System and apparatus for print media manufacturing buffering and sorting, and corresponding method thereof

An apparatus for performing at least one of buffering and sorting during a print media assembly or delivery operation, the apparatus comprising:

• an enclosure;
• a storage section within the enclosure;
• an input section configured to receive at the enclosure at least a portion of a printed element;
• a gripper associated with the input section, the gripper configured to selectively transport the at least a portion of the printed element from the input section to the storage section and to selectively transport the at least a portion of the printed element from the storage section within the enclosure;
• and
• an output section configured to selectively transfer the at least a portion of the printed element from the enclosure,
• wherein the storage section comprises at least one segment having a plurality of ridges and valleys, the segment configured to store thereupon the at least a portion of the printed element.