Quick change digital label press

An apparatus comprising:

• a sheet supply maintaining sheets of media, said sheet supply comprising a plurality of sheet feeders containing a plurality of types of said sheets of media;
• a processor operatively connected to said sheet supply, said processor receiving different print jobs, and selecting from among said sheet feeders depending on types of said sheets of media required by said print jobs;
• a digital printing device operatively connected to said processor and positioned to receive said sheets of media from said sheet supply, said digital printing device placing markings on said sheets of media;
• an adhesive applicator positioned to apply adhesive to one side of said media to produce printed labels;
• and
• a roll apparatus operatively connected to said processor,
• said roll apparatus maintaining a plurality of continuous supply rolls of backing media,
• said roll apparatus positioning one of said continuous supply rolls of backing media to receive said printed labels from said adhesive applicator, and
• said backing media being positioned by said roll apparatus to contact said one side of said printed labels.

An apparatus comprising:

• a sheet supply maintaining sheets of media, said sheet supply comprising a plurality of sheet feeders containing a plurality of types of said sheets of media;
• a processor operatively connected to said sheet supply, said processor receiving different print jobs, ones of said different print jobs respectively removing different ones of said types of said sheets of media from different ones of said sheet feeders continuously for each successive print job without manual intervention for setup operations between each said successive print job;
• a digital printing device operatively connected to said processor and positioned to receive said sheets of media from said sheet supply, said digital printing device placing markings on said sheets of media continuously for each successive print job without manual intervention or setup operations between each said successive print job, as controlled by said processor;
• an adhesive applicator positioned to apply adhesive to one side of said media to produce printed labels;
• and
• a roll apparatus maintaining a continuous supply roll of backing media,
• said roll apparatus being positioned to receive said printed labels from said adhesive applicator, and
• said backing media being positioned within said roll apparatus to contact said one side of said printed labels.

An apparatus comprising:

• a sheet supply maintaining sheets of media, said sheet supply comprising a plurality of sheet feeders containing a plurality of types of said sheets of media;
• a processor operatively connected to said sheet supply, said processor receiving different print jobs, ones of said different print jobs respectively removing different ones of said types of said sheets of media from different ones of said sheet feeders continuously for each successive print job without manual intervention for setup operations between each said successive print job;
• a digital printing device operatively connected to said processor and positioned to receive said sheets of media from said sheet supply, said digital printing device placing markings on said sheets of media continuously for each successive print job without manual intervention or setup operations between each said successive print job, as controlled by said processor;
• a cutter operatively connected to said processor, said cutter cutting said sheets of said printed labels into individual labels continuously for each successive print job without manual intervention or setup operations between each said successive print job, as controlled by said processor;
• an adhesive applicator positioned to apply adhesive to one side of said media to produce printed labels;
• and
• a roll apparatus operatively connected to said processor,
• said roll apparatus maintaining a plurality of continuous supply rolls of backing media,
• said roll apparatus positioning one of said continuous supply rolls of backing media to receive said printed labels from said adhesive applicator continuously for each successive print job without manual intervention or setup operations between each said successive print job, as controlled by said processor, and
• said backing media being positioned by said roll apparatus to contact said one side of said printed labels.