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Machine Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
8.1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
8.2
Connecting Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
8.3
Gathering Area Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8.4
Shuttle - Book Gathering and Pick-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
8.5
Shuttle - Book Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
8.6
Stitcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
8.7
Fold and Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
8.8
Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
8.9
Outfeed and Stacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
8.10 Machine Cycle Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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Routine Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
9.1
Operator Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
9.2
Technical Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
9.3
Care Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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Power and Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
10.1 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
10.2 Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
10.3 Component Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
10.4 DFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
11.1 Software System Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
11.2 Software download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
11.3 Web-browser Based Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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Replace Trimmer Blade (optional - time permitting) . . 37
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PSQ Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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Product Updates and Technical Bulletins . . . . . . . . . . 37
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Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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Quality Tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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PSQ Site Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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Glossary of booklet making terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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Glossary of booklet making terms
The following booklet making terms are in common use. Many are used in the
PSQ documentation.
3-knife trim
To trim the three open sides of a book(let).
book &
booklet
A collection of sheets which have been stitched and folded to
make a book(let).
The term ‘booklet’ is usually used for up to 48 or 64 pages.
creep
The slight but cumulative offset of the edges of the sheets
after they have been folded.
fore-edge trim
To trim a single edge off the book(let). The trimmed edge is
opposite the spine.
Fore-edge trimming is necessary to remove the creep on the
centre sheets.
Also called: face trimming, single knife trimming
gutter
The central part of a sheet that is on, and adjacent to, the fold
line of the book(let).
landscape
The format of a page or an item where width is greater than
height. The opposite of 'portrait'.
loop / omega
A type of stitch that is shaped like the Greek letter omega -
Ω
.
Used when book(lets) are to be placed in a ring-binder.
moving clinch
The clinch bends the legs of the stitch or staple.
A moving clinch produces a stitch with straight legs which lie
flat.
A static stitch produces a stitch with curved legs (like a
desktop stapler).
page
One side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or
letter etc.).
When making booklets, each sheet, when folded, makes 4
pages. A booklet is always a multiple of 4 pages.
perfect bind
A binding process using a glue to bind the pages of a catalog
or book to a separate cover like a paperback book. This
process also produces a visible flat spine.
portrait
The format of a page or an item where height is greater than
width. The opposite of 'landscape'.
saddle stitch
A method which inserts one signature into another and the
signatures are either sewn or stapled down the centre of the
fold.
Booklet making by the stitch-fold-trim method (as with Watkiss
equipment) is sometimes called saddle stitching, but this is not
technically correct.
