摘要 |
During the production of (cigarette) packs by packers ( 13 ), the pack, depending on its configuration, has printing carriers, namely coupons which may be folded a number of times, added to it. These are produced by a coupon-production means ( 16 ) in a coupon arrangement ( 15 ) and are introduced into containers, namely magazines ( 20 ), in a filling station ( 18 ). A number of these magazines, in turn, which corresponds to requirements is kept on vehicles, namely transporting carts ( 42, 43 ), in order to be fed to the packer ( 13 ). The relevant machines and subassemblies are connected to a central control unit ( 91 ) which defines the quantity of coupons which are to be produced and causes the magazines ( 20 ) and/or the transporting carts ( 42, 43 ) to be coded, with the result that the supply of the packers ( 13 ) with coupons is controlled in accordance with the batch of packs which is to be produced.
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