Stacker module for a converting machine

A stacker module for a folder-gluer machine, the stacker module being located downstream of a transfer module in a direction of transportation of the folder-gluer machine and configured to receive folding boxes from the transfer module, wherein the stacker module comprises:

• a loading surface configured to receive a plurality of folding boxes and to descend vertically as a number of folding boxes on the loading surface increases,
• a linearly movable ejector configured to be moved from a retracted position to an extended position and to eject a stack of folding boxes from the loading surface, and
• a front abutment guide configured to move between an abutment position in which the front abutment guide is positioned in front of a front leading edge of the folding boxes as they are deposited onto the loading surface, and a clearing position in which the front abutment guide is positioned distant from the stack and such that the ejector can evacuate the stack from the loading surface,
• wherein the front abutment guide comprises a first abutment plate and a second abutment plate arranged side-by-side, and
• wherein the first and second abutment plates are laterally displaceable in relation to each other.

A stacker module for a folder-gluer machine, the stacker module being located downstream of a transfer module in a direction of transportation of the folder-gluer machine and configured to receive folding boxes from the transfer module, wherein the stacker module comprises:

• a loading surface configured to receive a plurality of folding boxes and to descend vertically as a number of folding boxes on the loading surface increases,
• a linearly movable ejector configured to be moved from a retracted position to an extended position and to eject a stack of folding boxes from the loading surface, and
• a front abutment guide configured to move between an abutment position in which the front abutment guide is positioned in front of a front leading edge of the folding boxes as they are deposited onto the loading surface, and a clearing position in which the front abutment guide is positioned distant from the stack and such that the ejector can evacuate the stack from the loading surface,
• wherein the ejector is configured to move at a first speed when the stack is present in the stacking module and at a second speed when the stack is present in a banding module, and wherein the first speed is greater than the second speed.