Method and system for creating mailpieces from a single continuous web of printed material

A method for creating mailpieces from a single web of printed material, wherein the web of printed material includes a continuous web having a width and a length, the length comprised of a series of attached sheets, the series of attached sheets comprising envelope sheets and content pages, the content pages being rectangular in shape and having a long dimension and a short dimension, the content pages printed onto the continuous web such that the short dimension of the content pages is parallel to left and right edges of the web;

• and the envelope sheets having an envelope sheet width dimension parallel to the width of the web, the envelope sheet width dimension being the same as the content page long dimension;
• the method comprising:
• cutting consecutive attached sheets into separated sheets;
• transporting the separated content page sheets in a first direction parallel to a direction of the web;
• accumulating content pages belonging to a same mailpiece, the accumulated pages being received for accumulation in the first direction;
• transporting the accumulated content pages in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
• transporting the envelope sheet in the second direction and bypassing the accumulating step, the envelope sheet being reoriented in its plane by 90 degrees;
• merging the accumulated content pages with the envelope sheet;
• and
• enclosing the accumulated content pages in the enclosing envelope sheet.

A method for creating mailpieces from a single web of printed material, wherein the web of printed material includes a continuous web of printed material for use in creating mailpieces, the continuous web having a width and a length, the length comprised of a series of attached sheets, the series of attached sheets comprising envelope sheets and content pages, the content pages being rectangular in shape and having a long dimension and a short dimension, the continuous web further comprising printed content pages on the continuous web such that two side-by-side content pages are printed across the width of the web, the long dimension of the content pages being parallel to the length of the web;

• and printed envelope sheets being in series with the side-by side content pages with a single envelope sheet positioned across the entire width of the web;
• the method comprising:
• splitting the side-by-side sheets apart along the length of the web;
• cutting consecutive attached sheets, across the width of the web into separated sheets;
• transporting the separated content page sheets in a first direction parallel to a direction of the web;
• merging and accumulating content pages belonging to a same mailpiece;
• transporting the envelope sheet and bypassing the accumulating step;
• merging the accumulated content pages with the envelope sheet;
• and
• enclosing the accumulated content pages in the enclosing envelope sheet.