Method of delivering a printed product to a binding or mailing line
View Patent ↗A method of delivering signatures to a finishing line includes generating an assembly order. The assembly order is provided to a controller that is operatively associated with a feeder that comprises a print-on-demand printer. Paper is provided to the print-on-demand printer. The controller controls printing on a signature with the print-on-demand printer according to the assembly order. The controller controls feeding the signature to a first pocket on the finishing line and delivering the signature from the first pocket to the finishing line according to the assembly order. The controller controls printing on an additional signature with the print-on-demand printer according to the assembly order. The controller controls feeding the additional signature to the first pocket, and delivering the additional signature from the first pocket to the finishing line according to the assembly order.
1. A method of delivering signatures to a finishing line comprising:
generating an assembly order;
providing the assembly order to a controller that is operatively associated with a feeder that comprises a print-on-demand printer;
providing paper to the print-on-demand printer of the feeder, the paper being blank when provided to the print-on-demand printer; and
controlling with the controller each of the following steps according to the assembly order: generating a signature of the assembly order with the print-on-demand printer of the feeder by printing the entirety of content making up the signature onto a first area of blank paper provided to the print-on-demand printer, feeding the signature to a first pocket on the finishing line, delivering the signature from the first pocket to a conveyor line of the finishing line, generating an additional signature of the assembly order with the print-on-demand printer by printing the entirety of content making up the additional signature onto an additional area of blank paper provided to the print-on-demand printer, feeding the additional signature to the first pocket, and delivering the additional signature from the first pocket to the conveyor line of the finishing line.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein printing the entirety of content making up the signature and printing the entirety of content making up the additional signature comprises printing two completely different sets of content.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein printing the entirety of content making up each of the signature and the additional signature with the print-on-demand printer of the feeder includes printing at least one of: borders, varying colors, common text, and varying text for each of the signature and the additional signature.