{"id":2367,"date":"2022-02-02T16:17:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T08:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.china-pps.com\/?p=2367"},"modified":"2025-08-16T16:33:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T08:33:37","slug":"lets-talk-about-gathering-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.china-pps.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/02\/lets-talk-about-gathering-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Let’s talk about Gathering Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In printing, a machine is designed for assembling signatures (from printed sheets) into books, pamphlets, and magazines. The machine consists of a head (with a drive mechanism and receivers), an assembly conveyor, and the required number of sections with groups of hoppers and devices (usually arms) for pulling out signatures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The general arrangement of the automatic gathering machine<\/a> for placing one signature on top of another and the main variations in the operation of gathering machines<\/a> are shown in Figure 1. Stacks of signatures (Si<\/sub>) are loaded into the hopper (H). Each arm (A) in turn separates the bottom signature from the stack and guides it to the assembly conveyor, which moves the sets being gathered to the receiver (R). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The machine stops automatically if a signature is missed or two are pulled out instead of one; a signal shows where the trouble is. When one set of signatures is being gathered (Figure 1,a), the number of hoppers and arms is equal to the number of signatures in the book, and the assembly conveyor moves the intermediate products one step \/ for each working cycle. The hoppers are refilled and the receivers are loaded without stopping the machine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The gathering machine<\/a> can select two identical sets (Figure 1,b) or two different sets at doubled conveyor speed with alternate output to two receivers (Figure 1,c). Such gathering machines<\/a> (with pincer arms) are produced in several modifications, with numbers of hoppers n = 12+6q, where q is the number of attached sections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In two-conveyor gathering machines<\/a> (Figure 1,d), the sets of signatures are fed out to a common receiver (R1<\/sub>) or separately to individual receivers (R2<\/sub> and R3<\/sub>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Figure 1<\/strong>. Diagrams of the operation of gathering machines<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gathering machines<\/a> may have pincer arms (Figure 2,a), rotary arms (Figure 2,b), or friction devices (Figure 2,c). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the pincer devices, the grabbers bend the signature back, the stoppers press against the stack and hold it, and the pincers grasp and separate the signature; <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Automatic Gathering Machine (chinaprintech.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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