Apparatus and method for aligning and transporting printed products

摘要

An alignment and transport apparatus is provided including an input conveyor (60) transporting and positioning successive sheets (50) in a first plane in a first direction (D1) and a twisting apparatus (74) defining a transport path for the successive sheets. The twisting apparatus is configured such that each of the sheets enters the transport path in the first plane and traveling in the first direction with a first side (S1) of each of the sheets facing upward and such that each of the sheets exits the transport path in a second plane and traveling in a second direction (D2) with a second side (S2) of each of the sheets facing upward. A variable data sheet insertion device, a post-press processing apparatus and a method for aligning and transporting printed products are also provided.