Patent ID: 7395644

Claim:
A method for controlling an inserting apparatus over a range of master cycle speeds, the method comprising the steps of: (a) monitoring a master cycle speed at which an inserting apparatus operates over a plurality of master cycles; (b) determining when a new master cycle has begun; (c) at least once during every master cycle of operation of the inserting apparatus, performing a first calculation to determine a first cyclical position of the new master cycle at which an actuated device should begin to be activated, wherein the calculation is based on the master cycle speed measured for the new master cycle, a predetermined time duration required for the actuated device to become fully active, and a predetermined cyclical position of the new master cycle at which the actuated device should be fully active; and (d) at least once during every master cycle of operation of the inserting apparatus, causing the actuated device to begin to be activated when the new master cycle reaches or exceeds the calculated first cyclical position.