 are intermediate products such as folded sheets, signatures, individual sheets and book blocks, or even finished printed products such as magazines, brochures and the like.
  • rod jib trained container 2 are formed from the printed products 24 as stacking packages, which at its two end faces 15 mostly with end plates 25 are provided and each held together by a strapping 12.
  • Tray formers 3 designed as bar outriggers are in themselves well known to the person skilled in the art. It is here for example on the EP-A-0 623 542 and the EP-A-0 847 949 of the applicant.
  • a strapped stack package forms a rod-shaped container 2, which is relatively stable due to a high pressure of the juxtaposed printed products 24 and stored in a subsequent process step on a pallet 14, that is palletized.
  • Palletizing takes place here, for example, with a palletizing device 13 designed as a stacking tongs, which lifts the containers 2 onto the pallet 14.
  • a palletizing device 13 designed as a stacking tongs, which lifts the containers 2 onto the pallet 14.
  • Fig. 1 shown lower right thereby stack 16 of several containers 2 can be formed on the pallet 14.
  • the stacks 16 are then supplied, for example, to a feeder, not shown here, of a saddle stitcher. Of course there are other possibilities for further processing.
  • the printed products 24 are, for example, book blocks, then these can be fed to an adhesive binder, not shown here.
  • the containers 2 can be provided with a tour address sheet.
  • the device 1 has an information transfer device 7 designed, for example, as a labeling device, in which, for example, information slips 8 formed as slips, in particular as self-adhesive slips, are provided with information required in subsequent production and / or distribution processes.
  • the information transfer device 7 can be configured as desired.
  • Essential is their ability to provide the information carrier 8 with the required information.
  • These can be visual representations, letters and numbers or also electronically stored data and the information carrier 8 can accordingly be designed to be programmable, writable or printable.
  • the information carriers 8 provided with the respective information are transported starting from the information transfer device 7 in the direction of the arrow 9 to the container 2, in this case with an arm, in particular a robot arm trained manipulation device 10 detected and attached to one of the end faces 15 of the container 2 on the end plate 25.
  • the information carrier 8 can be mounted directly on or under the strapping 12 or in the region of the strapping 12.
  • the manipulation device 10 is moved in directions of movement 11 shown by a double arrow towards the container 2 and then away from it again.
  • the in Fig. 1 shown manipulation device 10 moves to the left until the information carrier 8 on the front side 15 of the container 2, ie on the end plate 25 adheres. Subsequently, the manipulation device 10 returns to the starting position to receive a new information carrier 8 for a subsequent container 2.
  • the container 2 provided with the information carrier 8 is finally picked up by the palletizing device 13 and deposited on the pallet 14.
  • another transport path of the information carrier 8 can be selected from the information transfer device 7 to the container 2.
  • the information transfer device 7 can be integrated into the bundle 3 or in the palletizer 13.
  • only a container 2 of a stack 16 or a pallet 14, in particular in each case the last container 2 of the stack 16 and the pallet 14, with an information on all containers 2 of this stack 16 and this pallet 14 containing information carrier 8 are provided ,
  • the Fig. 2 1 schematically shows the control architecture of a device 1 according to the invention.
  • the control architecture comprises a control means 21 designed as a system computer which takes over the information for a job for producing at least one container 2 from printed products 24 from a control means 20 designed as a customer computer.
  • a trained as a main control control means 19 is provided with the necessary information.
  • a control means 22 of the transporting device 18 designed as a control device and a control means 23 of the bundle former 3 designed as a control device are then provided with the required information.
  • the data transmission takes place in such a way that the information to be transmitted to the information carrier 8 with the information transfer device 7 can finally be assembled in a control device 26 of the device 1 designed as a computer.
  • control means 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26 can also be combined in a single control device.
  • the labeling of the information carrier 8 and its application to the associated container 2 take place automatically. This ensures a high guarantee that the containers 2 are provided with the correct, ie the respective associated information.
  • the information to be applied to an information carrier 8 includes information from production planning, container-specific information and production parameters. This information will be displayed during the manufacture of the container 2 or afterwards on an in Fig. 1 compiled by means of a dotted line communication path 6. This happens, for example, while the container 2 is formed and strapped.
  • the information from the production planning is already known before the start of production. It is information about the product and its intended distribution, such as product name, job / job name, format, page number, paper type, customer address, and the like.
  • the package-specific information relates, for example, to the number of printed products 24 of the corresponding container 2 or the orientation of the printed products 24 in container 2. These are thus information that was not yet known in the production planning, because they only arise during the production of the container 2 ,
  • the number of printed products 24 of a container 2 is determined, for example, with a known per se copy counter.
  • the orientation of the printed products in the container 2 can be taken, for example, the control means 23 of the container 3.
  • the production parameters relate, for example, to the stack pressure, the separation parameters or the pressing pressure.
  • the corresponding information comes from the control means 23 of the container forming device 3 and the measuring means, not shown, operatively connected thereto.
  • the production parameters may also include information from a device 17 upstream of the packer 3, for example from a printing machine. This information is also supplied to the information transfer device 7 via the communication path 6.
  • the corresponding information can be provided according to Fig. 3 applied in corresponding fields A, B and C of the information carrier 8, for example, be printed.
  • the field A contains, for example, the information from the production planning, the field B package-specific information and the field C information about production parameters.
  • the gathering of the information preferably takes place during the manufacturing process of the container 2.
  • Fig. 4 shown schematically. Shown is the paper flow in the device 1.
  • the printed products 24 are produced in an upstream, designed as a printing machine 17 and conveyed by a transport device 18 in the flake or single stream over a serving for discharging printed products 24 switch 27 and fed to the container 3.
  • an information carrier 8 is provided.
  • the collated information is applied to the information carrier 8, for example, printed.
  • information of the production planning and container-specific information and information about production parameters of at least one upstream device 17 with the control means 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 are detected and combined.
  • the information carrier 8 is used up on the container 2, taken over the container 2 with the palletizer 13 and stacked on the pallet 14.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Kennzeichnen eines aus Druckprodukten bestehenden Gebindes, das jeweils in einem Gebindebildner hergestellt und mit einer Umreifung sowie mit einem Informationen der Produktionsplanung aufweisenden Informationsträger versehen wird. Zudem betrifft die Erfindung eine Vorrichtung zur Durchführung des Verfahrens.The invention relates to a method for identifying a container consisting of printed products, which is produced in each case in a container and provided with a strapping and with information of the production planning having information carrier. In addition, the invention relates to a device for carrying out the method.

Solche Gebinde werden üblicherweise stangen- oder rollenförmig hergestellt, d.h. als sogenannte Pakete, Stangen oder Rollen ausgebildet und in der Regel mit einer Palettiervorrichtung abgestapelt oder als Rollen zwischengespeichert. Enthalten die Gebinde Fertigprodukte, beispielsweise Zeitschriften oder Bücher, so können sie direkt für den Versand bereit gemacht werden. Im anderen Fall werden die Gebinde zunächst einem entsprechenden Weiterverarbeitungsprozess zugeführt. Beispielsweise werden die Druckprodukte in einem Sammelhefter oder einem Klebebinder zu Fertigprodukten weiterverarbeitet. Für den Versand der Druckprodukte bzw. für die Weiterverarbeitung werden jeweils die auf den Informationsträgern angeordneten Informationen verwendet. Im Stand der Technik sind bereits verschiedene Verfahren zum Herstellen solcher Gebinde bekannt geworden.Such containers are usually made rod-shaped or roll-shaped, i. designed as so-called packages, rods or rollers and usually stacked with a palletizer or cached as roles. Contain the container finished products, such as magazines or books, so they can be made ready for shipping. In the other case, the containers are first fed to a corresponding further processing process. For example, the printed products are processed in a saddle stitcher or an adhesive binder to finished products. For the dispatch of the printed products or for the further processing, the information arranged on the information carriers is used in each case. The prior art has already disclosed various methods for producing such containers.

So zeigt beispielsweise die EP-A-1 258 852 ein Verfahren der genannten Art, bei dem jeweils als Display ausgebildete Informationsträger zur Kennzeichnung der Gebinde mit visuell lesbaren Informationen beschrieben werden. Durch die US 2003/0139845 ist ein stangenförmiges Gebinde bekannt geworden, das mit einem programmierbaren Informationsträger versehen wird. Die Informationen können auf dem Informationsträger auch als Druckbild, Strichcode oder dergleichen aufgebracht sein. Bekannt sind auch Informationsträger, die vom Operateur direkt am Gebinde angebracht werden.For example, shows the EP-A-1 258 852 a method of the type mentioned, in each case designed as a display information carrier for labeling the containers are described with visually readable information. By the US 2003/0139845 is a rod-shaped container has become known, which is provided with a programmable information carrier. The information can also be applied to the information carrier as a print image, bar code or the like. Also known are information carriers that are attached by the surgeon directly to the container.

Die Informationsträger werden mit Informationen des Produktionsplanungssystems des Auftraggebers versehen. Vielfach werden solche Informationsträger als sogenannte Gebindezettel vom Auftraggeber vorgedruckt. Diese Zettel werden dann vom Operateur von Hand auf das zugehörige Gebinde aufgebracht. Dabei sind jedoch Verwechslungen möglich, die zu einer Fehlproduktion oder fehlerhaftem Versand führen können. Informationen, die während der Produktionsplanung noch nicht bekannt waren, können auf dem Gebindezettel nicht enthalten sein und müsse nachträglich am jeweiligen Gebinde angebracht werden. Bei diesen Informationen handelt es sich um Echtzeitinformationen aus der Produktion der Gebinde, beispielsweise um die tatsächliche Anzahl der Druckprodukte eines Gebindes, den aufgebrachten Pressdruck oder die Orientierung der Druckprodukte im Gebinde.The information carriers are provided with information of the production planning system of the client. In many cases, such information carriers are pre-printed by the client as so-called packing slips. These labels are then applied by the surgeon by hand on the associated container. However, confusion is possible, which can lead to incorrect production or incorrect shipping. Information that was not known during production planning can not be included on the packing slip and must be added to the respective container afterwards. This information is real-time information from the production of the containers, for example, the actual number of printed products of a container, the applied pressing pressure or the orientation of the printed products in the container.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung der genannten Art zu schaffen, die eine höhere Produktions- und Versandsicherheik sowie die Integration von Echtzeitinformationen aus der Produktion der Gebinde gewährlesten.The invention has for its object to provide a method and apparatus of the type mentioned, which guarantee a higher production and shipping safety and the integration of real-time information from the production of the container.

Diese Aufgabe ist bei einem gattungsgemässen Verfahren dadurch gelöst, dass die Informationen der Produktionsplanung während oder nach der Herstellung des Gebindes mit zusätzlichen, gebindespezifischen und Produktionsparameter des Gebindes betreffenden Informationen zusammengeführt werden und der für das Gebinde vorgesehene Informationsträger sowohl mit den Informationen der Produkticnsplanung als auch mit den zusätzlichen Informationen versehen wird. Mit dem erfindungsgemässen Verfahren können Gebinde hergestellt werden, die mit während der Produktionsplanung noch nicht bekannten Echtzeitinformationen versehen sind. Solche Informationen sind insbesondere wesentlich für die Weiterverarbeitung, können jedoch auch für den Versand dienlich sein. Dies insbesondere dann, wenn die Gebinde kleinere Auflagen enthalten.This object is achieved in a generic method in that the information of production planning during or after the production of the container with additional, container-specific and production parameters of the container information is merged and provided for the container information carrier both with the information of the Produkticnsplanung as well the additional information is provided. With the method according to the invention, containers can be produced that are provided with real-time information that is not yet known during production planning. Such information is particularly important for further processing, but may also be useful for shipping. This especially if the containers contain smaller runs.

Gemäss einer Weiterbildung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass mehrere Gebinde einen Stapel bildend abgelegt werden und dass zumindest ein Gebinde des Stapels mit einem Informationsträger versehen wird.According to a development of the invention, it is provided that a plurality of containers are deposited forming a stack and that at least one container of the stack is provided with an information carrier.

Gemäss einer Weiterbildung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass der Informationsträger selbsttätig auf das Gebinde aufgebracht wird, wodurch eine besonders hohe Produktions- und Versandsicherheit gewährleistet werden kann. Das Aufbringen der Informationsträger kann entweder noch im Gebindebildner oder nach der Entnahme des Gebindes aus dem Gebindebildner erfolgen. Vorzugsweise werden die Informationsträger zudem auch selbsttätig beispielsweise in einem Beschriftungsgerät mit den vorgesehenen Informationen versehen. Fehler beim Aufbringen der Informationsträger auf die Gebinde können damit weitgehend ausgeschlossen werden.According to a development of the invention it is provided that the information carrier is applied automatically to the container, whereby a particularly high production and shipping security can be ensured. The application of the information carrier can either be done in the container or after removal of the container from the container. Preferably, the information carriers are also provided automatically, for example, in a labeling device with the intended information. Errors when applying the information carrier to the container can thus be largely excluded.

Ein besonders einfaches Verfahren ergibt sich dann, wenn gemäss einer Weiterbildung der Erfindung ein programmierbarer, beschreibbarer oder bedruckbarer Informationsträger verwendet wird. Dazu wird das Gebinde mit einer Umreifung versehen und der Informationsträger vorteilhaft auf oder unter die Umreifung des Gebindes oder im Bereich der Umreifung auf das Gebinde aufgebracht, insbesondere aufgeklebt.A particularly simple method results when, according to a development of the invention, a programmable, writable or printable information carrier is used. For this purpose, the container is provided with a strapping and applied the information carrier advantageous on or under the strapping of the container or in the field of strapping on the container, in particular glued.

In einer weiteren Ausführungsform der Erfindung werden stangenförmige Gebinde mit beidseitig jeweils zumindest einer abschliessenden Endplatte hergestellt. Dabei wird an zumindest einer Endplatte eines Gebindes zumindest ein Informationsträger angebracht.In a further embodiment of the invention, bar-shaped containers are produced on both sides of at least one terminal end plate. At least one information carrier is attached to at least one end plate of a container.

Grundsätzlich sind auch andere Informationsträger, beispielsweise elektronische oder optische Informationsträger und Informabonsträger mit einem Transponder möglich. Ebenso werden auch anderweitig und an anderen Stellen auf das Gebinde aufgebrachte Informationen, beispielsweise per Inkjet aufgespritzte Informationen als Informationsträger im Sinne der Erfindung betrachtet. Die Informationsträger werden vorzugsweise innerhalb des Gebindebildners mit wenigstens einer Information versehen.In principle, other information carriers, for example electronic or optical information carriers and information carrier with a transponder are possible. Likewise, other information and applied elsewhere on the container information, for example, inkjet sprayed information as an information carrier in the context of the invention considered. The information carriers are preferably provided with at least one piece of information within the bundle former.

Zur Lösung der Aufgabe weist eine gattungsgemässe Vorrichtung Steuermittel auf, mit denen Informationen der Produktionsplanung und gebindespezifische Informationen und Informationen über Produktionsparameter zumindest einer ihr vorgelagerten Vorrichtung erfassbar und zusammenführbar sind. Zudem sind eine Informationsweitergabeeinrichtung zur Weitergabe der Informationen an Informationsträger sowie eine Manipulationseinrichtung zum selbsttätigen Aufbringen der mit den Informationen versehenen Informationsträger auf das zugehörige Gebinde vorgesehen.To solve the problem, a generic device control means, with which information of the production planning and container-specific information and information about production parameters of at least one their upstream device can be detected and merged. In addition, an information transfer device for transferring the information to information carriers and a manipulation device for automatically applying the information carrier provided with the information to the associated container are provided.

Das Aufbringen der Informationen erfolgt nach einer Weiterbildung der Erfindung mit einer beispielsweise als Beschriftungsgerät ausgebildeten Informationsweitergabevorrichtung, die im Gebindebildner oder in der Palettiervorrichtung oder zwischen dem Gebindebildner und einer stromab angeordneten Palettiervorrichtung angeordnet ist. Das Aufbringen des Informationsträgers auf das entsprechende Gebinde erfolgt beispielsweise mit einem Roboterarm.The information is applied according to a development of the invention with a trained example as a labeling device information transfer device, which is arranged in the container or in the palletizer or between the container and a downstream arranged palletizer. The application of the information carrier on the appropriate container is done for example with a robot arm.

Weitere vorteilhafte Merkmale ergeben sich aus den abhängigen Patentansprüchen, der nachfolgenden Beschreibung, sowie der Zeichnung. Es zeigen:

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Further advantageous features emerge from the dependent claims, the following description, and the drawings. Show it:
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Die Fig. 1 zeigt eine für das Verfahren geeignete Vorrichtung 1, die einen als Stangenausleger ausgebildeten Gebindebildner 3 aufweist, dem in einem Schuppenstrom 4 in einer Transportrichtung 5 Druckprodukte 24 zugeführt werden. Diese Zufuhr kann direkt von einer vorgelagerten, beispielsweise als Druckmaschine oder Zwischenspeicher ausgebildeten Vorrichtung 17 erfolgen (Fig. 4). Die Druckprodukte 24 sind Zwischenprodukte, wie beispielsweise gefalzte Bogen, Signaturen, einzelne Blätter und Buchblöcke, oder auch fertige Druckprodukte, wie beispielsweise Zeitschriften, Broschüren und dergleichen.The Fig. 1 shows a suitable apparatus for the method 1, which has a designed as a rod cantilever 3, which are supplied in a scale flow 4 in a transport direction 5 printed products 24. This supply can take place directly from an upstream device 17, for example designed as a printing press or temporary storage device ( Fig. 4 ). The printed products 24 are intermediate products such as folded sheets, signatures, individual sheets and book blocks, or even finished printed products such as magazines, brochures and the like.

Im Stangenausleger werden aus den Druckprodukten 24 als Stapelpakete ausgebildete Gebinde 2 gebildet, die an ihren beiden Stirnseiten 15 zumeist mit Endplatten 25 versehen sind und jeweils mittels einer Umreifung 12 zusammengehalten werden. Als Stangenausleger ausgebildete Gebindebildner 3 sind an sich dem Fachmann gut bekannt. Es wird hier beispielsweise auf die EP-A-0 623 542 und die EP-A-0 847 949 des Anmelders hingewiesen.In the rod jib trained container 2 are formed from the printed products 24 as stacking packages, which at its two end faces 15 mostly with end plates 25 are provided and each held together by a strapping 12. Tray formers 3 designed as bar outriggers are in themselves well known to the person skilled in the art. It is here for example on the EP-A-0 623 542 and the EP-A-0 847 949 of the applicant.

Ein umreiftes Stapelpaket bildet ein stangenförmiges Gebinde 2, welches auf Grund eines hohen Pressdruckes der aneinandergereihten Druckprodukte 24 relativ stabil ist und in einem nachfolgenden Verfahrensschritt auf einer Palette 14 abgelegt, d.h. palettiert wird. Das Palettieren erfolgt hier beispielsweise mit einer als Stapelzange ausgebildeten Palettiervorrichtung 13, welche die Gebinde 2 auf die Palette 14 hebt. Wie in Fig. 1 rechts unten gezeigt, können dadurch auf der Palette 14 Stapel 16 aus mehreren Gebinden 2 gebildet werden. Die Stapel 16 werden anschliessend beispielsweise einem hier nicht gezeigten Anleger eines Sammelhefters zugeführt. Es gibt selbstverständlich auch andere Möglichkeiten für die Weiterverarbeitung. Sind die Druckprodukte 24 beispielsweise Buchblöcke, so können diese einem hier nicht gezeigten Klebebinder zugeführt werden. Sind die Druckprodukte 24 beispielsweise Zeitungen, so können die Gebinde 2 mit einem Tourenadressblatt versehen sein.A strapped stack package forms a rod-shaped container 2, which is relatively stable due to a high pressure of the juxtaposed printed products 24 and stored in a subsequent process step on a pallet 14, that is palletized. Palletizing takes place here, for example, with a palletizing device 13 designed as a stacking tongs, which lifts the containers 2 onto the pallet 14. As in Fig. 1 shown lower right, thereby stack 16 of several containers 2 can be formed on the pallet 14. The stacks 16 are then supplied, for example, to a feeder, not shown here, of a saddle stitcher. Of course there are other possibilities for further processing. If the printed products 24 are, for example, book blocks, then these can be fed to an adhesive binder, not shown here. If the printed products 24 are, for example, newspapers, the containers 2 can be provided with a tour address sheet.

Die Vorrichtung 1 besitzt eine beispielsweise als Beschriftungsgerät ausgebildete Informationsweitergabeeinrichtung 7, in der beispielsweise als Zettel, insbesondere als selbstklebende Zettel, ausgebildete Informationsträger 8 mit in nachfolgenden Produktions- und/oder Verteilungsprozessen benötigten Informationen versehen werden. Die Informationsweitergabeeinrichtung 7 kann an sich beliebig ausgebildet sein. Wesentlich ist deren Fähigkeit, die Informationsträger 8 mit den erforderlichen Informationen zu versehen. Dabei kann es sich um bildliche Darstellungen, Buchstaben und Ziffern oder auch elektronisch gespeicherte Daten handeln und der Informationsträger 8 kann dementsprechend programmierbar, beschreibbar oder bedruckbar ausgebildet sein.The device 1 has an information transfer device 7 designed, for example, as a labeling device, in which, for example, information slips 8 formed as slips, in particular as self-adhesive slips, are provided with information required in subsequent production and / or distribution processes. The information transfer device 7 can be configured as desired. Essential is their ability to provide the information carrier 8 with the required information. These can be visual representations, letters and numbers or also electronically stored data and the information carrier 8 can accordingly be designed to be programmable, writable or printable.

Die mit den jeweiligen Informationen versehenen Informationsträger 8 werden ausgehend von der Informationsweitergabeeinrichtung 7 in Richtung des Pfeils 9 zum Gebinde 2 transportiert, dabei mit einer als Arm, insbesondere als Roboterarm ausgebildeten Manipulationseinrichtung 10 erfasst und an einer der Stirnseiten 15 des Gebindes 2 auf der Endplatte 25 angebracht. Dabei können die Informationsträger 8 direkt auf oder unter die Umreifung 12 oder auch im Bereich der Umreifung 12 angebracht werden. Die Manipulationseinrichtung 10 wird in mittels eines Doppelpfeils dargestellten Bewegungsrichtungen 11 zum Gebinde 2 hin und anschliessend wieder von diesem weg bewegt. Zum Aufbringen eines Informationsträgers 8 wird die in Fig. 1 dargestellte Manipulationseinrichtung 10 nach links bewegt, bis der Informationsträger 8 an der Stirnseite 15 des Gebindes 2, d.h. auf dessen Endplatte 25 haftet. Anschliessend geht die Manipulationseinrichtung 10 wieder in die Ausgangsstellung zurück um einen neuen Informationsträger 8 für ein nachfolgendes Gebinde 2 aufzunehmen. Das mit dem Informationsträger 8 versehene Gebinde 2 wird schliesslich mit der Palettiervorrichtung 13 aufgenommen und auf der Palette 14 abgelegt.The information carriers 8 provided with the respective information are transported starting from the information transfer device 7 in the direction of the arrow 9 to the container 2, in this case with an arm, in particular a robot arm trained manipulation device 10 detected and attached to one of the end faces 15 of the container 2 on the end plate 25. In this case, the information carrier 8 can be mounted directly on or under the strapping 12 or in the region of the strapping 12. The manipulation device 10 is moved in directions of movement 11 shown by a double arrow towards the container 2 and then away from it again. For applying an information carrier 8, the in Fig. 1 shown manipulation device 10 moves to the left until the information carrier 8 on the front side 15 of the container 2, ie on the end plate 25 adheres. Subsequently, the manipulation device 10 returns to the starting position to receive a new information carrier 8 for a subsequent container 2. The container 2 provided with the information carrier 8 is finally picked up by the palletizing device 13 and deposited on the pallet 14.

Natürlich kann auch ein anderer Transportweg der Informationsträger 8 von der Informationsweitergabeeinrichtung 7 zum Gebinde 2 gewählt werden. Auch kann die Informationsweitergabeeinrichtung 7 in den Gebindebildner 3 oder in die Palettiervorrichtung 13 integriert werden. Schliesslich kann auch lediglich ein Gebinde 2 eines Stapels 16 oder einer Palette 14, insbesondere jeweils das letzte Gebinde 2 des Stapels 16 bzw. der Palette 14, mit einem Informationen zu allen Gebinden 2 dieses Stapels 16 bzw. dieser Palette 14 enthaltenden Informationsträger 8 versehen werden.Of course, another transport path of the information carrier 8 can be selected from the information transfer device 7 to the container 2. Also, the information transfer device 7 can be integrated into the bundle 3 or in the palletizer 13. Finally, only a container 2 of a stack 16 or a pallet 14, in particular in each case the last container 2 of the stack 16 and the pallet 14, with an information on all containers 2 of this stack 16 and this pallet 14 containing information carrier 8 are provided ,

Die Fig. 2 zeigt schematisch die Steuerungsarchitektur einer erfindungsgemässen Vorrichtung 1. Dabei umfasst die Steuerungsarchitektur ein als Anlagenrechner ausgebildetes Steuermittel 21 welches von einem als Kundenrechner ausgebildeten Steuermittel 20 die Informationen für einen Auftrag zur Herstellung zumindest eines Gebindes 2 aus Druckprodukten 24 übernimmt. Dazu wird ein als Hauptsteuerung ausgebildetes Steuermittel 19 mit den notwendigen Informationen versehen. Entsprechend der vom Steuermittel 20 erhaltenen Produktionsplanung werden dann ein als Steuereinrichtung ausgebildetes Steuermittel 22 der Transportvorrichtung 18 und ein als Steuereinrichtung ausgebildetes Steuermittel 23 des Gebindebildners 3 mit den erforderlichen Informationen versehen. Die Datenübertragung erfolgt derart, dass die mit der Informationsweitergabeeinrichtung 7 auf den Informationsträger 8 zu übertragenden Informationen schliesslich in einem als Rechner ausgebildeten Steuermittel 26 der Vorrichtung 1 zusammengefügt werden können. Natürlich können die Steuermittel 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26 auch in einer einzigen Steuervorrichtung zusammengefasst werden. Das Beschriften des Informationsträgers 8 und dessen Aufbringen auf das zugehörige Gebinde 2 erfolgen selbsttätig. Damit besteht eine hohe Gewähr, dass die Gebinde 2 mit den richtigen, d.h. den jeweils zugehörigen Informationen versehen werden.The Fig. 2 1 schematically shows the control architecture of a device 1 according to the invention. The control architecture comprises a control means 21 designed as a system computer which takes over the information for a job for producing at least one container 2 from printed products 24 from a control means 20 designed as a customer computer. For this purpose, a trained as a main control control means 19 is provided with the necessary information. According to the production planning obtained by the control means 20, a control means 22 of the transporting device 18 designed as a control device and a control means 23 of the bundle former 3 designed as a control device are then provided with the required information. The data transmission takes place in such a way that the information to be transmitted to the information carrier 8 with the information transfer device 7 can finally be assembled in a control device 26 of the device 1 designed as a computer. Of course, the control means 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26 can also be combined in a single control device. The labeling of the information carrier 8 and its application to the associated container 2 take place automatically. This ensures a high guarantee that the containers 2 are provided with the correct, ie the respective associated information.

Die auf einem Informationsträger 8 aufzubringenden Informationen umfassen Informationen aus der Produktionsplanung, gebindespezifische Informationen sowie Produktionsparameter. Diese Informationen werden während der Herstellung des Gebindes 2 oder danach auf einem in Fig. 1 mittels einer gepunkteten Linie dargestellten Kommunikationsweg 6 zusammengetragen. Dies geschieht beispielsweise während das Gebinde 2 gebildet und umreift wird.The information to be applied to an information carrier 8 includes information from production planning, container-specific information and production parameters. This information will be displayed during the manufacture of the container 2 or afterwards on an in Fig. 1 compiled by means of a dotted line communication path 6. This happens, for example, while the container 2 is formed and strapped.

Die Informationen aus der Produktionsplanung sind bereits vor der Produktionsaufnahme bekannt. Dabei handelt es sich um Informationen zum Produkt und zu dessen vorgesehener Verteilung, wie beispielsweise Produktname, Auftrags/Teilauftragsname, Format, Seitenzahl, Papierart, Kundenanschrift und dergleichen.The information from the production planning is already known before the start of production. It is information about the product and its intended distribution, such as product name, job / job name, format, page number, paper type, customer address, and the like.

Die gebindespezifischen Informationen betreffen beispielsweise die Anzahl der Druckprodukte 24 des entsprechenden Gebindes 2 oder die Orientierung der Druckprodukte 24 in Gebinde 2. Es sind dies somit Informationen, die in der Produktionsplanung noch nicht bekannt waren, weil sich diese erst während der Herstellung des Gebindes 2 ergeben. Die Anzahl der Druckprodukte 24 eines Gebindes 2 wird beispielsweise mit einem an sich bekanten Exemplarzähler ermittelt. Die Orientierung der Druckprodukte im Gebinde 2 können beispielsweise dem Steuermittel 23 des Gebindebildners 3 entnommen werden.The package-specific information relates, for example, to the number of printed products 24 of the corresponding container 2 or the orientation of the printed products 24 in container 2. These are thus information that was not yet known in the production planning, because they only arise during the production of the container 2 , The number of printed products 24 of a container 2 is determined, for example, with a known per se copy counter. The orientation of the printed products in the container 2 can be taken, for example, the control means 23 of the container 3.

Die Produktionsparameter betreffen beispielsweise den Stapeldruck, die Trennparameter oder den Pressdruck. Die entsprechenden Informationen stammen aus dem Steuermittel 23 des Gebindebildners 3 und den mit diesem wirkverbundenen, nicht dargestellten Messmitteln. Die Produktionsparameter können aber auch Informationen aus einer dem Gebindebildner 3 vorgelagerten Vorrichtung 17, beispielsweise aus einer Druckmaschine, umfassen. Auch diese Informationen werden der Informationsweitergabeeinrichtung 7 über den Kommunikationsweg 6 zugeführt.The production parameters relate, for example, to the stack pressure, the separation parameters or the pressing pressure. The corresponding information comes from the control means 23 of the container forming device 3 and the measuring means, not shown, operatively connected thereto. However, the production parameters may also include information from a device 17 upstream of the packer 3, for example from a printing machine. This information is also supplied to the information transfer device 7 via the communication path 6.

Die entsprechenden Informationen können gemäss Fig. 3 in entsprechenden Feldern A, B und C des Informationsträgers 8 aufgetragen, beispielsweise aufgedruckt werden. Das Feld A enthält beispielsweise die Informationen aus der Produktionsplanung, das Feld B gebindespezifische Informationen und das Feld C Informationen über Produktionsparameter. Das Zusammentragen der Informationen erfolgt vorzugsweise während des Herstellungsverfahrens des Gebindes 2. Dies ist in Fig. 4 schematisch dargestellt. Gezeigt ist der Papierfluss in der Vorrichtung 1. Die Druckprodukte 24 werden in einer vorgelagerten, als Druckmaschine ausgebildeten Vorrichtung 17 hergestellt und mit einer Transportvorrichtung 18 im Schuppen- oder Einzelstrom über eine zum Ausschleusen von Druckprodukten 24 dienende Weiche 27 gefördert und dem Gebindebildner 3 zugeführt. Etwa gleichzeitig wird ein Informationsträger 8 bereitgestellt. Nach der Fertigstellung des Gebindes 2 im Gebindebildner 3 werden die zusammengetragenen Informationen auf den Informationsträger 8 aufgebracht, beispielsweise aufgedruckt. Dazu werden Informationen der Produktionsplanung und gebindespezifische Informationen und Informationen über Produktionsparameter zumindest einer vorgelagerten Vorrichtung 17 mit den Steuermitteln 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 erfasst und zusammengeführt. Anschliessend wird der Informationstrager 8 am Gebinde 2 aufgebraucht, das Gebinde 2 mit der Palettiervorrichtung 13 übernommen und auf der Palette 14 gestapelt.The corresponding information can be provided according to Fig. 3 applied in corresponding fields A, B and C of the information carrier 8, for example, be printed. The field A contains, for example, the information from the production planning, the field B package-specific information and the field C information about production parameters. The gathering of the information preferably takes place during the manufacturing process of the container 2. This is in Fig. 4 shown schematically. Shown is the paper flow in the device 1. The printed products 24 are produced in an upstream, designed as a printing machine 17 and conveyed by a transport device 18 in the flake or single stream over a serving for discharging printed products 24 switch 27 and fed to the container 3. At about the same time an information carrier 8 is provided. After completion of the container 2 in the container 3, the collated information is applied to the information carrier 8, for example, printed. For this purpose, information of the production planning and container-specific information and information about production parameters of at least one upstream device 17 with the control means 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 are detected and combined. Subsequently, the information carrier 8 is used up on the container 2, taken over the container 2 with the palletizer 13 and stacked on the pallet 14.

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  1. Method for identifying a log (2) of printed products, each log being produced in a log-forming unit (3) and provided with strapping (12) and with an information carrier (8) containing production planning data, characterized in that during or after the production of the log (2), the production planning data are combined with additional, log-specific data and data on production parameters of the log (2), and the information carrier (8) provided for the log (2) is provided with both the production planning data and the additional data.
  2. Method according to Claim 1, characterized in that a plurality of logs (2) are deposited in a stack (16) and in that at least one log (2) of the stack (16) is provided with an information carrier (8).
  3. Method according to Claim 1 or Claim 2, characterized in that the log-specific data include at least one of the following:
    a) number of printed products (24) in this log (2),
    b) orientation of printed products (24) in this log (2).
  4. Method according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the data on production parameters include at least one of the following:
    a) batch printing details,
    b) parting parameters,
    c) compression pressure.
  5. Method according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the information carrier (8) is affixed to the corresponding log (2) automatically.
  6. Method according to any one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the information carrier (8) is provided with both the production planning data and the additional data in a data transfer device (7).
  7. Method according to any one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that a programmable, writable or printable information carrier (8) is used.
  8. Method according to any one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the log (2) is provided with strapping (12) and the information carrier (8) is affixed, and in particular stuck, to the log (2) over or under the strapping (12) or in the region of the strapping (12).
  9. Method according to any one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that logs (2) are produced in the form of bars with at least one terminating end plate (25) at both ends, and at least one information carrier (8) is affixed to at least one end plate (25) of the log (2).
  10. Apparatus for carrying out the method according to any one of Claims 1 to 9 comprising at least one log-forming unit (3), characterized in that the apparatus (1) has control means (19 to 23) for detecting and combining production planning data and log-specific data and data on production parameters of at least one apparatus (17) upstream thereof, and in that a data transfer device (7) for transferring the data to information carriers (8), and a manipulating device (10) for automatically affixing the information carriers (8) bearing said data to the relevant log (2), are provided.
  11. Apparatus according to Claim 10, characterized in that the data transfer device (7) is configured as a label printer for printing the combined data on the individual information carriers (8).
  12. Apparatus according to Claim 10 or Claim 11, characterized in that it has a palletizer (13) for depositing the logs (2) on a pallet (14).
  13. Apparatus according to Claim 12, characterized in that the data transfer device (7) and the manipulating device (10) are arranged within the log-forming unit (3) or within the palletizer (13) or between the log-forming unit (3) and the palletizer (13).
  14. Apparatus according to any one of Claims 10 to 13, characterized in that information carriers (8) can be printed by means of the data transfer device (7).
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