Patent ID: 8662499

Claim:
A method for transporting printed products comprising the steps of: setting a first nip to a first size for printed products having a first thickness; sensing a printed product having a second thickness different from the first thickness, the printed product sensing occurring prior to the printed product entering the first nip; adjusting the first size of the first nip, to a second size different from the first size as a function of the sensor, to receive the printed product having a second thickness; transporting the printed product having the second thickness through the first nip; and setting a second nip to the first size for printed products having a first thickness and adjusting the first size of the second nip as a function of the sensor, to the second size to receive the printed product having the second thickness; wherein the nip includes nip rollers; wherein tapes are used to transport the printed product through the nips; wherein the first nip and second nip are actuated independently.