INFORMATIONAL ITEM FORMING AND BONDING MACHINE AND METHOD

摘要

Disclosed is a method and machine for forming and bonding informational items together. There is provided a first folding unit that forms a plurality of first folded articles from a plurality of sheets of paper having printed information thereon. The first folding unit has a plurality of cylindrical folding rollers and form each of the first folded articles by making a plurality of folds in one of the sheets of paper. A second folding unit forms the plurality of informational items from the first folded articles received from the first folding unit. A bonding unit is operatively coupled to automatically receive informational items folded by the second folding unit and causes a plurality of the informational items to be bonded together into stacks of informational items.