Apparatus for producing multiple-part printed products

A process for producing printed products comprising a plurality of part-products comprising the steps of:

• depositing part-products on rests of at least two axially aligned individual portions of a processing drum which is driven in rotation about an axis, the rests of the individual portions being in alignment with one another;
• feeding the product to the processing drum in a product-feeding station which is arranged on an axial drum end region;
• removing the product from the processing drum in a product-removal station which is spaced apart in the axial direction from said product-feeding station and is arranged on an opposite drum end region;
• transporting the product-parts from the product-feeding station to the product-removal station with transporting means, the transporting means of the individual portions being coupled to one another;
• processing the product in at least two product-processing stations disposed between the product-feeding station and the product-removal station;
• providing at least one further product-removal station between the two product processing stations to remove the products from the processing drum;
• and
• selectively activating and deactivating the at least one further product-removal station.

Apparatus for producing printed products comprising a plurality of part-products using a processing drum which is driven in rotation about its axis and includes at least two axially aligned individual portions with rests on which the part-products are positioned, wherein the rests of the individual portions are in alignment with one another and the product parts are moved on the rests from one end of the individual portion of the processing drum to the other end of the individual portion of the processing drum by transporting means, the transporting means of the individual portions being coupled to one another, the apparatus comprising:

• a product-feeding station arranged on an axial drum end region;
• a product-removal station spaced apart in the axial direction from said product-feeding station and arranged on an opposite drum end region;
• at least two product-processing stations disposed between the product-feeding station and the product-removal station;
• and
• at least one further product-removal station which can be selectively activated and deactivated, the at least one further product-removal station disposed between the two product-processing stations.