Press-on device with motor

A method for pressing an end of an adhesive label onto a lower surface of a product package, the method comprising:

• applying an adhesive label onto an upper surface of a product package such that the adhesive label has at least one end that projects beyond the upper surface;
• conveying the product package along a conveying direction using a conveying unit;
• folding the adhesive label around an upper edge of the product package using a folding element;
• driving a press-on unit using a motor in a linear movement;
• and
• pressing an end of the adhesive label onto a lower surface of the product package using the press-on unit while the press-on unit is being driven in the linear movement;
• wherein the linear movement executed by the press-on unit takes place at an oblique angle α relative to the conveying direction of the product package and the linear movement is in a plane parallel to the conveying direction,
• and wherein the motor and the press-on unit are configured so that the press-on unit follows the product package during pressing as the conveying unit continuously conveys the product package along the conveying direction.

A press-on device for a labeling machine used to press an adhesive label onto a product package, the press-on device comprising:

• a conveying unit for conveying a product package along a conveying direction;
• a folding element for folding an adhesive label applied to an upper surface of the product package, wherein the adhesive label projects beyond the upper surface of the product package when the adhesive label is applied to the upper surface of the product package;
• a press-on unit;
• and
• a motor to drive the press-on unit;
• wherein the press-on unit is configured to travel over a linear movement during operation of the press-on device, the press-on unit is configured to perform a press-on process to press an end of the adhesive label onto a lower surface of the product package during the linear movement, the press-on unit is configured so that the linear movement is in a direction that forms an oblique angle α relative to the conveying direction of the product package, and, during at least part of the press-on process, a speed of the press-on unit equals a conveying speed of the product package divided by cosine (α),
• and wherein the press-on unit is configured to follow the product package during the press-on process as the conveying unit continuously conveys the product package along the conveying direction.