Printing or copying system for processing single sheets and method for controlling such a printing or copying system

A method for controlling a printing or copying system for processing single sheets, comprising the steps of:

• with a first process component determining a smallest possible distance with which a second single sheet is to be fed to a first processing unit of the printing or copying system after a first single sheet;
• with a second processing unit transferring either a second minimum distance required or data with information for determining the second minimum distance required between the first single sheet and the second single sheet dependent on processing steps to be performed from a second process component to the first process component;
• determining with the first processing unit a first minimum distance required between the second single sheet and the first single sheet dependent on the processing steps to be performed;
• and
• setting the smallest possible distance dependent on the first minimum distance and the second minimum distance.

A printing or copying system for processing single sheets, comprising:

• a first processing unit and at least a second processing unit arranged downstream of the first processing unit, and which each sequentially process a first single sheet and at least a second single sheet immediately following the first single sheet;
• a first process component which determines a smallest possible distance with which the second single sheet is to be fed to the first processing unit of the printing or copying system after the first single sheet;
• a second processing unit which transfers either a second minimum distance required or data with information for determining the second minimum distance required between the first single sheet and the second single sheet from a second process component to the first process component;
• the first processing unit determining a first minimum distance required between the second single sheet and the first single sheet dependent on the processing steps to be performed;
• and
• the first process component setting the smallest possible distance dependent on the first minimum distance and the second minimum distance.