Method and machine for producing adhesive-bound printed products

A method for producing adhesive-bound printed products in an adhesive-binder machine belonging to an adhesive-binder line, the an adhesive-binder machine having individual processing stations including a book spine processing station, an adhesive application station, and a pressing station with a cover that is withdrawn from a cover feeder, wherein the method for producing the adhesive-bound printed products is controlled by control profiles, the method comprising:

• a) to changeover from one job under production to a following job, detecting supplied printed products of the following job via a barcode on the supplied printed products and stopping the following job prior to being fed into the machine of the adhesive-binder line;
• b) moving and fully processing remaining printed products of the one job through the individual processing stations of the adhesive-binder machine while the printed products of the following job remain in a waiting position in front of the adhesive-binder machine;
• c) after completing a last printed product of the one job, initiating an empty withdrawal of covers stored in a cover deposit and belonging to the following job until it is ensured that the stored covers are available for the printed products of the following job;
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• d) after determining that a withdrawn cover securely matches the printed products of the following job, releasing, with a main control of the adhesive-binder line, stopped printed products of the following job, and feeding the released printed products into the adhesive-binder machine for being processed via the individual processing stations.