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US 12,297,004 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for applying a label to a spool or reel
AssigneeEncore Wire Corporation
InventorsWilliam T. Bigbee, Jr., Clifton S. Thompson
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Abstract
An apparatus for applying a label to a spool or reel containing wire and a wire tail extending from the spool or reel, the apparatus comprising a wire tail sensor, wherein the wire tail sensor identifies the location of the wire tail protruding from the spool or reel and a label application mechanism, wherein the labeling mechanism applies a label to the spool or reel and wherein the label does not contact the wire tail protruding from the spool or reel.
Claims20
A system for applying a label to a spool or reel, the system comprising:
- a spooling machine, wherein the spooling machine winds wire on to the spool or reel;
- a label application system downstream from the spooling machine;
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- a wire tail sensor connected to the label application system, wherein the wire tail sensor detects the presence of a wire tail on the reel or spool and wherein an applied label does not contact the wire tail.
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