BNP Paribas has filed a patent for a stitcher control device that aims to reduce waste and improve productivity. The device includes a stitcher head and a wire feed unit, and the control method involves determining whether thickness information on a paper bundle is acquired for the next cycle of wire stitching. If the information is not acquired, the wire feed unit is controlled not to supply a wire in the current cycle. GlobalData’s report on BNP Paribas gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Control method for a stitcher to optimize wire stitching
A recently filed patent (Publication Number: US20230294444A1) describes a control method for a stitcher, which is a machine used for wire stitching paper bundles. The control method is performed by a computer and involves determining whether or not thickness information on a paper bundle is acquired in each cycle of the stitcher head. If the thickness information is not acquired, the wire feed unit is controlled not to supply a wire in the current cycle.
In addition to the control method, the patent also describes a control device for the stitcher. The control device includes a determination unit that determines whether or not thickness information on a paper bundle is acquired in each cycle of the stitcher head. If the thickness information is not acquired, a wire feed control unit controls the wire feed unit not to supply a wire in the current cycle.
The patent also mentions a program that causes a computer to perform the control method described in claim 1.
Furthermore, the patent describes a stitcher that includes the control device mentioned above. This stitcher is capable of performing wire stitching on paper bundles using the control method and control device described in the patent.
Lastly, the patent mentions a sheet binding apparatus that includes the stitcher described above. This sheet binding apparatus is equipped with the stitcher and can be used for binding sheets of paper together using wire stitching.
Overall, the patent describes a control method and control device for a stitcher, as well as a stitcher itself and a sheet binding apparatus that includes the stitcher. The control method and control device allow for efficient wire stitching of paper bundles by determining the thickness of the paper bundle and controlling the wire feed unit accordingly.
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